Public Charity

AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE is a Public Charity headquartered in IRVING, TX. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $147.7M revenue, $137.1M expenses, $119.1M total assets. 12 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $149.7M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 510244593 IRVING, TX Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$147.7M
Total Expenses$137.1M
Total Assets$119.1M
Grant Records12
Funding Total$149.7M
Filing Years2020–2024

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.

Sample Grants Received

2024
GENERAL SUPPORT
$35,000
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
2021
Scholarships/Grants
$15,558,919

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Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMB-UNIVER. OF MEMP Bill Hardgrave
BOARD MEMBER-UNIV OF TULSA Brad Carson
SR. ASSOC. COMM.-COO Donna Demarco Egan
BOARD MEMBER-UNIV. OF NORTH TEXAS Dr Neal Smatresk
BOARD MEMBER-EAST CAROLINA Dr Philip Rogers
BOARD MEMBER-S. METHODIST Dr R Gerald Turner

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Top Grant Purposes

Scholarships/Grants
$58,831,835 4 grants
SCHOLARSHIPS/GRANTS
$52,417,668 2 grants
Grants
$35,162,500 2 grants
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 1 grant
TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND THEIR CONFERENCES WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE LIBERTY BOWL GAME EACH YEAR.
$900,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
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
2020 $111.3M $85.9M $45.7M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $111.3M to $147.7M (+33%), with total assets most recently reported at $119.1M.

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