Ole Miss Athletic Foundation
Providing direct and indirect funding for scholarships, facilities, salary supplements, and other support for the university of Mississippi department of intercollegiate athletics.
Ole Miss Athletic Foundation at a glance
In short: Ole Miss Athletic Foundation gave $19.5M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $19.5M), mostly in Mississippi. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $19,500,879
- +7.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $19,500,879
- +7.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $19,500,879
- Total assets
- $126,821,156
- +0.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Mississippi (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Ole Miss Athletic Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was University of Mississippi ($19.5M).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was $5M or more: 4 grants of 5 (80%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Ole Miss Athletic Foundation gives
- Giving grew 50% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4.4M (2021) to $19.5M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $19.5M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of Mississippi University, MS | Funding for Athletics Support | $19,500,879 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $126,821,156 | $60,234,789 | $55,019,187 | $19,500,879 | 1 | $593,273 |
| 2024 | $126,151,185 | $42,555,862 | $53,724,094 | $18,228,281 | 1 | $1,168,005 |
| 2023 | $136,259,415 | $49,791,515 | $40,426,334 | $13,897,417 | 1 | $559,639 |
| 2022 | $97,065,287 | $57,643,164 | $38,738,596 | $13,039,826 | 1 | $272,014 |
| 2021 | $76,762,185 | $45,778,498 | $21,374,004 | $4,420,848 | 1 | $198,407 |
| 2020 | $62,454,992 | $27,088,279 | $41,846,141 | $10,500,377 | 1 | $188,919 |
| 2019 | $71,670,552 | $27,099,814 | $32,086,403 | $17,107,043 | 1 | $333,814 |
About Ole Miss Athletic Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Ole Miss Athletic Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Oxford, MS. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $126.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $19.5M. Net investment income was $593K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Ole Miss Athletic Foundation is led by Denson Hollis, CEO since 2024 (on filings since 2023); 6 of 16 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Denson Hollis
CEO
Chief Executive Officer → CEO, 2024
On filings since 2023
50 hrs/week
$70K (2023) → $174K (2025)
Cal Mayo
President
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Don Fruge
Chairman
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Keith Carter
Vice Chancellor for Intercollegiate Athletics
Vice Chancellor for Intercollegiate Athletics → Related Org Vice Chancellor, 2023
Related Org Vice Chancellor → Vice Chancellor for Intercollegiate Athletics, 2024
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
$192K (2019) → $0 (2025)
Michael Bianco
Coach
On filings since 2019
$913K (2019) → $1.5M (2025)
Yolett McPhee-McCuin
Coach
On filings since 2019
$457K (2019) → $0 (2025)
Monte Lane Kiffin
Coach
On filings since 2020
$249K (2020) → $9.8M (2025)
Christopher Beard
Coach
On filings since 2024
$2.4M (2024) → $2.9M (2025)
Matthew McLaughlin
Associate Ad
Associate Ad for Development & CDO → Associate Ad, 2025
On filings since 2024
50 hrs/week
$126K (2024) → $130K (2025)
Nina Jones
CFO
Treasurer & CFO → CFO, 2025
On filings since 2024
50 hrs/week
$99K (2024) → $108K (2025)
David Blackburn
Secretary
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Sharp Rayner
Vice President
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Glenn
Vice President
Vice President → Board Governor, 2023
Board Governor → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peter Ross
Vice President
Vice President → Board Governor, 2023
Board Governor → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wendell Weakley
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charlie Weis
Former Coach
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Former officers (24)
- Former: John Kermit Davis (2019–2024) — Former Coach
- Former: Chris Partridge (2022–2024) — Former Coach
- Former: Fowler Staines (2019–2023) — Former CEO & CFO
- Former: Charles J. Weis (2023) — Coach
- Former: George Macintyre (2021–2022) — Coach
- Former: Jacob Peeler (2021–2022) — Former Coach
- Former: Jeff Lebby (2021–2022) — Former Coach
- Former: Richard Rodriguez (2021–2022) — Former Employee
- Former: Demetrius D. Adams (2022) — Former Employee
- Former: Derrick Nix (2022) — Coach
- Former: Randall L. Clements (2022) — Former Employee
- Former: Wesley McGriff (2020–2021) — Coach
- Former: Calvin Magee (2021) — Former Coach
- Former: Charles Clark (2021) — Former Coach
- Former: Michael J. Smith (2021) — Former Coach
- Former: Steven McRoberts (2021) — Former Coach
- Former: Matthew Luke (2019–2020) — Former Coach
- Former: Robert Wommack (2019–2020) — Former Coach
- Former: Jason Jones (2020) — Former Coach
- Former: Thomas Luke (2020) — Staff
- Former: Andrew Kennedy (2019) — Former Coach
- Former: Daniel Werner (2019) — Former Coach
- Former: Matthew Insell (2019) — Former Coach
- Former: Ross Bjork (2019) — Athletics Director
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $9.8M, to Monte Lane Kiffin (Coach). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Ole Miss Athletic Foundation
How much does Ole Miss Athletic Foundation give each year?
Ole Miss Athletic Foundation gave $19.5M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $18.2M across 1 grant.
How large is Ole Miss Athletic Foundation?
Ole Miss Athletic Foundation reported $126.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $60.2M.
What is Ole Miss Athletic Foundation?
Ole Miss Athletic Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Oxford, MS. It holds $126.8M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Ole Miss Athletic Foundation operate?
Ole Miss Athletic Foundation has awarded grants in Mississippi.
What is Ole Miss Athletic Foundation's EIN?
Ole Miss Athletic Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 64-0474850. 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
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 4, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 27, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS December 19, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 10, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 20, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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