a sport for life

FACILITY DEVELOPMENT FUND – NOTICE OF USE

This notice serves as a statement by the board of directors on the use of the Tennis Alliance Facility Development Fund, a restricted fund established by the board to support the Tennis Center at Millersville Park project, now abandoned by the County.

  • Between 2014 and 2016 three 24 Hours of Tennis fundraisers were held at $100 per person. As the financials demonstrate, those proceeds went to the Facility Development Fund to pay for costs associated with the proposed tennis center.
  • From 2017-2019, 24 Hours of Tennis event proceeds went into the General Fund to support the Tennis Alliance dual mission “to provide a year-round home for tennis in Anne Arundel County and to promote tennis for Life.” The proceeds were then split between the Facility Development Fund and the General Fund. The amount allocated between the two funds varied each year according to the nonprofit volunteer board voting procedure.

The Tennis Center at Millersville Park project was removed from the County Executive’s budget in 2021. The Tennis Alliance Board of Directors has voted to close out Facility Development Fund which was created for, and restricted to, the abandoned Millersville project.

 

The remaining $25,212 in the fund has been moved to the General Fund where it will support the Tennis Alliance ongoing mission as a USTA CTA (Community Tennis Association) and a USTA NJTL (National Junior Tennis and Learning) chapter to bring tennis opportunities to more youth and adults in Anne Arundel County. The 2024 Tennis Alliance mission is “to expand tennis opportunities for all in Anne Arundel County and to promote the sport of tennis for health, wellness, and life.”

 

The Tennis Alliance will continue to advocate for a year-round tennis center for Anne Arundel County. We are watching carefully as AACRP (Anne Arundel County Rec and Parks) planning for the tennis bubble at Lake Waterford Park in Pasadena moves forward.

 

Please reach out to board president, Louise Thomas, if you have any questions.