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Nonprofit · EIN 64-0929171

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI ATHLETIC FOUNDATION

Tax-exempt · HATTIESBURG, MS 39406

Financials

$8.9M$7.3M2022$7.2M$7.3M2023$9.7M$8M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI ATHLETIC FOUNDATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$9,654,476$7,976,659$1,677,817$19,657,422$1,484,790$18,172,632
June 30, 2024990$7,173,373$7,305,030-$131,657$17,385,624$2,191,054$15,194,570
June 30, 2023990$8,887,226$7,334,850$1,552,376$16,698,538$3,190,606$13,507,932
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$8,936,261
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$892,197
Net rental income
$1,000
Net gain from sales of assets
$585,912
Net income from fundraising events
-$174,982
Other revenue
-$173,982

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$4,316,821
Other salaries and wages
$491,707
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$491,707
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$78,959
Accounting fees
$17,000
Occupancy
$139,151
Travel
$423,384
Depreciation
$84,245
Program services (functional)
$7,024,122
Management and general (functional)
$515,722
Fundraising (functional)
$436,815

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$17,385,624
Total assets, end of year
$19,657,422
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,484,790
Net assets, end of year
$18,172,632
Land, buildings and equipment
$1,879,845
Publicly traded securities
$9,131,211
Net assets without donor restrictions
$3,881,043
Net assets with donor restrictions
$14,291,589
Gross receipts
$13,529,658
Employees
0
Volunteers
45
Year formed
2000
State of legal domicile
MS

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JEREMY MCCLAINCEO & CHAIRMAN OF THE BOAR
Trustee or director, Officer
40$459,919$64,076
CHRISTI HOLLOWAYCFO
Officer
40$89,560$21,385
DR CATHY SESSUMSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
WREN HOODDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
LEIGH BREALDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
GRANT DYESSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
SPENCER ADAMSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
DR JOE PAULDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
KRANDALL HOWELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
DR DOUG ROUSEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
ROBERT DEWSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
AUBREY COLLUMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
VIC ROBERTSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
DR WAYNE ADKISONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
MACK GRUBBSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
28 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
RICHARD JOHNSTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
DR JOSEPH WEINBERGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
AL GORDYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
MIKE LANDRUMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
DR JAY HENDERSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
ABB PAYNEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
RICKEY JONESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
MANION ANDERSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
JIM SMITHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
JEFF JONESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
DR THOMAS ROYALSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
PAIGE HOWELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
CHRIS LEONARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
JULIE BREAZEALEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
CHRIS INMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
CATHY CAUTHENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
KRIS MANGUMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
REGGIE COLLIERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
NICK WELCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
CHARLEY WALLACEPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0
ANDY WOODARDSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0
DR ALAN LUCASTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0
KAMI WERTVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0
FORREST ROBERTSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
DR STEPHEN BEAMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
MARY LEE HOLMESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
DR JAMES HUTTODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
DAVID SAULTERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 41 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JEREMY MCCLAINCEO & CHAIRMAN OF THE BOAR
Trustee or director, Officer
40$450,000$51,376
CHRISTI HOLLOWAYCFO
Officer
40$89,826$20,896
DR JAY HENDERSONPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0$0
JOEL JOHNSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
JOE QUINLANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
ANDY WOODARDTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0$0
MANION ANDERSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
HOPPY COLEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
CHARLEY WALLACEVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0$0
JIM SMITHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
JEFF JONESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
PAIGE HOWELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
CHRIS LEONARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
JULIE BREAZEALEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
KAMI WERTSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0$0
DR ALAN LUCASDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
KRIS MANGUMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
REGGIE COLLIERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
CHRIS INMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
RICKEY JONESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
DR THOMAS ROYALSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
ABB PAYNEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
MACK GRUBBSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
DR JOE PAULDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
KRANDALL HOWELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
DR DOUG ROUSEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
ROBERT DEWSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
AUBREY COLLUMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
MIKE LANDRUMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
DR WAYNE ADKISONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
NICK WELCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
VIC ROBERTSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
SPENCER ADAMSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
RICHARD JOHNSTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
DR JOSEPH WEINBERGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
AL GORDYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
GRANT DYESSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
LEIGH BREALDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
WREN HOODDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
DR CATHY SESSUMSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
CATHY CAUTHENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 40 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
JEREMY MCCLAINCEO & CHAIRMAN OF THE BOAR
Trustee or director, Officer
40$0$450,000$66,739
CHRISTI HOLLOWAYCFO
Officer
40$0$88,988$20,371
ABB PAYNEPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0$0$0
FORREST ROBERTSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0$0
ANDY WOODARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0$0
CHARLEY WALLACETREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0$0$0
DAVID RIMESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0$0
DR CATHY SESSUMSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0$0
DR JAY HENDERSONVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0$0$0
HOPPY COLEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0$0
JOEL JOHNSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0$0
WREN HOODDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0$0
JEFF JONESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0$0
RICKEY JONESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0$0
KAMI WERTSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0$0$0
DR ALAN LUCASDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0$0
MANION ANDERSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0$0
DR DOUGLAS GEARITYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0$0
CHRIS LEONARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0$0
JOE QUINLANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0$0
JIM SMITHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0$0
KRANDALL HOWELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0$0
DR DOUG ROUSEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0$0
ROBERT C DEWSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0$0
MACK GRUBBSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0$0
AUBREY COLLUMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0$0
MIKE LANDRUMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0$0
DR WAYNE ADKISONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0$0
NICK WELCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0$0
VIC ROBERTSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0$0
SPENCER ADAMSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0$0
RICHARD JOHNSTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0$0
AL GORDYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0$0
GRANT DYESSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0$0
KRIS MANGUMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0$0
PAIGE HOWELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0$0
JULIE BREAZEALEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0$0
LEIGH BREALDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0$0
DR JOSEPH WEINBERGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0$0
JEFF POSEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
118 COLLEGE DRIVE 5017, HATTIESBURG, MS 39406-0002
In care of
% RICHARD C GIANNINI
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
CHRISTI HOLLOWAY, 118 COLLEGE DRIVE 5017, HATTIESBURG, MS 39406
Signed the 990
CHRISTI HOLLOWAY, CFO
Phone
(601) 266-5017
Return prepared by
TMH

