National Collegiate Athletic Association

Analysis

National Collegiate Athletic Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Indianapolis, IN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1956, 70 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending August 2023, National Collegiate Athletic Association reported income of $1.26bn and spending of $1.18bn, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $1.12bn to $1.26bn (+12%), an average of +2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2021, when income rose by 113%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, National Collegiate Athletic Association sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile, and in the 100th percentile within IN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southeastern Conference ($852.6m), Northwestern University ($3.32bn) and Atlantic Coast Conference ($706.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.0% and program service revenue 95% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $8.1m (0.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $54.3m. At year end it held assets of $869.3m against liabilities of $304.1m, net assets of $565.2m. It reported 591 employees.