Charles Schwab Challenge Birdies For Charity Campaign Celebrates 20th Anniversary with Record $20 Million Year of Giving

Fort Worth, Texas – October 24, 2024 - For the first time since Birdies For Charity was introduced as part of the Charles Schwab Challenge in 2005, a record $20 million in Birdies For Charity donations were generated during the 2024 tournament to masterfully coincide with the 20th anniversary of the annual fundraising campaign.

33 local charities gathered at Colonial Country Club on October 24th to celebrate a record $20 million year of charitable giving through Birdies for Charity.

Today, tournament and Fort Worth Colonial Charities Inc. officials gathered with representatives from the 33 Birdies For Charities non-profit organizations at Colonial Country Club to celebrate the historical year of giving. $20,444,796 is the final tally of Birdies For Charity donations raised for 33 local charitable organizations during this year’s tournament. This includes pledges being energized by a matching fund of $280,000 from Fort Worth Colonial Charities Inc., the tournament’s philanthropic entity.

The tournament’s 33 non-profit organization partners worked to secure pledges from their supporters, then the PGA TOUR pros did their part by making 1,116 birdies during the Charles Schwab Challenge last May. “It is extremely rewarding that we exceeded the $20 million milestone in the 20th year of Birdies For Charity. This shows the commitment and dedication we have from all 33 charities and the impact that it is making on the community,” commented Logan Dickinson, Charles Schwab Challenge Birdies For Charity Chairman. Of the PGA TOUR events staging Birdies For Charity campaigns, Colonial’s $20 million figure is one of the largest on TOUR.  Since the program’s inception locally in 2005, the annual Birdies For Charity campaign has generated $171,001,636 for participating charities.

Historical Charitable Giving

Over the past three decades the 78-year-old Charles Schwab Challenge tournament has generated cash and services for more than 150 different organizations, mostly local non-profits, surpassing $220 million.  The breadth of donations focus on children and support a variety of programs, including camp scholarships for disabled, special needs or low-income children, residency programs/services for abused, neglected and at-risk children, cultural programs/field trips for underserved students, college scholarships, educational mentoring programs, medical diagnostic and treatment services for disabled and low-income children, afterschool programs, support services for homeless families and more.

Supporting Military – An Additional Priority

Supporting military related charities are also core values of the tournament. Working with Military Warriors Support Foundation, Higginbotham, Hillwood and Vermeer Texas-Louisiana, the tournament and Fort Worth Colonial Charities Inc. have helped donate 27 mortgage-free homes to injured veterans since 2011. The tournament also partners with Lockheed Martin to send care packages to soldiers annually, and thanks to the Rainwater Foundation, the tournament is able to host active and retired military personnel as special guests.

The 33 Birdies For Charity Groups are:

  • ACH Child and Family Services
  • Alliance for Children
  • Baylor Scott & White All Saints Health Foundation
  • Boys & Girls Clubs of Tarrant County
  • Camp Fire USA First Texas Council
  • Cancer Care Services
  • CASA of Tarrant County
  • Cassata Catholic High School
  • Child Study Center
  • Communities in Schools of Greater Tarrant County
  • Community Storehouse
  • Cornerstone Assistance Network
  • The First Tee of Fort Worth
  • Fort Worth Museum of Science & History
  • Fort Worth Youth Orchestra
  • Gill Children’s Services
  • HOPE Farm, Inc.
  • Imagination Fort Worth
  • Kids Who Care
  • Komen Greater Fort Worth
  • Lena Pope
  • Lighthouse for the Blind
  • Presbyterian Night Shelter
  • Recovery Resource Council
  • Ronald McDonald House of Fort Worth
  • SafeHaven of Tarrant County
  • Texas Health Resources Foundation
  • Texas Wesleyan University
  • The Gatehouse
  • The WARM Place
  • The Women’s Center of Tarrant County
  • A Wish With Wings
  • YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth


Media Contact:

Michael Tothe / Charles Schwab Challenge Tournament Director

(817) 840-2219 • [email protected]



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