Speaking about money and the classification expansion.

Would the KSHSAA organization benefit from an expansion of the classification system? If there are more state tournaments will there be more revenue? Do you think only the �members� are for expansion and none of the staff?

KSHSAA tends to keep a higher percentage of postseason gate receipts � 70 percent, a revenue stream that provides almost 90 percent of the Association�s nearly $4 million operating budget

Gate receipts provide $3,600,000 (90% of budget) in revenue $400,000 from other sources.
More games more gate receipts.

40 percent (or $1.6 million is spent on a staff compensation) of the 4 million budget.

Rough estimates on staff compensation:

13 support staff treated equally at $50,000 = $650,000 in staff compensation/wages

7 upper management treated equally at $135,714 = $950,000 in compensation/wages

$950,000 + $650,000 = $1,600,000

$4,000,000 - $1,600,000 = $2,400,000

$2,400,000 for operations, their should not be any rent (paying off bonds on new building), utilitites, phones, rent and insurance for regional�s, sub state, state tournaments, awards, meetings and travel expenses, food and entertainment, lodging, office supplies and computer upgrades, website updates, forms, monthly financial reports, attorney fees, etc

Moreover, the KSHSAA maintains a $5.5 million cash reserve, more than any other state surveyed.

A $2 million reserve (or 6 month reserve) should be plenty for a nonprofit organization.
Not $5.5 million that looks like several golden parachutes.