About Tampa Bay Bowl Association
The mission of the Tampa Bay Bowl Association is to create an economic impact in the Tampa Bay area, positively showcase the community nationally and internationally and manage an event that adds to the quality of life in our area while making a significant financial contribution to NCAA member institutions while providing a safe, educational and unique experience for the student athletes participating in the game.
Focus Areas
higher education (college athletics)community developmenteconomic development / tourismyouth & youth sportshealth & human services (local nonprofits)
Who They Fund
nonprofit organizations (unspecified)local community residents/communities (unspecified)
Funding Style
general operating supportunrestricted supportallocation of gaming proceeds
About Tampa Bay Bowl Association
A defining feature of Tampa Bay Bowl Association Inc is the scale of its allocation of game proceeds: 2025 grants of $3,404,724 to the Big Ten Conference and $3,254,724 to the Southeastern Conference sit at the top of its recent giving. That pattern shows a funder built around bowl-related revenue, with large transfers tied to college athletics and a separate stream of community grants in Tampa Bay. The association’s mission emphasizes creating economic impact in the Tampa Bay area, showcasing the community nationally and internationally, and making a financial contribution to NCAA member institutions while providing a safe, educational, and unique experience for student athletes. Alongside the conference allocations, the foundation gives general support to local nonprofits and institutions serving the Tampa Bay community. Recent recipients include Boys & Girls Clubs of Tampa Bay, which received $30,000 in 2025, and Moffitt Cancer Center Foundation, which received $20,000 in 2024. Other support reached organizations such as the University of Tampa, Wesley Chapel Youth Hockey Foundation, and The Skills Center. The grant record suggests a funder that combines sports-related revenue distribution with recurring community investment.
What Tampa Bay Bowl Association Funds
In college athletics, the largest grants are allocations of game proceeds to the Big Ten Conference and the Southeastern Conference, reflecting the association’s bowl-related revenue model. In youth and community programming, it gave $30,000 in 2025 to Boys & Girls Clubs of Tampa Bay for general support. Health and human services appear through grants such as $20,000 in 2024 to Children's Cancer Center and $20,000 in 2023 to Moffitt Cancer Center Foundation, both for general support. Education-related giving also appears in support for the University of Tampa, which received $15,000 in 2025 and $15,000 in 2024. The portfolio also includes youth sports through $20,000 in 2024 to Wesley Chapel Youth Hockey Foundation and $15,000 in 2025 to the same organization.
How Tampa Bay Bowl Association Gives
Typical grants are small relative to the association’s game-proceeds allocations: the p25 grant size is $10,000, the median is $12,500, and the p75 is $15,000. The recent record also shows repeated support to the same recipients across multiple years, including grants to Boys & Girls Clubs of Tampa Bay, Wesley Chapel Youth Hockey Foundation, The Skills Center, University of Tampa, and Franciscan Center Tampa Florida Inc. The organization does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its active giving program, the ReliaQuest Bowl Charitable Giving Initiative, does not accept unsolicited requests.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$6.9M
Total Assets
$13.1M
Total Revenue
$13.5M
Total Expenses
$13.3M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $15K, with a median of $13K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$13K
75th Percentile
$15K
Geographic Reach
Local7 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
JAMES P MCVAY
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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