Public Charity

AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE is a Public Charity headquartered in IRVING, TX. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $127.2M revenue, $155.8M expenses, $88.2M total assets. 14 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $175.6M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 510244593 IRVING, TX Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$127.2M
Total Expenses$155.8M
Total Assets$88.2M
Grant Records14
Funding Total$175.6M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE AMERICAN 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.

Where $100 goes at American Athletic Conference

How American Athletic Conference divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$98 Programs the work itself
$2 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $98 for programs

$98
To supervise and control intercollegiate athletics within the scope of the educational purpose of the conference
All program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

LIBERTY BOWL FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION CO LIBERTY BOWL VENTURE INC
2025
TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND THEIR CONFERENCES WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE LIBERTY BOWL GAME EACH YEAR.
$2,300,000
$23,633,094
THE DALLAS FOUNDATION
2024
GENERAL SUPPORT
$35,000
$18,931,084
LIBERTY BOWL FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION CO LIBERTY BOWL VENTURE INC
2023
To support the mission of american universities of higher education and their conferences who participate in the Liberty Bowl game each year.
$2,300,000

Showing up to 5 of 14 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMB-UNIVER. OF MEMPHIS Bill Hardgrave
BOARD MEMBER-UNIV OF TULSA Brad Carson
CHIEF COMMERCIAL OFF. (HIRED 5/27/25) Bryan Calka
ASST. COMM.-COMMUNICATIONS Charles V Sullivan
SR. ASSOC. COMM.-COO Donna Demarco Egan
BOARD MEMBER-FL ATLANTIC UNIV Dr Adam Hasner

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Education
$116,749,503 9 grants
General Support
$58,839,428 5 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $127.2M $155.8M $88.2M
2024 $147.7M $137.1M $119.1M
2023 $123.4M $121.4M $106.5M
2022 $183.2M $114.2M $103.0M
2021 $94.0M $106.5M $32.6M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $94.0M to $127.2M (+35%), with total assets most recently reported at $88.2M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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