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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE.

Totals

Total revenue
$92,842,701
Total expenses
$96,194,245
Contributions and grants received
$1,677,838
Grants paid
$83,064,541
Program service revenue
$89,934,609
Investment income
$1,166,922
Other revenue
$63,332
Total assets, end of year
$9,217,703
Total liabilities, end of year
$82,610
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$9,135,093
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$94,310,650
Management and general expenses
$1,883,595
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$94,310,650

Program services were 98.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,677,838

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TELEVISION

    total $43,557,365 · related or exempt $43,557,365

  • 2b · Program service revenue: FB PLAYOFFS

    total $28,280,508 · related or exempt $28,280,508

  • 2c · Program service revenue: INSTITUTIONAL DUES

    total $7,266,000 · related or exempt $7,266,000

  • 2d · Program service revenue: NCAA BB TOURNAMENT

    total $6,839,457 · related or exempt $6,839,457

  • 2e · Program service revenue: CONFERENCE BB TOURNAMENT

    total $3,691,279 · related or exempt $3,691,279

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $300,000 · related or exempt $300,000

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,166,922 · excluded $1,166,922

  • 11a · Other revenue: MERCHANDISE

    total $63,332 · related or exempt $63,332

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $63,332

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $83,064,541 · program services $83,064,541

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $2,738,710 · program services $2,333,129 · management and general $405,581

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,457,244 · program services $1,317,352 · management and general $139,892

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $97,278 · program services $84,632 · management and general $12,646

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $407,478 · program services $345,382 · management and general $62,096

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $237,012 · program services $206,200 · management and general $30,812

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $756,741 · management and general $756,741

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $34,200 · management and general $34,200

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $72,913 · program services $72,913

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $169,106 · program services $169,106

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $354,938 · management and general $354,938

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $263,537 · program services $252,113 · management and general $11,424

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $417,924 · program services $363,594 · management and general $54,330

  • 17 · Travel

    total $123,476 · program services $123,476

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $715,009 · program services $715,009

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $49,964 · program services $43,469 · management and general $6,495

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $25,503 · program services $25,503

  • 24a · Other expenses: BB CONFERENCE EXPENSE

    total $2,976,290 · program services $2,961,850 · management and general $14,440

  • 24b · Other expenses: CHAMPIONSHIP EXPENSE

    total $1,289,457 · program services $1,289,457

  • 24c · Other expenses: FB CHAMPIONSHIP

    total $942,924 · program services $942,924

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $11,481,938 · end of year $8,753,662

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $881,215 · end of year $337,946

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $543,823

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $432,621

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $161,166 · end of year $111,202

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $45,940 · end of year $14,893

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $83,622 · end of year $82,610

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $12,181,085 · end of year $8,826,210

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $305,552 · end of year $308,883

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FOR THE THIRTEEN MEMBER INSTITUTIONS TO STRENGTHEN AND EXPAND THE INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC AND ACADEMIC PROGRAMS ON EACH CAMPUS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO STRENGTHEN AND EXPAND THE INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC AND ACADEMIC PROGRAMS ON MEMBER CAMPUSES

  • FACILITATE ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCES. THE MOUNTAIN WEST PROVIDES A FIRST-CLASS ATHLETIC AND ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE FOR MORE THAN 5,100 STUDENT-ATHLETES EACH YEAR. OVER THE PAST 18 YEARS, 42 MOUNTAIN WEST STUDENT-ATHLETES HAVE EARNED NCAA POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS, AND SINCE THE LEAGUE'S INCEPTION IN 1999, AN ADDITIONAL 36 STUDENT-ATHLETES HAVE BEEN NAMED MW SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AND AWARDED LEAGUE-SPONSORED POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS. FOUR MOUNTAIN WEST STUDENT-ATHLETES HAVE EARNED DISTINCTION AS RHODES SCHOLARS (JESSICA MELLINGER, WYOMING AND DELAVANE DIAZ, BRITTANY MORREALE AND REBECCA ESSELSTEIN, AIR FORCE).

    Expenses $94,310,650 · Grants $83,064,541 · Revenue $89,997,941

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Dr Amy Parsons

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $736,121
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $682,372
    Other
    $53,749
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $619,055 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $63,317 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $39,600 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $14,149 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $736,121 related

  • Dr Adela De La Torre

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $762,273
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $545,148
    Other
    $217,125
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $533,148 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $12,000 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $196,957 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $20,168 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $762,273 related

  • Dr Garnett Stokes

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $776,662
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $615,514
    Other
    $161,148
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $598,688 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $16,826 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $160,860 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $288 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $776,662 related

  • Dr Brian Sandoval

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $654,492
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $556,250
    Other
    $98,242
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $530,250 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $26,000 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $89,307 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $8,935 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $654,492 related

  • Dr Elizabeth Cantwell

    DIRECTOR (EFF. 8/1/23)

    Total calculated
    $240,815
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $196,502
    Other
    $44,313
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $193,862 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $2,640 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $34,410 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $9,903 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $240,815 related

