Usta Foundation
Usta Foundation reported $13.7 million in revenue and $14.6 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $82.11 went to program services, $2.78 to management and general costs and $15.11 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 94.5% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $503,679 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). Revenue rose 69% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $15MFor context, the median across 237 covered recreation & sports charities: $88.05 programs, $10.89 management, $1.06 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $14MOther revenue was negative: −$4,908. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 82.1% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 2.8% | 10.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 15.1% | 1.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.17 | $0.05 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 94.5% | 25.2% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 61.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $503,679 | $365,322 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 3.45% | 2.14% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 16.8 | 14.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 14 of 15 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseThe Usta Foundation provides programmatic and operational grant funding to sports-based youth development organizations that utilize tennis, education and mentorship to positively impact the lives of young people. Preference is given to national junior tennis and learning (njtl) chapters that serve under-resourced communities. In 2025, a total of $10,400,764 was granted to 173 organizations. The Usta Foundation is committed to supporting the organizational growth and sustainability of njtl chapters and the young people they serve in several ways. Highlights of the foundation's support…
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 2025, a total of $1,158,500 in scholarships were provided to 39 participants
Highest reported compensation
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $0 | $464,009 | $39,670 | $503,679 |
| DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 3.0 hrs/week | $0 | $32,650 | $0 | $32,650 |
| DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 3.0 hrs/week | $0 | $20,000 | $0 | $20,000 |
| DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 3.0 hrs/week | $0 | $11,667 | $0 | $11,667 |
0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Usta Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $0 (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b15 · 14 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 50
- Volunteers Part I, line 650
Private foundation grants it received
30 private foundations reported grants to Usta Foundation totaling $1.9M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Questions people ask
How much of Usta Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Usta Foundation reported that 82.1% of its $14.6 million in expenses went to program services, 2.8% to management and general and 15.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Usta Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Usta Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $503,679, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Usta Foundation get its money?
Of $13.7 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 94.5% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Usta Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 13-3782331 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202641909349301709 · read the filing · XML
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202511769349301006 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202421779349301467 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202341729349300709 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202201869349301030 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202111659349301706 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202011749349300891 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 13-3782331: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.