University of Louisville Athletic Association

Public charity · Grantmaker Louisville, KY EIN: 31-1106941

The University of Louisville Athletic Association is organized to develop intercollegiate athletic teams composed of students of the University of Louisville and to schedule and manage intercollegiate athletic contests, all in the harmony with and in subjection to the general education policy of the University of Louisville.

University of Louisville Athletic Association at a glance

Total assets
$317,992,631
-4.0% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$142,943,056
+1.6% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$257,084
+22.9% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$159,367,209
+3.3% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who University of Louisville Athletic Association funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M2$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Louisville

How University of Louisville Athletic Association gives

  • Giving grew 121% from 2020 to 2023. 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$1M$2M$3M$4M1 grant2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $1.7M (2020) to $3.7M (2023). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $3.7M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Louisville Louisville, KYStudent Retention and General Operations Support$3,731,006
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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$317,992,631$142,943,056$159,367,209——$257,084
2024$331,275,531$140,748,276$154,267,467——$209,248
2023$352,949,635$136,965,256$141,027,942$3,731,0061$24,702
2022$329,843,287$137,856,827$146,484,502$1,888,4651$24,434
2021$287,292,046$98,698,845$103,336,800——$15,534
2020$289,291,232$126,934,461$122,421,563$1,688,4931$236,699

About University of Louisville Athletic Association

Based on IRS filings

University of Louisville Athletic Association is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Louisville, KY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $318.0M in total assets. Net investment income was $257K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

University of Louisville Athletic Association is led by Thomas Gerard Bradley, Director to President since 2025 (on filings since 2020); 8 of 43 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Thomas Gerard Bradley

    Director to President

    Director → Director to President, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kim Schatzel

    President & Chair to

    President & Chair From → President & Chair, 2024

    President & Chair → President & Chair to, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joshua W Heird

    Athletic Director

    Deputy Athletic Director → Athletic Director From, 2022

    Athletic Director From → Athletic Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    50 hrs/week

    $160K (2020) → $1.1M (2025)

  • Krista B Wallace-Boaz

    Director

    Former Vice Chair → Director, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laurence Benz

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ronald L Wright

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ryan Bridgeman

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sam Rechter

    Director to

    Director → Director to, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sharon Moore

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Jones

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeremy D Clark

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sherrill Zimmerman

    Director

    Director From → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gayle Saunders

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lee A Gill JD

    Director

    Director From → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Margaret Hancock

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Douglas Craddock

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Brandon McCormack

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Kohn

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melissa Barnes

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Raymond Burse

    Director to

    Director From → Director to, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sandra Russell

    Director

    Director From → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew Trager-Kusman

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christopher Dischinger

    Director From

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Griffin Gould

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Harini Chenna

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jason Cumberledge

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathryn Cardarelli

    Director From

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tabitha Grier-Reed

    Director From

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel S McDonnell

    Men's Baseball Coach

    On filings since 2020

    50 hrs/week

    $1.3M (2020) → $1.5M (2025)

  • Jeff Walz

    Women's Basketball Coach

    On filings since 2020

    50 hrs/week

    $1.7M (2020) → $1.2M (2025)

  • Amy M Calabrese

    Deputy Athletic Director

    On filings since 2023

    50 hrs/week

    $182K (2023) → $229K (2025)

  • Kenneth Payne

    Men's Basketball Coach

    Men's Bb Coach From → Men's Basketball Coach, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    50 hrs/week

    $2.8M (2023) → $7.6M (2025)

  • Marvin Mitchell

    Deputy Athletic Director

    On filings since 2023

    50 hrs/week

    $234K (2023) → $262K (2025)

  • Jeffrey Brohm

    Head Football Coach

    On filings since 2024

    50 hrs/week

    $5.6M (2024) → $6.7M (2025)

  • Patrick Kelsey

    Men's Basketball Coach

    New on the 2025 filing

    50 hrs/week

    $1.8M (2025)

  • Daniel A Durbin

    Former Assistant Treasurer

    Assistant Treasurer → Assistant Treasurer to, 2024

    Assistant Treasurer to → Former Assistant Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Kyle J Beamer

    Assistant Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eugene G Mueller

    Former Vice Chair

    Vice Chair → Former Vice Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Charles Perusse

