Champions Achieve Greatness: A Letter from our CEO
At JTCC, student-athletes train to become the best tennis players they can be and also learn life skills to become champions both on and off the court. Behind every champion is a team of coaches, parents, mentors, volunteers, and supporters.
Choose an amount and make your gift today. Every gift made by December 31 counts toward 2026.
JTCC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Gifts are tax-deductible to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Why this year matters
An inflection point, 27 years in the making.
Ken Brody founded JTCC in 1999 on a simple idea: everyone who walks through the door deserves the chance to reach their potential. Twenty-seven years later, that belief has built something no other tennis organization has. On an ordinary afternoon, a future college player warms up beside a grandmother hitting her first forehand, a wheelchair athlete works on a serve next to a five-year-old in her first clinic, and a scholarship student and a club member end up doubles partners.
Now, JTCC is about to reach more people than ever before. The free programming and the financial aid that make all of it possible are paid for by people who believe in it. That is what your gift does here.
“JTCC believes that tennis is a vehicle for human development, not just for competitive Juniors, but for everyone who walks through our doors.”
Martin Blackman, CEO
10,000+
children served through free Community Champs programming since 2009
400+
adapted athletes, including veterans, who train with us every year at no cost
$28M
in college scholarships and financial aid earned by JTCC graduates
What your gift supports
Nobody achieves greatness alone.
Behind every player here is a team: coaches who stay late, teachers on campus, mentors and volunteers. And donors, most of whom will never meet the child their gift puts on a court. Your gift keeps all of it running, from a child’s first free clinic to the alumni who come back to coach the kids behind them.
Community Outreach
Free after-school programming and clinics for children in neighborhoods where tennis was never an option.
High Performance
Financial aid keeps one of the country’s top junior programs open to players whose families cannot pay full tuition.
Adapted
Free coaching for athletes with disabilities and for veterans: wheelchair, para standing and Special Olympics.
Education
Credentialed teachers on campus, so a serious tennis schedule never costs a serious education.
Mentoring
Every player is paired with a coach-educator who follows them through the whole of their time here.
Community Service
Players volunteer 30 or more hours a year coaching community youth and adapted athletes.
Club Programming
Juniors, adults, camps and members, growing the game from the ground up on the same courts.
Where it leads
JTCC players go on to college teams and the pro tour, and they come back to coach the kids behind them.
How far your gift goes
$50
Can help fund racquets and free clinics for new players
$100
Can help fund equipment and coaching for Community Champs players
$500
Can help fund coaching and tournament fees for adapted athletes
$1,000
Can help fund financial aid for players with need
$2,500
Can help fund a Community Champs site serving 25 to 30 children
$5,000
Can help fund a year of free programming at an outreach site
Give monthly, and free programming never stops.
A recurring gift is the steadiest thing a nonprofit can have. It lets our coaches promise a child a full season instead of a semester. Choose “Monthly” at the top of the form.
Other ways to give
By check: payable to JTCC, 5200 Campus Drive, College Park, MD 20740. Postmarked by December 31 to count in 2026.
Stock, donor-advised funds, employer matching or a larger gift: email development@jtcc.org or call (301) 779-8000.