National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is an Indianapolis-based public charity that governs and administers college sports. Founded in 1906, it supports student-athlete well-being, academic success and fair competition, and funds schools, conferences, championships and student-athlete programs.
National Collegiate Athletic Association at a glance
In short: National Collegiate Athletic Association gave $627.8M across 591 grants in 2025 (avg $1.1M), top state Texas. 8% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $627,839,610
- -11.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 591
- -28.2% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,062,334
- +23.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $16,228
- Total assets
- $1,128,327,634
- +3.7% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 8% first-time grantees (44 of 551, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Texas (17% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to National Collegiate Athletic Association
- Review Cycle
- The listed 2026 application deadline for the Accelerating Academic Success Program was May 29, 2026, at 5 p.m. ET; this deadline has passed.
- Deadline
- The listed 2026 application deadline for the Accelerating Academic Success Program was May 29, 2026, at 5 p.m.
- Contact
Mailing address: 700 W Washington St, Indianapolis, IN 46204-2710
Phone: (317) 917-6222
Website: https://ncaa.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who National Collegiate Athletic Association funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Big Ten Conference ($61.9M). Together the top 10 received $341.7M.
Organizations only. It also paid 41 grants to individuals ($1,467,663), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
3,895 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2,043 grants of 3,895 (52%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 grant-dollar shares by recipient state were Texas 17%, an individual recipient 10%, Illinois 10%, Alabama 10% and California 8%. These figures describe the locations of recipients in the filing, not a stated geographic eligibility policy.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 591 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is National Collegiate Athletic Association open to new grantees?
8%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 44 of 551 grantees (8%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $77K; repeat grants $1.2M. How we count
Medians: $13K first-time, $16K repeat.
- 86% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−8%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $269.9M (2020) to $705.7M (2024). In 2025 it made 591 grants totaling $627.8M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Big Ten Conference Rosemont, IL | Grants/Scholarships | $61,878,149 |
| Atlantic Coast Conference Charlotte, NC | Grants/Scholarships | $56,878,128 |
| Southeastern Conference Birmingham, AL | Grants/Scholarships | $48,439,198 |
| Big 12 Conference Irving, TX | Grants/Scholarships | $45,865,190 |
| Big East Conference New York, NY | Grants/Scholarships | $25,925,242 |
| American Athletic Conference Irving, TX | Grants | $23,633,094 |
| Mountain West Conference Colorado Springs, CO | Grants/Scholarships | $22,262,934 |
| Pac-12 Conference San Ramon, CA | Grants/Scholarships | $19,389,920 |
| Sun Belt Conference New Orleans, LA | Grants/Scholarships | $19,158,052 |
| Mid-American Conference Cleveland, OH | Grants/Scholarships | $18,235,248 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
The NCAA’s website says its largest revenue sources are media and marketing rights tied to the Division I Men’s Basketball Championship and championship ticket sales. It also says the Association reinvests more than $1 billion annually into college athletics.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,128,327,634 | $1,561,767,784 | $1,565,951,438 | $627,839,610 | 591 | $89,655,750 |
| 2024 | $1,087,687,985 | $1,293,598,274 | $3,912,354,410 | $705,719,642 | 823 | $41,009,480 |
| 2023 | $869,341,853 | $1,255,174,694 | $1,175,527,939 | $696,792,575 | 824 | $34,600,981 |
| 2022 | $784,999,660 | $1,224,314,780 | $1,192,364,652 | $683,190,106 | 834 | $18,803,896 |
| 2021 | $772,990,272 | $1,108,509,962 | $1,030,169,449 | $636,501,873 | 823 | $17,716,579 |
| 2020 | $701,508,342 | $521,036,223 | $572,105,915 | $269,899,234 | 832 | $45,547,468 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The NCAA states that its mission is to foster student-athlete well-being, ensure fair and inclusive competition, and create opportunities for academic and athletic achievement. Its priorities include coordinating safe and fair competition, providing services to student-athletes and members, growing college sports, and sustaining funding for its mission.