  • Dr David Lassner

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $512,128
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $409,704
    Other
    $102,424
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $409,704 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $97,803 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $4,621 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $512,128 related

  • Lt Gen Rich Clark

    DIRECTOR (THRU 6/30/24)

    Total calculated
    $203,699
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $203,699
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $203,699 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $0 + $203,699 related

  • Dr Marlene Tromp

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $601,515
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $525,065
    Other
    $76,450
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $448,726 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $76,339 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $51,896 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $24,554 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $601,515 related

  • Dr Saul Jimenez-Sandoval

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $520,999
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $384,809
    Other
    $136,190
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $384,809 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $105,600 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $30,590 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $520,999 related

  • Dr Cynthia Teniente-Matson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $593,587
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $475,659
    Other
    $117,928
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $456,854 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $18,805 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $105,600 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $12,328 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $593,587 related

  • Dr Keith Whitfield

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $613,722
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $561,300
    Other
    $52,422
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $535,300 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $26,000 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $51,858 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $564 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $613,722 related

  • Dr Edward Seidel

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $497,448
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $474,502
    Other
    $22,946
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $402,502 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $72,000 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $12,144 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $10,802 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $497,448 related

  • Dr Noelle Cockett

    DIRECTOR (THRU 7/30/23)

    Total calculated
    $404,276
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $343,100
    Other
    $61,176
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $340,127 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $2,973 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $57,141 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $4,035 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $404,276 related

  • Gloria Nevarez

    COMMISSIONER

    Total calculated
    $1,078,275
    From this org
    $1,023,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $55,275
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $1,023,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $33,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,275
    Filer's total
    $1,078,275

  • Bret Gilliland

    DEPUTY COMMISSIONER

    Total calculated
    $352,979
    From this org
    $289,919
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $63,060
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $289,919
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $31,361
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,699
    Filer's total
    $352,979

  • Carolayne Henry

    SR ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER (THRU 6/30/24)

    Total calculated
    $233,963
    From this org
    $201,333
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,630
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $201,333
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $21,533
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,097
    Filer's total
    $233,963

  • Javan Hedlund

    SR ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER

    Total calculated
    $204,824
    From this org
    $164,725
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,099
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $164,725
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $17,824
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,275
    Filer's total
    $204,824

  • Brian Tripp

    ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER

    Total calculated
    $165,921
    From this org
    $121,116
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,805
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $121,116
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,106
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,699
    Filer's total
    $165,921

  • John Sullivan

    ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER

    Total calculated
    $182,351
    From this org
    $145,084
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,267
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $145,084
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,172
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,095
    Filer's total
    $182,351

  • Gary Walenga

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $178,324
    From this org
    $132,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $45,824
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $132,500
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $14,125
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,699
    Filer's total
    $178,324

  • Jesse Kurtz

    EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

    Total calculated
    $144,562
    From this org
    $101,862
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,700
    Hours/week
    40

  • Craig Thompson

    FORMER COMMISSIONER (THRU 12/31/22)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    not reported

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · Travel for companions
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment

Answered no

  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
THE ACTIVITIES ABOVE ARE PROVIDED FOR THE COMMISSIONER, WHICH INCLUDE TRAVEL FOR THEIR SPOUSE TO CERTAIN PREDETERMINED FUNCTIONS WHICH THE COMMISSIONER IS REQUIRED TO ATTEND WITH THEIR SPOUSE.
PART I, LINE 1B
THE ABOVE ACTIVITIES ARE CONTAINED WITHIN THE EMPLOYEE AGREEMENT OF THE COMMISSIONER AND ALL ACTIVITIES APPLIED TO THIS PROVISION.
PART I, LINE 3
COMPENSATION WAS REVIEWED BY OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IN CONJUNCTION WITH COMPARATIVE 990 INFORMATION.
PART I, LINE 4A
CAROLAYNE HENRY RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $69,333 IN 2024.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

  • SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY

    $12,898,342

    SUPPORT THE MISSIONS OF MEMBER INSTITUTIONS

  • BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY

    $8,677,413

    SUPPORT THE MISSIONS OF MEMBER INSTITUTIONS

  • SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY

    $7,081,107

    SUPPORT THE MISSIONS OF MEMBER INSTITUTIONS

  • UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING

    $6,780,816

    SUPPORT THE MISSIONS OF MEMBER INSTITUTIONS

  • UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA LAS VEGAS

    $6,760,701

    SUPPORT THE MISSIONS OF MEMBER INSTITUTIONS

  • UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY

    $6,709,216

    SUPPORT THE MISSIONS OF MEMBER INSTITUTIONS

  • CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY FRESNO

    $6,693,907

    SUPPORT THE MISSIONS OF MEMBER INSTITUTIONS

  • UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY

    $6,691,016

    SUPPORT THE MISSIONS OF MEMBER INSTITUTIONS

  • COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY

    $6,236,216

    SUPPORT THE MISSIONS OF MEMBER INSTITUTIONS

  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO

    $6,236,216

    SUPPORT THE MISSIONS OF MEMBER INSTITUTIONS

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202501359349315455

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