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Gator Boosters Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Gainesville, FL EIN: 59-0737883 Website

The mission of Gator Boosters, inc. Is to strengthen the university of Florida's athletic program by encouraging private giving and volunteer leadership from gators everywhere in strict compliance with the rules and regulations of the national collegiate athletic association.

Gator Boosters Inc at a glance

In short: Gator Boosters Inc gave $49.6M across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $24.8M), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$49,575,604
+4.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$24,787,802
+4.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$24,787,802
Total assets
$50,403,952
+33.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Florida (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Gator Boosters Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

University Athletic Association Inc: $49.6MUniversity AthleticAssociation Inc$49.6MUniversity of Florida Foundation: $12KUniversity of FloridaFoundation$12K

The largest 2025 recipient was University Athletic Association Inc ($49.6M). Together the top 2 received $49.6M.

Grant Size Distribution

9 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M5$5M+

The most common grant size was $5M or more: 5 grants of 9 (56%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Gainesville

How Gator Boosters Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−15%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20M$40M$60M2 grants2019 2 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 1 grant2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $14.3M (2021) to $58.6M (2022). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $49.6M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
University Athletic Association Inc Gainesville, FLStudent-Athlete Scholarships & Facilities Improvement$49,563,623
University of Florida Foundation Gainesville, FLStudent-Athlete Scholarships$11,981
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$50,403,952$71,031,160$61,901,561$49,575,6042$2,893,823
2024$37,830,071$52,881,320$52,859,598$47,472,9382$2,806,009
2023$35,403,835$54,371,453$54,356,041$49,196,6561$2,648,123
2022$39,469,799$63,786,979$63,791,232$58,571,3402$2,412,707
2021$35,445,358$17,089,938$17,064,399$14,252,1782$2,212,302
2020$31,392,120$20,760,584$22,280,027$17,708,7742$2,157,064
2019$6,051,874$42,123,531$42,120,592$38,037,1892$1,976,426

About Gator Boosters Inc

Based on IRS filings

Gator Boosters Inc is a public charity, based in Gainesville, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $50.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $49.6M. Net investment income was $2.9M.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Gator Boosters Inc is led by Phillip Parr, Executive Director on the 2025 filing; 2 of 90 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Phillip Parr

    Executive Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $245K (2025)

  • Alvin Cowans

    President

    Board Member → President-Elect, 2023

    President-Elect → President, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mimosa McNerney

    F-Club President

    Board Member → F-Club President, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Bill Heavener

    Bot Chair

    Board Member → Bot Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Douglas Brown

    Deputy Executive Director

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $165K (2019) → $184K (2025)

  • Barrett Bostick

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bill Lloyd

    Past President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bob Adams

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bruce Culpepper

    Past President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Corby Myers

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Danielle Dizney Smith

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Bumpy Hughes

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Don Dizney

    Past President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ed Evans

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Erin Nickelsen

    Past President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Frank Hamner

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Fred Pruitt

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gary Condron

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gene Peek

    Past President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Greg Masters

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Irene Dizney

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jamie Pressly

    Board Member

    Past President → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jerry Chicone Jr.

    Past President

    Board Member → Past President, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jim Duke

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Frost

    Past President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jon Pritchett

    Past President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Judy Boles

    Past President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karen Unger

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katie Pressly

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kent Fuchs

    Board Member

    Board Member & Uf President → University President, 2020

    University President → Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kimberly Beach Walden

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kyle Story

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lee Chira

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Len Johnson

    Past President

    President-Elect → Past President, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Louis Oberndorf

    Past President

    Board Member → Past President, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Bostick

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Natalie Arbaugh

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Preston Farrior

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rex Farrior III

    Past President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rob Gidel

    Past President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Buckner

    Past President

    Board Member → President, 2023

    President → Past President, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ron Coleman

    Past President

    President → Past President, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Demontmollin

