Giving Back to Our Community
The TrueNorth Greater Cedar Rapids Open has contributed more than $250,000 – mostly to youth-related charities – since its inception in 1999. As an official Internal Revenue Service Qualified 501(c)3 organization, the GCRO made a one-year record $22,525 in charitable donations in 2018.
Become a Beneficiary
Each year, we review our charitable giving and accept written requests of one page or less to: GCRO, P.O. Box 10034, Cedar Rapids, IA 52410. If you have questions or wish to submit a request for support, send an email to gcropen@gmail.com.
Charitable Donations to Date: $250,000
Boys & Girls Club of Cedar Rapids$38,000
Camp Courageous$26,600
Cedar Rapids Optimist Junior Golf Association$28,100
American Red Cross$9,500
Iowa PGA Foundation Swing with Kids$32,000
Local High School Golf Times$13,405
Big Brothers Big Sisters$4,250
Four Oaks$6,750
The Salvation Army$8,000
University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center$3,000
Camp Hitaga; Campfire Boys & Girls Club$1,500
Camp Tanager; Tanager Place$1,500
Aging Services, Inc.$1,200
GIVE Foundation (Golf for Injured Veterans Everywhere)$6,000
Veterans Administration Iowa City$3,000
Linn-Mar Foundation Indian Creek Playground$1,000
St. Luke's Child Protection Agency$500
Community Free Health Clinic$500
Johnson School of the Arts Playground$500
Retrieving Freedom Inc.$1,000
American Junior Golf Assocation$2,000
Firehouse Subs Foundation$500