Atlantic Coast Conference

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Type: Conferences & NCAA
School / group: ACC
EIN: 560599082
Location: Charlotte, NC
IRS ruling date: 1955-06-01
Filings on record: 25 (June 2001 to June 2025); 15 with extracted financials
All filings: [ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer]
Connection to the school: Official university-affiliated entity named in its own filings

Finances by year

Form 990 Part I, nominal dollars. Grants paid = Part I line 13. Click a column to sort.

Fiscal year ending	Form	Revenue	Expenses	Net	Contributions	Grants paid	Officer & key-employee pay	Net assets	Source
June 2025	990	$826.5M	$789.2M	$37.3M	$2.1M	$736.9M	$5.1M	-$67.0M	[filing] [Part I]
June 2024	990	$711.4M	$705.4M	$6.0M	$2.3M	$650.6M	$4.8M	$70.7M	[filing] [Part I]
June 2023	990	$706.6M	$694.3M	$12.4M	$4.4M	$649.7M	$5.8M	$64.3M	[filing] [Part I]
June 2022	990	$617.0M	$606.9M	$10.1M	$304K	$569.7M	$6.2M	$51.8M	[filing] [Part I]
June 2021	990	$578.3M	$572.5M	$5.8M	$102K	$541.4M	$3.9M	$43.1M	[filing] [Part I]
June 2020	990	$496.7M	$499.5M	-$2.8M	$177K	$464.0M	$3.9M	$37.4M	[filing] [Part I]
June 2019	990	$455.4M	$444.6M	$10.8M	$297K	$410.7M	$3.6M	$40.8M	[filing] [Part I]
June 2018	990	$464.7M	$458.5M	$6.2M	$289K	$421.0M	$3.4M	$30.0M	[filing] [Part I]
June 2017	990	$418.1M	$417.5M	$578K	$496K	$377.8M	$3.2M	$23.4M	[filing] [Part I]
June 2016	990	$373.4M	$372.6M	$743K	$458K	$337.8M	$2.9M	$22.2M	[filing] [Part I]
June 2015	990	$403.1M	$404.2M	-$1.0M	$457K	$373.2M	$2.6M	$21.6M	[filing] [Part I]
June 2014	990	$302.3M	$303.4M	-$1.1M	$508K	$274.5M	$2.0M	$22.7M	[filing] [Part I]
June 2013	990	$232.4M	$234.1M	-$1.6M	$317K	$211.0M	$2.2M	$23.1M	[filing] [Part I]
June 2012	990	$223.6M	$223.9M	-$303K	$312K	—	$1.7M	$24.5M	[filing]
June 2011	990	$167.2M	$166.1M	$1.1M	$251K	—	$1.5M	$24.8M	[filing]
June 2010		PDF only; no extracted financial data							[filing]
June 2009		PDF only; no extracted financial data							[filing]
June 2008		PDF only; no extracted financial data							[filing]
June 2007		PDF only; no extracted financial data							[filing]
June 2006		PDF only; no extracted financial data							[filing]
June 2005		PDF only; no extracted financial data							[filing]
June 2004		PDF only; no extracted financial data							[filing]
June 2003		PDF only; no extracted financial data							[filing]
June 2002		PDF only; no extracted financial data							[filing]
June 2001		PDF only; no extracted financial data							[filing]

Top-paid people by year (Part VII)

Up to five highest-paid officers, directors, key employees and highest-compensated employees per year. Total = reportable pay from the organization + from related organizations + estimated other compensation, as filed.

Fiscal year ending	Name and title (as filed)	Total pay	Source
June 2025	James Phillips (President) Pearlynn Houck (Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel) Ben Tario (Treasurer) Paul Brazeau (Svp, Men's Basketball) Brad Hostetter (Secretary)	$4.68M $659K $480K $421K $410K	[filing]
June 2024	James Phillips (President) Ben Tario (Treasurer) Pearlynn Houck (General Counsel) Paul Brazeau (Sr. Assoc. Comm. - Mbb) Brad Hostetter (Secretary)	$4.08M $599K $450K $415K $409K	[filing]
June 2023	James Phillips (President) John Swofford (Former President) Paul Brazeau (Sr. Assoc. Comm. - Mbb) Ben Tario (Treasurer) Brad Hostetter (Secretary)	$2.76M $2.59M $399K $392K $384K	[filing]
June 2022	John Swofford (Former President) James Phillips (President) Brad Hostetter (Secretary) Ben Tario (Treasurer) Paul Brazeau (Sr. Assoc. Comm. - Mbb)	$3.37M $2.53M $367K $366K $340K	[filing]
June 2021	John Swofford (President And Ceo) Paul Brazeau (Sr. Assoc. Comm. - Mbb) Brad Hostetter (Secretary) Amy Yakola (Deputy Comm. - Chief Of Ex) Michael Strickland (Sr. Assoc. Comm. - Footbal)	$3.64M $366K $342K $315K $301K	[filing]
June 2020	John Swofford (Commissioner) Paul Brazeau (Sr. Assoc. Comm. - Mbb) Brad Hostetter (Deputy Comm. - Chief Of Internal Affairs) Amy Yakola (Deputy Comm. - Chief Of External Affairs) Michael Strickland (Sr. Assoc. Comm. - Footbal)	$4.04M $362K $333K $319K $298K	[filing]
June 2019	John Swofford (Commissioner) Paul Brazeau (Sr. Assoc. Comm. - Mbb) Brad Hostetter (Exec. Assoc. Comm. - Inter) Amy Yakola (Exec. Assoc. Comm. - Exter) Michael Strickland (Sr. Assoc. Comm. - Footbal)	$3.78M $351K $329K $304K $291K	[filing]
June 2018	John Swofford (Commissioner) Paul Brazeau (Sr. Assoc. Comm. - Mbb) Brad Hostetter (Exec. Assoc. Comm. - Internal) Jeff Elliott (Exec. Assoc. Comm. - Cfo) Amy Yakola (Exec. Assoc. Comm. - External)	$3.54M $336K $318K $307K $294K	[filing]
June 2017	John Swofford (Commissioner) Paul Brazeau (Sr. Assoc. Comm.) Brad Hostetter (Exec. Assoc. Comm.) Jeff Elliott (Exec. Assoc. Comm. & Cfo) Amy Yakola (Exec. Assoc. Comm.)	$3.31M $329K $300K $287K $283K	[filing]
June 2016	John Swofford (Commissioner) Paul Brazeau (Sr. Assoc. Comm.) Brad Hostetter (Sr. Assoc. Comm.) Jeff Elliott (Sr. Assoc. Comm. & Cfo) Michael Strickland (Sr. Assoc. Comm.)	$2.99M $312K $269K $265K $262K	[filing]
June 2015	John Swofford (Commissioner) Michael Strickland (Sr. Assoc. Comm. - Footbal) Jeff Elliott (Sr. Assoc. Comm. - Admin/f) Amy Yakola (Sr. Assoc. Comm. - Communi) Brad Hostetter (Sr. Assoc. Comm. And Chief Of Internal Affairs)	$2.69M $247K $245K $231K $224K	[filing]
June 2014	John Swofford (Commissioner) Karl Hicks (Sr. Assoc. Comm. - Men's Basketball Operations) Jeff Elliott (Sr. Assoc. Comm. - Admin/f) Michael Strickland (Sr. Assoc. Comm. - Football Operations) Nora Finch (Sr. Assoc. Comm. - W. Bask)	$2.12M $269K $249K $227K $211K	[filing]

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