Western Athletic Conference

Analysis

Western Athletic Conference is a registered charity in United States, based in Arlington, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, Western Athletic Conference reported income of $13.8m and spending of $10.6m, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $5.3m to $13.8m (+159%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Western Athletic Conference 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 96th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include George Walton Academy Inc ($13.7m), Missouri Valley Conference Inc ($13.9m) and National Skeet Shooting Association a Texas Corp ($13.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 34% and program service revenue 64% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $751k (7.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $703k. At year end it held assets of $15.7m against liabilities of $861k, net assets of $14.8m. It reported 19 employees.