USTA Foundation and Chase Award More Than $250,000 to Support Youth Tennis and Education Programs

The USTA Foundation and longtime sponsor Chase are continuing their national effort to use tennis as a pathway for education, mentorship and life skills.      

For the 13th consecutive year, the USTA Foundation has partnered with Chase to award more than $250,000 in grants to 12 community organizations across the country, supporting year-round tennis, education and mentorship programs for young people.

This year’s grants are expected to impact more than 24,000 young people from under-resourced communities, providing access to programs designed to help prepare them for life on and off the tennis court. To date, Chase has awarded more than $2 million to select community organizations supported by the USTA Foundation.

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Florida is part of this year’s national effort, with the MaliVai Washington Youth Foundation in Jacksonville and First Serve Miami among the organizations receiving Chase Return the Serve grants.

As part of the initiative, “Return the Serve Fun Day” events presented by Chase will take place throughout July in 10 communities: Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Jacksonville, Fla., Los Angeles, Miami, Phoenix and San Francisco.

The events will feature tennis activities, financial literacy education and lunch for young people and their families, combining on-court programming with practical life-skills support.

Photo credit: First Serve Miami.

“For 13 years, Chase has been a dedicated champion of the USTA Foundation and our mission to help young people from under-resourced communities live their best life stories and achieve their dreams,” said USTA Foundation CEO Ginny Ehrlich. “Their generosity is creating meaningful change, opening doors of opportunity, and equipping the next generation with the confidence and tools they need to succeed in whatever path they choose.” 

“We’ve always believed in the power of sport to unlock opportunity,” said Meghan Brady, Executive Director, Sports & Entertainment Marketing at JPMorganChase. “For 13 incredible years, our work with the USTA Foundation has brought tennis and education together, helping young people build financial literacy, confidence and life skills that extend far beyond the court.”

The following community-based organizations will receive a Chase Return the Serve grant:

• Tenacity – Boston
• Love to Serve – Chicago
• Advantage Cleveland – Cleveland
• Sloane Stephens Foundation – Compton, Calif.
• Dallas National Junior Tennis & Learning – Dallas
• Denver Tennis Park – Denver
• MaliVai Washington Youth Foundation – Jacksonville, Fla.
• Pete Brown Junior Tennis Program – Los Angeles
• First Serve Miami – Miami
• InnerCity Tennis Foundation – Minneapolis
• PASS, Programs for Afterschool Success – Phoenix
• East Palo Alto Tennis and Tutoring – San Francisco

Through the Return the Serve initiative, the USTA Foundation and Chase continue to support community-based tennis programs that provide young people with access to the sport while also emphasizing education, mentorship, confidence and financial literacy.

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Source: USTA Foundation. Photo credit (top): malwashington.com.

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