    Assistant Treasurer to

    Assistant Treasurer From → Assistant Treasurer to, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kari L Donahue

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sherri L Wallace

    Vice Chair

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Allie Rose Phillips

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • C Aaron LeMay

    Assistant Treasurer From

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (47)
  • Former: Dennis P Heishman (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: James M Rogers (2020–2024) — Director to
  • Former: Robert Eric Berson (2020–2024) — Director From
  • Former: Shannon I Rickett (2020–2024) — Director to
  • Former: Lori Gonzalez PhD (2021–2024) — Former President & Chair
  • Former: Amy S Lingo (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Carolyn M Klinge PhD (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Claudia Angeli PhD (2022–2024) — Director to
  • Former: Nkechinyere T Okorie (2024) — Director
  • Former: Ronald English (2024) — Assistant Football Coach
  • Former: Sarah K Hayden (2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Shannon Tivitt (2024) — Director -
  • Former: Christopher L Mack (2020–2023) — Former Hce As Men's Bb Coach to
  • Former: Fredric Scott Satterfield (2020–2023) — Head Football Coach
  • Former: Neeli Bendapudi (2020–2023) — Former President & Chair
  • Former: Dorain Brown (2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Kevin Ledford (2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Lars S Smith (2023) — Director
  • Former: Robert K Detmering (2023) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Taylar Hart-Nolden (2023) — Director
  • Former: Andrew B Grubb (2020–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Enid Trucios-Haynes (2020–2022) — Former Vice Chair
  • Former: Karen Turner (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Tom Meeker (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Vincent J Tyra (2020–2022) — Athletic Director to
  • Former: Jasmine L Farrier PhD (2021–2022) — Director to
  • Former: Mark J Watkins (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Whitney A Nash PhD (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Bryan McClellan-Brown (2022) — Assistant Football Coach
  • Former: Sydney Finley (2022) — Director
  • Former: Ugonna Okorie (2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Beth Boehm (2020–2021) — Director to
  • Former: Billy Dwayne Ledford (2020–2021) — Assistant Football Coach
  • Former: Dawn Heinecken (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Sheldon J Bond (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Tom Andrews (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Benjamin L Barberie (2021) — Director
  • Former: Sabrina Collins (2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Bradley R Shafer (2020) — Director
  • Former: David S Owen (2020) — Vice Chair to
  • Former: Elaine O Wise (2020) — Director
  • Former: Jasper G Noble (2020) — Secretary
  • Former: Kayla Payne (2020) — Director
  • Former: Michael J Voor (2020) — Director
  • Former: Ralph Fitzpatrick (2020) — Director
  • Former: Shelley M Santry (2020) — Director
  • Former: Susan I Howarth (2020) — Former Assistant Treasurer

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

Kenneth Payne — Men's Basketball Coach: $7.6MKenneth PayneMen's Basketball Coach$7.6MJeffrey Brohm — Head Football Coach: $6.7MJeffrey BrohmHead Football Coach$6.7MPatrick Kelsey — Men's basketball coach: $1.8MPatrick KelseyMen's basketball coach$1.8MDaniel S McDonnell — Men's Baseball Coach: $1.5MDaniel S McDonnellMen's Baseball Coach$1.5MJeff Walz — Women's Basketball Coach: $1.2MJeff WalzWomen's Basketball Coach$1.2MJoshua W Heird — Athletic Director: $1.1MJoshua W HeirdAthletic Director$1.1MMarvin Mitchell — Deputy Athletic Director: $262KMarvin MitchellDeputy Athletic Director$262KAmy M Calabrese — Deputy Athletic Director: $229KAmy M CalabreseDeputy Athletic Director$229K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $7.6M, to Kenneth Payne (Men's Basketball Coach). 8 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about University of Louisville Athletic Association

How large is University of Louisville Athletic Association?

University of Louisville Athletic Association reported $318.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $142.9M.

What is University of Louisville Athletic Association?

University of Louisville Athletic Association is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Louisville, KY. It holds $318.0M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does University of Louisville Athletic Association operate?

University of Louisville Athletic Association has awarded grants in Kentucky.

What is University of Louisville Athletic Association's EIN?

University of Louisville Athletic Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-1106941. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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