The mission of the Lone Star Conference is to foster student participation and success among member institutions in NCAA division II intercollegiate athletics as an integral part of each institution's total educational program. IT shall pursue student-athlete development with the highest regard to the principles of academic excellence, sportsmanship, ethical conduct, resourcefulness, community service, gender equity, and diversity.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$125K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $87K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$125K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $454K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$99K
30% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 30% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$988K
Spent
$892K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$226K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$988K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$988K
FY2021$975K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$2.0M
Expenses
$892K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$892K
FY2021$821K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$944K
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$1.9M
Net assets
$226K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$226K
FY2021$380K
FY2022$402K
FY2023$588K
FY2024$546K
FY2025$636K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending August 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1995.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $721K Management & general 19% · $171K

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

20 people listed on the 990; $125K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Commissioner
$125,050Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jay Poerner’s $168K as Commissioner is at the 73rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jay Poerner$168,400$159,700$144,300$131,863$129,150$125,050

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

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

Programs and updates

Promotes student athlete success and development in NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletics.

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1 program · $721K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Coordinate and conduct meetings of presidents, faculty reps, athletic directors and coaches work with directors of admission, financial aid, and registration. Assignment of game officials in football, basketball, volleyball, baseball and softball for member institutions. Schedule conference games for conference championships.

$721Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$454K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $544K · 2019–2024

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$988K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$584K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$384K
Other incomeLn 4–11$21K
Money outPt IX
$892K
Ln 25
Programscol B$721K
Managementcol C$171K
Owns and owesPt X
$226K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$277K
Total assetsLn 16$325K
LiabilitiesLn 26$99K
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$384K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$584K
Other incomeLn 4–11$21K
Total revenueLn 12$988K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$277K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$277K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$325K
LiabilitiesLn 26$99K
Net assetsLn 32$226K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 631
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$165K$277K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$471$0
Total assetsLn 16$264K$325K
LiabilitiesLn 26$134K$99K
Net assetsLn 32$130K$226K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$76K$76K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$140K$112K$28K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$184K$138K$46K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$15K$11K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$28K$22K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$24K$18K$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$13K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$11K$2K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$33K$22K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$25K$20K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$44K$36K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$28K$22K$6K
TravelLn 17$18K$18K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$14K$14K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$471$471
InsuranceLn 23$18K$18K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$215K$211K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$892K$721K$171K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.0M$1.9M$90K$636K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jul 14, 2025 $1.7M$1.8M−$42K$546K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 15, 2024 $1.1M$944K$186K$588K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jun 26, 2023 $1.0M$1.0M$35K$402K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jul 8, 2022 $975K$821K$154K$380K 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 6, 2021 $988K$892K$96K$226K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $987,744 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $339,760$383,519
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $418,546$583,589
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $18,311$20,636
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $776,617$987,744
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $63,206$75,597
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $326,408$391,574
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $387,561$424,760
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $777,175$891,931
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$558$95,813
Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
VI-1b Independent voting members19
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $987,744 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$383,519
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$383,519
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $583,589$583,589
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $11,669$11,669
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $8,967$8,967
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $583,589 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $20,636$987,744
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $891,931 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $75,597$75,597
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $111,780 · Management $28,348$140,128
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $138,283 · Management $46,075$184,358
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $11,322 · Management $3,370$14,692
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $21,896 · Management $6,517$28,413
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,482 · Management $5,501$23,983
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $5,317$5,317
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,966$12,966
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,594 · Management $9,474$11,068
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $21,739 · Management $11,015$32,754
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $19,774 · Management $4,899$24,673
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $36,039 · Management $7,900$43,939
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $21,716 · Management $6,463$28,179
IX-17 TravelPrograms $17,664$17,664
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $14,478$14,478
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $471$471
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $18,473$18,473
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $210,778 · Management $4,000$214,778
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $721,142 · Management $170,789 · Fundraising $0$891,931
Part X · Balance sheet $324,782 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $164,777$277,165
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $57,022$24,691
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $39,897$20,935
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $471$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,991$1,991
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $264,158$324,782
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,669$9,380
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $124,500$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$89,600
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $134,169$98,980
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $129,989$225,802
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $129,989$225,802
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $264,158$324,782
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $225,802 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$987,744
XI-2 Total expenses$891,931
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$95,813
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$129,989
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$225,802

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