The Clearview Legacy Foundation for Education, Preservation, and Turfgrass Research is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable foundation established in 2001 to preserve the Clearview legacy and facilities for future generations.
EDUCATION
Our educational mission uses golf as a tool to reach youngsters, minorities, seniors, troubled individuals, women military veterans, and those with mental and physical challenges. Some of our programs include teaching golf to children in the foster care system through Pathway Caring for Children. Our SarahCare program uses golf as a tool to stimulate the mind in individuals with differing levels of Alzheimer's and dementia. In 2011, Clearview HOPE (Helping Our Patriots Everywhere) was established as a year-round, cost free therapeutic and recreational golf program for women military veterans. Our girls’ golf programs and workshops give young ladies an opportunity to not only learn and excel in the game of golf, but learn the many opportunities available to them throughout the golf industry. Several of our young women have gone on to play at the collegiate level on scholarships, and earn LPGA and PGA of America membership. Our work also extends to the local school system in East Canton, Ohio.
PRESERVATION
As we move from our first 80 years into the next 80 and beyond, our preservation efforts center on the Powell Education Building, which includes teaching the game of golf as well as its history through the William and Marcella Powell Museum. It is our mission to not only preserve the rich history that make us “America's Course,” but to preserve the precious history of organizations like the United Golfers Association (UGA), the only organization that offered African Americans an opportunity to compete in golf starting in 1925, and continuing through times of heightened racial discrimination. Our mission continues to grow the endowment for the preservation of Clearview.
TURFGRASS RESEARCH
When it comes to turfgrass research, Clearview has always had to be innovative for the first seventy-nine years when it comes to keeping the grass growing in the summer months without an automatic irrigation system. Until 2025, our superintendent, Larry Powell, managed to keep the grass greener longer with the use of slow release fertilizers and timing weather for rain moisture. His turfgrass research in testing different grasses that are more resilient in hot weather enabled Clearview through the non-irrigation period. One of the priorities of the foundation is to sustain the best conditioning of our course.
We encourage you to be part of the legacy Bill Powell established as a beacon of social justice and economic empowerment.
Clearview Legacy Foundation is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable foundation. All donations are tax deductible.
Donate by Mail
Donations can be mailed to Clearview Legacy Foundation P.O. Box 30196 East Canton, Ohio 44730
Donate by Phone
Donations are always welcome to be made by phone. Give us a call at (330) 488-0404 to make your donation today.
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Clearview Golf Club P.O. Box 30196 | 8410 Lincoln St SE East Canton, OH 44730 | (330) 488-0404
