Gather
Invite players, sponsors, and friends who share a love of golf and a heart for healing.
Our Experience
Five Fathers
Five Fathers
Charity Golf Inc
We turn days on the course into support for medical research — rooted in friendship, fellowship, and Connecticut community.
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Tell us who you are, what you’re looking for, and how we can help — then get started.
Our Focus
How charity golf creates real support
Like a clear operating model, our work is focused: gather community on the course, raise resources, and direct them toward medical research and healing.
Medical Research Support
Fundraising and fund distribution for research that brings hope closer to families.
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Charity Golf Tournaments
Competitive camaraderie that converts swing after swing into measurable giving.
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Community Volunteer Days
Hands-on help from neighbors who believe small teams can move big missions.
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Sponsor Partnerships
Local businesses amplify every hole, raffle, and pledge into lasting impact.
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Our Proven Process
From tee time to tangible good
We steward resources carefully, create the right-fit fundraisers, and keep every touchpoint worthy of the families we serve.
Raise
Host transparent tournaments and campaigns with clear goals and welcoming hospitality.
Steward
Operate as a registered 501(c)(3) with careful oversight and public accountability.
Advance
Direct support toward medical research fundraising and fund distribution priorities.
Stories
Moments from the fairway and the cause
Updates from our community — tournament highlights, volunteer days, and why medical research matters.
Why five fathers still show up for the next generation
Friendship built this charity. Purpose keeps it swinging.
How golf dollars support medical research fundraising
Every sponsorship and entry fee is aimed at advancing healing.
Behind the scenes of a charity golf weekend
The quiet work that makes tournament day feel effortless.
Impact Stories
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See how fellowship becomes funding
Our events address a simple need: research requires resources. We solve for that through golf gatherings people want to attend.
Featured
U-turn toward hope: when a scramble becomes a lifeline for research
A community foursome culture that converts hospitality into directed support for medical research priorities.
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Our Organization
Independent. Local. Tax-exempt.
Five Fathers Charity Golf Inc is an IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity based in Suffield, Connecticut — EIN 47-4768437. Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Leadership
Guided by experienced stewards
From principal officer to tournament, finance, compliance, sponsorship, and community directors — meet the team behind the crest.
Geoff Ferman
President & Principal Officer
Strategy, legal representation, and leadership of primary fundraising activities.
Marcus Vance
VP & Director of Tournaments
Venue coordination, schedules, and technical operations for charity golf events.
David Reynolds
Treasurer & CFO
Budgets, reporting, IRS Form 990 stewardship, and funding coordination.
Join Our Team
Volunteer with purpose
Working with Five Fathers is more than a shift on event day. You join a promise: fellowship on the course, fidelity to the cause.