About Champions for Education

Champions for Education, based in Charlotte, NC is a non-profit 501(c)(3) foundation created when the tournament was founded by Wells Fargo, Quail Hollow Club and the PGA TOUR in 2002. The Wells Fargo Championship serves as the principal fundraiser for the organization’s efforts to support local and regional charitable organizations.

The creation of a non-profit organization to operate a PGA TOUR event is not unusual. Most of the PGA TOUR events are structured to provide a flow-through organization where money is contributed to charity after each tournament. Once the tournament is complete and the operational expenses are paid, the board of Champions for Education can determine how much charitable donations it can make within the community. To date, Champions for Education has donated over $27 million to local charitable foundations in Charlotte, Wilmington (site of the 2017 tournament) and the DC area (site of the 2022 tournament).

Charitable Partners

Augustine Literacy Project

Carolina Youth Coalition

City of Charlotte

CMS Foundation

The First Tee Greater Charlotte

Heart Math Tutoring

John Crosland School

Levine Children’s Hospital

Promising Pages

Ronald McDonald House

Teach for America

YMCA of Greater Charlotte

Young Black Leadership Alliance

Board of Directors

Tournament Staff