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Oklahoma Tennis Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Edmond, OK EIN: 45-3771938 Website

OK Tennis Foundation changes lives across Oklahoma by sharing tennis and promoting education, providing grants and scholarships, supporting organizations and programs that enhance lives through tennis, and celebrating and promoting tennis throughout Oklahoma communities.

Oklahoma Tennis Foundation at a glance

In short: Oklahoma Tennis Foundation gave $170K across 25 grants in 2025 (avg $7K), mostly in Oklahoma. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$170,100
+64.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
25
+108.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$6,804
-21.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$5,000
Total assets
$428,164
-9.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
Oklahoma (99% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026.

How to apply to Oklahoma Tennis Foundation

Who Oklahoma Tennis Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

First Serve OKC Foundation: $25KFirst Serve OKC Foundation$25KFirst Serve Tulsa Foundation: $20KFirst Serve Tulsa Foundation$20KPlay It Forward Tennis Fnd: $12KPlay It Forward Tennis Fnd$12KBritton Christian Church Tennis Academy: $10KBritton Christian ChurchTennis Academy$10KGuthrie Public Schools: $10KGuthrie Public Schools$10KPauls Valley Parks Foundation: $10KPauls Valley Parks Foundation$10KCenter for Individuals with Physical Chaallengers: $10KCenter for Individuals withPhysical Chaallengers$10KElk City Tennis Booster Club: $9KElk City Tennis Booster Club$9KCrossover Community Impact Tennis Program: $6KCrossover Community ImpactTennis Program$6KSpecial Olympics of OK Inc: $5KSpecial Olympics of OK Inc$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was First Serve OKC Foundation ($25K). Together the top 10 received $117K.

Grant Size Distribution

54 grants across all recorded years

54<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 54 grants of 54 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 25 itemized grants.

Cities

TulsaOklahoma CityEdmondEnidBartlesvilleChanhassenElk CityEufaulaGuthrieOkmulgeePauls ValleySand SpringsSapulpaShawneeTahlequahYukon

How Oklahoma Tennis Foundation gives

  • 20% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 205% from 2022 to 2025. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K3 grants2020 3 grants2021 5 grants2022 9 grants2023 12 grants2024 25 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $30K (2021) to $170K (2025). In 2025 it made 25 grants totaling $170K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
First Serve OKC Foundation Oklahoma City, OKTennis Program Support$25,102
First Serve Tulsa Foundation Tulsa, OKTennis Program Support$19,500
Play It Forward Tennis Fnd Edmond, OKTennis Program Support$12,000
Britton Christian Church Tennis Academy Oklahoma City, OKTennis Program Support$10,000
Guthrie Public Schools Guthrie, OKTennis Program Support$10,000
Pauls Valley Parks Foundation Pauls Valley, OKTennis Program Support$10,000
Center for Individuals with Physical Chaallengers Tulsa, OKTennis Program Support$10,000
Elk City Tennis Booster Club Elk City, OKTennis Program Support$9,044
Crossover Community Impact Tennis Program Tulsa, OKTennis Program Support$6,000
Special Olympics of OK Inc Tulsa, OKTennis Program Support$5,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$428,164$235,013$432,843$170,10025$16,431
2024$470,973$659,129$560,770$103,32812$17,958
2023$372,614$418,969$365,433$82,0059—
2022$319,078$262,785$236,412$55,7555—
2021$293,683$132,676$125,073$30,0003—
2020$291,748$262,066$153,122$57,5693—

About Oklahoma Tennis Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Oklahoma Tennis Foundation is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Edmond, OK. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $428K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 25 grants totaling $170K. Net investment income was $16K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Oklahoma Tennis Foundation is led by Carmen Bond, Executive Director on the 2025 filing; 1 of 18 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Carmen Bond

    Executive Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $77K (2025)

  • Mary Jo Tasker

    President

    Usta Oklahoma President → Vice President, 2023

    Vice President → President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ashley Watling

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bill Towler

    Member

    President → Director, 2023

    Director → Member, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carolyn Richmond

    Member

    Secretary → Director, 2023

    Director → Member, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ky Nichols

    Member

    President → Director, 2024

    Director → Member, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michele Hill

    Member

    Director → Member, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Shaw

    Member

    Director → Member, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Diane Wood

    Member

    Director → Member, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric Tabor

    Member

    Director → Member, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • James McCullough

    Member

    Director → Member, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Minihan

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bill Nelson

    Member

    Director → Member, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric Wedemeyer

    Member

    Director → Secretary, 2024

    Secretary → Member, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patrick Doughty

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tina Parkhill

    Member

    Director → Member, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Terri Ogle

    Member

    Director → Member, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kristine Browne

    Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (11)
  • Former: Kyle Haugen (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Pam McSpadden (2020–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Stan Swyden (2020–2023) — Past President
  • Former: Steve Painton (2020–2023) — Past President
  • Former: Vance McSpadden (2020–2023) — Past President
  • Former: Shannon Dowdell (2023) — Director
  • Former: Terri Olge (2023) — Director
  • Former: Bart Ramsey (2020) — Treasurer
  • Former: Francis Baxter (2020) — Director
  • Former: Paige Cole (2020) — Director
  • Former: Phil Barnes (2020) — Director

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Carmen Bond — Executive Director: $77KCarmen BondExecutive Director$77K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $77K, to Carmen Bond (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about Oklahoma Tennis Foundation

How much does Oklahoma Tennis Foundation give each year?

Oklahoma Tennis Foundation gave $170K across 25 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $103K across 12 grants.

What is Oklahoma Tennis Foundation's typical grant size?

Oklahoma Tennis Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $6,804, across 25 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Oklahoma Tennis Foundation give grants?

Oklahoma Tennis Foundation gives mostly in Oklahoma: 99% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Tulsa, OK (8 grants), Enid, OK (3 grants), Oklahoma City, OK (2 grants) and Edmond, OK (2 grants).

Does Oklahoma Tennis Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 25 grants with a stated purpose on Oklahoma Tennis Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Tennis Program Support" (25 grants).

Who are Oklahoma Tennis Foundation's largest grantees?

Oklahoma Tennis Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include First Serve OKC Foundation ($25,102), First Serve Tulsa Foundation ($19,500) and Play It Forward Tennis Fnd ($12,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 33% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Oklahoma Tennis Foundation?

Oklahoma Tennis Foundation reported $428K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $235K.

What is Oklahoma Tennis Foundation?

Oklahoma Tennis Foundation is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Edmond, OK. It holds $428K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Oklahoma Tennis Foundation's EIN?

Oklahoma Tennis Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-3771938. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 9, 2026)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 24, 2025)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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