Usta Foundation Incorporated
USTA Foundation Incorporated is a public charity based in Purchase, New York, and the charitable organization of the United States Tennis Association. Founded in 1994, it supports young people—particularly those from under-resourced communities—through tennis, education, and mentorship.
Usta Foundation Incorporated at a glance
In short: Usta Foundation Incorporated gave $9.3M across 149 grants in 2025 (avg $62K), top state California. 20% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $9,272,852
- +17.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 149
- +6.4% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $62,234
- +9.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $40,000
- Total assets
- $26,744,453
- +11.4% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 20% first-time grantees (30 of 149, 2025)
- Primary geography
- California (20% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Usta Foundation Incorporated
- How to Apply
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The College Success Scholarship is currently open to eligible students; the available program information describes its eligibility and award structure but does not specify application materials or a submission process. Grant recipients are required to submit detailed final reports on progress toward proposed goals.
- Contact
Mailing address: 2500 Westchester Avenue Suite 411, Purchase, NY 10577
Phone: (914) 696-7000
Website: https://ustafoundation.com
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
4 open opportunities from Usta Foundation Incorporated
College Success Scholarship
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Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Frances Tiafoe Fund - Individual Player Grants
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Amount
Varies (example: $40,000 awarded to six student-athletes)
Deadline
Deadline not published
Jimmy Evert Merit Scholarship Fund
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Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who Usta Foundation Incorporated funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Lulu's Place Inc ($1.0M). Together the top 10 received $3.0M.
Grant Size Distribution
716 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 486 grants of 716 (68%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The Foundation describes its work as serving young people across the United States. Its 2025 itemized grant dollars went to recipients in multiple states; the largest state shares were California (20%), New York (10%), Florida (7%), Georgia (5%), and Maryland (4%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 149 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Usta Foundation Incorporated open to new grantees?
20%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 30 of 149 grantees (20%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $39K; repeat grants $68K. How we count
Medians: $29K first-time, $42K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3.6M (2020) to $9.3M (2025). In 2025 it made 149 grants totaling $9.3M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Lulu's Place Inc San Diego, CA | Community Athletic & Education | $1,000,000 |
| Junior Tennis Champions Center College Park, MD | Community Athletic & Education | $334,340 |
| East Palo Alto Tennis & Tutoring Palo Alto, CA | Community Athletic & Education | $292,500 |
| Marty Hennessy Inspiring Children Foundation Las Vegas, NV | Community Athletic & Education | $255,100 |
| Nyjtl Long Island City, NY | Community Athletic & Education | $249,700 |
| New Haven Youth Tennis Inc New Haven, CT | Community Athletic & Education | $211,090 |
| NJTL of Trenton Trenton, NJ | Community Athletic & Education | $174,072 |
| Tennis Memphis Inc Memphis, TN | Community Athletic & Education | $170,950 |
| Malivai Washington Kids Found Inc Jacksonville, FL | Community Athletic & Education | $155,000 |
| Innercity Tennis Foundation Minneapolis, MN | Community Athletic & Education | $145,750 |
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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 | $26,744,453 | $13,679,644 | $14,615,015 | $9,272,852 | 149 | $754,547 |
| 2024 | $24,002,437 | $10,564,827 | $13,231,818 | $7,924,366 | 140 | $1,170,706 |
| 2023 | $26,304,406 | $12,932,240 | $14,110,830 | $8,927,415 | 151 | $858,608 |
| 2022 | $25,024,900 | $13,702,809 | $9,209,031 | $4,855,005 | 146 | $263,278 |
| 2021 | $21,092,938 | $14,501,704 | $6,920,445 | $4,826,439 | 130 | $97,169 |
| 2020 | $12,635,565 | $8,162,880 | $5,365,361 | $3,557,319 | 99 | $12 |
| 2019 | $10,891,908 | $8,084,299 | $7,850,219 | $4,975,617 | 107 | $291,600 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The Foundation’s mission is “to bring tennis and education together to change lives,” with particular emphasis on under-resourced youth. Its flagship National Junior Tennis & Learning (NJTL) program combines free or low-cost tennis instruction with academic support and college and career pathways.
The Foundation provides programmatic and operational grants to sports-based youth development organizations using tennis, education, and mentorship. It gives preference to NJTL chapters serving under-resourced communities. Support includes direct program grants, capacity-building assistance, technical assistance, and tennis-court resurfacing grants. Its website also describes priorities in college and career pathways, court refurbishments, and no- or low-cost high-performance training.
Examples of supported organizations illustrate the range of grantees. Junior Tennis Champions Center describes its mission as promoting amateur tennis competition and instruction, including for economically underprivileged children in the Washington, D.C., area. East Palo Alto Tennis & Tutoring says it works to bridge the opportunity gap for under-resourced K–12 students and prepare them for college, careers, and life. New HYTES describes its work as enriching the lives of economically disadvantaged New Haven youth through life-skills curriculum, academic support, character-building, and tennis.
