USA Track & Field Reports Record Revenue to Match Record Performances
NOVEMBER 17, 2025 – INDIANAPOLIS – USA Track & Field (USATF), the national governing body of athletics in the United States, announced a 2024 audited revenue of $44,592,809, the largest in the organization’s history and a nearly $8-million increase from 2023. The record-setting year comes in the midst of a 10-year-period of near-uninterrupted growth in revenue and continues the three-year recovery from the financial implications of the COVID-19 pandemic which plagued all event-based organizations in 2020 and 2021.
2024 also marks the final year of USATF’s investment in the 2022 World Athletics Championships. The commitment to the U.S.-based championship event held in Eugene, Oregon accounts for the largest expense on the 2024 report at more than $10 million. USATF paid $8 million in World Championship-related expenses in 2023.
In 2024, USATF also increased its investment in sports performance by more $2 million dollars for a total of $10.5 million and its investment in elite athlete competitions by more than $800,000 for a total of $15 million. As a result, the United States dominated the medal count in track and field at the 2024 Paris Games with 34 total medals including 14 golds. The trajectory continued at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo where Team USATF claimed another 16 gold medals; a championship record. USATF continues to build reserves that will allow increased investments in the area of performance.
“With hundredths of a second separating a gold medal and fourth place, every dollar USA Track & Field invests in performance gets us closer to the podium,” said Max Siegel, USATF’s CEO. “As we approach LA 2028, USA Track & Field is committed to a strategy that ensures American athletes have the funding and the resources they need to continue being the best in the world.”
While expenses surpassed revenue in 2024, the gap was reduced by nearly $4.5 million dollars from 2023. This was achieved by significant diversification in sponsorship, increases in membership fees, programming and events revenue as well a year-over-year doubling of merchandise sales all of which positively impacted increased insurance costs, unplanned litigation and uniform valuations. USATF remains fiscally strong and anticipates an operating surplus in 2025.
As a 501(c)3 not-for-profit, USATF is compliant with all auditing and reporting standards. The 2024 audit was conducted by an independent, nationally-recognized firm and reviewed by the Board of Directors Audit Committee. With a commitment toward transparency in governance and financial management, the 2024 990 and audit can be found on USATF’s website.
Editor’s note: This is the release on USA Track & Field on their finances of our federation. USA Track & Field is still dealing with the costs of hosting the 2022 World Athletics Championships, held in Eugene, Oregon. The financial strain on the federation should not be underestimated, and so should the improvements in the fiscal health of USA Track & Field.
