Central Intercollegiate Athletic Assoc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
540698623
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Charlotte, NC, USA
Phone
7049102133
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$10,053,102
Expenses
$9,883,816
Assets
$3,139,894
Liabilities
$2,113,021

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

16 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DR AMINTA BREAUX (PRESIDENT, BOWIE STATE UNI)
  • DR VALERIE KINLOCH (PRESIDENT, JOHNSON C SMITH)
  • DR ANTHONY J DAVIS (PRESIDENT, LIVINGSTONE COL)
  • DR PAULETTE DILLARD (PRESIDENT, SHAW UNIVERSITY)
  • DR BRENDA ALLEN (PRESIDENT, LINCOLN UNIVERS)
  • DR MAKOLA ABDULLAH (PRESIDENT, VIRGINI STATE U)

Highest reported compensation

  • JACQUELINE MCWILLIAMS (COMMISSIONER): $326,771 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The central intercollegiate athletic association provides equal intercollegiate athletic opportunities for men and women and services to assist member institutions in maintaining the integrity of their athletic programs through the enforcement of ncaa policies and conference regulations.

What it reported doing in 2024

The association provides equitable intercollegiate athletic opportunities for men and women and serves to assist member institutions in maintaining the integrity of their athletic programs through the enforcement of ncaa policies and conference regulations. The association consists of twelve member institutions in six states (Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, & South Carolina), all of which are historically black colleges and universities. The association holds one of the largest basketball tournaments in the country, which is its major activity. Revenues do not include $1,409,756 in arena rental costs paid directly by a donor and reported as contributions on line 1 of part viii.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 93% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 75
  • Transparency & Controls: 79
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 32
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 83.8%; rating input score 84
  • Program expense ratio: 85.3%; rating input score 85
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 89%; rating input score 89; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 1.7%; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.32; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.67; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 3.3%; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.8% per year; rating input score 100; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.7% per year; rating input score 100; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6.1% per year; rating input score 100; 43rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 83.8% of revenue deployed · 85.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 12 of 12 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $8.4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $327K · 16 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $805K reported
  • Consistency: 31 of 32 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 13 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 12 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 41/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 8/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 19/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.