What is The American Go Foundation?

The American Go Foundation is a tax-deductible charitable organization devoted to promoting and spreading Go in the United States. To learn about our history click here.

Board of Directors

Terry Benson, President
Paul Barchilon, Vice President
Barbara Calhoun, Treasurer
Keith Arnold, Secretary
Allan Abramson
Larry Gross
Chris Kirschner
Roy Laird
Matthew Mallory
Bonnie White

How we help

• Send free Go equipment to hundreds of schools across the nation
• Provide scholarships for needy young Go enthusiasts to attend the AGA Summer Go Camps
• Publish The Way to Go, the most widely read Go book in English (over 40,000 copies distributed)
• Distribute free copies of Go As Communication, a book about teaching Go
• Purchase specialized equipment for Go instructors in schools
• Help teachers to purchase additional equipment on a matching basis
• Provide matching startup funds for new Go programs for children
• Accept earmarked donations to support local programs, making those gifts tax-exempt
  
  Can we help you teach someone Go today?