Tucson Conquistadores

Founded in 1962, Tucson Conquistadores is a non-profit association based in Tucson, United States working on sport for development, children & youth, health.

The Tucson Conquistadores is a non-profit organisation based in Tucson, Arizona, formed in 1962 as a sports booster group. It manages and sells the PGA TOUR Champions Cologuard Classic by Exact Sciences, and uses the proceeds to fund youth athletics in Southern Arizona. Its work includes funding youth sports programmes, clubhouses, equipment, field facilities and scholarships, with an emphasis on disadvantaged and disabled young people. Key beneficiaries have included First Tee Tucson, junior golf programmes, Little League facilities, Boys and Girls Clubs, Pima County Special Olympics, the YMCA and colon cancer advocacy organisations. The Tucson Conquistadores Foundation, formed in 2004, is a self-perpetuating endowment that receives charitable gifts, including bequests, life insurance, retirement plan assets and securities, to support its mission. The organisation has been run by volunteer members and staff, and it runs an annual charity car raffle for regional non-profits and sports teams.