Introduction Bill Chaves Director of Athletics
DEFINITIONS / ASSUMPTIONS NCAA distinguishes Division I Athletics into 3 divisions: 1. FBS: FB (Football) Bowl Subdivision (85 FB Grant-in-Aids/Wazzu) 2. FCS: FB Championship Subdivision (63 FB Grant-in-Aids/EWU) 3. Non-Football: Does not field a football team (Gonzaga) EWU competes at the FCS level in the Big Sky Conf. For the 2014-15 season FCS had 123 institutions 74 public institutions / 49 private institutions 4 public institutions did not provide financial information Idaho included (FBS / Big Sky) / Sample size of 71
DEFINITIONS / ASSUMPTIONS All Division I institutions have the same financial model Derive revenue from three sources: 1. Institutional Support: Funding/Resources allocated to Athletics from the Institution or State 2. Student Fees 3. Generated Revenues: All other revenue (Fundraising, Tickets, etc.) Athletic Departments with generated revenues greater than expenses are considered self-supporting Institutional support and student fees are added together for this calculation of total subsidy/support
THE DIVISION I BUSINESS MODEL: FCS Number of schools with a self-supporting budget: 0 1 st : University of Montana - 65.85% 71 st : Central Connecticut State - 11.67% Median: Eastern Illinois - 27.88% Average: 30.43% 27 TH : EASTERN WASHINGTON - 30.60% Data Source: NCAA Financial Reporting System
THE DIVISION I BUSINESS MODEL: FCS INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT 1 ST : University of Rhode Island - $20,074,107 71 st : William & Mary - $507,938 Median: Portland State - $6,439,636 Average: $6,944,167 31 st : EASTERN WASHINGTON - $7,106,540 Data Source: NCAA Financial Reporting System
THE DIVISION I BUSINESS MODEL: FCS STUDENT FEES 1 ST : James Madison - $35,287,957 65 th (Tie): 9 institutions - $0 Median: Prairie View A&M - $2,810,037 Average: $4,328,090 43 rd : EASTERN WASHINGTON - $2,256,000 Data Source: NCAA Financial Reporting System
THE DIVISION I BUSINESS MODEL: FCS TOTAL SUBSIDY/SUPPORT 1 ST : James Madison - $35,837,395 71 st : Mississippi Valley State - $2,290,035 Median: Portland State - $9,877,730 Average: $11,272,257 40 th : EASTERN WASHINGTON - $9,362,540 Data Source: NCAA Financial Reporting System
THE DIVISION I BUSINESS MODEL: FCS GENERATED REVENUE 1 ST : University of Montana - $14,553,846 71 st : Morgan State - $1,629,644 Median: Weber State - $4,010,467 Average: $4,923,333 34 th : EASTERN WASHINGTON - $4,127,926 Data Source: NCAA Financial Reporting System
THE DIVISION I BUSINESS MODEL: FCS TOTAL REVENUE 1 ST : James Madison - $44,825,701 71 st : Mississippi Valley State - $4,032,302 Median: Alabama State - $14,597,561 Average: $16,195,590 39 TH : EASTERN WASHINGTON - $13,490,466 Data Source: NCAA Financial Reporting System
Big Sky Conference / EWU Athletic Financial Trends
SCHOOL REVENUES** EXPENSES** SURP/(GAP)** 1. UC Davis* $33,167,105 $31,870,332 $1,296,773 2. Cal Poly SLO* $26,291,182 $24,941,566 $1,349,616 3. North Dakota $24,287,775 $24,295,578 ($7803) 4. Sacramento State $22,205,925 $22,217,565 ($11,640) 5. Montana $21,100,118 $23,823,841 ($2,723,723) 6. Idaho $19,950,964 $19,248,132 $702,832 7. Montana State $19,317,019 $18,815,514 $501,505 8. Northern Arizona $17,936,491 $17,974,818 ($38,327) 9. Northern Colorado $15,765,885 $15,447,073 $318,812 10. Eastern Washington $13,490,466 $14,307,543 ($817,077) 11. Portland State $13,117,086 $15,100,335 ($1,983,249) 12. Idaho State $12,329,329 $12,296,515 $32,814 13. Weber State $11,930,001 $12,227,409 ($297,408) 14. Southern Utah $11,039,942 $10,562,560 $477,382 *Football Members Only, compete in the Big West Conference in all other Sports. **Data Source: NCAA Financial Reporting System
