Intercollegiate Tennis Coaches
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Administrative, supervision, and sponsorship of college tennis tournaments, college rankings, coaches education, and convention as college tennis rules and regulations.
- Income
- $2.9 million
- Spending
- $2.8 million
- Spent on programs
- 70%
- Reserves
- 15.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 73%
- Employees
- 13
- Highest pay
- $284,906, president & ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 90% of charities in its peer group (recreation and sports, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 15.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 6% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 15% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1570% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 18 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 76% of charities in its peer group (recreation and sports, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2517 of 18 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 (3)
- $1.9 million spent. National coaches convention and various tournaments. The ITA hosts an annual convention each December. The convention includes governance meetings by the association's board of directors and tennis operating committees, the presentation of the ITA coaches of the year awards, open forums for coaches, as well as informative and educational clinics (both on-court and in a classroom environment). The ITA also administers a year-round calendar of tournaments. One of the most visible programs administered by the ITA is the ITA regional championships where close to 8,000 men's and women's collegiate tennis players participate each year in over 90 regional events (24 for division I and approximately 60 for small colleges), which are hosted across the country throughout September and October. The ITA also presents a series of national championships for individuals as well as teams.
- Other program income and expenses: Regularly the ITA hosts a series of events, including the ITA Arthur Ashe Leadership weekend in New York City, ITA David A Benjamin award induction ceremony in New York City, and hall of fame induction ceremonies.
- Awards program: the ITA administers a comprehensive awards program to honor and recognize men's and women's coaches and players in all divisions. The ITA awards program honors the following: ITA David A Benjamin achievement award, ITA meritorious service award, ITA Men's and women's collegiate halls of fame, ITA Arthur Ashe Jr Leadership & sportsmanship award, the Ann Lebedeff leadership award, Wilson/ITA coaches of the year, ITA national college players of the year, ITA collegiate all-star team, ITA scholar-athlete & all-academic team, Cissie Leary sportsmanship award, Rafael Osuna sportsmanship award, ITA national spring awards program, Wilson/ITA national promoter of the year award, Steve Wilkinson team sportsmanship award.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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 October 13, 2026.
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 October 13, 2026.
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 October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 1984.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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 21, 2026.
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