Nonprofit · EIN 52-6046504
WASHINGTON TENNIS & EDUCATION
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20011
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $3,504,354 | $3,791,307 | -$286,953 | $23,862,728 | $173,833 | $23,688,895 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,702,285 | $3,752,058 | -$1,049,773 | $24,264,581 | $158,941 | $24,105,640 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,850,412 | $3,506,408 | -$655,996 | $24,323,594 | $82,355 | $24,241,239 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,986,001
- Program service revenue
- $896,016
- Investment income
- $833,784
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$385,075
- Other revenue
- -$211,447
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $197,163
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,646,827
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,126,320
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $113,086
- Occupancy
- $458,277
- Travel
- $64,992
- Depreciation
- $347,229
- Program services (functional)
- $3,202,490
- Management and general (functional)
- $372,339
- Fundraising (functional)
- $216,478
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $24,264,581
- Total assets, end of year
- $23,862,728
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $173,833
- Net assets, end of year
- $23,688,895
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $6,692,579
- Publicly traded securities
- $14,660,239
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $23,579,469
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $109,426
- Gross receipts
- $3,984,229
- Employees
- 82
- Volunteers
- 60
- Year formed
- 1955
- State of legal domicile
- DC
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 August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN BORDEN | CEO UNTIL 01/2025 Officer | 40 | $162,240 | $6,863 |
| JANELLE NICHOLS | DIR. OF PROGRAMS & PARTNERSHIPS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $110,194 | $14,338 |
| ALEX SHEK | CITY-WIDE TENNIS DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $122,399 | $373 |
| CANDACE SMITH | CEO AS OF 03/2025 Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEF WEISSFELD | DIRECTOR/COACH Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH JACKSON | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACKIE BRADFORD | CO-TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAZA L ANDERSON | CO-TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREA RICE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MANUEL ORTIZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| YVETTE ALEXANDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTHONY TONY APPLEWHAITE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RALPH J CACCIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DREW CANTOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARCIA CARLUCCI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
30 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PETER DAVIDSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JON DECKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KENNETH EDMONDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DD EISENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID GOLLOB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DIANE LEWIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| H'CONE THOMPSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDY VERMILYE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAN WALDMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHELE DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHARIF ELSHEIKH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE EVANS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICHOLE FRANCIS REYNOLDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CRAIG HOOVER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HENRY KENNEDY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BETH SINGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TIM BASS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KRISTEN DONOGHUE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT LAVET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAURA MCINTOSH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREGG SHEIOWITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAKE WEINSTOCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HON JOHN BREAUX | EMERETUS DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES RITZENBERG | EMERETUS DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN A HARRIS | EMERITUS DIRECTORS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HON PAUL IGNATIUS | EMERITUS DIRECTORS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARCELLA A JONES | DIRECTOR UNTIL 01/2025 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE LILLEY | DIRECTOR UNTIL 01/2025 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDY BLOCKER | DIRECTOR UNTIL 01/2025 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRYAN CORBETT | DIRECTOR UNTIL 01/2025 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 37 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN BORDEN | PRESIDENT, CEO Officer | 40 | $162,480 | $80 |
| ALEX SHEK | CITY-WIDE TENNIS DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $104,329 | $373 |
| JOSEF WEISSFELD | DIRECTOR/COACH Trustee or director | 1 | $17,050 | $0 |
| SARAH JACKSON | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACKIE BRADFORD | CO-TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAZA L ANDERSON | CO-TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREA RICE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MANUEL ORTIZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| YVETTE ALEXANDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTHONY TONY APPLEWHAITE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDY BLOCKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RALPH J CACCIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DREW CANTOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARCIA CARLUCCI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRYAN CORBETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER DAVIDSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JON DECKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH EDMONDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DD EISENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID GOLLOB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARCELLA A JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANE LEWIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE LILLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| H'CONE THOMPSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDY VERMILYE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN WALDMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELE DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARIF ELSHEIKH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE EVANS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NICHOLE FRANCIS REYNOLDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG HOOVER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HENRY KENNEDY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BETH SINGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HON JOHN BREAUX | EMERETUS DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES RITZENBERG | EMERETUS DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN A HARRIS | EMERITUS DIRECTORS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HON PAUL IGNATIUS | EMERITUS DIRECTORS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 42 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN BORDEN | PRESIDENT, CEO Officer | 40 | $166,162 | $1,012 |
| LEAH FRIEDMAN | VICE PRESIDENT AS OF JAN 2022 Officer | 40 | $131,562 | $10,729 |
| JOSEF WEISSFELD | COACH & DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $14,905 | $0 |
| SARAH JACKSON | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARCIA CARLUCCI | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRYAN N CORBETT | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANE LEWIS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MANNY ORTIZ | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN WALDMAN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREA RICE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAZA ANDERSEN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| YVETTE ALEXANDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTHONY APPLEWHAITE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDY BLOCKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACKIE BRADFORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RALPH CACCIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DREW CANTOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER DAVIDSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JON DECKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH EDMONDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DD EISENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARIFF ELSHEIKH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE EVANS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NICHOLE FRANCIS REYNOLDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID GOLLOB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARCELLA JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE LILLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIGUEL NOYOLA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANE O'TOOLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS L RIESENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HCONE THOMPSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDY VERMILYE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE WEISSFELD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN BREAUX | E DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN A HARRIS | E DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL R IGNATIUS | E DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM RITZENBERG | E DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HARVEY M APPLEBAUM | ADVISOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JERRY JASINOWSKI | ADVISOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM KUHN | ADVISOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID WILMOT | ADVISOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER WORK | ADVISOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 5220 16TH ST NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20011-0000
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CANDACE SMITH, 5220 16TH ST NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20011
- Signed the 990
- CANDACE SMITH, CEO
- Phone
- (202) 291-9888
- Website
- WWW.WTEF.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
Mission
TO BUILD LIFE CHAMPIONS BY PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY ACADEMIC, TENNIS AND WELLNESS INSTRUCTION TO LOW-INCOME STUDENTS IN DC AT-RISK OF ACADEMIC FAILURE.
