Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

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Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 2025 (IRS tax year 2024).


Improves intercollegiate athletics by enhancing academic performance, graduation rates, and member relationships. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $14.1M in revenue, $11.9M in expenses, and $3.4M in net assets.Pt I

Founded
1969
Type
Membership association · Nonprofit
Location
Norfolk, VA
Website
www.meacsports.com
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$14.1MFY2025
Expenses
$11.9M
Net assets
$3.4M
People
10
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  56-0992403 Membership association Norfolk, VA Founded 1969
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$10–100M
What they do
Improves intercollegiate athletics by enhancing academic performance, graduation rates, and member relationships.
Leadership
Sonja Stills · Commissioner · $305K
Money in and out
$14.1M revenue, $11.9M expenses
Bottom line
+16% operating surplus
Membership & operating revenue · FY2025
Total revenue
$14.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$11.9M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$3.4M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $2.2M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.87 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.04
Operating surplus
+16%
revenue over expenses▲ +192% vs prior filing year
Earned revenue
34%
of revenue from program services & dues▲ +8% vs prior filing year
Payroll share
15%
of spending is salaries & benefits▲ +7% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$14.1M
FY2025▲ +27%
Expenses
$11.9M
FY2025▼ -9%
Total assets
$4.9M
FY2025▲ +21%
Total liabilities
$1.5M
FY2025▼ -48%
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$2.2M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$4.9M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B87%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
EINHdr · item D56-0992403
Principal addressHdr · item CNorfolk, VA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.meacsports.com
Year of formationHdr · item L1969
State of legal domicileHdr · item MVA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(4) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 1973

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Commissioner
$305,000Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Commissioner
$192,775Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dr Dennis Thomas$297,984$313,000$307,457$288,131
Sonja Stills$305,000$300,000
Sonja Stills$298,977$136,019$120,847$121,776
Raynoid Dedeaux$192,775$92,500

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $10.4M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

To administer the collegiate athletic programs of the mid-eastern athletic conference

$10.4Mprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$7.2M · 51%
Program service revenue$4.7M · 34%
Other revenue$2.1M · 15%
Contributions & grants51%$7.2M
Program service revenue34%$4.7M
Other revenue15%$2.1M
Investment income$56K
Total revenueLn 12$14.1M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.87 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.04
Program services87%$10.4M
Management & general9%$1.0M
Fundraising4%$472K
Total functional expensesLn 25$11.9M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$3.8M
Total assetsLn 16$4.9M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$1.5M
Total net assetsLn 32$3.4M
Months of cash on handcomputed3.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $3.8M · Operating expenses/yr $11.9M
3.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $10.4M · Total expenses $11.9M
87%
Management & General
Management & general $1.0M · Total expenses $11.9M
9%
Fundraising
Fundraising $472K · Total expenses $11.9M
4%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $454K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $5.7M
$0.08 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $7.2M · Total revenue $14.1M
51%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $14.1M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $4.7M · Total revenue $14.1M
34%
Investment reliance
Investment income $56K · Total revenue $14.1M
+0.4%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $4.7M · Total expenses $11.9M
40%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $14.1M · Prior year $11.1M
+27%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $9.4M · FY2024 $14.1M
+8%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $3.4M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $14.1M · Expenses $11.9M
+16%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $4.9M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $3.4M · Total assets $4.9M
70%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $4.9M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Sonja Stills · Reported title Commissioner · Highest reported compensation $305K · Total expenses $11.9M
3%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $1.8M · Total expenses $11.9M
15%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 87%
Overhead ratio 9%
Fundraising cost ratio 7%
Revenue growth 27%
Legal fee ratio 1%
Accounting fee ratio 0.4%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$7.8M
Grants paid · 52 grants · $7.2M · 2019–2024
The Howard UniversityDC · FY2024$391,879
Unitemized GrantFY2024$360,668
Morgan State UniversityFY2024$281,922
Delaware State UniversityDE · FY2024$206,487
Sc State University FoundationFY2024$139,806
Norfolk State UniversityFY2024$130,708
North Carolina Central UniversityFY2024$127,856
Coppin State UniversityFY2024$30,587
University of Maryland Eastern ShoreFY2024$30,194
Unitemized GrantFY2023$666,838
The Howard UniversityDC · FY2023$205,610
Delaware State UniversityDE · FY2023$174,095
Norfolk State UniversityFY2023$72,300
North Carolina Central UniversityFY2023$66,738
Morgan State UniversityFY2023$51,600
Sc State University FoundationFY2023$39,989
University of Maryland Eastern ShoreFY2023$20,398
Coppin State UniversityFY2023$19,848
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$14.1M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$11.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$10.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$11.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$11.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$9.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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