Totals
- Total revenue
- $57,213,623
- Total expenses
- $55,370,412
- Contributions and grants received
- $18,514,288
- Grants paid
- $41,401,730
- Program service revenue
- $38,059,878
- Investment income
- $308,526
- Other revenue
- $330,931
- Total assets, end of year
- $19,553,565
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $6,298,340
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $13,255,225
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $55,066,948
- Management and general expenses
- $303,464
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $55,066,948
Program services were 99.5% 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.
-
1b · Membership dues
$1,162,000
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$17,352,288
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2a · Program service revenue: TOURNAMENT & PLAYOFF REVENUE
total $28,665,951 · related or exempt $28,665,951
-
2b · Program service revenue: TV & RADIO REVENUE
total $7,519,504 · related or exempt $7,519,504
-
2c · Program service revenue: BOWL GAME REVENUE
total $1,547,388 · related or exempt $1,547,388
-
2d · Program service revenue: SPONSORSHIP INCOME
total $327,035 · related or exempt $327,035
-
3 · Investment income
total $308,526 · excluded $308,526
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5 · Royalties
total $341,015 · excluded $341,015
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$39,574
-
10b · Cost of goods sold
$49,658
-
10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total -$10,084 · related or exempt -$10,084
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
-
1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $41,350,515 · program services $41,350,515
-
2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $51,215 · program services $51,215
-
4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $268,735 · program services $268,735
-
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $1,702,604 · program services $1,702,604
-
7 · Other salaries and wages
total $782,411 · program services $782,411
-
9 · Other employee benefits
total $384,956 · program services $384,956
-
10 · Payroll taxes
total $144,340 · program services $144,340
-
11b · Fees: legal
total $5,793 · program services $5,793
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $17,070 · program services $17,070
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $26,313 · program services $26,313
-
11g · Fees: other
total $578,527 · program services $578,527
-
12 · Advertising and promotion
total $8,100 · program services $8,100
-
13 · Office expenses
total $11,004 · management and general $11,004
-
14 · Information technology
total $66,902 · management and general $66,902
-
16 · Occupancy
total $33,585 · management and general $33,585
-
17 · Travel
total $88,420 · program services $88,420
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $550,130 · program services $550,130
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $21,852 · management and general $21,852
-
23 · Insurance
total $108,680 · management and general $108,680
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24a · Other expenses: BOWL EXPENSES
total $4,249,414 · program services $4,249,414
-
24b · Other expenses: CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP
total $1,758,530 · program services $1,758,530
-
24c · Other expenses: TELEVISION & PRODUCTION
total $881,862 · program services $881,862
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24d · Other expenses: INSTANT REPLAY AND OTHE
total $859,236 · program services $859,236
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24e · All other expenses
total $1,420,218 · program services $1,358,777 · management and general $61,441
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $2,051,237 · end of year $2,300,850
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $6,934,510 · end of year $7,367,173
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $1,316,283 · end of year $1,174,691
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $10,200,759 · end of year $1,551,485
-
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$3,129,265
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$2,114,732
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $1,268,615 · end of year $1,014,533
-
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $4,673,493
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $1,480,698 · end of year $1,471,340
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $2,651,256 · end of year $327,254
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $9,018,972 · end of year $5,637,762
-
25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $343,741 · end of year $333,324
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $11,238,133 · end of year $13,255,225
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
THE PURPOSE OF THE SUN BELT CONFERENCE SHALL BE TO ASSIST ITS MEMBER INSTITUTIONS IN THE MAINTENANCE OF PROGRAMS OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS.
