Oakland, CA

PINKNEY FOUNDATION

EIN 83-1000830

Education & Youth Development Youth Sports & Recreation Children & youth Low-income

Mission

To create positive and productive citizens through youth development, life skills, and educational opportunities using sports, arts, and technology.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About PINKNEY FOUNDATION

The Pinkney Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in June 2018 by Preston and JaVonnie Pinkney to serve urban youth in the San Francisco Bay Area. The organization uses golf, arts, financial literacy, and technology-based programming to develop life skills, leadership, and educational opportunity for underserved children and teens.

Programming includes Ace Kids Golf and Girls Love Golf clinics (partnerships with local school districts and community parks), the Richmond Academy of Positive Productions (RAPP) music/production program supported through a City of Richmond ECIA grant, and financial-literacy and youth-development workshops. The foundation emphasizes partnerships with local schools, parks and recreation departments, and community organizations and reports a history of long-term local program leadership and youth outreach by its founders.

Notable achievements

Large-scale youth golf outreach

Founder Preston Pinkney has directed youth golf programming in Oakland for over two decades and the foundation reports introducing more than 10,000 young people to golf through city and foundation programs.

Program expansion and partnerships

Expanded offerings in the last several years to include girls-only golf clinics with local school districts and the RAPP (Richmond Academy of Positive Productions) program delivered in partnership with the City of Richmond and community music partners.

Community events and fundraising initiatives

Established recurring community events (including youth sports tournaments and invitational golf events) to raise program funds and engage local youth and families.

At a glance

Total assets: $289K
Annual revenue: $381K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 83-1000830
Location: Oakland, CA
Website: www.thepinkneyfoundation.org
On Mahalo since: May 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

EIN and tax-exempt status verified (Tax ID 83-1000830) in public nonprofit filings and listed in nonprofit data services; the organization publishes its Tax ID on its public materials.

Founder Preston Pinkney received a Jefferson Award in 2023 for community service and leadership in youth programming.

Co-founder JaVonnie Pinkney has been recognized for community service (Bank of America Valiant Award) and the foundation maintains active state charity registration permitting solicitation in California.

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