Sun Belt Conference

NEW ORLEANS, LA EIN: 58-2085078 Website

THE PURPOSE OF THE SUN BELT CONFERENCE SHALL BE TO ASSIST ITS MEMBER INSTITUTIONS IN THE MAINTENANCE OF PROGRAMS OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$23.3M

+5.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$23.9M

+23.7% YoY

Grant Count

14

+16.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$1.7M

+6.0% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$13M$26M$40M$53M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$23,252,102$22,151,021$19,964,832
Revenue$46,984,155$40,038,199$35,403,098
Expenses$48,000,741$37,794,575$32,759,410
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$518,382$179,390$-63,177
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$6M$12M$18M$24M12 grants202012 grants202116 grants202212 grants202314 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA …$1.9MAPPALACHIAN STATE UNIVER…$1.8MARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY$1.8MCOASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERS…$1.8MGEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERS…$1.8MGEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY$1.8MMARSHALL UNIVERSITY$1.8MTEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY$1.8MTROY UNIVERSITY$1.8MUNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA …$1.8M

Grant Size Distribution

66 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K4$50–100K2$100–250K5$250–500K1$500K–1M53$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

KEITH GILLCOMMISSIONER$851KKATHY KEENEDEPUTY COMMISSIONER$252KHERBERT L CARTER IIIA. COMMISSIONER/CFO$195KTRAVIS LLEWELLYNSENIOR ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER$134KSAMUEL KNEHANSSENIOR ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER$118K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
DR KELLY DAMPHOUSSEPRESIDENT5
DR SHERI EVERTSVICE-PRESIDENT5
DR KYLE MARREROTREASURER5
DR E JOSEPH SAVOIEPAST-PRESIDENT5
DR TODD SHIELDSOFFICER5
DR MICHAEL BENSONOFFICER5
JONATHAN ALGEROFFICER5
M BRIAN BLAKEOFFICER5
DR RON BERRYOFFICER5
BRAD SMITHOFFICER5
DR BRIAN HEMPHILLOFFICER5
DR JOSEPH PAULOFFICER5
DR JACK HAWKINSOFFICER5
JOSIAH BONNEROFFICER5
HERBERT L CARTER IIIA. COMMISSIONER/CFO50$194,831
KEITH GILLCOMMISSIONER50$851,266
KATHY KEENEDEPUTY COMMISSIONER50$252,338
SAMUEL KNEHANSSENIOR ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER50$118,159
TRAVIS LLEWELLYNSENIOR ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER50$133,587

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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