Usta Southwest Section Inc
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What it says it does
OUR MISSION IS TO PROMOTE AND DEVELOP THE GROWTH OF TENNIS IN THE SOUTHWEST
- Income
- $3.0 million
- Spending
- $3.1 million
- Employees
- 21
- Volunteers
- 122
- Highest pay
- $169,129, ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)
- $928,637 spent. ADULT AND SENIOR COMPETITION: LEAGUE PARTICIPATION DURING THE 2025 YEAR FOR UNIQUE PARTICIPANTS WAS 5824 INDIVIDUAL PLAYERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO AND EL PASO TX. WE HAD A TOTAL OF 14,256 LEAGUE REGISTRATIONS FOR THE 2025 YEAR IN THOSE SAME AREAS. WE ALSO HELD 8 SECTION LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS IN 2025, THE SOUTHWEST TRI-LEVEL INVITATIONAL IN JANUARY, 2025 IN PHOENIX AZ; SOUTHWEST 55 & OVER MIXED INVITATIONAL IN JANUARY 2025, THE SOUTHWEST 40 & OVER ADULT SECTIONAL IN ALBUQUERQUE, NM IN JUNE 2025 AND THE SOUTHWEST 18 & OVER ADULT SECTIONAL IN ALBUQUERQUE, NM IN AUGUST 2025 AND THE SOUTHWEST ADULT 55 & OVER SECTIONAL IN EL PASO, TX IN SEPTEMBER 2025 AND THE SOUTHWEST MIXED DOUBLES 40 & OVER AND 18 & OVER IN SURPRISE, AZ IN SEPTEMBER OF 2025 AND FINALLY THE SOUTHWEST ADULT 65 & OVER INVITATIONAL IN SURPRISE, AZ IN DECEMBER 2025. ALL AREAS RAN REGULAR USTA LEAGUE SEASONS SIMILAR TO 2024 THROUGHOUT THE CHAMPIONSHIP YEAR.ADULT TOURNAMENTS: 2025 SAW A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN ADULT TOURNAMENT PARTICIPATION COMPARED TO 2024. WE HAD AN INCREASE OF 25% IN OVERALL NUMBER OF TOURNAMENT REGISTRATIONS (9.2K VS 7.3K) AND A 45% INCREASE IN UNIQUE PLAYER REGISTRATIONS (5.5K VS 3.8K) OVER 2024. I LOOK FORWARD TO 2026 SHOWING A SLIGHT INCREASE TO OUR SUCCESSFUL 2025 PARTICIPATION.
- $878,282 spent. THE USTA SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY TENNIS DEPARTMENT WORKS TO EXPAND ACCESS TO TENNIS AND CREATE WELCOMING PATHWAYS FOR PLAYERS, COACHES, AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST SECTION. THROUGH PROGRAMS SUCH AS SCHOOL TENNIS, CAMPUS KIDS DAYS, NATIONAL JUNIOR TENNIS AND LEARNING (NJTL) CHAPTERS, JUNIOR TEAM TENNIS, TENNIS ON CAMPUS, ADULT SOCIAL PLAY, PROFESSIONAL CIRCUIT COMMUNITY OUTREACH, AND WHEELCHAIR AND ADAPTIVE TENNIS, THE DEPARTMENT SUPPORTS TENNIS PARTICIPATION AT EVERY STAGE OF A PLAYER'S JOURNEY.IN 2025, WE AIMED TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMMING, WITH A LONG-TERM GOAL OF BUILDING SUSTAINABLE, INCLUSIVE TENNIS OPPORTUNITIES THAT ENCOURAGE LIFELONG INVOLVEMENT IN THE SPORT. SUPPORT WAS PROVIDED THROUGH EDUCATION, EQUIPMENT, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE, AND DIRECT FUNDING TO LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS.DURING THE YEAR, THE TENNIS ON CAMPUS PROGRAM SERVED EIGHT UNIVERSITIES AND ENGAGED AN ESTIMATED 550+ COLLEGE STUDENTS IN RECREATIONAL LEAGUE PLAY. MORE THAN $40,000 IN COMMUNITY PROGRAM GRANTS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO OVER 100 ORGANIZATIONS, EXPANDING LOCAL ACCESS TO TENNIS ACROSS DIVERSE POPULATIONS (FIGURES ESTIMATED). IN ADDITION, MULTIPLE COACHING WORKSHOPS AND PROVIDER APPRECIATION EVENTS SERVED AN ESTIMATED 100+ COACHES AND TENNIS PROVIDERS, STRENGTHENING THE QUALITY AND REACH OF COMMUNITY TENNIS PROGRAMMING THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHWEST SECTION.
- $343,138 spent. JUNIOR COMPETITION AND PLAYER DEVELOPMENT: IN 2025, THERE WERE OVER 200 SANCTIONED JUNIOR EVENTS. THESE OFFERINGS ARE FOR ADVANCED, INTERMEDIATE, AND BEGINNER PLAYERS 5-18 YEARS OF AGE. WE PROVIDE PLAYING OPPORTUNITIES ALONG THE JUNIOR PATHWAY THAT MEET THE NEEDS AND ABILITIES OF ALL PLAYERS. WE CONTINUE TO PROVIDE MORE LOCAL PLAY OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS THE SECTION TO HAVE ENOUGH LOCAL COMPETITION OPPORTUNITIES TO NOT ENCOURAGE TRAVEL UNTIL PLAYERS ARE AT THE LEVEL TO DO SO. WE ALSO OFFERED EARLY DEVELOPMENT CAMPS FOR PLAYERS BETWEEN 7-10 YO THAT ARE WANTING TO DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS AND PROVIDE PARENT EDUCATION TO UNDERSTAND THE JUNIOR PATHWAY. OUR 2026 GOAL IS TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE PLAY OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL LEVELS AND EDUCATION FOR PARENTS, PLAYERS, AND PROVIDERS TO CONTINUE TO GROW AND DEVELOP.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(4) social welfare 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 November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, 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 December 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 September 1977.
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 November 4, 2026.
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