Totals
- Total revenue
- $147,728,348
- Total expenses
- $137,107,826
- Contributions and grants received
- $307,201
- Grants paid
- $108,925,588
- Program service revenue
- $143,891,433
- Investment income
- $3,529,714
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $119,076,757
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $6,638,023
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $112,438,734
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $134,553,074
- Management and general expenses
- $2,554,752
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $134,553,074
Program services were 98.1% 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.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$307,201
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2a · Program service revenue: TELEVISION & RADIO RIGHTS
total $70,112,912 · related or exempt $70,112,912
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2b · Program service revenue: POST SEASON TOURNAMENTS
total $35,735,035 · related or exempt $35,735,035
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2c · Program service revenue: MEMBER EXIT FEES
total $25,084,536 · related or exempt $25,084,536
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2d · Program service revenue: NCAA SPONSORSHIPS & GRANTS
total $9,048,328 · related or exempt $9,048,328
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2e · Program service revenue: MEMBER ENTRY FEES
total $620,402 · related or exempt $620,402
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2f · All other program service revenue
total $3,290,220 · related or exempt $3,290,220
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3 · Investment income
total $3,529,714 · excluded $3,529,714
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $108,925,588 · program services $108,925,588
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $3,473,978 · program services $2,045,985 · management and general $1,427,993
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $2,339,430 · program services $2,074,702 · management and general $264,728
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $232,829 · program services $206,762 · management and general $26,067
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $781,967 · program services $721,478 · management and general $60,489
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $246,649 · program services $176,255 · management and general $70,394
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11b · Fees: legal
total $26,187 · management and general $26,187
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $231,181 · program services $208,063 · management and general $23,118
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11g · Fees: other
total $356,415 · program services $281,568 · management and general $74,847
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $391,336 · program services $391,336
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13 · Office expenses
total $123,661 · program services $61,830 · management and general $61,831
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14 · Information technology
total $393,090 · program services $309,912 · management and general $83,178
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16 · Occupancy
total $620,990 · program services $453,323 · management and general $167,667
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $468,389 · program services $371,001 · management and general $97,388
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $118,482 · program services $86,492 · management and general $31,990
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23 · Insurance
total $996,366 · program services $953,906 · management and general $42,460
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24a · Other expenses: OFFICIATING
total $7,151,167 · program services $7,151,167
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24b · Other expenses: SPORT OPERATIONS
total $6,953,513 · program services $6,953,513
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24c · Other expenses: DIGITAL NETWORK PRODUCT
total $2,397,494 · program services $2,397,494
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24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES
total $362,093 · program services $265,678 · management and general $96,415
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24e · All other expenses
total $517,021 · program services $517,021
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $32,711,599 · end of year $35,672,101
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $18,324,024 · end of year $39,871,589
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $110,156 · end of year $71,312
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $720,495 · end of year $938,705
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$1,204,963
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$827,413
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $496,032 · end of year $377,550
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $54,139,618 · end of year $42,145,500
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $908,546 · end of year $3,095,904
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $933,298 · end of year $1,054,288
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $2,841,868 · end of year $2,487,831
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $101,818,212 · end of year $112,438,734
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
THE AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE HIGHEST QUALITY EDUCATION AND LEVEL OF COMPETITION. WORKING TOGETHER WITH A COLLECTIVE STRENGTH AND SPIRIT, OUR UNIVERSITIES ARE COMMITTED TO OUR STUDENTS' HEALTH AND WELL-BEING, AND TO PROVIDE THE SKILLS AND TRAINING ESSENTIAL TO EMPOWER THEM IN THEIR LIVES AND CAREERS AFTER GRADUATION. WE WILL STRIVE TO BE A LEADER IN INCLUSIVE EXCELLENCE.AS AN ELITE DIVISION I CONFERENCE,WE WILL PURSUE ACADEMIC AND ATHLETIC EXCELLENCE IN THE CONTEXT OF OUR CORE VALUES OF INTEGRITY AND SPORTSMANSHIP AND IN A CULTURE OF COMPLIANCE, BY BEING INNOVATIVE IN OUR APPROACH, AND BY ENGAGING CONSTRUCTIVELY WITH OUR COMMUNITIES AND WITH OUR PEERS IN THE GREATER COLLEGE COMMUNITY.
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TO SUPERVISE AND CONTROL INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE OF THE CONFERENCE. TO ENCOURAGE SPORTSMANSHIP AND SOUND ACADEMIC PRACTICES FOR STUDENT ATHLETES AND HIGH STANDARDS OF COMPETITIVE PERFORMANCE.
