501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$2.7M paid to officers and key staff.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $22.6M a year · 28% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.7M
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $125.1M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 7.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $175K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$111.2M
50% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 50% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
27
of 27 voting members
Looks good: 27 of 27 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$76.5M
-7% vs prior year
Spent
$64.6M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$111.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$76.5M
FY2024▼ -7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$79.2M
FY2021$63.8M
FY2022$82.4M
FY2023$81.8M
FY2024$76.5M
FY2025$99.2M
Expenses
$64.6M
FY2024▼ -18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$43.4M
FY2021$48.9M
FY2022$44.9M
FY2023$78.8M
FY2024$64.6M
FY2025$66.4M
Net assets
$111.9M
FY2024▲ +20%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$16.3M
FY2021$57.1M
FY2022$95.2M
FY2023$93.2M
FY2024$111.9M
FY2025$152.7M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1939.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $57.1M Management & general 5% · $3.5M Fundraising 6% · $4.0M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

37 people listed on the 990; $2.7M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$649,326Pt VII · Sec A
SR Assoc Exec Dir Lead Gif
$322,280Pt VII · Sec A
CFO & General Counsel
$263,040Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Revenue Officer
$262,287Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Strategy & Comms Off
$240,279Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Dir of Principal Gifts
$215,630Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Director of Major G
$208,814Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Philanthropy Officer
$190,374Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dawn McPherson————$700,200$171,203
Sue W Stankavage————$680,340$170,016
John Montgomery$553,703$649,326$607,635$509,113$469,322$421,862
Ken Mack$273,217$322,280$291,398$252,385$226,749$196,014
Diane Aldridge$267,750$263,040$267,914$212,074$187,165$185,554
Seth Reeves$243,798$262,287$200,782$179,866$169,731$148,331
Matt Terrell$213,319$240,279$226,405$179,857$156,183$150,978
Elizabeth Mackethan$230,444$190,374————

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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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Funds construction and renovation projects for university athletic facilities.

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3 programs · $57.1M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Contributions to university of north carolina at chapel hill: contributions to university of north carolina at chapel hill to provide scholarship assistance to student athletes.

$26.4Mprogram expense
02

Renovations to the kenan football center, finley golf course renovation, chewning tennis complex, and the women's basketball locker room and office area. Renovations to woollen gym to create a women's practice facility for women's basketball. New videoboard for boshamer stadium and carmichael auditorium.

$19.4Mprogram expense
03

Contributions to university of north carolina at chapel hill:contributions to university of north carolina at chapel hill to provide financial assistance to operating budgets for 28 sports, to provide debt service for previous renovations of athletic facilities, to provide assistance with construction of parking facilities on campus, and…

$11.3Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$175K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $255.5M · 2019–2024

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$76.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$68.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$7.5M
Money outPt IX
$64.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$57.1M
Managementcol C$3.5M
Fundraisingcol D$4.0M
Owns and owesPt X
$111.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$37.6M
Total assetsLn 16$223.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$111.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
37
listed · VII A
PaidVII A10
Voting boardVI 1a27
IndependentVI 1b27
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$68.9M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$7.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$7.5M
Gains on assetsLn 7$5.6M
Total revenueLn 12$76.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$37.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$37.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$125.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$176K
Other assetsLn 15$13.6M
Total assetsLn 16$223.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$111.2M
Net assetsLn 32$111.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 563
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$39.6M$37.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$110.3M$125.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$184K$176K
Total assetsLn 16$213.3M$223.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$120.1M$111.2M
Net assetsLn 32$93.2M$111.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$46.3M$46.3M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.6M$816K$390K$387K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.4M$1.7M$827K$820K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$323K$165K$79K$78K
Payroll taxesLn 10$303K$155K$74K$74K
Legal feesLn 11b$66K$66K
Accounting feesLn 11c$128K$128K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$54K$54K
Investment management feesLn 11f$476K$476K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$137K$23K$114K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$893K$282K$78K$532K
Office expensesLn 13$294K$106K$131K$57K
Information technologyLn 14$88K$54K$34K
TravelLn 17$745K$242K$28K$476K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$176K$90K$43K$43K
InterestLn 20$3.5M$3.5M
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$37K$37K
InsuranceLn 23$207K$106K$51K$50K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5.3M$3.4M$689K$1.2M
All other expensesLn 24e$599K$147K$353K$99K
Total functional expensesLn 25$64.6M$57.1M$3.5M$4.0M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $99.2M$66.4M$32.8M$152.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $76.5M$64.6M$11.8M$111.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $81.8M$78.8M$3.0M$93.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $82.4M$44.9M$37.5M$95.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $63.8M$48.9M$14.9M$57.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $79.2M$43.4M$35.8M$16.3M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $76,461,125 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $76,234,150$68,943,329
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,543,823$7,517,796
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $81,777,973$76,461,125
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $61,422,982$46,347,635
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,198,383$5,595,136
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $49,588$53,744
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $12,110,074$12,650,849
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $78,781,027$64,647,364
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,996,946$11,813,761
Part VI · Governance 27 of 27 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body27
VI-1b Independent voting members27
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $76,461,125 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$16,700,043
VIII-1d Related organizations$20,693,650
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$31,549,636
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$7,535,551
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$68,943,329
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,942,406$1,942,406
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $5,575,390$5,575,390
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $7,517,796$76,461,125
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $64,647,364 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $46,347,635$46,347,635
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $815,683 · Management $390,317 · Fundraising $387,131$1,593,131
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,728,766 · Management $827,242 · Fundraising $820,489$3,376,497
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $165,318 · Management $79,107 · Fundraising $78,462$322,887
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $154,942 · Management $74,142 · Fundraising $73,537$302,621
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $66,497$66,497
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $128,143$128,143
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $53,744$53,744
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $475,640$475,640
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $23,297 · Fundraising $114,131$137,428
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $282,160 · Management $77,996 · Fundraising $532,401$892,557
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $106,270 · Management $131,063 · Fundraising $56,754$294,087
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $54,370 · Fundraising $33,839$88,209
IX-17 TravelPrograms $241,763 · Management $27,822 · Fundraising $475,546$745,131
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $90,069 · Management $43,099 · Fundraising $42,748$175,916
IX-20 InterestPrograms $3,520,980$3,520,980
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $36,966$36,966
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $105,768 · Management $50,612 · Fundraising $50,199$206,579
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,389,414 · Management $688,720 · Fundraising $1,206,001$5,284,135
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $146,512 · Management $353,045 · Fundraising $99,024$598,581
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $57,095,280 · Management $3,528,078 · Fundraising $4,024,006$64,647,364
Part X · Balance sheet $223,104,596 assets, 17 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $39,632,112$37,649,661
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $47,392,435$44,016,142
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,164,310$2,596,948
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $183,686$175,993
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $110,332,636$125,114,801
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $11,625,941$13,551,051
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $213,331,120$223,104,596
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,092,472$4,340,384
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $778,753$856,573
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $63,545,976$58,947,235
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $40,166,340$39,091,943
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,822,344$4,419,457
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $120,099,717$111,199,274
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$24,546,932−$19,593,084
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $117,778,335$131,498,406
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $93,231,403$111,905,322
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $213,331,120$223,104,596
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $111,905,322 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$76,461,125
XI-2 Total expenses$64,647,364
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$11,813,761
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$93,231,403
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$7,286,692
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$426,534
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$111,905,322

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