United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee
The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) is a public charity based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Founded in 1894, it serves as the National Olympic Committee and National Paralympic Committee for the United States, fields U.S. teams for several international competitions, and supports elite athletes and the Olympic and Paralympic movements.
United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee at a glance
In short: United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee gave $85.6M across 57 grants in 2025 (avg $1.5M), mostly in Colorado. 12% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $85,554,344
- +1.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 57
- +3.6% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,500,953
- -2.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $686,996
- Total assets
- $623,224,595
- +3.5% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 12% first-time grantees (7 of 57, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Colorado (57% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee
- Contact
Mailing address: 1 Olympic Plaza, Colorado Springs, CO 80909-5780
Phone: (719) 632-5551
Website: https://usopc.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was United States Olympic and Paralympic Foundation ($19.1M). Together the top 10 received $55.4M.
Grant Size Distribution
291 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 115 grants of 291 (40%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The USOPC is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. In 2025, 57% of its grant dollars went to recipients in Colorado, 16% to Utah, 12% to Indiana, 3% to New Jersey, and 3% to Tennessee. Its website describes its role as supporting U.S. athletes and the Olympic and Paralympic movements in the United States.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 57 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee open to new grantees?
12%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 7 of 57 grantees (12%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $23K; repeat grants $1.7M. How we count
Medians: $13K first-time, $896K repeat.
- 88% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+18%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $64.0M (2020) to $85.6M (2025). In 2025 it made 57 grants totaling $85.6M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| United States Olympic and Paralympic Foundation Colorado Springs, CO | Olympic & Paralmpic Support | $19,095,789 |
| United States Ski Association Park City, UT | Olympic & Paralmpic Support | $10,231,058 |
| USA Track & Field Inc Indianapolis, IN | Olympic & Paralmpic Support | $7,227,449 |
| USA Cycling Inc Colorado Springs, CO | Olympic & Paralmpic Support | $4,420,628 |
| USA Swimming Inc Colorado Springs, CO | Olympic & Paralmpic Support | $3,035,410 |
| US Speedskating Kearns, UT | Olympic & Paralmpic Support | $2,397,425 |
| USA Gymnastics Indianapolis, IN | Olympic & Paralmpic Support | $2,341,000 |
| United States Rowing Association West Windsor, NJ | Olympic & Paralmpic Support | $2,295,500 |
| USA Bobsledskeleton Inc Clarksville, TN | Olympic & Paralmpic Support | $2,292,442 |
| USA Volleyball Colorado Springs, CO | Olympic & Paralmpic Support | $2,101,120 |
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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 | $623,224,595 | $264,324,744 | $313,130,374 | $85,554,344 | 57 | $16,190,703 |
| 2024 | $602,169,508 | $496,290,040 | $388,512,700 | $84,340,923 | 55 | $15,457,826 |
| 2023 | $567,163,109 | $242,000,005 | $291,637,308 | $75,470,187 | 57 | $10,540,728 |
| 2022 | $507,745,070 | $357,286,557 | $295,610,741 | $72,772,039 | 59 | $3,801,501 |
| 2021 | $497,889,137 | $457,686,233 | $353,073,781 | $76,520,683 | 63 | $1,642,563 |
| 2020 | $245,932,233 | $181,767,366 | $230,759,271 | $63,974,870 | 62 | $2,207,557 |
| 2019 | $297,064,938 | $193,689,799 | $248,314,795 | $75,984,571 | 58 | $6,353,737 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s stated mission is “empowering the competitive excellence and well-being of Team USA athletes, championing the power of sport, and inspiring the nation.”
Its program areas include athlete excellence and well-being; sport advancement; and community growth. The USOPC describes support for athletic training, sport sciences, direct athlete grants, health and safety, career and education resources, coaching development, Safe Sport and anti-doping efforts, and collegiate partnerships.
