The First Tee of Denver (doing business as First Tee – Colorado Rocky Mountains)
To educate and inspire youth academically, socially, and physically through the game of golf by combining golf instruction with a life-skills curriculum that builds character, confidence, and resilience.
About The First Tee of Denver (doing business as First Tee – Colorado Rocky Mountains)
The First Tee of Denver (EIN 03-0506671), legally operating as First Tee – Colorado Rocky Mountains and formerly known as Denver Junior Golf, is a U.S. tax‑exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit chapter of the national First Tee network. The chapter uses golf as a vehicle for youth development, integrating a values-based life-skills curriculum with on-course and in-school programming.
The chapter is one of the largest First Tee chapters nationally. In recent years it has scaled programming across Denver and surrounding counties, reporting service to more than 12,000 youth (reported in 2024), operating green-grass programming at dozens of locations and engaging a large volunteer and coach network to deliver year-round classes, camps, school partnerships and tournaments.
Notable achievements
Large-scale chapter reach
Reported service to more than 12,000 youth across multiple Colorado counties in recent years and growth to become one of the largest First Tee chapters in the nation.
Expanded green-grass programming
Operation of programming across many municipal and partner golf sites (dozens of locations) with hundreds to over a thousand active volunteers supporting year-round delivery.
Transparency recognition
Earned a high transparency designation on nonprofit reporting platforms (e.g., a Platinum-level Candid/GuideStar designation) reflecting published metrics and organizational disclosure.
At a glance
- Total assets
- $2.1M
- Annual revenue
- $2.0M
- Tax status
- 501(c)(3)Public charity
- EIN
- 03-0506671
- Location
- Denver, CO
- On Mahalo since
- November 2025
Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.
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