Grants made by National Collegiate Athletic Association
National Collegiate Athletic Association (EIN 44-0567264) reported 823 grants totaling $705.7M in FY2023 on Schedule I of its IRS Form 990 — the 100 largest are listed below. See the full financial profile for revenue, ratings and leadership.
Grant recipients (FY2023) · $705.7M total
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Big Ten Conference Inc | Grants/scholarships | $65,579,122 |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | Grants/scholarships | $62,028,589 |
| Southeastern Conference | Grants/scholarships | $53,273,099 |
| The Big 12 Conference Inc | Grants/scholarships | $38,393,021 |
| Big East Conference Inc | Grants/scholarships | $25,047,012 |
| Pac-12 Conference | Grants/scholarships | $24,984,840 |
| American Athletic Conference | Grants | $18,931,084 |
| Mountain West Conference | Grants/scholarships | $13,390,209 |
| West Coast Conference | Grants/scholarships | $13,244,880 |
| Atlantic 10 Conference | Grants/scholarships | $12,269,331 |
| Southland Conference 070195 | Grants/scholarships | $10,977,313 |
| Missouri Valley Conference Inc | Grants/scholarships | $10,630,074 |
| Mid-american Athletic Conference | Grants/scholarships | $10,592,674 |
| Sun Belt Conference | Grants/scholarships | $10,449,744 |
| The Summit League Inc | Grants/scholarships | $10,412,386 |
| Coastal Athletic Association | Grants/scholarships | $9,414,466 |
| Conference U S A | Grants/scholarships | $9,211,030 |
| Southwestern Athletic Conference | Grants/scholarships | $8,697,531 |
| Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | Grants/scholarships | $8,173,684 |
| Ohio Valley Conference | Grants/scholarships | $7,580,681 |
| The Patriot League | Grants/scholarships | $7,501,538 |
| Northeast Conference | Grants/scholarships | $7,457,212 |
| Southern Conference | Grants/scholarships | $7,247,205 |
| Princeton University | Grants/scholarships | $7,236,999 |
| Atlantic Sun Conference | Grants | $7,112,936 |
| Horizon League Inc | Grants/scholarships | $7,038,787 |
| Big West Conference | Grants/scholarships | $6,844,646 |
| America East | Grants | $6,831,306 |
| Western Athletic Conference | Grants/scholarships | $6,629,589 |
| Big Sky Conference Inc | Grants/scholarships | $6,555,225 |
| Big South Conference Inc | Grants/scholarships | $5,855,604 |
| Mid-eastern Athletic Conference | Grants/scholarships | $5,680,220 |
| The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Grants/scholarships | $2,172,033 |
| Long Island University | Grants/scholarships | $1,997,637 |
| University of California Berkeley Foundation | Grants/scholarships | $1,808,999 |
| Arizona State University | Grants/scholarships | $1,726,402 |
| Regents Univ of California | Grants/scholarships | $1,615,643 |
| University of Connecticut | Grants/scholarships | $1,511,428 |
| University of Southern California | Grants/scholarships | $1,487,948 |
| Sacred Heart University | Grants/scholarships | $1,417,644 |
| University of Oklahoma | Grants/scholarships | $1,387,743 |
| University of Delaware | Grants/scholarships | $1,301,176 |
| University of Washington | Grants/scholarships | $1,292,547 |
| Brigham Young University | Grants/scholarships | $1,284,257 |
| University of Texas - Austin | Grants/scholarships | $1,263,281 |
| University of Utah | Grants/scholarships | $1,252,438 |
| University of California - Davis | Grants/scholarships | $1,225,980 |
| Texas Christian University | Grants/scholarships | $1,218,741 |
| Liberty University Inc | Grants/scholarships | $1,205,781 |
| University of Arizona (the) | Grants/scholarships | $1,176,116 |
| Southern Methodist University | Grants/scholarships | $1,132,806 |
| San Jose State University | Grants/scholarships | $1,130,343 |
| Board of Regents of Eastern Michigan University | Grants/scholarships | $1,116,791 |
| University of Massachusetts - Amherst | Grants/scholarships | $1,113,357 |
| Miami University | Grants/scholarships | $1,107,878 |
| Villanova University | Grants/scholarships | $1,081,506 |
| Monmouth University Inc | Grants/scholarships | $1,069,878 |
| University of Hawaii - Manoa | Grants/scholarships | $1,067,004 |
| Temple University-of the Commonwealth System of Higher Educ | Grants/scholarships | $1,062,108 |
| Bucknell University | Grants/scholarships | $1,059,568 |
| University of Kansas | Grants/scholarships | $1,042,655 |
| James Madison University | Grants/scholarships | $1,039,809 |
| Youngstown State University | Grants/scholarships | $1,029,655 |
| University of Oregon | Grants/scholarships | $1,028,126 |
| Baylor University | Grants/scholarships | $1,017,260 |
| California State University - Fresno | Grants/scholarships | $1,011,359 |
| Lehigh University | Grants/scholarships | $970,566 |
| Fordham University | Grants/scholarships | $969,885 |
| California State University - Sacramento | Grants/scholarships | $969,055 |
| San Diego State University | Grants/scholarships | $961,940 |
| East Carolina University | Grants/scholarships | $961,658 |
| Colgate University Treasurers Office | Grants/scholarships | $958,422 |
| Florida Atlantic University | Grants/scholarships | $957,609 |
| Bowling Green State University | Grants/scholarships | $953,846 |
| University of Cincinnati | Grants/scholarships | $949,754 |
| Iowa State University | Grants/scholarships | $947,826 |
| Coastal Carolina University Research Foundation | Grants/scholarships | $945,023 |
| Board of Regents Nevada System of Higher Education | Grants/scholarships | $944,081 |
| Oregon State University | Grants/scholarships | $936,927 |
| Appalachian State University | Grants/scholarships | $931,392 |
| University of South Florida | Grants/scholarships | $929,540 |
| State of West Virginia | Grants/scholarships | $927,110 |
| University of Memphis | Grants/scholarships | $925,411 |
| Wagner College | Grants/scholarships | $924,014 |
| California Polytechnic State University | Grants/scholarships | $920,321 |
| Gardner-webb University | Grants/scholarships | $917,176 |
| Trustees of the College of the Holy Cross | Grants/scholarships | $913,642 |
| Boise State University | Grants/scholarships | $912,718 |
| Oklahoma State University | Grants/scholarships | $910,360 |
| Northern Illinois University | Grants/scholarships | $910,212 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Grants/scholarships | $903,158 |
| Trustees of Boston University | Grants/scholarships | $893,914 |
| University of Alabama - Birmingham | Grants/scholarships | $893,518 |
| Ucf Athletic Association Inc | Grants/scholarships | $890,929 |
| Marshall University | Grants/scholarships | $887,513 |
| Board of Trustees of Illinois State University | Grants/scholarships | $880,850 |
| University of New Mexico | Grants/scholarships | $868,347 |
| Ball State University | Grants/scholarships | $860,023 |
| Campbell University | Grants/scholarships | $858,401 |
| New Mexico State University | Grants/scholarships | $857,446 |
Grant data comes from Schedule I of National Collegiate Athletic Association's e-filed Form 990, via CharityIndex. Recipients link to their own profiles where the EIN matches our directory.