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International Tennis Hall of Fame Incorporated

EIN 13-6144356 · Newport, RI

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood85 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE INTERNATIONAL TENNIS HALL OF FAME (ITHF) IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT PRESERVES THE HISTORY OF TENNIS AND CELEBRATES TO INSPIRE EXCELLENCE ACROSS GENERATIONS GLOBALLY. FOUNDED IN 1954 IN NEWPORT, RI, THE ITHF HONORS TENNIS' GREATEST PLAYERS AND CONTRIBUTORS. IT FEATURES A MUSEUM WITH HISTORIC ARTIFACTS, AN ANNUAL INDUCTION CEREMONY, EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY YOUTH PROGRAMS, AND A HISTORIC VENUE THAT HOSTS PROFESSIONAL TENNIS. WITH A GLOBAL REACH, IT CELEBRATES THE SPORT'S HISTORY AND INSPIRES FUTURE GENERATIONS.

Income
$18.7 million
Spending
$17.6 million
Spent on programs
68%
Reserves
23.4 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 47%
Employees
144
Volunteers
273
Highest pay
$600,337, ceo

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 67% of charities in its peer group (recreation and sports, $10m to $100m).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 23.4 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 4% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 6% of income.

  • Income trend

    0 of 15

    Income fell 43% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    68% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 27 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 46% of charities in its peer group (recreation and sports, $10m to $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    18 of 19 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (5)
  1. $3.8 million spent. TENNIS TOURNAMENT - THE INFOSYS HALL OF FAME OPEN FOR THE VAN ALEN CUP IS AN ATP TOUR EVENT HOSTED ANNUALLY ON THE HISTORIC GRASS COURTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL TENNIS HALL OF FAME. THE TOURNAMENT DRAWS 28 OF THE TOP MALE PLAYERS IN THE WORLD COMPETING FOR THE VAN ALEN CUP AND 32 MALE PLAYERS COMPETE FOR THE DOUBLES TITLE. THE TOURNAMENT IS THE ONLY ATP TOUR STOP IN THE NORTHEAST AND THE ONLY EVENT TO BE PLAYED ON GRASS COURTS OUTSIDE OF EUROPE.
  2. $3.0 million spent. TENNIS COURTS - THE INTERNATIONAL TENNIS HALL OF FAME IS TRULY UNIQUE IN THAT IT IS ONE OF THE ONLY HALLS OF FAME WHERE THE PUBLIC CAN ACTUALLY PLAY THE SPORT - TENNIS - ON HALL OF FAME GROUNDS. PLAYERS OF EVERY AGE AND ANY ABILITY LEVEL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY TENNIS ON THE HALL OF FAME'S LEGENDARY GRASS COURTS, WHERE THE FIRST US NATIONAL TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS WERE HELD IN 1881. TENNIS CHAMPIONS PAST AND PRESENT HAVE GRACED THE HALL OF FAME'S GRASS COURTS INCLUDING BILLIE JEAN KING, ROD LAVER, MARTINA NAVRATILOVA, JOHN MCENROE - JUST TO NAME A FEW. THE HALL OF FAME TENNIS CLUB OFFERS ADULT AND JUNIOR TENNIS PROGRAMMING YEAR-ROUND, WITH 6 HARD COURTS, 13 GRASS COURTS, AND 1 CLAY COURT AVAILABLE.
  3. $4.0 million spent. INDUCTION - THE INTERNATIONAL TENNIS HALL OF FAME WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1954 AT THE NEWPORT CASINO AS A "SHRINE TO THE IDEALS OF THE GAME". ORIGINALLY NAMED THE NATIONAL LAWN TENNIS HALL OF FAME, IT WAS SANCTIONED BY THE UNITED STATES TENNIS ASSOCIATION IN 1954. THE FIRST CLASS WAS ENSHRINED INTO THE HALL OF FAME IN 1955. IN 1986, WE ACHIEVED WORLDWIDE RECOGNITION AS THE SPORT'S OFFICIAL HALL OF FAME BY THE INTERNATIONAL TENNIS FEDERATION. INDIVIDUALS ARE ELECTED BASED ON THEIR RECORDS OF COMPETITIVE ACHIEVEMENT, WITH ANCILLARY CONSIDERATION GIVEN TO SPORTSMANSHIP AND CHARACTER. INDIVIDUALS ARE ELECTED IN ONE OF THREE CATEGORIES: PLAYER, CONTRIBUTOR, AND WHEELCHAIR. A SERIES OF VOTING PANELS REPRESENTING THE INTERNATIONAL TENNIS COMMUNITY VOTE TO ELECT THESE INDIVIDUALS FOR ENSHRINEMENT. THE INDUCTION CEREMONY OCCURS AT THE ITHF EACH JULY. THE MUSEUM, HOUSED IN THE NEWPORT CASINO, WAS BUILT BY JAMES GORDON BENNETT IN 1880. THE NEWPORT CASINO WAS DECLARED A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK IN 1987, AND BECAME THE FIRST SPORTS HALL OF FAME TO BE ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN ALLIANCE OF MUSEUMS IN 2013 AND REACCREDITED IN 2022. THE HISTORIC NEWPORT CASINO IS AN UNCOMMON EXAMPLE OF SPORTING EXCELLENCE. THE EXHIBITS HIGHLIGHT THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF TENNIS THROUGH THE 21ST CENTURY, WITH A PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON ITS CULTURAL IMPACT. THE STORIES OF OUR HALL OF FAMERS, FROM OUR FIRST CLASS IN 1955 TO TODAY, ARE TOLD THROUGHOUT THE GALLERIES PROVIDING PERSONAL INSIGHT INTO THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS OF THE GAME. THE EXHIBITS ARE DRAMATICALLY SET IN THE ORIGINAL ROOMS OF THE NEWPORT CASINO, WHERE VISITORS OF ALL AGES CAN DELIGHT IN STANFORD WHITE'S ARCHITECTURAL DETAIL. THE WOOLARD FAMILY ENSHRINEMENT GALLERY HONORS THE GREATEST CHAMPIONS, INNOVATORS, AND ADMINISTRATORS OF TENNIS WHO HAVE BEEN INDUCTED INTO THE HALL OF FAME.
  4. $941,133 spent. TEAMFAME - OUR NATIONAL JUNIOR TENNIS & LEARNING (NJTL) CHAPTER, KNOWN AS TEAMFAME, WHICH STANDS FOR FUTURE ACES MODELING EXCELLENCE. TEAMFAME PROVIDES TENNIS LESSONS, ACADEMIC SUPPORT, AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES REACH THEIR GOALS, LEARN NEW SKILLS, AND CHANGE LIVES ON AND OFF THE COURT.
  5. $167,232 spent. BE LEGENDARY IS A GLOBAL INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO INSPIRE AND EMPOWER YOUTH (AGES 10-18) AT TENNIS PROGRAMS AROUND THE WORLD BY OFFERING THEM UNIQUE ACCESS TO THE HISTORY OF THE SPORT, ITS VALUES, AND LEGENDARY PLAYERS. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO TEACH KIDS ALL THE INCREDIBLE LIFE LESSONS THE SPORT HAS TO OFFER THROUGH THE LENS OF THE HALL OF FAME, HELP THEM FOSTER A DEEPER CONNECTION TO THE SPORT, AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO FIND THEIR PERSONAL GREATNESS, BOTH ON AND OFF THE COURT.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since January 2008.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.

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