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Tiger Athletic Foundation

Baton Rouge, LA · EIN 72-1004960 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Tiger Athletic Foundation reported $123.9 million in revenue and $116.2 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $88.40 went to program services, $8.37 to management and general costs and $3.23 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 85.6% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $607,332 (PRESIDENT AND CEO). 18 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 90% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $116M

Program services$88.40 $103M
Management & general$8.37 $9.7M
Fundraising$3.23 $3.8M

For context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $124M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$85.62 $106M
Program service revenue$7.00 $8.7M
Investment income$3.38 $4.2M
Other revenue$4.00 $5.0M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2024 filing. Median across 5,499 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	2024	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	88.4%	84.4%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	8.4%	13.4%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	3.2%	0.8%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h	$0.04	$0.04
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	85.6%	19.1%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	0.0%	1.1%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	7.0%	69.9%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$607,332	$331,578
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	0.52%	1.28%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	18	8
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	33.2	13.3
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	36 of 36	100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense

$88M expenses · 85.5% of program spending · grants $84M · revenue $45,224

Tiger Athletic Foundation (taf) assists the louisiana state university and agricultural and mechanical college (lsu) athletic programs. Taf helped to defray the cost of more than 450 student athletes, to maintain and improve athletic facilities, and to retire present indebtedness

$14M expenses · 13.8% of program spending · revenue $4.9M

Tiger Athletic Foundation oversees the management of the tiger den suites, stadium club, and alex box suites for louisiana state university and agricultural and mechanical college

$780K expenses · 0.8% of program spending · grants $354K

Tiger athleic foundation (taf) supports louisiana state university agricultural and mechanical college (lsu)

Highest reported compensation

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here

Role	From this org	From related orgs	Other	Total
PRESIDENT AND CEO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week	$544,352	$0	$62,980	$607,332
GENERAL COUNSEL Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$327,810	$0	$34,552	$362,362
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT & CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$229,939	$0	$50,057	$279,996
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week	$212,928	$0	$54,465	$267,393
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT & CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$190,423	$0	$54,702	$245,125
EXEC. DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$160,580	$0	$47,387	$207,967
VICE PRESIDENT OF PREMIUM SEATING Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$142,697	$0	$49,013	$191,710
ASSISTANT FACILITIES & PROJECT MANAGER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$144,857	$0	$46,676	$191,533

18 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Tiger Athletic Foundation (Part VII, line 2).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked

RevenueExpenses

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
2024 ⓘ	$124M	$116M	88.4%	$322M	$607,332
2023 ⓘ	$87M	$60M	83.5%	$311M	$527,086
2022 ⓘ	$82M	$53M	82.1%	$274M	$456,080
2021 ⓘ	$68M	$63M	86.9%	$271M	$304,834
2020 ⓘ	$37M	$35M	81.7%	$267M	$416,171
2019 ⓘ	$65M	$83M	90.3%	$258M	$404,582

Governance answers, as filed

2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means

Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b36 · 36 independent
Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
Employees Part I, line 5220

Largest outside contractors

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only

ARKEL CONSTRUCTORS Construction	$13,845,575
DAKTRONICS INC Construction	$13,528,587
DOYLE ELECTRIC INC Construction	$4,228,116
DRAKES CATERING LLC Catering	$2,384,141
THE LEMOINE COMPANY Construction	$2,112,835

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 39 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

13 private foundations reported grants to Tiger Athletic Foundation totaling $339K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

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All education charities · Largest charities in Louisiana

Questions people ask

How much of Tiger Athletic Foundation's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, Tiger Athletic Foundation reported that 88.4% of its $116.2 million in expenses went to program services, 8.4% to management and general and 3.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Tiger Athletic Foundation pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Tiger Athletic Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $607,332, for the role of PRESIDENT AND CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Tiger Athletic Foundation get its money?

Of $123.9 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 85.6% came from contributions and grants and 7.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Tiger Athletic Foundation a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 72-1004960 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202543009349301864 · read the filing · XML
2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202442789349301669 · read the filing
2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202303129349304960 · read the filing
2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202243149349303929 · read the filing
2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202132859349301538 · read the filing
2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202043019349301259 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 72-1004960: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.