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USTA SOUTHWEST SECTION INC

EIN 85-0254477 SCOTTSDALE, AZ

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Revenue 2025
$3,003,419
Expenses 2025
$3,116,930

Program services were 69.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
04
Classification
3000
Street
7010 E ACOMA DR STE 201

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO PROMOTE AND DEVELOP THE GROWTH OF TENNIS IN THE SOUTHWEST

Activities or mission (Part I)

GROWING TENNIS TO INSPIRE HEALTHIER PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES EVERYWHERE.

  • 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.

    Expenses $928,637 · Revenue $1,007,601

  • 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.

    Expenses $878,282 · Grants $58,378 · Revenue $41,691

  • 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.

    Expenses $343,138 · Revenue $110,584

  • Expenses $3,517 · Revenue $71,961

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2025

As listed in Part VII of the 2025 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Jana Perpich

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    15
  • Eric Legg

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Ceeann Vaughan

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Debbie Pippins

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Paul Burns

    USTA DELEGATE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Amy Badger

    DIRECTOR AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Arturo Fierro

    DIRECTOR AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Charlotte Johnson

    DIRECTOR AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Enrique Zarate

    DIRECTOR AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Allison Bates

    DIRECTOR AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Laura Jackson

    DIRECTOR AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Eric Mitchell

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $169,129
    From this org
    $142,031
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,098
    Hours/week
    39 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $142,031
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,261
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,837
    Filer's total
    $169,129

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2025
    Revenue
    $3,003,419
    Expenses
    $3,116,930
    Contributions
    $1,621,810
    Grants paid
    $58,378
  • 2024
    Revenue
    $3,075,173
    Expenses
    $2,990,658
    Contributions
    $1,735,932
    Grants paid
    $225,341
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $2,657,079
    Expenses
    $2,591,987
    Contributions
    $1,420,105
    Grants paid
    $47,505
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $2,488,687
    Expenses
    $2,152,836
    Contributions
    $1,492,835
    Grants paid
    $28,955

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,024,125
    Expenses
    $1,804,592
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,778,639
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,878,264
    Expenses
    $1,496,388
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,548,571
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,635,200
    Expenses
    $1,389,610
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,231,797
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,570,313
    Expenses
    $1,611,744
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,555,212
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,563,610
    Expenses
    $1,553,684
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,645,497
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,480,675
    Expenses
    $1,492,356
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,606,857
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,480,244
    Expenses
    $1,463,581
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,646,890
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,454,720
    Expenses
    $1,425,289
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,683,149

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Grants made

  • 2024 GROWTH CATALYST FUND GRANT AWARDED THE ALBUQUERQUE ACADEMY TO TRANSFORM THE TENNIS COURTS AT THE PRIVATE SCHOOL INTO THE ALBUQUERQUE ACADEMY RACQUET CLUB WHICH WOULD BE A NON-PRIVATE, FULLY PROGRAMMED CLUB.

  • 2025 MATCHING FUNDS FOR LIGHTING GRANT FROM USTA TENNIS VENUE SERVICES

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Grants received

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2025 return

Declared as related by

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Not present in the most recent drop.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2025, the newest we have parsed for this organization.