Sun Belt Conference
Donations deductibleRevenue
$57.2m
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$55.4m
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$19.6m
$6.3m liabilities
Net assets
$13.3m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
14
5.4 years on average
Staff
20
100 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
21
named in Part VII
Sun Belt Conference's network
14 people5 organisationsi14 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (14). Violet dotted lines (5) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
14 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 13 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Smith | Officer | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Dr Brian Hemphill | Officer | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Dr E Joseph Savoie | Past-President | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Dr Jack Hawkins JR (also filed as Dr Jack Hawkins) | Officer | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Dr Joseph Paul | Officer | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Dr Kelly Damphousse | President | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Dr Kyle Marrero | Treasurer | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Dr Michael Benson | Officer | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Dr Ron Berry | Officer | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Dr Sheri Everts | Vice-President | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Dr Todd Shields | Officer | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Jonathan Alger | Officer | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Josiah Bonner | Officer | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| M Brian Blake | Officer | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
21 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Andrew Rogerson | Officer | 2018 |
| Dr David Decenzo | Officer | 2018 |
| Dr Denise Trauth | Past-President | 2018 |
| Dr E Joseph Savoie | Vice President | 2018 |
| Dr Jack Hawkins JR | Officer | 2018 |
| Dr Jaimie L Hebert | Officer | 2018 |
| Dr Kelly Damphousse | Officer | 2018 |
| Dr Mark Becker | President | 2018 |
| Dr Nick Bruno | Officer | 2018 |
| Dr Sheri Everts | Officer | 2018 |
| Dr Tony Waldrop | Treasurer | 2018 |
| Dr Vistap Karbhari | Officer | 2018 |
| Herbert L Carter III | A. Commissioner/CFO | since 2018 |
| John Barranco | Corporate Sales & Marketing | since 2018 |
| John McElwain | Chief Branding Officer | since 2018 |
| Karl Benson | Commissioner | since 2018 |
| Katherine Keene | Deputy Commissioner | since 2018 |
| Keith Gill | Commissioner | since 2020 |
| Nancy Yasharoff | A. Commissioner/Comm. & Br | 2022 |
| Samuel Knehans | Senior Associate Commissioner | 2024 |
| Travis Llewellyn | Senior Associate Commissioner | 2024 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Gill | Commissioner | 50 | $890k | $83k | |
| Kathy Keene | Deputy Commissioner | 50 | $262k | $49k | |
| Herbert L Carter III | A. Commissioner/CFO | 50 | $199k | $43k | |
| Travis Llewellyn | Senior Associate Commissio | 50 | $139k | $30k | |
| Samuel Knehans | Senior Associate Commissio | 50 | $123k | $33k | |
| Maura Smith | Associate Commissioner | 50 | $111k | $33k | |
| Dr Kelly Damphousse | President | 5 | $0 | ||
| Dr Kyle Marrero | Treasurer | 5 | $0 | ||
| Dr E Joseph Savoie | Past-President | 5 | $0 | ||
| Dr Todd Shields | Officer | 5 | $0 | ||
| Dr Michael Benson | Officer | 5 | $0 | ||
| M Brian Blake | Officer | 5 | $0 | ||
| Dr Ron Berry | Officer | 5 | $0 | ||
| Brad Smith | Officer | 5 | $0 | ||
| Dr Brian Hemphill | Officer | 5 | $0 | ||
| Dr Joseph Paul | Officer | 5 | $0 | ||
| Dr Jack Hawkins | Officer | 5 | $0 | ||
| Josiah Bonner | Officer | 5 | $0 | ||
| Heather Norris | Vice-President | 5 | $0 | ||
| James Schmidt | Officer | 5 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Sun Belt Conference
- EIN
- 582085078
- Address
- 1500 Sugar Bowl Dr, New Orleans, LA, 70112-1255
- State
- Louisiana
- Mission
- The purpose of the sun belt conference shall be to assist its member institutions in the maintenance of programs of intercollegiate athletics. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- N41 Recreation and sports
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Recreation & Sports
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1976
- Principal officer
- Herbert L Carter III (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 May 1995
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsDr E Joseph Savoie
≥7years on the filingsDr Jack Hawkins JR
≥7years on the filingsDr Kelly Damphousse
≥7years on the filingsDr Sheri Everts
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $19.6m
- Total liabilities
- $6.3m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $13.3m
- Contributions and grants received
- $18.5m
- Program service revenue
- $38.1m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $41.4m
- Employees
- 20
- Volunteers
- 100
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $47m | $48m | Deficit $1m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
14 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| James Madison University | Distribution to members | $2m |
| Appalachian State University | Distribution to members | $1.7m |
| Arkansas State University | Distribution to members | $1.7m |
| Coastal Carolina University | Distribution to members | $1.7m |
| Georgia Southern University | Distribution to members | $1.7m |
| Georgia State University | Distribution to members | $1.7m |
| Marshall University | Distribution to members | $1.7m |
| Texas State University | Distribution to members | $1.7m |
| Troy University | Distribution to members | $1.7m |
| University of Louisiana Lafayette | Distribution to members | $1.7m |
| University of Louisiana Monroe | Distribution to members | $1.7m |
| University of South Alabama | Distribution to members | $1.7m |
| University of Southern Mississippi | Distribution to members | $1.7m |
| Old Dominion University | Distribution to members | $1.7m |