Presidents Athletic Conference

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The organization operates an inter-collegiate athletic conference in 23 college sports for 11 member and 2 associate member schools. The 11 member schools are Allegheny College, Bethany College, Chatham University, Franciscan University, Geneva College, Grove City College, Saint Vincent College, Thiel College, Washington & Jefferson College, Waynesburg University, and Westminster College. The 2 associate member schools are Carnegie Mellon University and Case Western Reserve University.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $11K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$113K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 12 voting members
Concern: none of 12 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$573K
+19% vs prior year
Spent
$515K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$96K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$573K
FY2025▲ +19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$399K
FY2022$438K
FY2023$482K
FY2024$483K
FY2025$573K
Expenses
$515K
FY2025▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$401K
FY2022$437K
FY2023$474K
FY2024$491K
FY2025$515K
Net assets
$96K
FY2025▲ +155%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$37K
FY2022$37K
FY2023$46K
FY2024$37K
FY2025$96K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Sep 2019.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $473K Management & general 8% · $42K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $113K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Pac Commissioner
$113,022Pt VII · Sec A
President, Allegheny College
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President, Bethany College
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President, Chatham College
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President, Franciscan University
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President, Geneva College
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President, Grove City College
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President, Hiram College
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joseph Onderko’s $113K as Pac Commissioner is at the 89th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1265 $100K–1M philanthropy & grantmaking 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Joseph Onderko$113,022$109,590$106,399$103,874

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

Organizes inter-collegiate athletic competitions for 13 member colleges across 23 sports.

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3 programs · $80K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Administration of conference championship events, including a comprehensive championship awards program.

$48Kprogram expense
02

NCAA Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Program

$24Kprogram expense
03

PAC Academic Awards & Banquet

$8Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$573K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$568K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5K
Money outPt IX
$515K
Ln 25
Programscol B$473K
Managementcol C$42K
Owns and owesPt X
$96K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$96K
Total assetsLn 16$96K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$568K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5K
Total revenueLn 12$573K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$46K
SavingsLn 2$50K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$96K
Total assetsLn 16$96K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$96K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$37K$96K
Total assetsLn 16$37K$96K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$37K$96K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Management feesLn 11a$302K$293K$9K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$0$5K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$0$18K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$187$0$187$0
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K$0$0
TravelLn 17$13K$13K$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$9K$9K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$9K$0$9K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$155K$155K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$515K$473K$42K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jan 13, 2026 $573K$515K$58K$96K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 15, 2025 $483K$491K−$8K$37K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jan 16, 2024 $482K$474K$8K$46K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 12, 2022 $438K$437K$466$37K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 16, 2022 $399K$401K−$2K$37K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $572,785 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $478,836$567,845
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,880$4,940
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $482,716$572,785
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $490,850$514,693
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $490,850$514,693
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$8,134$58,092
Part VI · Governance 0 of 12 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $572,785 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$363,750
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$204,095
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$567,845
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,940 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$4,940
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,940 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$572,785
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $514,693 across 9 lines filed
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $292,633 · Management $9,129 · Fundraising $0$301,762
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $5,061 · Fundraising $0$5,061
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $18,257 · Fundraising $0$18,257
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $187 · Fundraising $0$187
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,095 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,095
IX-17 TravelPrograms $13,082 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$13,082
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $9,102 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$9,102
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $9,451 · Fundraising $0$9,451
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $154,696 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$154,696
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $472,608 · Management $42,085 · Fundraising $0$514,693
Part X · Balance sheet $95,581 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $37,489$45,581
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$50,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $37,489$95,581
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-29 Capital stock or trust principalStart of year $0$0
X-30 Paid-in or capital surplusStart of year $0$0
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $37,489$95,581
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $37,489$95,581
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $37,489$95,581
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $95,581 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$572,785
XI-2 Total expenses$514,693
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$58,092
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$37,489
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$95,581

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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