- Revenue 2024
- $57,213,623
- Expenses 2024
- $55,370,412
Program services were 99.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- NTEE code
- N41
- Classification
- 1000
- Street
- 1500 SUGAR BOWL DR
These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).
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
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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.
Officers and directors · 2024
As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.
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Dr Kelly DamphousseDR KELLY DAMPHOUSSE
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Dr Kyle MarreroDR KYLE MARRERO
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Dr E Joseph SavoieDR E JOSEPH SAVOIE
PAST-PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Dr Todd ShieldsDR TODD SHIELDS
OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Dr Michael BensonDR MICHAEL BENSON
OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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M Brian BlakeM BRIAN BLAKE
OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Dr Ron BerryDR RON BERRY
OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Brad SmithBRAD SMITH
OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Dr Brian HemphillDR BRIAN HEMPHILL
OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Dr Joseph PaulDR JOSEPH PAUL
OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Dr Jack HawkinsDR JACK HAWKINS
OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Josiah BonnerJOSIAH BONNER
OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Heather NorrisHEATHER NORRIS
VICE-PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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James SchmidtJAMES SCHMIDT
OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.
Filings
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2024
- Revenue
- $57,213,623
- Expenses
- $55,370,412
- Contributions
- $18,514,288
- Grants paid
- $41,401,730
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2023
- Revenue
- $46,984,155
- Expenses
- $48,000,741
- Contributions
- $8,683,197
- Grants paid
- $31,175,864
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2022
- Revenue
- $40,038,199
- Expenses
- $37,794,575
- Contributions
- $7,126,151
- Grants paid
- $25,279,170
The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.
Other returns filed
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2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $35,403,098
- Expenses
- $32,759,410
- Assets (EOY)
- $19,964,832
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2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $28,257,683
- Expenses
- $27,395,925
- Assets (EOY)
- $15,228,869
-
2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $31,584,812
- Expenses
- $26,156,902
- Assets (EOY)
- $14,082,662
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2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $33,072,881
- Expenses
- $31,140,341
- Assets (EOY)
- $10,762,303
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2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $27,569,859
- Expenses
- $33,276,640
- Assets (EOY)
- $15,470,685
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2016 · 990
- Revenue
- $30,956,079
- Expenses
- $29,142,571
- Assets (EOY)
- $11,464,369
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2015 · 990
- Revenue
- $23,797,832
- Expenses
- $27,583,775
- Assets (EOY)
- $7,984,503
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2014 · 990
- Revenue
- $23,361,503
- Expenses
- $21,447,965
- Assets (EOY)
- $8,300,840
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2013 · 990
- Revenue
- $15,201,760
- Expenses
- $15,399,109
- Assets (EOY)
- $6,079,719
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2012 · 990
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- $14,310,196
- Assets (EOY)
- $7,837,864
Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.
Grants made
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GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY
$2,010,000
2022 DISTRIBUTION TO MEMBERS
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JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY
$1,977,767
2024 DISTRIBUTION TO MEMBERS
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COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY
$1,970,000
2022 DISTRIBUTION TO MEMBERS
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TROY UNIVERSITY
$1,970,000
2022 DISTRIBUTION TO MEMBERS
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GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY
$1,920,000
2022 DISTRIBUTION TO MEMBERS
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UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE
$1,920,000
2022 DISTRIBUTION TO MEMBERS
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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA
$1,920,000
2022 DISTRIBUTION TO MEMBERS
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UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE
$1,899,784
2023 DISTRIBUTION TO MEMBERS
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APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY
$1,870,000
2022 DISTRIBUTION TO MEMBERS
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ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY
$1,870,000
2022 DISTRIBUTION TO MEMBERS
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Grants received
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NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
$19,158,052
2024 Grants/Scholarships
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NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
$10,449,744
2023 Grants/Scholarships
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NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
$9,241,262
2022 Grants/Scholarships
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$375,000
2024 GENERAL SUPPORT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE.
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$135,000
2022 GENERAL SUPPORT
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$100,000
2023 GENERAL SUPPORT
-
$27,500
2024 GENERAL SUPPORT
Other IRS files
Auto-Revocation List
Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.
Publication 78
Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.
These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.
What this page reflects
The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.