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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by SPORTS AUTHORITY FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,785,586
Total expenses
$1,343,448
Contributions and grants received
$1,812,337
Grants paid
$606,530
Program service revenue
$402,896
Investment income
$311,967
Other revenue
-$741,614
Total assets, end of year
$18,458,590
Total liabilities, end of year
$17,650,992
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$807,598
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$918,801
Management and general expenses
$424,647
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$918,801

Program services were 68.4% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $785,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,027,337

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $10,500

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SPORTS & EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING

    total $402,896 · related or exempt $402,896

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $311,967 · excluded $311,967

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $345,430

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $785,000

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $1,138,234

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$792,804 · excluded -$792,804

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $50,000

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $22,271

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $27,729 · excluded $27,729

  • 11a · Other revenue: REIMBURSABLE RENT

    total $17,080 · excluded $17,080

  • 11b · Other revenue: REIMBURSABLE CONTRACT LABOR

    total $5,000 · excluded $5,000

  • 11c · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REMIBURSEMENTS

    total $1,381 · excluded $1,381

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $23,461

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $363,373 · program services $363,373

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $225,207 · program services $225,207

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $17,950 · program services $17,950

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $259,992 · management and general $259,992

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $16,119 · management and general $16,119

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $56,764 · management and general $56,764

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $35,612 · management and general $35,612

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $6,000 · management and general $6,000

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $200 · management and general $200

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $40,187 · management and general $40,187

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $307,843 · program services $307,843

  • 20 · Interest

    total $719 · management and general $719

  • 24a · Other expenses: PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES

    total $8,233 · management and general $8,233

  • 24b · Other expenses: BANK CHARGES & SERVICE

    total $5,249 · program services $4,428 · management and general $821

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $4,854,447 · end of year $1,122,212

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $360,267 · end of year $9,140,787

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,240,744 · end of year $3,802,824

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $1,500

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $192,520 · end of year $4,364,434

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $26,762 · end of year $26,833

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $228,080 · end of year $729,688

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $6,885,100 · end of year $16,655,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $196,100 · end of year $266,304

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $359,180 · end of year $391,968

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $6,280 · end of year $415,630

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE SPORTS AUTHORITY FOUNDATION (SAF) SPONSORS AMATEUR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATIONS WORKSHOPS, ACTIVITIES AND COMPETITIONS, INCLUDING ACTIVITIES FOR DISABLED AND SPECIAL NEEDS INDIVIDUALS. SAF ALSO SPONSOR'S SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENT ATHLETES AND AMATEUR COMPETITIVE ACTIVITIES. SAF PARTICIPATES IN MENTORING PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND COACHES AND ASSISTS IN COMBATING JUVENILE DELINQUENCY BY SPONSORING RECREATIONAL OUTLETS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SPONSORING AND SUPPORTING AMATEUR ATHLETES AND AMATEUR EVENTS THROUGH EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT, SCHOLARSHIPS, WORKSHOPS AND COMPETITIONS.

  • BROTHERS IN ARMS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED BY THREE LEGENDARY HOUSTON QUARTERBACKS WHO WERE ALL RAISED BY SINGLE MOTHERS THAT STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION. THE BROTHERS IN ARMS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM OFFERS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENT ATHLETES WHO ARE ALSO BEING RAISED IN A SINGLE PARENT ENVIRONMENT.

    Expenses $225,207 · Grants $225,207

  • HALL OF FAME - EACH HONOREE IS RECOGNIZED WITH A BRONZE PLAQUE ON THE WALK OF FAME IN DOWNTOWN HOUSTON AND A COMMEMORATIVE PAINTING BY ARTIST OPIE OTTERSTAD. EACH HALL OF FAMER IS ALSO GIVEN A CUSTOM RING CREATED BY FRED CUELLAR & DIAMOND CUTTERS INTERNATIONAL AND A HALL OF FAME JACKET CREATED BY KNOT STANDARD. THE EVENT FEATURES RED-CARPET ARRIVALS, MEMORABILIA, AND CONVERSATIONS WITH THE HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES.

    Expenses $76,853 · Grants $9,000 · Revenue $5,000

  • COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF - PLAYOFF FAN CENTRAL IS AN INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE THAT GIVES THOUSANDS OF FANS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. THE THREE-DAY, FREE FAMILY-FRIENDLY EVENT, TO BE HELD AT THE GEORGE R. BROWN CONVENTION CENTER, WILL INCLUDE GAMES, CLINICS, PEP RALLIES, BAND PERFORMANCES, SPECIAL GUEST APPEARANCES, AUTOGRAPH SIGNINGS, AND EXHIBITS CELEBRATING COLLEGE FOOTBALL AND ITS HISTORY. PLAYOFF FAN CENTRAL CREATES MEMORIES THAT LAST A LIFETIME.

    Expenses $71,246 · Revenue $193,450

  • OTHER GENERAL SUPPORT INCLUDING LOMBARDI AWARD, COLLEGE FOOTBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP, NCAA MEN'S FINAL FOUR, HALL OF FAME, OLYMPIC DAY, COPA AMERICA HOUSTON, 2024 CLASICO DE MEXICO, AND ABILITIES IN MOTION.

    Expenses $545,495 · Grants $372,323 · Revenue $204,446

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Juan Garcia

    CHAIR (AS OF 11/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Dave Lesar

    CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Jess Fields

    SECRETARY/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • June Deadrick

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Stephen M Fraga

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • David P Martin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Dr Laura Murillo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • J Kent Freidman

    CHAIR (THRU 11/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Janis Burke

    CEO (THRU 10/2024)

    Total calculated
    $245,417
    From this org
    $245,417
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    20

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $155,417
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $90,000
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $245,417
  • Ryan Walsh

    CEO (AS OF 11/2024)

    Total calculated
    $14,575
    From this org
    $14,575
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    20

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

  • 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 4A
THE ORGANIZATION MADE SEVERANCE PAYMENTS TO JANIS BURKE IN THE AMOUNT OF $90,000 IN CALENDAR YEAR 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

  • HARRIS COUNTY - HOUSTON SPORTS AUTHORITY

    $249,729

    2024 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS

  • HARRIS COUNTY - HOUSTON SPORTS AUTHORITY

    $40,237

    2024 NATIONAL BATTLE OF THE BANDS

  • HARRIS COUNTY - HOUSTON SPORTS AUTHORITY

    $22,558

    2024 COPA AMERICA

  • GENERAL SUPPORT

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
11 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202543159349302624

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