USTA Foundation

The Usta Foundation provides program and operational support grants to support the implementation of qualified educational curricula and improved tennis delivery. Preference is given to njtl chapters, serving under-resourced demographics. In 2023, a total of $9,023,665 was granted to 201 organizations. Highlights of the programs that were funded include the following: njtl capacity building: the Usta Foundation capacity building program is based on the needs of the njtl chapters as reported in their annual enrollment survey. The program is designed to address chapter needs to support organizational growth in sustainability, governance, management infrastructure, leadership development and programmatic impact on under resourced youth. National essay contest, literacy, health & stem: the Usta Foundation provides evidence-based curricula to njtl chapters geared towards elementary, middle and high school students. The enrichment lessons complement national educational standards and use recreation (tennis) as a Foundation for learning valuable literacy, health, science, technology, engineering and mathematics (stem) competencies. The national essay contest is an opportunity for njtl participants to put their literacy skills into practical use. Under-resourced contestants are selected based on the merit of their essays and win an all-expense paid trip to the us open in new york city. Excellence program: the Usta Foundation works in partnership with national junior tennis & learning (njtl) chapters and other entities to identify, train, and educate the next generation of american tennis champions, national level competitors, collegiate players and future leaders. Excellence teams are designed to break financial barriers by providing quality coaching, equipment and tournament travel at no cost to under-served junior players from under-resourced populations.

The Usta Foundation awards college educational scholarships annually to high school seniors who have excelled academically, demonstrated community service and participated in an organized tennis program. Preference is given to njtl participants and awards are between $2,500 to $40,000, spread over four years. In 2023, a total of $980,000 in scholarships were provided to 53 participants.