Golfzon Foundation donations extend for 5th consecutive year

Golfzon Foundation hosts a charity event for 450 households with everyday household items worth 18 million won ($13,000) in total, in this January photo. Courtesy of Golfzon Foundation

By Ko Dong-hwan

• Published Sep 1, 2025 3:18 PM KST

Golfzon Foundation has continued its annual donation program for the fifth consecutive year, with total contributions reaching 890 million won ($640,000), the charity group said Monday.

Launched in 2021, the initiative has so far supported 19,000 low-income households nationwide.

The foundation, which provides assistance to local families in need and backs cultural, artistic and sports-related programs, organizes the annual donation drive in partnership with local government offices.

The donations consist mainly of daily necessities. As of July, 2,950 households had received aid worth 130 million won this year. Between 2021 and 2024, the foundation reached 3,900 to 4,400 households annually.

The foundation, established in 2010, has been running various support programs for people in need.

Children from families in poverty and outstanding community outreach volunteers were invited by the foundation to join a cultural festival for incubation and networking. Run-down residences became beneficiaries of the foundation's housing improvement project.

The foundation's most active field of support has been its namesake sport. It has hosted a golf tournament for people with disabilities to raise public awareness.

Another charity golf tournament run by the foundation targets rising stars in cultural and art fields to support their living and professional careers.

During the Moon Jae-in administration in 2017, the foundation received a presidential honor in recognition of its social contributions.

"What is important to a company as much as its business growth is its efforts to accompany local communities," Golfzon Foundation Chair Kim Young-chan said.