Professional Tennis Registry Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Charleston, SC EIN: 94-2549724

The PTR Foundation provides grants to organizations and individuals in order to advance participation in the sport of tennis regardless of age or physical abilities. The goal is to make tennis available to everyone of all back rounds in order to instill self confidence and self fulfillment.

Professional Tennis Registry Foundation at a glance

In short: Professional Tennis Registry Foundation gave $25K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), top state Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$25,000
Grants made (2025)
5
Average grant
$5,000
Median grant
$5,000
Total assets
$541,095
-3.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
Florida (20% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Professional Tennis Registry Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 5 recipients in 2025

Panda Foundation: $5KPanda Foundation$5KDream Court: $5KDream Court$5KPiedmont Area Tennis Association: $5KPiedmont Area TennisAssociation$5KAshville Tennis Association: $5KAshville Tennis Association$5KNYPD Tennis Association: $5KNYPD Tennis Association$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was Panda Foundation ($5K). Together the top 5 received $25K.

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

8states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.

Cities

AshevilleBradentonBrooklynHilton Head IslandIrmoIvyMadisonMontgomeryWhitehall

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K4 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 5 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $25K (2025) to $40K (2020). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $25K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Panda Foundation Bradenton, FLCommunity Goodwill$5,000
Dream Court Montgomery, ALAdaptive Tennis Program$5,000
Piedmont Area Tennis Association Ivy, VAAdaptive Tennis Program$5,000
Ashville Tennis Association Asheville, NCCommunity Goodwill$5,000
NYPD Tennis Association Brooklyn, NYHumanitarian$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$541,095$67,958$86,638$25,0005$50,925
2024$559,777$43,718$84,881——$21,981
2023$600,940$138,503$86,525——$118,579
2022$548,962$17,858$34,307——$13,371
2021$565,411$29,757$39,345——$24,052
2020$574,999$101,113$65,368$39,6654$48,499

About Professional Tennis Registry Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Professional Tennis Registry Foundation is a public charity, based in Charleston, SC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $541K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $25K. Net investment income was $51K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Professional Tennis Registry Foundation is led by Scott Tharp, Chairman on every filing since 2020; none of the 9 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Scott Tharp

    Chairman

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ajay Pant

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jack Barker

    Secretary & Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kristin Campbell

    Legal Council

    Legal Counsel → Legal Council, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Luciano Botti

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jim Loehr

    Board Member

    Board Membetr → Board Member, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lucy Garvin

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Roy Barth

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Curtis Holland

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Dennis Pat Van Der Meer (2020–2021) — Chairman Emeritus
  • Former: Jean Mills (2020–2021) — Chair Advisor
  • Former: John Powles (2020–2021) — 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 Professional Tennis Registry Foundation

How much does Professional Tennis Registry Foundation give each year?

Professional Tennis Registry Foundation gave $25K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

What is Professional Tennis Registry Foundation's typical grant size?

Professional Tennis Registry Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $5,000, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Professional Tennis Registry Foundation give grants?

Professional Tennis Registry Foundation's top state is Florida, with 20% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Alabama (20%) and Virginia (20%).

Does Professional Tennis Registry Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 5 grants with a stated purpose on Professional Tennis Registry Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.

Who are Professional Tennis Registry Foundation's largest grantees?

Professional Tennis Registry Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Panda Foundation ($5,000), Dream Court ($5,000) and Piedmont Area Tennis Association ($5,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 60% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Professional Tennis Registry Foundation?

Professional Tennis Registry Foundation reported $541K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $68K.

What is Professional Tennis Registry Foundation's EIN?

Professional Tennis Registry Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-2549724. 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

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 15, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 26, 2026)

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