The purposes for the Foundation are detailed in the Certificate of Incorporation, as well as the corporation Bylaws. The Foundation has tried to envision the appropriate direction of the game in the next few years as the game closes out this seventh century of continuous play. We have tried to make the purposes of the fund detailed enough to meet the proper restrictions of the IRS and yet broad enough to enable the fund to be flexible to meet changing demands in the game as we enter a new millennium.

Some of the activities that the new Foundation will undertake to finance and promote include but are not limited to the development of:

• junior player identification and training programs

• international relationships through international competition for amateurs

• international relationships through cooperation with national governing bodies through meetings, seminars, and jointly developed educational programs

• training programs for the management of facilities and equipment

• research into and management of the construction of court tennis facilities

• educational and other publicly distributed materials such as books, magazines, article, public relations materials, special exhibits, audio, video, and other media material  

Beginning in 1995/96, the Foundation has accepted significant donations. The most significant is the transfer of funds that had been raised to build the Washington D.C. court tennis court at the Regency Health and Sport Club, under the terms of a partnership agreement with Regency.