The American Polo Association together with The Celebrity Foundation for Children have raised more than $10 million for worthy causes nationally and internationally. There are two types of memberships, Polo Social Members and Polo Player Members. Every member is very important to our mission, and membership is free. 

Michael Farah is the founder and chairman of The American Polo Association. He is a philanthropist, owner of Farah Private Wealth Management, and Hollywood producer. He has been connected to the sport of polo since 1982 when, as a favor to (then) Prince Charles, he arranged for the cast of the hit show Dynasty to support a charity event for The Prince’s Trust at Windsor Castle.

In 2000 Chairman Farah founded The Celebrity Ranch, which has become the largest children’s charity ranch in the world. He further developed its expansion by introducing polo to the Temecula Valley, Southern California. His Celebrity Ranch Polo Club quietly expanded to 12 clubs which is when he formed the American Polo Association. What separates our American Polo Association from other polo groups is that we focus on playing for charity.