Big Sky Conference / EWU Athletic Financial Trends Seven of 12 full-time conference members reported a loss for FY2015 Three of the top four schools in ticket revenue are from the Big Sky Conference (UM, UND, MSU) Eight of the top 27 schools in fundraising are from the Big Sky Conference Based on Athletics Task Force Report from Spring 2016, fundraising, ticket sales & guarantees are the top recommendations to improve EWU generated revenue
SCHOOL TICKETS** FB CAPACITY*** NOTES 1. Montana $5,962,990 25,217 2. North Dakota $4,298,043 12,283 $3.64M - Hockey 3. Montana State $2,657,843 17,777 4. Eastern Washington $685,709 8,600 5. Idaho $632,751 16,000 6. Cal Poly SLO* $620,326 11,075 7. UC Davis* $613,414 10,849 8. Weber State $518,940 17,500 9. Northern Arizona $375,299 10,000 10. Northern Colorado $308,977 8,500 11. Idaho State $287,183 12,000 12. Sacramento State $246,033 21,195 13. Portland State $224,824 18,627 14. Southern Utah $122,669 8,500 *Football Members Only, compete in the Big West Conference in all other Sports. **Data Source: NCAA Financial Reporting System ***Data Source: stats.ncaa.org/rankings/change_sport_year_div
SCHOOL FUNDRAISING** FORM 990*** ATHLETICS % 1. Montana $4,875,157 $44,744,705 10.90% 2. North Dakota $3,696,937 $27,896,363 13.25% 3. Idaho $3,236.280 $20,733,750 15.61% 4. Montana State $2,903,338 $21,023,647 13.81% 5. Cal Poly SLO* $1,972,673 $40,033,887 4.93% 6. Northern Colorado $1,916,973 $12,912,250 14.85% 7. UC Davis $1,579,794 $47,665,658 3.31% 8. Eastern Washington $1,109,482 $3,066,678 36.18% 9. Weber State $942,025 N/A N/A 10. Idaho State $903,790 $7,414,652 12.19% 11. Sacramento State $849,496 $4,308,420 19.72% 12. Portland State $546,017 $40,225,310 1.36% 13. Northern Arizona $372,601 $15,226,089 2.45% 14. Southern Utah $355,368 N/A N/A *Football Members Only, compete in the Big West Conference in all other Sports. **Data Source: NCAA Financial Reporting System ***Data Source: FY2015 Form 990, includes Lines 8,9 & 11. Includes athletic-only scholarship fundraising (UM, MSU, UI). WSU/SUU not available
Final Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Numbers*: Expenses Revenues $5M Staffing $7.3M Instit. Support $4M Grant-in-Aids $3.8M Generated Rev. $3.6M Operations $2.25M S&A Fees $2.0M Travel $13.35M Total Rev $14.6M Total Exp. Gap of approximately $1.25M Projecting a $850K gap for FY17 *Data Source: NCAA Financial Reporting System
EWU Athletic Financial Trends Year Revenue Inst Spprt Stu Fees Gen Rev 2011 $10.20M $5.47M $1.95M $2.78M 2012 $11.13M $6.00M $2.05M $3.08M 2013 $11.47M $6.04M $2.20M $3.23M 2014 $12.86M $6.91M $2.25M $3.70M 2015 $13.49M $7.12M $2.25M $4.12M 2016 *$13.88M $7.33M $2.25M *$4.30M *Reflects total athletic activity in EWU Foundation ($1,165,928; $533,875 less than what is reported in NCAA Financial Reporting System) Increase of $3.68M: 51% IS, 41% GR, 8% SF
EWU Athletic Financial Trends Year Expenses Revenue Surp / (Gap) GIA 2011 $9.78M $10.20M $0.42M $2.47M 2012 $10.94M $11.13M $0.19M $2.66M 2013 $11.54M $11.47M ($0.07M) $2.96M 2014 $13.36M $12.86M ($0.43M) $3.44M 2015 $14.30M $13.49M ($0.81M) $3.69M 2016 $14.66M $13.35M ($1.31M) $4.00M Grant-In-Aid costs have increased by $1.53M Generated Revenues have increased by $1.52M
GRANTS-IN-AID Total costs in FY16 of $4.0M ($3,995,902) Ledger 3 costs paid by Athletics: $2,074,556 Ledger 1 costs/waivers paid from Institutional Support: $1,921,346 Roughly 52% of Athletics Generated Revenue is used to pay EWU for Grants-In-Aid *Data Source: NCAA Financial Reporting System
SUBMISSION TO UBC Athletics is generating revenue above average, and will continue to do so Current biennium budget submission projects a $700K loss each year Athletics is asking for help in order to get back to zero and start paying back UNA New dollars will pay for Grants-in-Aid only, going straight back to the institution No extra expenses
REQUEST TO UBC Institution Subsidizes: Staffing Grant-in-Aids/Student-Athletes Athletics and S & A Fees pay for: Operations Travel TOTAL INCREASE: $2.0M - $700K
QUESTIONS?