Program accomplishments
- CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE (CFE) IS AN INTENSIVE ACADEMIC, LIFE-SKILLS, AND TENNIS INSTRUCTION PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES 1-12. CFE RUNS 5 DAYS A WEEK MON-FRI 4 TO 7 P.M. STUDENTS RECEIVE 90 MINUTES OF INDIVIDUALIZED MATH AND READING INSTRUCTION, MANDATORY HOMEWORK COMPLETION, AND 90 MINUTES OF TENNIS INSTRUCTION DAILY. THROUGH A COMPLEMENTARY ARRAY OF PARTNERSHIPS AND ITS PROFESSIONAL STAFF, CFE OFFERS ENRICHMENT PROGRAMMING IN STEM, NUTRITION AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLES, SOCIO-EMOTIONAL LEARNING, LIBRARY SERVICES, CHARACTER AND CULTURAL EDUCATION, COLLEGE PREP AND CAREER COUNSELING, SCHOLARSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.Expenses $845,608
- AN EXTENSION OF THE CFE SCHOOL YEAR PROGRAM, CFE SUMMER IS THE LONGEST SUMMER CAMP IN WASHINGTON DC, OPERATING FOR 9 WEEKS, 5 DAYS A WEEK, FROM 8AM-4PM. CFE SUMMER PROVIDES EDUCATIONALLY ENRICHING INTERACTIVE GAME-BASED ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CHESS, ROBOTICS, CODING, COMPUTER GAMES, BOARD GAMES AND SKILLS-APPROPRIATE TENNIS CLINICS, SINGLES AND DOUBLES COMPETITIVE PLAY INCLUDING ACCESS TO LOCAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL TOURNAMENTS. CFE SUMMER ALSO PROVIDES FREE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH AND HEALTHY SNACKS.Expenses $435,664
- TENNIS CENTER PROGRAMS: WTEF OFFERS BEGINNER TO ADVANCED CLINICS FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS. OUR PRIMARY PROGRAMMING AT OUR EAST CAMPUS IS FOR YOUTH WHO LIVE WITHIN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. WE ALSO OFFER FEE-BASED PROGRAMMING AT OUR EAST AND WEST CAMPUSES WHERE PARTIAL PROCEEDS GO TOWARDS FUNDING YOUTH PROGRAMMING AT OUR EAST CAMPUS AND OUR OUTREACH PROGRAMMING AT DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC AND CHARTER SCHOOLS.Expenses $702,616 · revenue $846,016
- ARTHUR ASHE CHILDREN'S PROGRAM SERVES STUDENTS IN GRADES 1-8 AND TAKES PLACE ON DC PUBLIC AND CHARTER SCHOOL CAMPUSES. THE PROGRAMS ARE GAME-BASED ACADEMIC, LIFE-SKILLS AND TENNIS INSTRUCTION PROGRAMS OPERATING MON-THURS FOR 2 HOURS AFTER SCHOOL THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR. HOMEWORK ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED, AND STUDENTS PRACTICE FOR STRUCTURED ACADEMIC AND TENNIS COMPETITIONS AGAINST OTHER SCHOOLS IN THESE PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THESE PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN ACTIVE FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS.Expenses $367,177
- TENNIS BALL AND OTHER PROGRAMS.Expenses $851,425 · revenue $50,000
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 August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | August 31, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | August 31, 2025 | January 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | August 31, 2024 | January 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 52-6046504
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1956
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Youth development (O500)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $23,862,728
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,984,229
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $3,504,354 | $3,791,307 | $23,862,728 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2024 | $2,702,285 | $3,752,058 | $24,264,581 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2023 | $2,850,412 | $3,506,408 | $24,323,594 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $3,377,046 | $3,141,590 | $24,914,123 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 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 52-6046504).
Questions about WASHINGTON TENNIS & EDUCATION
- What is the EIN of WASHINGTON TENNIS & EDUCATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WASHINGTON TENNIS & EDUCATION is 52-6046504.
- Is WASHINGTON TENNIS & EDUCATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1956.
- Are donations to WASHINGTON TENNIS & EDUCATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WASHINGTON TENNIS & EDUCATION 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 WASHINGTON TENNIS & EDUCATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did WASHINGTON TENNIS & EDUCATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of WASHINGTON TENNIS & EDUCATION?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names CANDACE SMITH.
- Who are the officers and directors of WASHINGTON TENNIS & EDUCATION?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 45 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $162,240 (JOHN BORDEN, CEO UNTIL 01/2025).
- How much revenue does WASHINGTON TENNIS & EDUCATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,504,354, expenses of $3,791,307 and total assets of $23,862,728 at year end.
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