NCAA CEO salary and executive pay
National Collegiate Athletic Association paid its CEO, Charlie Baker, $3,439,897 for the fiscal year ending August 2025. That is up $17,392 (0.5%) from the fiscal year ending August 2024. Total revenue on that return was $1,561,767,784, up 20.7% from $1,293,598,274 for the fiscal year ending August 2024. National Collegiate Athletic Association ranks 11th of 45 major nonprofits on this site by CEO pay. National Collegiate Athletic Association has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. Also known as National Collegiate Athletic Association.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 44-0567264, Indianapolis, IN.
CEO, fiscal year ending August 2025
$3,439,897
- Total revenue
- $1,561,767,784
- CEO pay vs. peers
- Higher than 70%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending August 2025, IRS object ID 202631779349300603.View the filing
Peers: the 330 other organizations on this site with revenue of $500 million to $5 billion. Ranked 97th of 331 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.22% of revenue, our calculation from the same return. Revenue is Part I, line 12; peers are compared on their latest full-year returns.
This is the NCAA national office in Indianapolis. Conferences and member schools file separately or are public universities, so pay at member schools is not here.
Highest-paid people on the latest return
On the latest return, 12 people were paid more than $500,000, 2 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Charlie Baker CEO President | $3,439,897 |
| Stanley WilcoxExecutive Vice President | $1,615,302 |
| Kevin LennonSenior Vice President | $994,524 |
| Daniel GavittSenior Vice President | $883,805 |
| Mario MorrisCFO and SVP of Administrative Services | $855,870 |
Also paid on the latest return: Scott Bearby (Senior Vice President), $686,159; Jonathan Duncan (Vice President), $653,897; Brian Higgins (Senior Vice President), $635,813; Felicia Martin (Senior Vice President), $608,335; Timothy Buckley (Senior Vice President), $602,826; David Schnase (Vice President), $558,371; Brian Hainline (Former Chief Medical Officer), $556,238; Jennifer Fraser (Senior Vice President), $498,122; Lynda Tealer (Senior Vice President), $490,348; Joni Comstock (Former Senior Vice President), $191,018; Morgyn Wynne (Board Member (as of 10/30/24)), $1,506; Colleen Perry Keith (Board Member, Vice-Chair (as of 1/17/25)), $1,200; Jim Troha (Board Member (as of 4/24/25)), $675; Houston Davis (Board Member), $300; Glenn Boyce (Board Member (as of 10/30/24)), $225.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Linda Livingstone (Board Member, Chair), Allison Feaster (Board Member), Dr Nadja West (Board Member), Jim Phillips (Board Member (as of 10/30/24)), Mary-Beth Cooper (Board Member, Vice-Chair (Thru 1/16/25)).
CEO pay by year
Each row is the CEO on that year's return.
| Fiscal year ending | Name and title | Total | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | Charlie Baker CEO President | $3,439,897 | $1,561,767,784 | Filing |
| Aug 2024 | Charlie Baker CEO President | $3,422,505 | $1,293,598,274 | Filing |
| Aug 2023 | Mark Emmert CEO President (until 6/30/23) | $3,305,259 | $1,255,174,694 | Filing |
| Aug 2022 | Mark Emmert CEO President | $3,285,392 | $1,224,314,780 | Filing |
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending August 2025.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending August 2025, IRS object ID 202631779349300603.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Charlie BakerPresident | $3,391,089 | $48,808 | $3,000,001 | $0 | $391,088 | $48,300 | $508 | $3,439,897 |
| Stanley WilcoxExecutive Vice President | $1,538,430 | $76,872 | $1,369,571 | $15,000 | $153,859 | $48,300 | $28,572 | $1,615,302 |
| Kevin LennonSenior Vice President | $920,038 | $74,486 | $601,010 | $275,000 | $44,028 | $48,300 | $26,186 | $994,524 |
| Daniel GavittSenior Vice President | $793,017 | $90,788 | $716,985 | $15,000 | $61,032 | $48,300 | $42,488 | $883,805 |
| Mario MorrisCFO and SVP of Administrative Services | $762,678 | $93,192 | $691,964 | $15,000 | $55,714 | $48,300 | $44,892 | $855,870 |
These figures come from National Collegiate Athletic Association's Form 990 returns, as the IRS publishes them. The methodology page explains how they're chosen. To report an error, email corrections@ceopaycheck.com.
How National Collegiate Athletic Association compares
Ranked 11th of 45 major nonprofits by CEO pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 10th, American Heart Association, $4,563,563
- Next in this ranking: 12th, AARP, $2,871,820
Closest in revenue among organizations in the same revenue band:
Shriners Hospitals for Children$2,387,804 (highest-paid), fiscal year ending Dec 2025
Samaritan's Purse$624,763 (highest-paid), fiscal year ending Dec 2025
Aerospace Corporation$2,257,756 (CEO), fiscal year ending Sep 2025
Big Ten Conference$5,824,743 (highest-paid), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
World Vision$647,930 (CEO), fiscal year ending Sep 2025
Common questions
Charlie Baker (President) was paid $3,439,897 for the fiscal year ending August 2025: $3,391,089 from National Collegiate Athletic Association and $48,808 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The CEO, Charlie Baker, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $3,439,897.
This is the NCAA national office in Indianapolis. Conferences and member schools file separately or are public universities, so pay at member schools is not here.
National Collegiate Athletic Association paid its CEO, Charlie Baker, $3,439,897 for the fiscal year ending August 2025. That is up $17,392 (0.5%) from the fiscal year ending August 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending August 2022, when the CEO was Mark Emmert, paid $3,285,392. By fiscal year end: August 2022, $3,285,392 (Mark Emmert); August 2023, $3,305,259; August 2024, $3,422,505 (Charlie Baker); August 2025, $3,439,897.
National Collegiate Athletic Association's return for the fiscal year ending August 2025 reports total expenses of $1,565,951,438 and total revenue of $1,561,767,784 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so expenses exceeded revenue by $4,183,654. Expenses were $3,912,354,410 for the fiscal year ending August 2024, so they fell 60.0%. The CEO's pay of $3,439,897 equals 0.22% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns NCAA filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. The latest full-year return was filed on June 26, 2026. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending August 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.