For Our Childrens’ Unlimited Success

What For Our Childrens’ Unlimited Success does

For Our Children's Unlimited Success (F.O.C.U.S.) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in November 2000 and headquartered in New Haven, Connecticut. The organization functions as a community fundraising vehicle, with its sole significant program being the annual F.O.C.U.S. Golf Classic held at the New Haven Country Club. Proceeds are distributed to a portfolio of Connecticut-based children's charities, including Camp Rising Sun, Cove Center, and Music Haven, positioning F.O.C.U.S. as a pass-through funder rather than a direct service provider.

The revenue model is exclusively event-driven. Entry fees of $425 per golfer, supplemented by corporate sponsorships from a small board of local professional services and facilities firms (Bershtein Volpe & McKeon, Champion Maintenance, Janney, Gambardella CPA, and Arthur J. Gallagher), fund annual distributions. The 2025 tournament generated approximately $30,000, and 25 years of cumulative fundraising have totaled roughly $750,000 — an average run rate near $30,000 per year. There is no ancillary revenue line, no earned-income activity, and no disclosed investment portfolio.

The organization operates without a technology platform, software product, or digital infrastructure. With 1–10 employees and activity confined to a single Connecticut geography, F.O.C.U.S. is a small, low-overhead charitable entity whose strategic profile is defined by the durability of its single event and its local sponsor and beneficiary relationships.

Name

For Our Childrens’ Unlimited Success

Legal name

For Our Children's Unlimited Success, Inc.

Website

https://focusct.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

For Our Children's Unlimited Success is a New Haven, CT-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that operates an annual golf tournament at New Haven Country Club to raise funds for Connecticut-based children's charities, with cumulative proceeds of approximately $750,000 over 25 years.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable Fundraising Events

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Golf Clubs & Tournament-Host Clubs (Professional/Elite Golf Clubs) (MPAKABAE)

Keywords

• Charity golf tournament
• Nonprofit fundraising events
• Children's services grants
• Community philanthropy
• Corporate sponsorship programs

Headquarters

HQ city

New Haven

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Personnel

Revenue model

1. Golf Tournament Fundraising: FOCUS raises funds through its annual F.O.C.U.S. Golf Classic tournament. Entry fees are $425 per golfer, which includes green fees, golf cart, lunch, refreshments, dinner stations, prizes, and tournament gift. Additional revenue comes from corporate sponsorships at various levels.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

FOCUS organizes and hosts the annual F.O.C.U.S. Golf Classic, a charity golf tournament at New Haven Country Club in Hamden, Connecticut, charging $425 per golfer. Net proceeds are distributed as grants to Connecticut-based 501(c)(3) children's organizations focused on education, wellness, and opportunity programs. The event also generates corporate sponsorship revenue from board sponsors.

Product overview

F.O.C.U.S. (For Our Children's Unlimited Success) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that operates as a single-service charitable entity focused on hosting an annual charity golf tournament called the F.O.C.U.S. Golf Classic. The organization does not offer a technology product or software platform. Its primary service is organizing and hosting the annual golf tournament event, which serves as its main fundraising vehicle to support children's charitable organizations across Connecticut. All funds raised through the tournament are distributed to local organizations focused on education, wellness, and opportunity for children.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• F.O.C.U.S. Golf Classic An annual charity golf tournament held at New Haven Country Club, charging $425 per golfer and featuring prizes for closest to the pin, longest drive, low gross, low net, and holes-in-one. Net proceeds are distributed to Connecticut children's charitable organizations including Camp Rising Sun, The Cove Center for Grieving Children, Music Haven, Huneebee Project, and Friends Center for Children.

Quantifiable outcome

• $750,000 raised and distributed over 25 years
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Bershtein Volpe & McKeoncoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Board sponsor for the 2026 F.O.C.U.S. Golf Classic. Christopher McKeon serves as President of FOCUS and is associated with this firm. The firm provides ongoing support for the annual fundraising event.
• Champion MaintenancecoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Board sponsor for the 2026 F.O.C.U.S. Golf Classic. Peter DiDomenico is associated with Champion Maintenance and Construction, LLC.
• Janney Montgomery Scott, LLCcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Board sponsor for the 2026 F.O.C.U.S. Golf Classic. A. David Banks serves as Treasurer of FOCUS and is associated with Janney Montgomery Scott.
• Arthur J. Gallagher & CompanycoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Board sponsor for the 2026 F.O.C.U.S. Golf Classic. Sean Carroll is associated with Arthur J. Gallagher & Company.
• Camp Rising SuncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBeneficiary organization receiving funds from FOCUS. One of the primary children's organizations supported by the annual golf tournament proceeds.
• The Cove Center for Grieving ChildrencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBeneficiary organization receiving funds from FOCUS. Provides grief support services for children.
• Music HavencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBeneficiary organization receiving funds from FOCUS. Provides music education programs for children.
• Friends Center for ChildrenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBeneficiary organization receiving funds from FOCUS. Provides early childhood education and care services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Broad incumbents

• March of Dimes: A long-established national health charity with strong Connecticut presence. Comparable to FOCUS as a peer children's/maternal-health nonprofit that similarly relies on signature annual fundraising events.
• Ronald McDonald House Charities: A national children's healthcare charity. Comparable to FOCUS as a similarly mission-aligned Connecticut- and nationally-active children's nonprofit that competes for corporate CSR and event sponsorship.
• PGA TOUR Champions / PGA REACH: The charitable foundation of the PGA Tour. Comparable because it channels golf event proceeds into community causes, operating at vastly larger scale than FOCUS's single-tournament Connecticut model.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of America: A large national youth-services nonprofit with Connecticut affiliates. Comparable to FOCUS in mission (children's education, wellness, opportunity) and as a competing recipient of regional charitable giving.
• Children's Miracle Network Hospitals: A fundraising umbrella for children's hospitals including Connecticut partners. Comparable to FOCUS as a peer beneficiary of regional corporate giving and as an event-driven nonprofit.
• Make-A-Wish Foundation: A national children's wish-granting nonprofit listed as one of FOCUS's historical beneficiaries. Comparable as a peer Connecticut children's charity that competes for the same corporate donor and event-sponsorship dollars.

Regional players

• The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp: A Connecticut-based children's charity serving seriously ill children. Listed as a FOCUS beneficiary and a directly comparable peer in both geography and mission.
• Connecticut Children's Foundation: The fundraising arm of Connecticut Children's, the state's primary children's hospital. Comparable to FOCUS as a same-state children's charity competing for the same pool of Connecticut corporate donors and event sponsors.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Connecticut: A regional youth-mentoring nonprofit operating in Connecticut. Comparable to FOCUS as a same-geography, same-mission children's charity competing for local corporate sponsorships and event underwriting.

Direct peers

• The First Tee: A youth-development nonprofit that uses golf as its primary vehicle for impact. Directly comparable to FOCUS in that both center charitable outcomes around the sport of golf, though First Tee operates nationally with a programming (rather than tournament-hosting) model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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