Public Charity

WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

Based in ARLINGTON, TX, WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $10.7M in revenue, $15.7M in expenses, $7.0M in total assets for fiscal year 2026. Imperigo tracks 9 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $49.3M.

EIN: 840516838 ARLINGTON, TX Recreation & Sports NTEE: N Latest filing: 2026
Total Revenue$10.7M
Total Expenses$15.7M
Total Assets$7.0M
Grant Records9
Funding Total$49.3M
Filing Years2021–2026

Mission

THE CONFERENCE IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING STUDENT-ATHLETES AN EXEMPLARY UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE - BOTH ON AND OFF THE FIELD OF PLAY. WITH HIGH STANDARDS OF INTEGRITY AT THE CORE OF OUR ATHLETIC AND ACADEMIC EXCELLENCES, OUR GOAL IS TO UNLOCK THE POTENIAL OF THE NATION'S PREMIER STUDENT ATHLETES AND TO PREPARE THEM TO BECOME THE LEADERS OF THE FUTURE.

Where $100 goes at Western Athletic Conference

How Western Athletic Conference divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$89 Programs the work itself
$11 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 $89 for programs

$68
The purpose of the conference is to form an athletics conference, the members of which shall incorporate programs and shall place and maintain such athletics under the same…
77% of program spending
$18
As part of the NCAA structure, each conference receives a student assistance fund and academic enhancement fund that are distributed to all members and are intended to provide…
20% of program spending
$3
The united athletic conference (uac) is an intercollegiate athletic conference formed for the sport of football
3% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2026. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

CFO Dave Chaffin
SR ASSOCIATE Drew Speraw
BOARD MEMBER Dr James Hurley
BOARD MEMBER Dr Jennifer Cowley
CHAIRPERSON Dr Phil Schubert
VICE CHAIR Mindy Benson

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Education
$49,268,160 9 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2026 $10.7M $15.7M $7.0M
2025 $15.1M $18.9M $11.8M
2024 $13.8M $10.6M $15.7M
2023 $12.0M $9.5M $11.9M
2021 $5.8M $5.2M $7.9M

Between 2021 and 2026, reported annual revenue grew from $5.8M to $10.7M (+85%), with total assets most recently reported at $7.0M.

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

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