About the NJTL Network

The National Junior Tennis and Learning (NJTL) network was founded in 1969 by tennis legends Arthur Ashe, Charlie Pasarell, and philanthropist Sheridan Snyder. The program's goals were to teach young people the importance of character, education, and becoming productive citizens, by using tennis to teach life lessons. The NJTL is a flagship program of the USTA Foundation, the national charitable organization of the United States Tennis Association (USTA).

The NJTL network has grown to include more than 250 nonprofit youth development organizations that offer free or low-cost tennis and education programming to over 150,000 under-resourced young people each year. The USTA Foundation is proud to support the NJTL network and their leaders by providing financial support, and organizational capacity building to assist NJTL organizations to fulfill their mission effectively and efficiently. While each organization in the NJTL network is unique, we have a shared goal of changing the lives of young people through the powerful combination of tennis and education.