In its 2025 filing, the USOPC reported providing grants to the United States Olympic and Paralympic Foundation (USOPF) for operating, administrative, and fundraising expenses. Among other grantees, the USOPF’s stated mission is to generate philanthropic support for the USOPC. The United States Ski Association describes itself as the national governing body for Olympic and Paralympic skiing and snowboarding in the United States. USA Track & Field says it works to foster competitive excellence and participation in track and field, distance running, and race walking. USA Cycling describes itself as the national governing body for cycling, with a mission spanning development of the sport and international racing success.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the USOPC reported 57 grants totaling $85,554,344. Grant amounts ranged from $6,500 to $19,095,789, with a median of $686,996. The largest awards included $19,095,789 to the USOPF, $10,231,058 to the United States Ski Association, $7,227,449 to USA Track & Field, $4,420,628 to USA Cycling, and $3,035,410 to USA Swimming. The listed purposes for these grants were Olympic and Paralympic support.
The USOPC’s website says it awards nearly $2.5 million annually to Team USA athletes pursuing personal, educational, and professional success. It lists education, women’s health and family, training and travel, service, and assistance programs. The website also lists funding opportunities from other organizations and states that the USOPC is not responsible for those third-party opportunities. It does not provide an application process for the grants to organizations reported in the 2025 filing.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Elana Meyers Taylor, Allyson Felix, Bradley Snyder, Richard Bender, Beth Brooke, Mung Chiang, Lawrence Cunningham, Anita L. DeFrantz, and Donna De Varona as directors. Muffy Davis is listed as a former director.
United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee is led by Sarah C. Hirshland, CEO since 2023 (on filings since 2019); 14 of 29 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sarah C. Hirshland
CEO
Chief Executive Officer → CEO, 2023
On filings since 2019
44 hrs/week
$786K (2019) → $1.4M (2025)
Gene Sykes
Board Chair
On filings since 2023
24 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anita L. Defrantz
Director
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
$2K (2024) → $0 (2025)
Richard Bender
Director
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
$11K (2024) → $0 (2025)
Beth Brooke
Director
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
$10K (2024) → $0 (2025)
David Haggerty
Director
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
$3K (2024) → $0 (2025)
Daria Schneider
Director
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
$8K (2024) → $0 (2025)
Dexter Paine
Director
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
$8K (2024) → $0 (2025)
Donna De Varona
Director
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
$8K (2024) → $0 (2025)
James Higa
Director
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
$6K (2024) → $0 (2025)
Elana Meyers Taylor
Director
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
$43K (2024) → $76K (2025)
Lawrence Cunningham
Director
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
$10K (2024) → $0 (2025)
Virginia Sung
Director
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
$7K (2024) → $0 (2025)
Allyson Felix
Director
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
$20K (2024) → $25K (2025)
Bradley Snyder
Director
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
$16K (2024) → $10K (2025)
Vivek H. Murthy
Director
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Adam Nelson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mung Chiang
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christine V. Walshe
Chief Development Officer
On filings since 2019
$349K (2019) → $511K (2025)
Christopher D. McCleary
Gc, COO & Secretary
Gc, COO & Treasurer → Gc, COO, Secretary & Treasurer, 2024
Gc, COO, Secretary & Treasurer → Gc, COO & Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2019
55 hrs/week
$493K (2019) → $523K (2025)
Kathleen C. Wallace
Athlete Ombuds
Athlete Ombudsman → Athlete Ombuds, 2021
On filings since 2019
55 hrs/week
$266K (2019) → $422K (2025)
Jonathan T. Finnoff
Chief Medical Officer
On filings since 2020
55 hrs/week
$346K (2020) → $544K (2025)
William F. Kirwan
Senior Vice President, Chf Olympic & Paralympic Sport
Senior Vice President & Chief of Olympic Sport → Senior Vice President, Chf Olympic & Paralympic Sport, 2024
On filings since 2020
55 hrs/week
$351K (2020) → $457K (2025)
Muffy Davis
Former Director
Director → Former Director, 2025
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
$13K (2024) → $0 (2025)
Brett Harris
Chief of Sport & Athlete Services
On filings since 2023
55 hrs/week
$492K (2023) → $644K (2025)
Kate A. Rosenzweig
Chief External Affairs Officer
On filings since 2023
55 hrs/week
$391K (2023) → $421K (2025)
Mary Kate Bynum Aznavorian
Chief Strategy & Growth Officer
On filings since 2023
55 hrs/week
$420K (2023) → $453K (2025)
Peter A. Navin
