The SoFi Child Mind Institute Golf Invitational Raises $700,000 to Support Mental Health Care for Bay Area Youth

Photos from the event can be viewed here.

San Francisco, CA – Notable Bay Area athletes turned out in force to raise funds for youth mental health at the SoFi Child Mind Institute Golf Invitational on April 7, 2025, at the Olympic Club in San Francisco. The athletes—including Marcus Allen (Los Angeles Raiders), Royce Clayton (San Francisco Giants), Vince Coleman (St. Louis Cardinals), Brandi Chastain (U.S. women’s soccer), and Jerry Smith (NCAA champion soccer coach)—spent a day on the links to support the Child Mind Institute’s mission to transform the lives of children and families struggling with mental health and learning disorders.

Alex Smith, a former NFL player and mental health advocate, served as featured dinner speaker and talked candidly about his experiences with anxiety and imposter syndrome early in his professional career. He also spoke about his battles, both physical and mental, following a life-threatening injury.

Raj Mathai, twelve-time Emmy Award winner and weeknight news anchor for NBC in the Bay Area, was on hand as well and served as the dinner program emcee and auctioneer.

Harold S. Koplewicz, MD, president of the Child Mind Institute, remarked, “There are very few truly bipartisan issues in our country today, but one that does unite us all is the growing crisis in youth mental health. It’s a crisis that doesn’t discriminate, affecting children in every community and from every background.”

SoFi was the event’s title sponsor. “Expanding children’s access to mental health and wellness resources is an essential investment in their future and the future of their communities,” said Anthony Noto, CEO of SoFi. “We’re honored to partner with the Child Mind Institute to support families with the tools they need to thrive and realize their ambitions.”

Additional sponsors included Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, Gingerbread Capital, TPG, Los Angeles Chargers, Los Angeles Rams, and Hollywood Park, as well as product and vendor support from Bay Golf Club, Dryvebox, Moretz Marketing, SightGlass, Supergoop!, and TGL presented by SoFi. Tracy Toyota served as the event’s Hole-in-One Sponsor.

The SoFi | Child Mind Institute Golf Invitational event committee included Jane Burgess, Stacy Denman, Jake Leschly, Ronnie Lott, Kristin Noto, and Linnea Roberts.

About the Child Mind Institute

We are the leading independent nonprofit in children’s mental health providing gold-standard, evidence-based care, delivering educational resources to millions of families each year, training educators in underserved communities, and developing open science initiatives and tomorrow’s breakthrough treatments.

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About SoFi

SoFi (NASDAQ: SOFI) is a member-centric, one-stop shop for digital financial services on a mission to help people achieve financial independence to realize their ambitions. The company’s full suite of financial products and services helps its over 10.1 million SoFi members borrow, save, spend, invest, and protect their money better by giving them fast access to the tools they need to get their money right, all in one app. SoFi also equips members with the resources they need to get ahead — like credentialed financial planners, exclusive experiences and events, and a thriving community — on their path to financial independence.SoFi innovates across three business segments: Lending, Financial Services — which includes SoFi Checking and Savings, SoFi Invest, SoFi Credit Card, SoFi Protect, and SoFi Insights — and Technology Platform, which offers the only end-to-end vertically integrated financial technology stack. SoFi Bank, N.A., an affiliate of SoFi, is a nationally chartered bank, regulated by the OCC and FDIC and SoFi is a bank holding company regulated by the Federal Reserve. The company is also the naming rights partner of SoFi Stadium, home of the Los Angeles Chargers and the Los Angeles Rams. For more information, visit SoFi.com or download our iOS and Android apps.