The NCAA’s filing describes support for member organizations that participate in championships and take part in Association governance. Its 2025 grants included major awards for conferences, generally identified as grants or grants and scholarships. The grantees’ own stated missions illustrate the kinds of organizations supported: the an individual recipient says it seeks to maximize student-athletes’ educational and athletic opportunities; the an individual recipient says it administers intercollegiate competition and assists member institutions in maintaining athletics programs; and the an individual recipient says it provides administrative support to strengthen member institutions’ athletic and academic programs.
The NCAA website also describes grants for coaching development, athletics administration, academic success, and institutional research and campus initiatives. Its Accelerating Academic Success Program supports eligible Division I institutions in strengthening student-athletes’ academic achievement, graduation and campus programs.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the NCAA reported 591 grants totaling $627,839,610. Awards ranged from $5,000 to $61,878,149, with a median grant of $16,228.
The largest reported grants included $61,878,149 to the an individual recipient, $56,878,128 to the an individual recipient, $48,439,198 to the an individual recipient, $45,865,190 to the Big 12 Conference, and $25,925,242 to the an individual recipient These awards were listed as grants and scholarships, except the Big East award, which was listed with that same purpose in the filing data. Other large awards included $23,633,094 to the an individual recipient, $22,262,934 to the an individual recipient, and $19,389,920 to the Pac-12 Conference.
For the Accelerating Academic Success Program’s single-year grants, eligible applicants are Division I FCS or non-football institutions meeting the program’s historically underfunded criteria and specified Academic Progress Rate conditions. The criteria include institutional or conference measures of funding and Pell Grant aid, along with thresholds for teams below a 930 APR and recent penalties. The NCAA reported that 19 institutions received more than $1.7 million through the program for 2025–26.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing listed Linda Livingstone as a board member and chair. Other listed board members were Allison Feaster, Colleen Perry Keith (vice-chair as of January 17, 2025), Dr. Nadja West, Glenn Boyce, Houston Davis, Jim Phillips, Jim Troha, Mary-Beth Cooper (vice-chair through January 16, 2025) and Morgyn Wynne. The filing lists Glenn Boyce and Jim Phillips as members as of October 30, 2024; Jim Troha as of April 24, 2025; and Morgyn Wynne as of October 30, 2024.
National Collegiate Athletic Association is led by Charlie Baker, President on every filing since 2023; 20 of 25 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Charlie Baker
President
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$3.4M (2024) → $3.4M (2025)
Linda Livingstone
Board Member & Chair
Board Member → Board Member & Chair, 2022
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
$1K (2024) → $0 (2025)
Brian Hainline
Former Chief Medical Officer
Chief Medical Officer → Former Chief Medical Officer, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$787K (2020) → $491K (2025)
Daniel Gavitt
Senior Vice President
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$545K (2020) → $793K (2025)
David Schnase
Vice President
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$337K (2020) → $467K (2025)
Felicia Martin
Senior Vice President
Vice President → Senior Vice President, 2022
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$312K (2020) → $545K (2025)
Jonathan Duncan
Vice President
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$485K (2020) → $565K (2025)
Joni Comstock
Former Senior Vice President
Senior Vice President → Former Senior Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2020
$555K (2020) → $162K (2025)
Kevin Lennon
Senior Vice President
Vice President → Senior Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$487K (2020) → $920K (2025)
Scott Bearby
Senior Vice President
Vice President → Senior Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$366K (2020) → $612K (2025)
Stanley Wilcox
Executive Vice President
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$1.3M (2020) → $1.5M (2025)
Houston Davis
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
$300 (2025)
Mario Morris
CFO & Senior Vice President of Administrative Services
Senior Vice President of Administrator & CFO → CFO & Senior Vice President of Administrative Services, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$213K (2023) → $763K (2025)
Colleen Perry Keith
Board Member & Vice Chair
Board Member → Board Member & Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
$1K (2025)
Timothy Buckley
Senior Vice President
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$428K (2024) → $517K (2025)
Brian Higgins
Senior Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$541K (2025)
Glenn Boyce
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
$225 (2025)
Jennifer Fraser
Senior Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$441K (2025)
Jim Troha
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
$675 (2025)
Lynda Tealer
Senior Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$478K (2025)
Morgyn Wynne
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
$2K (2025)
Nadja West
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary-Beth Cooper
Board Member & Vice Chair
Board Member → Board Member & Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Allison Feaster
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jim Phillips
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (52)
- Former: Lynn Holzman (2020–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Mark Emmert (2020–2024) — Former President
- Former: Theresa Gronau (2020–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Jere Morehead (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Beth DeBauche (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Cari Van Senus (2022–2024) — Former Senior Vice President
