Naval Academy's Football Budget

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Does anyone know approximately how much is the Naval Academy's football budget for this school year?
 
The Naval Academy Athletic Association is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization charged with providing resources to support 45 varsity and junior varsity programs offered by the Naval Academy.

The NAAA operates with the guidance of the Naval Academy's Board of Control, whose members report to the Superintendent of the United State Naval Academy.

Over 90% of funding support for the NAAA programs is through external sources of revenue (i.e. Blue & Gold memberships, ticket sales, corporate sponsorship, television revenue, parking, etc.).

Less than 10% of the operating budget for the varsity and junior varsity programs is provided by the Academy via government funding.

:cool:
 
Good post by Luigi with the facts. NAAA is the revenue-generating machine that underwrites varsity coach salaries, team travel, stadium costs, etc. It's all very carefully monitored in terms of what dollars come from where and how they are spent, whether from NAAA non-profit purse or USNA appropriated government funds purse. Those $5 pretzels at the Stadium? Suite rentals? Parking fees? Corporate sponsorship packages? All goes to NAAA, and from there to paying varsity team operating costs for all varsity teams. Biggest money-makers: Army-Navy media package, Navy-Notre Dame, televised games, corporate sponsorships, season tickets and other stadium revenues, followed by all other varsity sports charging admission.

So, answering the question about what the football budget is, not so easy. Two kettles of fish.
 
Luigi is correct. Not a lot of money from US Funds. As it is with all Academys.
 
Money well spent considering the positive image it projects of the SA's and their student athletes.
 
Does anyone know approximately how much is the Naval Academy's football budget for this school year?

I don't know, but I read somewhere that Coach Ken Niumatalolo is the highest paid government employee on the payroll - more so than the President of the United States. :smile:
 
I don't know, but I read somewhere that Coach Ken Niumatalolo is the highest paid government employee on the payroll - more so than the President of the United States. :smile:

Which, of course, is not true as the USNA football coach is not a Govt employee, nor is he paid by the Govt. He is paid by the NAAA.

The Honolulu paper that incorrectly reported that story withdrew it the very next day.

CORRECTION:
U.S. Naval Academy head football coach Ken Niumatalolo is not a federal employee, as was incorrectly reported in this column. Niumatalolo is paid by the Naval Academy Athletic Association, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization whose money “comes mainly from football (attendance, game guarantees, TV deals) and private donors,” according to an academy spokesman.
 
Which, of course, is not true as the USNA football coach is not a Govt employee, nor is he paid by the Govt. He is paid by the NAAA.

The Honolulu paper that incorrectly reported that story withdrew it the very next day.

Thanks for straightening that out. Yeah, well, like I said - I just read that somewhere and couldn't remember where. It sounded kind of fishy.
 
To borrow an old Babe Ruth quote,

"He (Ken Niumatalolo) also had a better year."
 
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