Mission: The First Tee Metropolitan New York works to impact the lives of young people by providing educational programs that build character, instill life-enhancing values and promote healthy choices through the game of golf, with a focus of serving minority and under-privileged youth. Since our inception in 1997, The First Tee has grown into a robust youth service organization impacting the lives of more than 9 million young people and exposing them to core values and life skills that will help them both on and off the golf course. (Less)

The First Tee Metropolitan New York is a 501(c)(3) organization, with an IRS ruling year of 2000, and donations are tax-deductible.