Western Athletic Conference

ARLINGTON, TX EIN: 84-0516838 Website

THE CONFERENCE IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING STUDENT-ATHLETES AN EXEMPLARY UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE - BOTH ON AND OFF THE FIELD OF PLAY. WITH HIGH STANDARDS OF INTEGRITY AT THE CORE OF OUR ATHLETIC AND ACADEMIC EXCELLENCES, OUR GOAL IS TO UNLOCK THE POTENIAL OF THE NATION'S PREMIER STUDENT ATHLETES AND TO PREPARE THEM TO BECOME THE LEADERS OF THE FUTURE.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$11.8M

-24.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$3.7M

-1.8% YoY

Grant Count

5

-54.5% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$741K

+116.0% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$5M$10M$16M$21M20212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$11,776,282$15,657,947$11,946,589
Revenue$15,076,895$13,778,757$12,026,341
Expenses$18,895,763$10,550,489$9,523,399
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$489,135$212,879$123,284
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M$4M6 grants20219 grants202211 grants202311 grants20245 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 5 recipients in 2025

ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVER…$1.3MSOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY$1.1MUNIVERSITY OF TEXAS - AR…$662KUTAH TECH UNIVERSITY$402KTARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY$306K

Grant Size Distribution

42 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K4$50–100K3$100–250K22$250–500K9$500K–1M2$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 2025 IRS filing

BRIAN THORNTONCOMMISS TO 1$125KREBEKAH RAYCOMMISSIONER$119KRUSSELL WARRENSR ASSOCIATE$114KDAVE CHAFFINCFO$86K

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
REBEKAH RAYCOMMISSIONER40$119,000
BRIAN THORNTONCOMMISS TO 140$125,333
RUSSELL WARRENSR ASSOCIATE40$114,000
DAVE CHAFFINCFO40$85,925
DR JAMES HURLEYCHAIRPERSON2
DR RONALD ELLISBOARD MEMBER2
DR ASTRID TUMINEZBOARD MEMBER2
DR PHIL SCHUBERTBOARD MEMBER2
MINDY BENSONBOARD MEMBER2
DR JENNIFER COWLEYBOARD MEMBER2
COURTNEY WHITEBOARD MEMBER2

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

7states

Cities

AbileneArlingtonCedar CityChicagoEdinburgEdinburghHuntsvilleLas CrucesNacogdochesOremPhoenixRiversideSeattleSt GeorgeStephenville

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

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