Usta Midwest Tennis & Education Foundation
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About Usta Midwest Tennis & Education Foundation
The USTA Midwest Tennis & Education Foundation concentrates its giving on grassroots tennis and youth development programs across the Midwest, funding regional USTA affiliates, community tennis associations, and tennis-based education/leadership initiatives. Grants overwhelmingly support program delivery (scholarships, leagues, outreach) rather than capital or research, and the foundation also targets inclusive/adaptive tennis and partnerships with community YMCAs and local nonprofits. Recipients are typically local or regional tennis organizations serving children, underserved communities, and special-needs athletes.
Focus Areas
Regional USTA sections and local community tennis associations in the Midwest (e.g., USTA Midwest, Mid‑South Illinois, Cincinnati Tennis Foundation)Tennis-based youth leadership and education programs (e.g., Todd Martin Youth Leadership, The ACE Project)Inclusive and adaptive tennis programming for people with disabilities (e.g., Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association, Buddy Up organizations)Community partnerships delivering tennis access through YMCAs and grassroots clubs (e.g., YMCA of Greater Kalamazoo, Evansville area groups)
Giving Approach
Moderately concentrated, program-focused grants across ~20–30 recipients annually with repeat funding to core regional tennis organizations; grant sizes are mid-to-small (several thousand to low tens of thousands) primarily for program support rather than capital or large multi-year endowments.
About Usta Midwest Tennis & Education Foundation
Usta Midwest Tennis & Education Foundation Inc. gives through a steady stream of program grants centered on tennis access, youth development, and community-based education work across the Midwest. Its largest recent award in the data was a $50,000 program grant to USTA Midwest Section in Indianapolis, followed by $30,000 in 2024 to the same recipient, showing repeated support for section-level tennis programming. The foundation also backs organizations that use tennis to reach specific youth and community needs, including Todd Martin Youth Leadership in Lansing and Evansville Community Tennis Association in Evansville. Recent grants also show support for adaptive and inclusive tennis, with awards to Buddy Up Tennis Inc in New Albany and Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Assoc in Lake Forest. The recipient list includes local tennis associations, YMCAs, and youth-oriented nonprofits, suggesting a grantmaker that works through regional partners rather than large national intermediaries. Across the recent grants listed, giving is concentrated in Midwest communities and in projects that deliver tennis instruction, leadership, and participation opportunities.
What Usta Midwest Tennis & Education Foundation Funds
Youth leadership is one visible thread in the foundation’s grantmaking. In 2023, it gave $20,650 to Todd Martin Youth Leadership in Lansing, and the organization received another $6,900 in 2025 for program work. Community tennis access is another recurring area: Evansville Community Tennis Associa received $13,000 in 2023, while Evansville Area Tennis Patrons Foun received $12,875 in 2024. The foundation also supports organizations that combine tennis with broader education or outreach, including The ACE Project in Westmont, which received $7,750 in 2023. Adaptive and inclusive programming appears in grants to Buddy Up Tennis Inc in New Albany and Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Assoc in Lake Forest, both in 2023.
How Usta Midwest Tennis & Education Foundation Gives
Typical grants are clustered tightly around the middle of the distribution, with a 25th percentile of $8,500, a median of $10,000, and a 75th percentile of $11,495. The recent record shows repeat support for several recipients across multiple years, including USTA Midwest Section, Todd Martin Youth Leadership, Mid-South Illinois Tennis Associati, and Cincinnati Tennis Foundation. The foundation is a public charity and the grants shown are program grants or donor-directed grants, which points to project-restricted support rather than unrestricted operating awards. No application process is stated in the provided data.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$85K
Total Assets
$4.3M
Total Revenue
$988K
Total Expenses
$1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $9K and $11K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$9K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$11K
Geographic Reach
Regional5 states funded
About 18% of grants go to recipients in OH.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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