Expenses $134,553,074 · Grants $108,925,588 · Revenue $143,891,433
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Michael L ArescoMICHAEL L ARESCO
COMMISSIONER,PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $2,408,470
- From this org
- $2,333,077
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $75,393
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $2,048,077
- Bonus
- $250,000
- Other
- $35,000
- Deferred
- $41,250
- Nontaxable benefits
- $34,143
- Filer's total
- $2,408,470
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Donna Demarco EganDONNA DEMARCO EGAN
SR. ASSOC. COMM.-COO
- Total calculated
- $435,634
- From this org
- $343,932
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $91,702
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $323,932
- Bonus
- $10,000
- Other
- $10,000
- Deferred
- $40,492
- Nontaxable benefits
- $51,210
- Filer's total
- $435,634
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Stacy MartinSTACY MARTIN
SR. ASSOC. COMM.-CFO
- Total calculated
- $376,543
- From this org
- $320,661
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $55,882
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $300,661
- Bonus
- $10,000
- Other
- $10,000
- Deferred
- $37,583
- Nontaxable benefits
- $18,299
- Filer's total
- $376,543
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Ellen M FerrisELLEN M FERRIS
SR. ASSOC. COMM.-GOVERNANCE
- Total calculated
- $305,807
- From this org
- $256,667
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $49,140
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $246,667
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $10,000
- Deferred
- $30,841
- Nontaxable benefits
- $18,299
- Filer's total
- $305,807
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Karl P HicksKARL P HICKS
ASSOC. COMM.- BASKETBALL
- Total calculated
- $332,570
- From this org
- $251,190
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $81,380
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $241,190
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $10,000
- Deferred
- $30,170
- Nontaxable benefits
- $51,210
- Filer's total
- $332,570
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James R HixsonJAMES R HIXSON
ASSOC. COMM.- FOOTBALL
- Total calculated
- $293,230
- From this org
- $238,001
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $55,229
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $211,305
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $26,696
- Deferred
- $4,019
- Nontaxable benefits
- $51,210
- Filer's total
- $293,230
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Robert WeygandROBERT WEYGAND
ASSOC. COMM.-SPORTS ADMIN
- Total calculated
- $241,709
- From this org
- $170,797
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $70,912
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $160,797
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $10,000
- Deferred
- $20,113
- Nontaxable benefits
- $50,799
- Filer's total
- $241,709
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Kauri BlackKAURI BLACK
ASSOC. COMM.- BROADCASTING & DIGITAL PROGRAMMING
- Total calculated
- $200,149
- From this org
- $163,187
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $36,962
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $153,187
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $10,000
- Deferred
- $19,156
- Nontaxable benefits
- $17,806
- Filer's total
- $200,149
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Vadm Walter Sean BuckVADM WALTER SEAN BUCK
BOARD MEMBER-US NAVAL ACAD
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Brad CarsonBRAD CARSON
BOARD MEMBER-UNIV OF TULSA
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Reginald DesrochesREGINALD DESROCHES
BOARD MEMBER-RICE UNIV.
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Dr Taylor EighmyDR TAYLOR EIGHMY
BOARD MEMBER-UNIV. OF TEXAS SAN ANTONIO
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Jo-Anne EppsJO-ANNE EPPS
BOARD MEMBER-TEMPLE UNIVER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Michael A FittsMICHAEL A FITTS
BOARD MEMBER-TULANE UNIVER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Sharon GaberSHARON GABER
BOARD MEMBER-UNIV NC AT CHARLOTTE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Bill HardgraveBILL HARDGRAVE
BOARD MEMB-UNIVER. OF MEMP
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Rhea LawRHEA LAW
BOARD MEMBER-UNIV. OF S. F
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Richard MumaRICHARD MUMA
BOARD MEMBER-WICHITA STATE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Dr Philip RogersDR PHILIP ROGERS
BOARD MEMBER-EAST CAROLINA
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Dr Neal SmatreskDR NEAL SMATRESK
BOARD MEMBER-UNIV. OF NORTH TEXAS
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Dr R Gerald TurnerDR R GERALD TURNER
BOARD MEMBER-S. METHODIST
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Stacy VolnickSTACY VOLNICK
BOARD MEMBER-FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIV.
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Ray WattsRAY WATTS
BOARD MEMBER-UNIV OF ALABAMA BIRMIGHAM
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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 · First-class or charter travel
- 1a · Travel for companions
- 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
- 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
- 3 · Written employment contract
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 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
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
-
$11,044,425
FUNDING FOR ATHLETIC PROGRAM
-
$10,827,951
FUNDING FOR ATHLETIC PROGRAM
-
$10,354,763
FUNDING FOR ATHLETIC PROGRAM
-
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
$10,312,559
FUNDING FOR ATHLETIC PROGRAM
-
$9,680,609
FUNDING FOR ATHLETIC PROGRAM
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EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY
$9,660,922
FUNDING FOR ATHLETIC PROGRAM
-
$9,633,522
FUNDING FOR ATHLETIC PROGRAM
-
$7,332,463
FUNDING FOR ATHLETIC PROGRAM
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UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO
$4,909,664
FUNDING FOR ATHLETIC PROGRAM
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$4,842,965
FUNDING FOR ATHLETIC PROGRAM
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 14 May 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202531359349307003
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