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2018–19: Financial Review

2018–19: Financial Review

Few state high school associations, if any,

provide the wide range of benefits that the

IHSAA gives its 410 member-schools.

As this year’s financial review illustrates, the in prestigious sports venues like Lucas
IHSAA not only continues to provide essential Oil Stadium and Bankers Life Fieldhouse,
services to its member-schools, it also estab- making a trip to Indianapolis a benefit that
lishes and maintains a state office, employs student-athletes and entire communities
a commissioner, executive staff and support treasure for a lifetime.
staff to administer interschool activities,
promotes sportsmanship and attendance at It’s an enormous, year-round job requiring
state championship events and manages its organization, commitment and efficiency.
own broadcast networks. And yet, as the following report illustrates,
the IHSAA is still able to return a substantial
It also is responsible for staging 22 state amount of revenue to its member-schools.
tournament events, including the first annual
IHSAA Unified Flag Football Tournament
which was held in October (please see pages Tournament attendance is an important source of
36-37 for details). High school teams that revenue for the IHSAA. It’s one of only five ways the
make it to the state finals receive the added not-for-profit generates income. So big crowds are
benefit of playing for a state championship always welcome.

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