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE ATHLETIC FOUNDATION IS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORTTO THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI ATHLETIC PROGRAM.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • ACTIVITIES SPONSORED BY THE ATHLETIC FOUNDATION TO BENEFIT THE ATHLETIC PROGRAM AND THE STUDENT ATHLETES.
    Expenses $7,024,122 · grants $4,316,821 · revenue $1,000

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
64-0929171
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Organization supporting a government college or university
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2000
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Education (B99)
Assets (IRS master file)
$19,657,422
Income (IRS master file)
$13,529,658

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$9,654,476$7,976,659$19,657,422XML
990June 2024$7,173,373$7,305,030$17,385,624XML
990June 2023$8,887,226$7,334,850$16,698,538XML
990June 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 64-0929171).

Questions about UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI ATHLETIC FOUNDATION

What is the EIN of UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI ATHLETIC FOUNDATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI ATHLETIC FOUNDATION is 64-0929171.
Is UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI ATHLETIC FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2000.
Are donations to UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI ATHLETIC FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI ATHLETIC FOUNDATION file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI ATHLETIC FOUNDATION due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI ATHLETIC FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI ATHLETIC FOUNDATION?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names CHRISTI HOLLOWAY.
Who are the officers and directors of UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI ATHLETIC FOUNDATION?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 43 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $459,919 (JEREMY MCCLAIN, CEO & CHAIRMAN OF THE BOAR).
How much revenue does UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI ATHLETIC FOUNDATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $9,654,476, expenses of $7,976,659 and total assets of $19,657,422 at year end.

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