Supporting tennis programs for
underserved youth and people with disabilities.
NEWS & EVENTS
A NEW GRANT
JTF Receives $50,000 Grant To
Empower Girls Through Tennis
The Junior Tennis Foundation received a $50,000 Parity Week grant from Gainbridge to honor the 50th anniversary of Billie Jean King’s Women’s Sports Foundation.
The grant will be used to refurbish the public tennis courts at Eisenhower Park in East Meadows and will also establish long-term grassroots tennis programs for girls in partnership with USTA Eastern.
ABOUT THE JUNIOR TENNIS FOUNDATION
The Junior Tennis Foundation was incorporated in 1982 “to promote the development of tennis among underprivileged children as a means of healthful recreation and physical fitness.”
Today, the JTF’s mission is to provide financial support to tennis programs within the USTA Eastern Section that serve underprivileged and/or at-risk youth and people with disabilities. Working in close partnership with USTA Eastern and the supported programs, JTF has provided over $3 million dollars in grants since its inception.
JTF also oversees the USTA Eastern Tennis Hall of Fame, which honors players, volunteers and contributors who have impacted tennis in the USTA Eastern Section. Each year, three or four individuals are inducted into the Hall. Proceeds from the annual induction ceremony go to supported programs and scholarships.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHT
CONTACT
Junior Tennis Foundation
2500 Westchester Ave, Suite 106
Purchase, NY 10577
mark@juniortennisfoundation.org
646 256 0351