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Commitment and growth highlights USTA Foundation efforts in 2021

If 2020 was a year of rebuilding, then 2021 was a year of new and resounding growth for the USTA Foundation. The national charitable arm of the USTA raised more than $10 million last year in support of Rally for the Future, a three-year fundraising campaign committed to supporting the tennis and education activities of under-resourced students nationwide, and its National Junior Tennis and Learning Network grew by 14% with 35 new chapters.

"USTA Foundation sponsors, donors, board members, and the entire NJTL network rose to significant challenges in 2021 and exceeded all expectations," said USTA Foundation executive director Dan Faber. "We are committed to building on our successes in 2022."

RALLY FOR THE FUTURE: support NJTL CHapters Across the country

rally-for-the-future We have been down, but never out. We have come together in our hours of need to find strength, a hand reaching back, a will to carry on. We showed our commitment to youth that they would not be forgotten in troubled times.

We have rallied to rebuild. Now, we look forward to a horizon glowing with possibility. Together we walk onto new courts - our confidence growing with every swing, dash, smash. We know this game. We understand its power, and now, we're harnessing it to build a better tomorrow for all.

Click here to learn more about the Rally for the Future campaign.

"It is carrying out Arthur Ashe’s mission in the most amazing way': Hear from USTA Foundation President Kathleen Wu on ‘Rally for the Future,' the largest individual fundraising campaign in USTAF history and the growing popularity of tennis on CBS Local Sports’ digital platform, posted in 20 major markets across the U.S.

Click Here to Learn more about the NJTL network

The Bryan brothers on-court with NJTL students during 2021 Raise a Racquet. In 1969, the National Junior Tennis League was created by Arthur Ashe, Charlie Pasarell and Sheridan Snyder as a way to gain and hold the attention of young people, with the hope of teaching them the importance of character, getting an education and becoming productive citizens.

Today, the now-named National Junior Tennis and Learning network features more than 250 nonprofit youth development organizations that offer free or low-cost tennis and education programming to over 160,000 under-resourced youth each year.

The NJTL network is supported by the USTA Foundation, the national charitable organization of the USTA. The work done by its member chapters includes after-school tutoring that focuses on academic enrichment, a life-skills curriculum and, of course, tennis.

A Message from Chris Evert

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The USTA Foundation sends its best wishes to chairperson Chris Evert, who recently announced her 1C ovarian cancer diagnosis.

She's sharing her story to help others.

Hear her latest treatment update.

educational resources

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The USTA Foundation has curated free and low-cost education resources with you in mind, from literacy, math and STEM to college and career readiness. Click here to learn more.