Grantmaking
The 2025 filing reports $10,400,764 granted to 173 organizations. Separately, the 2025 itemized-grant data lists 149 grants totaling $9,272,852, ranging from $6,000 to $1,000,000, with a median grant of $40,000. The Foundation also reported providing $1,158,500 in college scholarships to 39 participants in 2025.
Among the largest itemized 2025 grants were $1,000,000 to Lulu’s Place Inc. in San Diego, California; $334,340 to Junior Tennis Champions Center in College Park, Maryland; $292,500 to East Palo Alto Tennis & Tutoring in Palo Alto, California; $255,100 to Marty Hennessy Inspiring Children Foundation in Las Vegas, Nevada; and $249,700 to NYJTL in Long Island City, New York. The listed purposes for these grants were “community athletic & education.”
The currently open College Success Scholarship supports students who are enrolled in college, have taken a gap year, or are returning to school after time away. Applicants must have a connection to an NJTL chapter or another organized tennis program, be committed to completing a degree, and demonstrate academic achievement and financial need. NJTL alumni receive priority, but other eligible young people may apply. Awards are multi-year, with duration based on the time remaining until graduation, and are paid directly to the student’s college or university.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Ginny Ehrlich as executive director; Kathleen Wu as president and director; Benjamin Doller, Molly John, and Robert Oberrender as directors and vice-presidents; David Scharf as director and secretary; Ivan Zinn as director and treasurer; and Megan Mouton-Levy, William McGugin, and Laura Canfield as directors.
Usta Foundation Incorporated is led by Kathleen Wu, President & Director since 2021 (on filings since 2019); none of the 16 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kathleen Wu
President & Director
Director & Vice President → President & Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ginny Ehrlich
Executive Director
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Benjamin Doller
Director & Vice President
Director & Vice President → Director, 2021
Director → Director & Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James Majeski
Director
Director → Director & Vice President, 2021
Director & Vice President → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Molly John
Director & Vice President
Director → Director & Vice President, 2021
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Chen
Director
President & Director → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Scharf
Director & Secretary
Director & Treasurer → Director & Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ivan Zinn
Director & Treasurer
Director → Director & Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Raj Vaswani
Director
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Oberrender
Director & Vice President
Director → Director & Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Arthur Martinez
Director
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rebecca McCabe
Director
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Roberto Marques
Director
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Laura Canfield
Director
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Megan Mouton-Levy
Director
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William McGugin
Director
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (15)
- Former: Violet Clark (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Brian Vahaly (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Jeffrey M. Bail (2024) — Director
- Former: Daniel Faber (2019–2023) — Executive Director · Filing note: Thru 523
- Former: Julia Levering (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Missie Rennie (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Richard Ader (2019–2023) — Director & Secretary · Filing note: Thru 923
- Former: Jeff Baill (2023) — Director
- Former: Brian Hainline (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Kurt Zumwalt (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Bob Oberrender (2019–2020) — Director & Treasurer
- Former: Mark Leschly (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Michael McNulty (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Y. David Scharf (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Amy Smith (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Usta Foundation Incorporated
How much does Usta Foundation Incorporated give each year?
Usta Foundation Incorporated gave $9.3M across 149 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $7.9M across 140 grants.
What is Usta Foundation Incorporated's typical grant size?
Usta Foundation Incorporated's median grant in 2025 was $40,000, and its average grant was $62,234, across 149 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Usta Foundation Incorporated that year got $39K on average.
Where does Usta Foundation Incorporated give grants?
Usta Foundation Incorporated's top state is California, with 20% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were New York (10%) and Florida (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were Los Angeles, CA (3 grants), San Diego, CA (2 grants), Las Vegas, NV (2 grants) and Miami, FL (2 grants).
Does Usta Foundation Incorporated give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 149 grants with a stated purpose on Usta Foundation Incorporated's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Community Athletic & Education" (149 grants).
Who are Usta Foundation Incorporated's largest grantees?
Usta Foundation Incorporated's largest 2025 grantees include Lulu's Place Inc ($1,000,000), Junior Tennis Champions Center ($334,340) and East Palo Alto Tennis & Tutoring ($292,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 18% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Usta Foundation Incorporated?
Usta Foundation Incorporated reported $26.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $13.7M.
What does Usta Foundation Incorporated fund?
The Foundation’s mission is “to bring tennis and education together to change lives,” with particular emphasis on under-resourced youth. Its flagship National Junior Tennis & Learning (NJTL) program combines free or low-cost tennis instruction with academic support and college and career pathways. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Usta Foundation Incorporated?
The College Success Scholarship is currently open to eligible students; the available program information describes its eligibility and award structure but does not specify application materials or a submission process. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Usta Foundation Incorporated's EIN?
Usta Foundation Incorporated's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-3782331. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 21, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 25, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 25, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 22, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 5, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 9, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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