The Junior Golf Association of Arizona is a 501(c)(3) corporation, a charity, and relies on fund-raising activities and donations given to the association by clubs, corporations and individuals.

All donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. The JGAA governs and promotes junior golf in the State of Arizona.

It introduces non-golfing juniors to the game, establishes golf programs at schools, assists golf courses with their Junior programs, conducts major junior golf tournaments in the state, and administers the Tres Arnold Scholarship Fund.