Promote, develop and support the growth of tennis and tennis participation across Southern California through programs, events, and community engagement.
Southern California Tennis Association centers its grantmaking on tennis competition infrastructure, with recent awards repeatedly funding pro-circuit tournaments and ranking events across Southern California. The pattern is visible in multi-year support for Lakewood Tennis Center, which received $135,795 in 2024 and $129,768 in 2025, and in grants tied directly to tournament delivery at Rancho Santa Fe Association and Jack Kramer Club. That mix shows a funder focused on the practical costs of staging events rather than broad operating support. Their giving also reaches organizations that connect players to competition pathways. Youth Tennis San Diego appears multiple times in the recent grant list, including support for a pro-circuit tournament, an ITF tournament, and NTRP finals, while Top Seed Tennis Academy and Sc Tennis Inc also appear among recent recipients. Across the list, the foundation’s awards are concentrated in California and align with its stated emphasis on professional tennis, recreational competition, and athlete development. The result is a grantmaking profile built around event support, player progression, and local tennis participation in Southern California.
A major theme in the foundation’s grantmaking is pro-circuit tennis. It gave $129,768 to Lakewood Tennis Center to fund a pro-circuit tournament, $118,219 to Youth Tennis San Diego for the same purpose, and $63,865 to Rancho Santa Fe Association for a pro-circuit tournament. It also supports recreational competition infrastructure. Jack Kramer Club received $60,556 to fund a pro-circuit tournament, while Youth Tennis San Diego received $15,000 for NTRP finals, showing attention to both elite and club-level pathways. Player development appears through grants to training and competition organizations. Top Seed Tennis Academy received $68,597, and Sc Tennis Inc received $60,000, placing athlete development and local tennis programming alongside tournament support in the foundation’s recent giving.
Typical grants cluster tightly around the low-$70,000 range, with a p25 of $69,122, a median of $70,786, and a p75 of $74,628. The recent list also shows a few larger tournament-related awards above that band. Support is recurring for some recipients: Lakewood Tennis Center and Youth Tennis San Diego each appear in multiple years, and Rancho Santa Fe Association also received grants in both 2024 and 2025. The foundation is a Pure DAF Provider and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. The recent grant pattern is short-term and project-based, especially for events.
$402K
$10.7M
$8.1M
$7.5M
Most grants fall between $69K and $75K, with a median of $71K.
25th Percentile
$69K
Median
$71K
75th Percentile
$75K
TREVOR KRONEMANN
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Grantmaking is entirely in California, with 100% of recent grants going to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state. The strongest recipient concentrations appear in Lakewood and San Diego, alongside awards in Rancho Santa Fe, Rolling Hills Estates, Costa Mesa, and Long Beach. These locations point to a local Southern California footprint rather than a broader regional or national reach. In the recent list, no grant recipients are outside the United States.
It funds tennis competition and participation across Southern California, with recent grants tied to pro-circuit tournaments, ITF tournaments, NTRP finals, and local tennis infrastructure. The listed focus areas include sports and recreation, youth development, community programs, and athlete development.
Recent grants are tightly grouped: the p25 is $69,122, the median is $70,786, and the p75 is $74,628. Several awards sit near that range, with some larger tournament grants above it.
Yes. Lakewood Tennis Center appears in both 2024 and 2025, Youth Tennis San Diego appears three times across tournament and finals support, and Rancho Santa Fe Association appears in both years as well. The pattern suggests repeated project support rather than one-off relationships only.
Its recent grants are entirely in California, and every listed recipient is in the United States. Recipients include organizations in Lakewood, San Diego, Rancho Santa Fe, Rolling Hills Estates, Costa Mesa, and Long Beach.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAKEWOOD TENNIS CENTER | LAKEWOOD, CA | $129,768 | 2025 | FUND PRO-CIRCUIT TOURNAMENT |
| YOUTH TENNIS SAN DIEGO | SAN DIEGO, CA | $118,219 | 2025 | FUND PRO-CIRCUIT TOURNAMENT |
| RANCHO SANTA FE ASSOCIATION | RANCHO SANTA FE, CA | $63,865 | 2025 | FUND PRO-CIRCUIT TOURNAMENT |
| JACK KRAMER CLUB | ROLLING HILLS ESTATES, CA | $60,556 | 2025 | FUND PRO-CIRCUIT TOURNAMENT |
| YOUTH TENNIS SAN DIEGO | SAN DIEGO, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | NTRP FINALS |
| YOUTH TENNIS SAN DIEGO | SAN DIEGO, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | ITF TOURNAMENT |
| LAKEWOOD TENNIS CENTER | LAKEWOOD, CA | $135,795 | 2024 | — |
| NA TENNIS LLC | SAN DIEGO, CA | $75,879 | 2024 | — |
| RANCHO SANTA FE ASSOCIATION | RANCHO SANTA FE, CA | $70,873 | 2024 | — |
| YOUTH TENNIS SAN DIEGO | SAN DIEGO, CA | $70,698 | 2024 | — |
| TOP SEED TENNIS ACADEMY | COSTA MESA, CA | $68,597 | 2024 | — |
| SC TENNIS INC | LONG BEACH, CA | $60,000 | 2024 | — |
LAKEWOOD TENNIS CENTER
$129,768FUND PRO-CIRCUIT TOURNAMENT
RANCHO SANTA FE ASSOCIATION
$63,865FUND PRO-CIRCUIT TOURNAMENT
JACK KRAMER CLUB
$60,556FUND PRO-CIRCUIT TOURNAMENT
ITF TOURNAMENT
LAKEWOOD TENNIS CENTER
$135,795NA TENNIS LLC
$75,879RANCHO SANTA FE ASSOCIATION
$70,873TOP SEED TENNIS ACADEMY
$68,597SC TENNIS INC
$60,000