Chief People Officer
On filings since 2023
55 hrs/week
$432K (2023) → $474K (2025)
Christin McManus
Senior Vice President, Chief of Finance & Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
44 hrs/week
$310K (2025)
Former officers (31)
- Former: Cheri Blauwet (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: John Naber (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Christin McManus Svp (2024) — Chief of Finance & Treasurer
- Former: Brad Snyder (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Morane B. Kerek (2019–2023) — Chief Financial Officer
- Former: Daria Schnieder (2023) — Director
- Former: Holly R. Shick (2023) — Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer
- Former: Kevin E. Penn (2019–2022) — Chief of Bus. Ops
- Former: Kevin M. White (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Richard W. Adams (2019–2022) — Chief of Sport Perf. & Ngb
- Former: Robert L. Wood (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Steven M. Mesler (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Susanne D. Lyons (2019–2022) — Board Chair
- Former: Bahati D. Vanpelt (2020–2022) — Former Chief of Athlete Services
- Former: Mary Katherine Bynum (2020–2022) — Chief of Strategy & Growth Officer
- Former: Gordon Crawford (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Paul H. Florence (2021–2022) — Senior Vice President, Development Strategy & Operations
- Former: Holly R. Shick - Chief Ethics (2022) — Compliance Officer
- Former: David Zodikoff (2019–2021) — Chief Information Officer
- Former: Kikkan Randall (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Desiree G. Filippone (2019–2020) — Vice President Government Relations
- Former: Pisei Whitney Ping (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Robert J. Bach (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Russell C. Huebner (2019–2020) — Vice President Paralympic Development
- Former: Walter R. Glover (2019–2020) — Former Treasurer
- Former: William C. Marolt (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Beth Brooke-Marciniak (2019) — Director
- Former: Brian H. Gordon (2019) — Senior Vice President, Marketing & Media
- Former: Daniel L. Doctoroff (2019) — Director -
- Former: Jon M. Denney (2019) — Chief Dvpmt. Officer
- Former: Patrick D. Sandusky (2019) — Chief of Comms.
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 $1.4M, to Sarah C Hirshland (CEO). 14 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee
How much does United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee give each year?
United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee gave $85.6M across 57 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $84.3M across 55 grants.
What is United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee's typical grant size?
United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee's median grant in 2025 was $686,996, and its average grant was $1,500,953, across 57 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee that year got $23K on average.
Where does United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee give grants?
United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee gives mostly in Colorado: 57% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest states were Utah (16%) and Indiana (12%). The most frequent recipient cities were Colorado Springs, CO (27 grants) and Indianapolis, IN (5 grants).
Does United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 57 grants with a stated purpose on United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Olympic & Paralmpic Support" (57 grants).
Who are United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee's largest grantees?
United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee's largest 2025 grantees include United States Olympic and Paralympic Foundation ($19,095,789), United States Ski Association ($10,231,058) and USA Track & Field Inc ($7,227,449), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 43% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee?
United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee reported $623.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $264.3M.
What does United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee fund?
The organization’s stated mission is “empowering the competitive excellence and well-being of Team USA athletes, championing the power of sport, and inspiring the nation.” See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee?
United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check usopc.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee's EIN?
United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-1548339. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 24, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 28, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 24, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 23, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 18, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 23, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 13, 2026)
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