Mission
To achieve great things through God by lending a helping hand, providing hope and healing hearts for children.
Vision
To make a positive change in the lives of children, in both our local community and the communities touched by the PGA TOUR, one child at a time, so that the children we touch with our faith and love will continue the cycle of hope, leaving a legacy of love for generations to come.
Letter From The Tesoris
Growing up over 1,000 miles apart, Michelle and I shared a passion for giving back long before we ever met. As great as that passion is, our passion for Jesus is even greater. In 2009 we formally established the Tesori Family Foundation to share the love and grace we’ve received from God to the people in our community in need. After much prayer, we determined that the best use of our resources would be to strive daily through the foundation to achieve one unified mission: to achieve great things through God by lending a helping hand, providing hope and healing hearts for children.
In its first several years, our foundation gave back to causes and charities that were near and dear to our hearts, including those that served the homeless community, particularly those that served children, our local seniors community and agencies that serve and protect our pets. Our charitable giving was primarily focused here in my hometown area of St. Augustine/Jacksonville, FL, but we felt God calling us to do more. Much more. We just didn’t know what or how. But God did.
On January 4th, 2014, our son Isaiah was born. While his entrance to the world wasn’t quite what we expected, and at times we weren’t sure how long God was going to let us borrow precious Isaiah here on earth, his arrival glorified God’s perfect plan. After a much shorter-than-expected stay in the NICU at Wolfson Children’s Hospital that defied all odds, our sweet baby boy was diagnosed with Down syndrome (an extra copy of the 21st chromosome) and joined a very excited Mommy, Daddy, big sister and puppy at home.
In the first days and weeks of Isaiah’s arrival, Michelle and I felt the Holy Spirit clearly at work in our hearts. There was no longer any wonder about what or how we would give back more. In particular, I kept coming back to the same verse over and over again. It’s in John 9. Jesus is walking down the road with his disciples and he sees a blind man. The disciples ask him what caused this man to be blind. They’re looking for a CAUSE. They go so far as to ask Jesus, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” (John 9:2). But that’s not how Jesus answers. Jesus doesn’t tell the disciples WHY this man is blind, or HOW he became blind. Instead, he replies with the PURPOSE.
Jesus answered, “It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him.
~ John 9:3
We knew the purpose for Isaiah’s diagnosis. It was so clear to us. We are to use this diagnosis and our journey through it, with it, to glorify God. Our foundation expanded its existing programs with some extra programming designed to specifically benefit the special needs community. We continue to host multiple All-Star Kids Clinics each year, a golf clinic for kids with special needs. Each February, we partner with former Gator & NFL quarterback Tim Tebow and his foundation to sponsor Night to Shine, an incredible prom night experience held in over 975 locations in more than 75 countries all over the world each year, celebrating more than 120,000 honored guests with special needs. And let’s not forget our flagship Buddy Baskets program, designed to help new moms and dads (and siblings!) of kiddos with a Down syndrome diagnosis CELEBRATE the birth of their new addition.
HOPE PARK:
In 2025, God put it on our hearts that every single playground in the world should available to ALL our friends, so we’ve partnered here at home with the City of Jacksonville, our friends at the Zawyer Sports Foundation and several other key partners to build the world’s largest fully inclusive playground right here in northeast Florida. We want all our friends in Jacksonville and beyond to know… you belong here. In July 2026, our foundation announced our board has unanimously approved a $1 MILLION commitment to help bring this project to life: HOPE Park. Hope, Opportunity and Play for Everyone! Stay tuned for more info!
We couldn’t be happier God asked us to walk this journey. We’ve met the most incredible people along the way, and we’ve only just begun. We hope you’ll consider joining us, whether it be through prayer, through volunteering your time or through financial support, to help us achieve our mission.
Blessings and our endless thanks,
Paul Tesori
Tesori Family Foundation