Our mission is to promote and develop the growth of tennis in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and northwestern Wisconsin.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 194 volunteers and 57 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $173K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$134K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $2.7M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $1.7M
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$407K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.5M
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$2.5M
To programs
76%
Net assets
$3.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.5M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$2.5M
Expenses
$2.5M
FY2025▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$2.5M
Net assets
$3.0M
FY2025▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$2.7M
FY2025$3.0M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1990.

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Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $1.9M Management & general 18% · $453K Fundraising 6% · $143K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990; $134K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$134,385Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Section Delegate
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Becky Cantellano’s $134K as Executive Director is at the 64th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Becky Cantellano$134,385$125,188$124,963$128,117$110,338$108,066

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Promoting tennis to foster healthier individuals and communities nationwide.

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3 programs · $1.9M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Coach & Player Development

We deliver player development camps and offer junior scholarships to ensure that tennis programming is accessible to youth of all backgrounds and abilities throughout the region. Additionally, we require SafeSport training for all youth coaches and provide a variety of educational workshops and online courses that support quality program…

$652Kprogram expense
02

Competition

Our competitive program offerings include amateur tournaments and leagues for all levels of play. Specific programs include: USTA Adult Leagues, Adult and Junior Tournaments, Junior Team Tennis, and Tennis on Campus. In 2025, tournament participation saw a 17% jump in registrations, building on multiple years of consecutive growth.

$640Kprogram expense
03

Recreational Tennis

Our recreational programs are offered in partnership with parks and schools and aim to welcome new players to the sport through lessons, drills, camps, and social leagues. We employed 37 seasonal coaches to deliver programs across 43 park locations in 2025, with participation growth of 4.6%.

$601Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$1.7M
Grants paid · 66 grants · $936K · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$28,811
St Paul Urban Tennis ProgramMN · FY2025$17,810
City of Vermillion Parks and RecreationFY2025$15,000
Innercity Tennis FoundationMN · FY2025$13,150
Picklebarn LLCFY2025$10,000
South St Paul Parks & RecreationFY2025$9,500
John and Fay Menard YMCA Tennis CenterWI · FY2025$5,865
St Paul Urban Tennis ProgramMN · FY2024$62,450
Unitemized GrantFY2024$35,095
Minneapolis Clay CourtsFY2024$30,733
Innercity Tennis FoundationMN · FY2024$17,136
John and Fay Menard YMCA Tennis CtrWI · FY2024$13,000
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$625K
Investment incomeLn 3$134K
Money outPt IX
$2.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.9M
Managementcol C$453K
Fundraisingcol D$143K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$235K
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$407K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$625K
Investment incomeLn 3$134K
Gains on assetsLn 7$51K
Total revenueLn 12$2.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$235K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$235K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$48K
Other assetsLn 15$281K
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$407K
Net assetsLn 32$3.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 557
VolunteersI 6194
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY25FY24FY23FY22FY21
End of yearLn 1g$2.7M$2.4M$1.9M$1.3M$781K
Given inLn 1b$500K$400K$800K$10K
SpentLn 1d–1f$20K$200K$260K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$226K$235K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.4M$2.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$59K$48K
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$509K$407K
Net assetsLn 32$2.7M$3.0M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$217K$217K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$29K$29K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$158K$47K$102K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.0M$852K$135K$56K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$38K$32K$4K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$69K$60K$6K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$92K$69K$17K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$36K$36K
Investment management feesLn 11f$20K$20K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$246K$175K$33K$39K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$32K$7K$67$24K
Office expensesLn 13$18K$9K$8K$68
Information technologyLn 14$74K$69K$4K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$137K$112K$23K$2K
TravelLn 17$56K$26K$30K$86
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$11K$11K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$204K$189K$13K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.5M$1.9M$453K$143K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.5M$2.5M$13K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 1, 2025 $2.3M$2.5M−$193K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 10, 2024 $2.7M$2.1M$520K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 11, 2023 $2.2M$2.1M$149K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 3, 2022 $2.0M$1.7M$282K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jun 7, 2021 $1.8M$1.5M$266K$2.0M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,501,798 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,649,906$1,743,250
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $588,813$624,889
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $110,643$133,659
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,349,362$2,501,798
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $327,196$246,095
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,405,700$1,398,923
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $809,381$843,798
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,542,277$2,488,816
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$192,915$12,982
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,501,798 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,743,250
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,315
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,743,250
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $624,214 · Unrelated business $675$624,889
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $82,788$82,788
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $50,871$50,871
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $624,214 · Unrelated business $675 · Excluded from tax $133,659$2,501,798
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,488,816 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $217,284$217,284
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $28,811$28,811
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $47,272 · Management $102,420 · Fundraising $7,878$157,570
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $852,028 · Management $134,765 · Fundraising $55,777$1,042,570
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $32,081 · Management $3,833 · Fundraising $2,037$37,951
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $59,813 · Management $5,703 · Fundraising $3,726$69,242
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $69,442 · Management $17,285 · Fundraising $4,863$91,590
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $35,673$35,673
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $20,465$20,465
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $174,816 · Management $32,740 · Fundraising $38,833$246,389
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,148 · Management $67 · Fundraising $24,315$31,530
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,435 · Management $8,321 · Fundraising $68$17,824
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $68,656 · Management $3,972 · Fundraising $1,233$73,861
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $111,898 · Management $23,326 · Fundraising $2,210$137,434
IX-17 TravelPrograms $25,988 · Management $29,563 · Fundraising $86$55,637
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $10,881$10,881
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $10,417$10,417
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $188,691 · Management $13,452 · Fundraising $1,544$203,687
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,893,363 · Management $452,883 · Fundraising $142,570$2,488,816
Part X · Balance sheet $3,377,025 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $225,842$234,827
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $151,064$63,364
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $35,060$22,089
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,670$4,373
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $59,048$48,167
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,434,286$2,722,923
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $344,615$281,282
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,258,585$3,377,025
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $120,262$67,755
X-18 Grants payable$13,600
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $31,386$30,071
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $357,764$295,573
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $509,412$406,999
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,598,109$2,856,662
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $151,064$113,364
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,749,173$2,970,026
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,258,585$3,377,025
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,970,026 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,501,798
XI-2 Total expenses$2,488,816
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$12,982
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,749,173
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$207,871
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,970,026

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