- Former: Steven Shirley (2022–2024) — Board Member & Vice Chair
- Former: Isaiah Swann (2023–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Grant Hill (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: John DeGioia (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Kathleen McNeely (2020–2023) — Senior Vice President of Administrator & CFO
- Former: Robert Williams (2020–2023) — Senior Vice President
- Former: Madeleine McKenna (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: David Wilson (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Donald Remy (2020–2022) — Chief Operating Officer
- Former: Fayneese Miller (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Ken Chenault (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Mary Sue Coleman (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Randy Woodson (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: James Harris (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Jim Johnson (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Rebecca Blank (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Robert Gates (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Troy Hammond (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Gayle Hutchinson (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Geoffrey Mearns (2022) — Board Member
- Former: James Schmidt (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Kelly Damphousse (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Mary Papazian (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Michael Schill (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Neal Smatresk (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Philip Oldham (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Allison Garrett (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Burns Hargis (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Christopher Graham (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Denise Trauth (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Katrice Albert (2020–2021) — Former Executive Vice President
- Former: Philip DiStefano (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Renu Khator (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Satish Tripathi (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Tori Murden-McClure (2020–2021) — Board Member & Interim Chair
- Former: Vivek Murthy (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Naima Stevenson (2021) — Vice President
- Former: Rita Cheng (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Denis McDonough (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Eli Capilouto (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Gary Olson (2020) — Board Member
- Former: James Maher (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Laura Liesman (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Michael Drake (2020) — Board Chair
- Former: Ronald Machtley (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Sue Henderson (2020) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $3.4M, to Charlie Baker (President). 20 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about National Collegiate Athletic Association
How much does National Collegiate Athletic Association give each year?
National Collegiate Athletic Association gave $627.8M across 591 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $705.7M across 823 grants.
What is National Collegiate Athletic Association's typical grant size?
National Collegiate Athletic Association's median grant in 2025 was $16,228, and its average grant was $1,062,334, across 591 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from National Collegiate Athletic Association that year got $77K on average.
Where does National Collegiate Athletic Association give grants?
National Collegiate Athletic Association's top state is Texas, with 17% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were North Carolina (10%) and Illinois (10%). The most frequent recipient cities were Indianapolis, IN (10 grants), Washington, DC (7 grants), New York, NY (6 grants) and Philadelphia, PA (6 grants).
Does National Collegiate Athletic Association give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 591 grants with a stated purpose on National Collegiate Athletic Association's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Grants" (307 grants), "Grants/Scholarships" (177 grants) and "Scholarships" (53 grants).
Who are National Collegiate Athletic Association's largest grantees?
National Collegiate Athletic Association's largest 2025 grantees include Big Ten Conference ($61,878,149), Atlantic Coast Conference ($56,878,128) and Southeastern Conference ($48,439,198), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. It also paid 41 grants to individuals ($1,467,663), which are not listed by name. Together they received 27% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is National Collegiate Athletic Association?
National Collegiate Athletic Association reported $1.1B in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.6B.
What does National Collegiate Athletic Association fund?
The NCAA states that its mission is to foster student-athlete well-being, ensure fair and inclusive competition, and create opportunities for academic and athletic achievement. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from National Collegiate Athletic Association?
National Collegiate Athletic Association has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check ncaa.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is National Collegiate Athletic Association's EIN?
National Collegiate Athletic Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 44-0567264. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 24, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 27, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 27, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 26, 2026)
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