Public Charity

THE SOUTHERN CONFERENCE

THE SOUTHERN CONFERENCE, of SPARTANBURG, SC, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $4.5M in revenue, $4.6M in expenses, $6.6M in total assets. 9 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $58.2M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 540674274 SPARTANBURG, SC Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$4.5M
Total Expenses$4.6M
Total Assets$6.6M
Grant Records9
Funding Total$58.2M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

TO FACILITATE INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS COMPETITION FOR BOTH MEN AND WOMEN, PROMOTE A PROPER BALANCE BETWEEN ACADEMICS AND ATHLETICS, FOSTER INTEGRITY AND EXCELLENCE IN BOTH ATHLETICS AND ACADEMICS, FOSTER COMPETITIVE AMATEUR OPPORTUNITIES OF A HIGH QUALITY FOR STUDENT-ATHLETES IN A BROAD SPECTRUM OF SPORTS AND CHAMPIONSHIPS, ANTICIPATE AND PLAN FOR THE FUTURE NEEDS OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS IN A SPIRIT OF COOPERATION AND MUTUAL BENEFIT OF THE MEMBER INSTITUTIONS, AND ENHANCE THE CONFERENCE ENTERPRISE AND THE VISIBILITY OF THE CONFERENCE AND MEMBER INSTITUTIONS.

Where $100 goes at The Southern Conference

How The Southern Conference divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$97 Programs the work itself
$3 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 $97 for programs

$97
Support of intercollegiate athletic programs of the member institutions and the athletes from these institutions including graduate scholarships for 10 individuals and medical and other assistance for needy…
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 10 individuals
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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.

Officers & Directors

MEMBER Beck Taylor
MEMBER Dr Brian Nolan
MEMBER Dr Kelli Brown
VICE CHAIR Elizabeth Davis
CHAIR Franklin Gilliam
MEMBER General Cedric Wins

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Education
$58,186,396 9 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $4.5M $4.6M $6.6M
2024 $5.3M $5.7M $6.7M
2023 $4.6M $4.5M $7.1M
2022 $4.8M $4.4M $8.1M
2021 $4.2M $4.0M $8.4M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $4.2M to $4.5M (+8%), with total assets most recently reported at $6.6M.

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

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