North Carolina Tennis
The North Carolina Tennis foundation supports organizations and programs that enhance the lives of people through tennis and education and preserves the history of tennis in North Carolina
North Carolina Tennis at a glance
In short: North Carolina Tennis gave $26K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $13K). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $25,505
- +70.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $12,753
- -15.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $12,753
- Total assets
- $2,211,245
- +10.2% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to North Carolina Tennis
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from North Carolina Tennis
Who North Carolina Tennis funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was NC High School Atheletic Assoc ($20K). Together the top 2 received $26K.
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 6 (100%).
How North Carolina Tennis gives
- Giving grew 155% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $500 (2020) to $26K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $26K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| NC High School Atheletic Assoc | — | $20,000 |
| Dunlop | — | $5,505 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,211,245 | $421,260 | $350,248 | $25,505 | 2 | $91,635 |
| 2024 | $2,006,945 | $544,061 | $352,181 | $15,000 | 1 | $70,293 |
| 2023 | $1,747,483 | $378,929 | $309,875 | $10,000 | 1 | $27,631 |
| 2022 | $1,549,671 | $269,975 | $252,914 | $10,000 | 1 | $48,794 |
| 2021 | $1,774,067 | $389,514 | $201,796 | $8,000 | 1 | $73,679 |
| 2020 | $1,559,371 | $186,031 | $180,646 | $500 | Total only | $30,010 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About North Carolina Tennis
Based on IRS filings
North Carolina Tennis is a public charity, based in Greensboro, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $26K. Net investment income was $92K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
North Carolina Tennis is led by Kelly Gaines, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 32 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kelly Gaines
Executive Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Mark Dillon
President
Board Member → President, 2024
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Alex Rucker
Past President
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Alfred Mays
Board Member
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Andy Andrews
Board Member
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Andy Avram
Board Member
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Anna Martin
Past President
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Billy Trott
Past President
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Bonnie Vandegrift
Past President
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Cy King
Past President
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Debbie Southern
Secretary
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Donna Gast
Past President
President → Past President, 2022
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Dru Michaels
Past President
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Gray Smith
Board Member
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Henry Hostetler
Past President
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Jeff Joyce
Past President
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Jim Corn
Board Member
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
John McCabe
Board Member
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Lindsey Linker
Board Member
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Paula Hale
Past President
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Richard Holderness
Vice President
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Rodney Matthews
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Susan Love
Board Member
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Ted Reese
Vice President
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Teresa Lindsay
Board Member
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Vicki Everette
Past President
Board Member → Past President, 2021
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Cookie Guarini
Past President
Boad Member → President, 2022
President → Past President, 2024
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Malcolm Graham
Board Member
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Leslie McLver
Board Member
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Alex Okulskie
Past President
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Allen Farfour
Board Member
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Lou Welch
Board Member
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Former officers (5)
- Former: Anna Neal Blanchard (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Keith Stoneman (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Rob Autry (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Beth Hopkins (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Calvin Dobbins (2020) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about North Carolina Tennis
How much does North Carolina Tennis give each year?
North Carolina Tennis gave $26K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $15K across 1 grant.
How large is North Carolina Tennis?
North Carolina Tennis reported $2.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $421K.
What is North Carolina Tennis's EIN?
North Carolina Tennis's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 56-6060900. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 8, 2021)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 27, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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