The arithmetic of returning to the PGA Tour has always been strange for Brooks Koepka, but now it seems the equation has taken a downright nonsensical twist.
One plus one equals … three?
That’s the logic behind the latest announcement from the PGA Tour, which listed eleven charities (plus several more still to be named) as recipients of Brooks Koepka’s $5 million charitable donation on Tuesday morning.
Koepka’s $5 million donation wasn’t entirely out of his own benevolence. The Tour stipulated a significant charitable donation as one of the chief components of Koepka’s participation in the “Returning Member Program,” which provided a pathway back to the PGA Tour for Koepka after several years competing with LIV.
The charitable component of the program was seen as an act of penance to the Tour and a sign of Koepka’s goodwill in exchange for a suspension-free return to the Tour. And now, with the recipients of that sponsorship money announced publicly, the Tour’s and Koepka’s hope is that his good-faith donation can help inspire some additional love for the charitable works on the receiving end of it.
According to a release distributed by the tour, the recipients of those charitable works are as follows:
– $1 million to the Nicklaus Children’s Health Care Foundation, the primary charitable recipient of Koepka’s hometown event (and this week’s PGA Tour event), the Cognizant Classic. Jack Nicklaus founded the Nicklaus Children’s Health Care Foundation to help treat childhood illness, and has worked with the Tour to raise millions through events like the Cognizant and the Memorial tournament.
– $1.5 million split between 10 additional charities with ties to Koepka or the Tour.
– $2.5 million to causes to be selected by eligible PGA Tour members, such as their foundations or other charities they support. These funds will be equally distributed to those members’ causes.
Golf fans hoping to learn more about the causes selected by Koepka can read more about each of the charitable causes at the center of his efforts below.
- The ALS Bridge Foundation, which provides funds to accelerate ALS research. The Bridge Foundation was founded yesterday by former Acushnet Senior Vice President Peter Broome, who oversaw Titleist Brand Management for years and was diagnosed in late 2024 with ALS.
- The Baby Quest Foundation, which provides cash and assistance to those who want to grow their families but can’t afford treatments like IVF.
- Best Buddies, a foundation dedicated to fostering social, economic and physical support to those living with intellectual and and developmental disabilities.
- Hannah’s Home of South Florida, which provides a safe living environment for single, pregnant women in South Florida.
- Pageant of Hope, the charity founded by Koepka’s wife, Jena Sims, which throws a free, inclusive nonprofit beauty pageant to empower children with special needs, developmental disabilities, and those in challenging environments to build self-confidence and celebrate who they are.
- The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Foundation, which helps underprivileged children and assists with public safety efforts in Palm Beach.
- Quantum House, a West Palm Beach “hospital hospitality house” that provides free or low-cost lodging and support services for families of critically ill children receiving medical treatment in Palm Beach County.
- The Thomas Healy Hambric Foundation, which supports individuals with autism and other developmental challenges. The foundation was formed by Rocky Hambric, who also founded Hambric Sports, Koepka’s longtime agency.
- The UnLIMBited Foundation, founded around one-armed golf prodigy Tommy Morrissey, which provides financial assistance for housing to families whose children are undergoing limb-saving surgeries
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