SUN BELT CONFERENCE: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
SUN BELT CONFERENCE (EIN 58-2085078)
Tax period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed
2026-04-29
IRS object ID
202601199349301205
Schema version
2024v5.5
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-04-29T10:28:48-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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CityNEW ORLEANSCityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP70119ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN582085078EIN

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PersonHERBERT L CARTER IIIPersonNm
Person TitleA. COMISSIONER/CFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone5042999066PhoneNum
Signature2026-04-29SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
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IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

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Gross Receipts$57,263,281GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
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Website AddressWWW.SUNBELTSPORTS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1976FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateLALegalDomicileStateCd
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Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
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Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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JAMES SCHMIDT
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KEITH GILL
COMMISSIONER50.00$890,473$0$82,900Yes (X)
KATHY KEENE
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SAMUEL KNEHANS
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TRAVIS LLEWELLYN
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MAURA SMITH
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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Current Tax Year$18,514,288CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$43,907,242TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year$28,705,525CurrentTaxYearAmt
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Current Tax Year$9,393,927CurrentTaxYearAmt
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Current Tax Year$56,613,740CurrentTaxYearAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$206,855,005PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$9,354CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$16,320CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$199,040CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$521,824CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$649,541CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,396,079TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$9,354CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$16,320CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$199,040CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$521,824CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$649,541CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,396,079TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$28,329,185CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$35,512,973CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$40,098,002CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$47,047,643CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$57,263,281CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$208,251,084TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.99330PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.99570PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00670InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00430InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$519,147OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$495,606DepreciationAmt
Book Value$23,541BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,031,041OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,201,841DepreciationAmt
Book Value$829,200BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$579,077OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$417,285DepreciationAmt
Book Value$161,792BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,014,533TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
SPLIT-DOLLAR PREMIUM RECEIVABLE$1,078,016
DEPOSITS$60,000
OPERATING RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS$333,324
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$1,471,340TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOPERATING LEASE LIABILITYDesc
Amt$333,324Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$333,324TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$57,437,162TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$173,881NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$49,658OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$223,539RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$57,213,623RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$57,213,623TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$55,420,070TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$49,658OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$49,658ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$55,370,412ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$55,370,412TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:THE CONFERENCE'S EVALUATION AS OF JUNE 30, 2025 REVEALED NO TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD HAVE A MATERIAL IMPACT ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE 2022 THROUGH 2024 TAX YEARS REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE IRS. THE CONFERENCE DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT ANY REASONABLY POSSIBLE CHANGES WILL OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT TWELVE MONTHS THAT WILL HAVE A MATERIAL IMPACT ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COST OF GOODS SOLD 49,658.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COST OF GOODS SOLD 49,658.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (14 entries)

Cash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY
$1,717,642$0DISTRIBUTION TO MEMBERS
ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY
$1,717,642$0DISTRIBUTION TO MEMBERS
COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY
$1,717,642$0DISTRIBUTION TO MEMBERS
GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY
$1,717,642$0DISTRIBUTION TO MEMBERS
GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY
$1,717,642$0DISTRIBUTION TO MEMBERS
MARSHALL UNIVERSITY
$1,717,642$0DISTRIBUTION TO MEMBERS
TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY
$1,717,642$0DISTRIBUTION TO MEMBERS
TROY UNIVERSITY
$1,717,642$0DISTRIBUTION TO MEMBERS
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE
$1,717,642$0DISTRIBUTION TO MEMBERS
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA MONROE
$1,717,642$0DISTRIBUTION TO MEMBERS
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA
$1,717,642$0DISTRIBUTION TO MEMBERS
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
$1,717,642$0DISTRIBUTION TO MEMBERS
JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY
$1,977,767$0DISTRIBUTION TO MEMBERS
OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY
$1,717,642$0DISTRIBUTION TO MEMBERS
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org14Total501c3OrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypePOST GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPSGrantTypeTxt
Cash Grant$51,215CashGrantAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Travel For CompanionsYes (X)TravelForCompanionsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss0WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
KEITH GILL
COMMISSIONER$890,473$0$0$0$0$0$67,500$0$15,400$0$973,373$0$0$0
KATHY KEENE
DEPUTY COMMISSIONER$262,469$0$0$0$0$0$26,175$0$23,100$0$311,744$0$0$0
HERBERT L CARTER III
A. COMMISSIONER/CFO$198,619$0$0$0$0$0$20,111$0$23,100$0$241,830$0$0$0
TRAVIS LLEWELLYN
SENIOR ASSOCIATE COMMISSIO$138,831$0$0$0$0$0$14,150$0$15,400$0$168,381$0$0$0
SAMUEL KNEHANS
SENIOR ASSOCIATE COMMISSIO$122,902$0$0$0$0$0$12,342$0$21,000$0$156,244$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 1AFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSUNBELT CONFERENCE ALLOWS THE COMMISSIONER TO TAKE TWO TRIPS PER YEAR WITH A COMPANION. THE COST OF THE COMPANION'S TRAVEL IS INCLUDED IN THE COMMISSIONER'S W-2.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BA COPY OF FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BEFORE IT IS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DETERMINES COMPENSATION FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. THEY USE COMPARATIVE DATA FROM OTHER CONFERENCES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CTHE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM YEAR TO YEAR.

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