    Past President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Melnyk

    Past President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tim Hulett

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tommy Oakley

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Trey Burton

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cj Schmidt

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Clare Peacock

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Georga Quinoy

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Grier Pressly

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jim Horner

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kelly Pritchett

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matt Laporta

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tommy Shannon

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Coleman

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Prineet Sharma

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Veronica Meinhard

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Bueno

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dean Saunders

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Debbie Hooks

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Justin Kintz

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Minton

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ron May

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ron Young

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sal Bochicchio

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Bryan

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maria Gutierrez Martin

    Board Member - Vice President for Development

    Board Member → Board Member - Vice President for Development, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Hass

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Angela Laface

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bob Snyder

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carey Jones

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Doering

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dan Cross

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jason Kelso

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jesse Eisner

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Judd Davis

    F-Club President Elect

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Judy Hathcock

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathryn Oberto

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Keith Tribble

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Linda Hudson

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Garcia

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Pearson

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Ricketts

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Ahrens

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Pressly

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steven Vanstark

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Swati Patel

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tatia Miller

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tom McGurk

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (70)
  • Former: Chris Laface (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Dean Asher (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Doug Davidson (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Jason Rosenberg (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Jeff Boone (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Kelly Smith (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Mary Jo Walker (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Neil McFarlane (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Philip Pharr (2019–2024) — Executive Director
  • Former: Robert Ferreira (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Tom Donahoo (2019–2024) — Past President
  • Former: Vic Miranda (2019–2024) — Past President
  • Former: Joel Adams (2021–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Andrew Banks (2023–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Hugh Hathcock (2023–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Jack Bispham (2023–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Johnny Holloway (2023–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Karen Skiratko (2023–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Steven Starkey (2023–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Ben Sasse (2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Lynda Tealer (2024) — Board Member Unitl
  • Former: Christina Chris Bryan (2019–2023) — Past President
  • Former: Hjalma Johnson (2019–2023) — Past President
  • Former: Leonard Levy (2019–2023) — Past President
  • Former: Kristen Guise (2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Al Warrington (2019–2022) — Past President
  • Former: Albert O'Neill Jr. (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Billy McGriff (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Bryan Kornblau (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Calos Alfonso (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Clay Tousey (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Deirdre Dizney Brand (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Eric Castaldo (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Gale Lemerand (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Hollis H. Hooks (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Jim Kimbrough (2019–2022) — Past President
  • Former: Joyce Oliver (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Judy Ahrens (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Lew Friedland (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: M. G. Sanchez (2019–2022) — Past President
  • Former: Mary Lee Farrior (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Merritt Fore Jr. (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Nancy Perry (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Pat Brewster (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Pat Lloveras (2019–2022) — Past President
  • Former: Ron Foster (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Steve Vining (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Tom Johnson (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Wayne Wiles (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Harry Wilder (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: John Williams (2021–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Larry Meador (2021–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Patrick Gramling (2021–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Steve Reznik (2021–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Ted Prosser (2021–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Ben Hill Griffin III (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Frank Deluca (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Jack Berry (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Stumpy Harris (2019–2020) — Past President
  • Former: Derek Copeland (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Brian Crawford (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Bryant Skinner (2019) — Past President
  • Former: Fred Roberts (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: John Fleming (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Marshall M. Criser III (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Michael Streicher (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Phillip Pritchett (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Rogers Tiger Holmes (2019) — Past President
  • Former: Svein Dyrkolbotn (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: William Walton III (2019) — Board Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Phillip Parr — Executive Director: $245KPhillip ParrExecutive Director$245KDouglas Brown — Deputy Executive Director: $184KDouglas BrownDeputy Executive Director$184K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $245K, to Phillip Parr (Executive Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Gator Boosters Inc

How much does Gator Boosters Inc give each year?

Gator Boosters Inc gave $49.6M across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $47.5M across 2 grants.

How large is Gator Boosters Inc?

Gator Boosters Inc reported $50.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $71.0M.

Where does Gator Boosters Inc operate?

Gator Boosters Inc has awarded grants in Florida.

What is Gator Boosters Inc's EIN?

Gator Boosters Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 59-0737883. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 4, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 1, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 2, 2020)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 27, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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