Nonprofit · EIN 85-0254477
USTA SOUTHWEST SECTION INC
Tax-exempt · SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85254
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $3,003,419 | $3,116,930 | -$113,511 | $3,154,013 | $747,518 | $2,406,495 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,075,173 | $2,990,658 | $84,515 | $3,226,921 | $790,152 | $2,436,769 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,657,079 | $2,591,987 | $65,092 | $3,134,704 | $807,108 | $2,327,596 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,621,810
- Membership dues
- $178,525
- Program service revenue
- $1,210,996
- Investment income
- $149,772
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $8,092
- Other revenue
- $20,841
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $58,378
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $169,129
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,263,785
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,717,604
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $1,337
- Accounting fees
- $32,149
- Occupancy
- $71,522
- Travel
- $234,199
- Depreciation
- $38,275
- Program services (functional)
- $2,153,574
- Management and general (functional)
- $893,034
- Fundraising (functional)
- $70,322
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,226,921
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,154,013
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $747,518
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,406,495
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $484,286
- Publicly traded securities
- $2,383,005
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,356,495
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $50,000
- Gross receipts
- $3,610,905
- Employees
- 21
- Volunteers
- 122
- Year formed
- 1959
- State of legal domicile
- AZ
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERIC MITCHELL | CEO Officer | 39 | $142,031 | $27,098 |
| JANA PERPICH | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC LEGG | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| CEEANN VAUGHAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBBIE PIPPINS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL BURNS | USTA DELEGATE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY BADGER | DIRECTOR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ARTURO FIERRO | DIRECTOR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLOTTE JOHNSON | DIRECTOR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ENRIQUE ZARATE | DIRECTOR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLISON BATES | DIRECTOR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA JACKSON | DIRECTOR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERIC MITCHELL | CEO Officer | 39 | $134,846 | $24,833 |
| JANA PERPICH | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC LEGG | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| CEEANN VAUGHAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL BURNS | USTA DELEGATE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY BADGER | DIRECTOR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMANDA FINK | DIRECTOR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ARTURO FIERRO | DIRECTOR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLOTTE JOHNSON | DIRECTOR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ENRIQUE ZARATE | DIRECTOR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBBIE PIPPINS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLISON BATES | DIRECTOR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERIC MITCHELL | CEO Officer | 39 | $128,452 | $14,887 |
| PAUL BURNS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 |
| JANA PERPICH | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CEEANN VAUGHAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ENRIQUE ZARATE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY BADGER | DIRECTOR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMANDA FINK | DIRECTOR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM GARCIA | DIRECTOR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLOTTE JOHNSON | DELEGATE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC LEGG | DIRECTOR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBBIE PIPPINS | DIRECTOR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 7010 E ACOMA DR STE 201, SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85254-3550
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- ERIC MITCHELL, 7010 E ACOMA DRIVE 201, SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85254
- Signed the 990
- ERIC MITCHELL, CEO
- Phone
- (480) 289-2351
- Website
- WWW.SOUTHWEST.USTA.COM
- Return prepared by
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
Mission
OUR MISSION IS TO PROMOTE AND DEVELOP THE GROWTH OF TENNIS IN THE SOUTHWEST
Program accomplishments
- 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
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 85-0254477
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(4): Social welfare organization
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1977
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,154,013
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,610,905
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $3,003,419 | $3,116,930 | $3,154,013 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $3,075,173 | $2,990,658 | $3,226,921 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $2,657,079 | $2,591,987 | $3,134,704 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $2,488,687 | $2,152,836 | $2,930,720 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 85-0254477).
Questions about USTA SOUTHWEST SECTION INC
- What is the EIN of USTA SOUTHWEST SECTION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of USTA SOUTHWEST SECTION INC is 85-0254477.
- Is USTA SOUTHWEST SECTION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(4) since 1977.
- Are donations to USTA SOUTHWEST SECTION INC tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does USTA SOUTHWEST SECTION INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of USTA SOUTHWEST SECTION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did USTA SOUTHWEST SECTION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of USTA SOUTHWEST SECTION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names ERIC MITCHELL.
- Who are the officers and directors of USTA SOUTHWEST SECTION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 12 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $142,031 (ERIC MITCHELL, CEO).
- How much revenue does USTA SOUTHWEST SECTION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,003,419, expenses of $3,116,930 and total assets of $3,154,013 at year end.
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