Napa Valley · Since 2022
Highlights from the Napa Live Experience
Our inaugural project: a VIP pairing party with a concert and auction at The Meritage Resort, then a celebrity golf classic at Silverado.
About the Napa Live Experience
A 501(c)(3) nonprofit, founded in 2022
If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.
We turn celebrity golf weekends in Sacramento and Napa Valley into resources, mentorship, and scholarships for underserved communities.
Our impact so far
$100,000+donated to charitable organizations since our founding in 2022.
- 2
- signature celebrity golf classics
- 5
- charity partners we support
- 2022
- founded by Bill Hammond
Photo: the VIP pairing party at the Napa Live Experience, The Meritage Resort.
Who we are
About our foundation
Inspired by past philanthropic events ran by Hammond Entertainment, HAMMOND BLESSED 25th is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that was established in 2022. Through our premier fundraising events, the Phil Oates Celebrity Golf Classic and the Napa Live Experience Celebrity Golf Classic, Hammond Blessed 25th supports charitable programs and foundations that uplift underserved communities by providing resources, mentorship, and scholarships. So far, we have donated over $100,000 to various charitable organizations.
Read Bill Hammond’s story
Where the money goes
How we help
We are dedicated to supporting underserved communities in Northern and Southern California by raising funds for the organizations below.
Meet the charitiesWatch the highlights
Two events, one mission.
Sacramento · Every September
Highlights from the Phil Oates Celebrity Golf Classic
Co-created by Phil Oates and Bill Hammond in 2020, the classic brings sponsors, celebrities, family, and friends to Sacramento every September.
About the Phil Oates Classic
“It is amazing what you can accomplish when you do not care who gets the credit.”
From our founder
“We were forced to count our blessings and truly focus on finding our purpose.”
Bill Hammond
Founder & President
Lift up someone else.
Every gift goes to work through the charities we support.
501(c)(3) nonprofit · Tax ID 87-1312247 · Tax-deductible as allowed by law