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DISTRIBUTIONS TO MEMBER UNIVERSITIES OF FUNDS OBTAINED THROUGH NCAA & NIT TOURNAMENTS AND OTHER SOURCES TO SUPPORT COLLEGE LEVEL ATHLETICS
Expenses $24,307,113 · Grants $24,307,113 · Revenue $308,883
-
MONIES FROM THE NCAA FOR THE SPECIAL ASSISTANCE FUND AND THE ACADEMIC ENHANCEMENT FUND WHICH PROVIDES AID TO PELL GRANT STUDENT ATHLETES OR STUDENT ATHLETES WHO RECEIVE A FULL GRANT-IN-AID FROM THEIR SCHOOL AND HAVE DEMONSTRATED FINANCIAL NEED
Expenses $17,094,617 · Grants $17,094,617 · Revenue $16,880,905
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FUNDS USED TO ENHANCE PROGRAMS IN AREAS, SUCH AS MEN'S AND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL OFFICIATING, DRUG EDUCATION AND AWARENESS COMPLIANCE WITH AND ENFORCEMENT OF NCAA PROGRAMS, & IMPROVEMENT OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR ETHNIC MINORITIES AND WOMEN
Expenses $13,665,218 · Revenue $20,860,006
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
-
Dr Kelly DamphousseDR KELLY DAMPHOUSSE
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Dr Kyle MarreroDR KYLE MARRERO
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Dr E Joseph SavoieDR E JOSEPH SAVOIE
PAST-PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Dr Todd ShieldsDR TODD SHIELDS
OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Dr Michael BensonDR MICHAEL BENSON
OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
M Brian BlakeM BRIAN BLAKE
OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Dr Ron BerryDR RON BERRY
OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Brad SmithBRAD SMITH
OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Dr Brian HemphillDR BRIAN HEMPHILL
OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Dr Joseph PaulDR JOSEPH PAUL
OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Dr Jack HawkinsDR JACK HAWKINS
OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Josiah BonnerJOSIAH BONNER
OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Heather NorrisHEATHER NORRIS
VICE-PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
James SchmidtJAMES SCHMIDT
OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Herbert L Carter IIIHERBERT L CARTER III
A. COMMISSIONER/CFO
- Total calculated
- $241,830
- From this org
- $198,619
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $43,211
- Hours/week
- 50
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $198,619
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $20,111
- Nontaxable benefits
- $23,100
- Filer's total
- $241,830
-
Keith GillKEITH GILL
COMMISSIONER
- Total calculated
- $973,373
- From this org
- $890,473
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $82,900
- Hours/week
- 50
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $890,473
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $67,500
- Nontaxable benefits
- $15,400
- Filer's total
- $973,373
-
Kathy KeeneKATHY KEENE
DEPUTY COMMISSIONER
- Total calculated
- $311,744
- From this org
- $262,469
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $49,275
- Hours/week
- 50
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $262,469
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $26,175
- Nontaxable benefits
- $23,100
- Filer's total
- $311,744
-
Samuel KnehansSAMUEL KNEHANS
SENIOR ASSOCIATE COMMISSIO
- Total calculated
- $156,244
- From this org
- $122,902
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $33,342
- Hours/week
- 50
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $122,902
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $12,342
- Nontaxable benefits
- $21,000
- Filer's total
- $156,244
-
Travis LlewellynTRAVIS LLEWELLYN
SENIOR ASSOCIATE COMMISSIO
- Total calculated
- $168,381
- From this org
- $138,831
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $29,550
- Hours/week
- 50
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $138,831
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $14,150
- Nontaxable benefits
- $15,400
- Filer's total
- $168,381
-
Maura SmithMAURA SMITH
ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER
- Total calculated
- $143,958
- From this org
- $111,077
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $32,881
- Hours/week
- 50
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
- 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
Answered no
- 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
- 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
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 1A
- SUNBELT CONFERENCE ALLOWS THE COMMISSIONER TO TAKE TWO TRIPS PER YEAR WITH A COMPANION. THE COST OF THE COMPANION'S TRAVEL IS INCLUDED IN THE COMMISSIONER'S W-2.
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
-
JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY
$1,977,767
DISTRIBUTION TO MEMBERS
-
TROY UNIVERSITY
$1,717,642
DISTRIBUTION TO MEMBERS
-
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE
$1,717,642
DISTRIBUTION TO MEMBERS
-
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA MONROE
$1,717,642
DISTRIBUTION TO MEMBERS
-
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA
$1,717,642
DISTRIBUTION TO MEMBERS
-
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
$1,717,642
DISTRIBUTION TO MEMBERS
-
OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY
$1,717,642
DISTRIBUTION TO MEMBERS
-
APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY
$1,717,642
DISTRIBUTION TO MEMBERS
-
ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY
$1,717,642
DISTRIBUTION TO MEMBERS
-
COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY
$1,717,642
DISTRIBUTION TO MEMBERS
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 29 April 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202601199349301205
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