The Lake Tahoe Guests Authority is inviting native non-profit organizations to use for $125,000 in funding on account of one of the vital profitable American Century Championship tournaments in its 33-year historical past. The deadline is Friday, Sept. 9, at 5 p.m. (PT) with the applying obtainable at: https://ltva.org/american-century-championship-donation-request-application/.

As a part of the July 2022 celeb golf match, American Century Investments, in partnership with the Lake Tahoe Guests Authority and NBC Sports activities, is committing $125,000 from occasion proceeds to non-profits at South Shore. Priorities are based mostly on group influence and want.

For monetary help consideration, teams should be in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., or within the Tahoe Township portion of Douglas County and meet 501(c)three nonprofit tips. Every should present an overview of their mission, describe how the donation will likely be used and point out influence in the neighborhood. On-line purposes solely will likely be accepted.

Recipients will likely be offered with checks on the LTVA Board of Administrators assembly, Thursday, Oct. 20 at three p.m.

NBC Sports activities and Korbel California Champagne beforehand directed an extra $5,000 to Tahoe Household Useful resource Middle as a part of the annual Korbel Closest-to-the-Pin contest. South Lake Tahoe Boosters Membership additionally obtained $7,000 for ecology assortment all through the match.

Funds have been additionally distributed to native and nationwide non-profits that staffed concession stands through the match. To learn as many organizations as doable, teams that beforehand obtained funding throughout match week is not going to be eligible for the $125,000 pool.

Since 2009, donations exceeding $2 million have been distributed to greater than 85 Tahoe space non-profits to help 12,000+ people.

The nation’s longest operating celeb golf match was thought-about its most profitable with a high celeb discipline, highest attendance at greater than 67,000 spectators, its highest TV scores, and a compelling end with a three-person playoff received by Tony Romo.

“With the success of the occasion, we will lend a serious help to group organizations that work on daily basis all year long to assist space residents,” mentioned Carol Chaplin, president and CEO of the Lake Tahoe Guests Authority. “The partnerships we’ve got with American Century Investments and NBC Sports activities proceed to end in optimistic impacts all through the vacation spot, from help for our non-profits to publicity with branding messages that maintain Go to Lake Tahoe top-of-mind amongst our audiences.”

“Being part of the South Lake Tahoe group for all these years is extraordinarily rewarding,” mentioned Jonathan Thomas, president and CEO of American Century Investments. “Doing good is on the coronary heart of American Century Investments, and we’re delighted to help the native Tahoe charities.” The corporate’s charitable influence has lengthy been acknowledged for guiding greater than 40 p.c of its income to medical analysis.

Along with the native charitable influence, the publicity for the vacation spot was measured with substantial scores as NBC Sports activities, proprietor and operator of the championship, televised greater than 18 hours of match protection throughout NBC and GOLF Channel.

The 34th annual American Century Championship is July 12-16, 2023, and can mark the 25th anniversary of American Century Investments as title sponsor. For extra data, go to: www.AmericanCenturyChampionship.com or www.visitlaketahoe.com.