About Usta Foundation
The USTA Foundation combines tennis, education and mentorship to transform the lives of young people from under-resourced communities by expanding access to tennis, providing academic support, mentorship, scholarships and career pathways.
Focus Areas
tennis-based youth developmenteducation and academic supportmentorship and life-skillscollege scholarshipshigh-performance trainingcourt refurbishmentcapacity building for community organizations
Who They Fund
local community youth (children and adolescents)families in the program's community
Funding Style
direct service / program support
About Usta Foundation
A defining feature of Usta Foundation Incorporated is its use of named scholarship and training funds to move young people from under-resourced communities into tennis, education, and mentorship pathways. The Donald Lawson Tisdel College Scholarship Fund provides annual scholarships to 20-25 high school seniors, while the Jimmy Evert Merit Scholarship Fund ties academic and college readiness support to advanced tennis training for participants identified by the foundation in coordination with USTA Player Development and the Evert family. That blend of education and tennis shows up across the foundation’s broader grantmaking. The Frances Tiafoe Fund supports individual player grants, college scholarships, and organizational grants, and the College Success Scholarship and College Launch Scholarship extend support to students entering or returning to college. The foundation also funds chapter-based and regional work, including the USTA Middle States Fund and the Judy Levering Leadership Initiative, which helps developing chapters become established youth development institutions in their communities. Recent grants show large awards to direct-service organizations such as Lulu’s Place Inc, First Serve Miami Inc, Junior Tennis Champions Center, and Innercity Tennis Foundation, all of which fit the foundation’s emphasis on tennis-based youth development and academic support.
What Usta Foundation Funds
Education is central to the foundation’s grantmaking. It gave $208,000 to Nyjtl for direct programming that combines tennis, education, and academic support, and $153,800 to Harlem Junior Tennis And Education Program Inc for similar youth-development work. Its scholarship funds also support college access and persistence, including the College Success Scholarship for students already enrolled in college or returning after time away. Tennis training is another clear theme. The foundation awarded $301,855 to Junior Tennis Champions Center and $150,900 to Mach Academy, both aligned with high-performance development. In chapter-based work, it gave $316,900 to Marcy Tennis Club Inc and $194,200 to Metropolitan Tennis And Education Group, reflecting support for local tennis-and-education organizations. Capacity building appears through the Judy Levering Leadership Initiative, which supports developing chapters as youth development institutions. The USTA Middle States Fund also backs local programming across its section.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$7.9M
Total Assets
$24M
Total Revenue
$10.6M
Total Expenses
$13.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $14K and $62K, with a median of $27K.
25th Percentile
$14K
Median
$27K
75th Percentile
$62K
Geographic Reach
National44 states funded
About 7% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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