Georgia Bulldogs

Legal name: University of Georgia Athletic Assn Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
580652518
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Athens, GA, USA
Phone
706-224-7941
Rating
75
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Nonmonetary Support N.E.C.

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$291,643,325
Expenses
$255,350,592
Assets
$689,895,406
Liabilities
$215,978,312

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

Leadership & pay

33 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Lee Zell (Alumni Association President)

Highest reported compensation

  • Kirby P Smart (Head Football Coach): $13,972,065 total reported compensation
  • Michael White (Head Men's Basketball Coach): $3,680,190 total reported compensation
  • Glenn Schumann (Assistant Football Coach): $2,222,888 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Our mission is to offer nationally competitive intercollegiate athletic programs which reflect the interests of our students and faculty, the Southeastern Conference, and the people of Georgia, and provide a worthwhile experience for our student-athletes, teaching them the meaning of integrity and ethical conduct, the basic principles of amateur competition, sportsmanship, and the principle of equitable opportunity for all students and staff. We seek to enhance the academic endeavors of the University of Georgia, by helping through our success to attract both promising students and the assistance of private philanthropy, and by providing direct financial support.

What it reported doing in 2024

The women's basketball program with the University of Georgia Athletic Association enhances the academic endeavors of the University of Georgia by helping, through its success, to attract both promising students and the assistance of private philanthropy, and by providing direct financial support to the institution.

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 91% 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 74
  • Transparency & Controls: 79
  • Accountability: 69
  • Sustainability: 65
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 71%; rating input score 71
  • Program expense ratio: 81.1%; rating input score 81
  • Fundraising efficiency: $43.56 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 47.4%; rating input score 47; 12th 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: 12.4%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.7; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.31; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 10%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 7.9% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7.7% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.2% per year; rating input score 100; 38th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 7 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 71% of revenue deployed · 81.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 19 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $207.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $14M · 33 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $31.8M reported
  • Consistency: 36 of 36 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 13 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 2 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.

Key Signals

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

  • Moderate — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 47/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 3/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 54/100.