United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee

United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee

The USOPC was founded in 1894 and chartered by Congress as a nonprofit that fields US teams for the Olympic, Paralympic, and Pan American Games. It operates entirely on private revenue despite its federal charter, making it one of the only national Olympic committees in the world that also manages Paralympic activities. CEO Sarah Hirshland and Board Chair Gene Sykes — an IOC member — steer an organization that serves as both the National Olympic Committee and National Paralympic Committee for the United States. The organization's financial engine combines three streams: a long-running corporate sponsorship roster, individual donations through the US Olympic & Paralympic Foundation, and an endowment-style investment portfolio. The investment approach spans fund-of-funds commitments and natural resources allocations, managed internally. On the partnership side, JPMorganChase became the official bank of Team USA and the LA28 Games in April 2026, and Pennymac launched a specialized mortgage program for Team USA athletes the same month. The USOPC also co-owns USOPP LLC, a joint venture with the LA28 organizing committee, to commercialize the 2028 Los Angeles Games. Headquartered at One Olympic Plaza in Colorado Springs, the USOPC maintains training centers in Colorado Springs and Lake Placid, plus a Washington, DC office. The organization's adjacent vehicle is the US Olympic & Paralympic Foundation, which in 2024 launched "One For All: The Campaign for Team USA" — a $500 million public fundraising effort ahead of LA28. In May 2026, the USOPC announced that Tokyo, Shanghai, Montreal, and Orlando will host an expanded Olympic Qualifier Series before the 2028 Games, a structural expansion of the athlete pathway. The USOPC's structural differentiator is its pure private-funding model. Unlike nearly every peer national Olympic committee, it receives no direct federal financial support outside of narrow Paralympic military programs. This forces a hybrid asset-owner posture — stewarding both an investment portfolio and a commercial-rights joint venture for the LA28 Games — putting the organization at the intersection of sports governance and institutional investment.