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BIG TEN CONFERENCE INC: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
BIG TEN CONFERENCE INC (EIN 36-3640583)
Tax period
2022-07-01 to 2023-06-30
Filed
2024-05-15
IRS object ID
202421369349309747
Schema version
2022v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2024-05-15T13:35:29-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN420714325PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1RSM US LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line130 South Wacker Dr Suite 3300AddressLine1Txt
CityChicagoCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP606063392ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2022-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN363640583EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1The Big Ten Conference IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlBIGTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8476961010PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line15440 Park PlaceAddressLine1Txt
CityRosemontCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60018ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLaura AndersonPersonNm
Person TitleChief Financial OfficerPersonTitleTxt
Phone8476961010PhoneNum
Signature2024-05-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

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Person FirstLauraPersonFirstNm
Person LastAndersonPersonLastNm
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SSNXXX-XX-XXXXSSN
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonRebekuh EleyPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01247672PTIN
Phone3126343400PhoneNum
Preparation2024-05-14PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2022TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerAnthony PetittiPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line15440 Park PlaceAddressLine1Txt
CityRosemontCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60018ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$880,999,143GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.BigTen.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1987FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionThe Big Ten Conference ("Big Ten or "Conference") is an association of world-class universities whose member institutions share a common mission of research, graduate, professional and undergraduate teaching and public service. Founded in 1896, the Big Ten has sustained a comprehensive set of shared practices and policies that enforce the priority of academics in student-athletes' lives and emphasize the values of integrity, fairness and competitiveness.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent0VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee77TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$24,962,124PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$32,580,075CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,177,099PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,374,783CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$845,640,731PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$879,863,132CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$812,503,337PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$844,124,194CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$25,389,715PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$32,995,525CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$851,246,629PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$897,426,388CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$5,605,898PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$17,563,256CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$336,066,093TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$352,880,095TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$80,751,943TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$105,961,629TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$255,314,150NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$246,918,466NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionThe Big Ten Conference is an association of world-class universities whose member institutions share a common mission of research, graduate, professional and undergraduate teaching and public service. Founded in 1896, the Big Ten has sustained a comprehensive set of shared practices and policies that enforce the priority of academics in student-athletes' lives and emphasize the values of integrity, fairness and competitiveness.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$887,416,130ExpenseAmt
Grant$844,124,194GrantAmt
Revenue$845,908,274RevenueAmt
DescThe Conference collects revenue on behalf of the member schools from television contracts, bowl games, football championship game, and basketball tournaments, as well as grants from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and remits the revenue to the member schools' athletic department.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$887,416,130TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityYes (1)DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntYes (1)TransactionWithControlEntInd
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Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document113IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee77EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtYes (1)SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members13GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member0IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VentureYes (1)InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Written Policy Or Procedure0WrittenPolicyOrProcedureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldILStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLaura AndersonPersonNm
Phone8476961010PhoneNum

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (33 entries)

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Morton Schapiro
Chair (until 9/11/22)2.0040.00Yes (X)$0$4,573,336$311,993
Kristina Johnson
Director (until 11/13/22)2.0040.00Yes (X)$0$1,017,233$374,879
Samuel Stanley
Director (until 11/4/22)2.0040.00Yes (X)$0$997,980$49,815
Mitch Daniels
Director (until 1/1/23)2.0040.00Yes (X)$0$930,606$64,279
Jonathan Holloway
Director2.0040.00Yes (X)$0$1,014,698$41,582
Joan TA Gabel
Director (until 6/9/23)2.0040.00Yes (X)$0$732,708$293,219
Robert Jones
Chair2.0040.00Yes (X)$0$873,227$59,006
Darryll Pines
Director2.0040.00Yes (X)$0$812,284$23,858
Ronald Green
Director (until 6/30/23)2.0040.00Yes (X)$0$742,324$49,183
Pamela Whitten
Director2.0040.00Yes (X)$0$817,061$289,530
Barbara Wilson
Director2.0040.00Yes (X)$0$638,833$62,768
Neeli Bendapudi
Director2.0040.00Yes (X)$0$1,239,729$41,853
Mung Chiang
Director2.0040.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jeff Ettinger
Director2.0040.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Santa Ono
Director2.0040.00Yes (X)$0$250,980$35,447
Teresa Woodruff
Director2.0040.00Yes (X)$0$598,060$52,018
Michael Schill
Director2.0040.00Yes (X)$0$367,547$37,171
Jennifer Mnookin
Director2.0040.00Yes (X)$0$346,136$33,381
John Scholz
Director (until 8/3/22)2.0040.00Yes (X)$0$537,747$90,053
Mary Sue Coleman
Director (until 10/14/22)2.0040.00Yes (X)$0$843,195$341,244
Kevin Warren
Commissioner (until 4/16/23)40.000.00$2,902,106$0$810,721Yes (X)
Chad Hawley
Secretary40.000.00$290,360$0$44,571Yes (X)
Laura Anderson
CFO/Treasurer40.000.00$320,017$0$60,643Yes (X)
Tony Petitti
Commissioner40.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Diana Sabau
Deputy Commissioner40.000.00$518,275$0$57,135Yes (X)
Nathaniel Schander
Chief Information Officer40.000.00$348,950$0$74,237Yes (X)
Anil Gollahalli
General Counsel40.000.00$347,220$0$21,541Yes (X)
Kerry Kenny
Chief Operating Officer40.000.00$274,091$0$47,327Yes (X)
Jonathan Schwartz
SVP, Communications40.000.00$282,663$0$54,733Yes (X)
Mark S Schlissel
Former Director0.000.00$0$395,398$233,535Yes (X)
Eric J Barron
Former Director0.000.00$0$1,992,993$44,755Yes (X)
Rebecca M Blank
Former Director0.000.00$0$358,083$17,062Yes (X)
James E Delany
Former Commissioner0.000.00$3,031,283$0$2,831,447Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$8,314,965TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$20,080,158TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$6,548,986TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K27IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedYes (1)FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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Mayer Brown
2027 Collection CenterChicagoIL60693Legal Services$2,153,271
Revel XP
2111 Marvyn ParkwayOpelikaAL36804Event Enhancement Services$983,696
Proskauer Rose
70 W Madison St Ste 3800ChicagoIL60602Legal Services$982,125
DVSport
1 Penn Center West Suite 200PittsburghPA15276Officiating Technology$819,000
BLACAA Enterprises LLC
2901 W Beltline Hway Ste 201MadisonWI53713Consulting Services$751,246
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K38CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Sports Revenue900099$794,574,718$794,574,718
Operating Revenue900099$45,956,678$45,956,678
Championship Events900099$2,551,878$2,551,878
Sponsorship & Media Events900099$1,635,000$1,635,000
University Assessments900099$1,190,000$1,190,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$845,908,274TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$33,539,292TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$33,539,292ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$952,937TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$952,937ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$448,195RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$176,794RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$271,401RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$271,401TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$271,401ExclusionAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$959,217SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$959,217SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$959,217TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$959,217ExclusionAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

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Total Revenue Column$150,445TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$150,445ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$150,445OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$879,863,132TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$845,908,274RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$33,954,858ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$843,959,194TotalAmt
Program Services$843,959,194ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$165,000TotalAmt
Program Services$165,000ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$8,694,731TotalAmt
Program Services$8,594,731ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$100,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,977,715TotalAmt
Program Services$7,189,977ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$787,738ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$805,427TotalAmt
Program Services$725,897ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$79,530ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,052,723TotalAmt
Program Services$727,602ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$325,121ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,776,073TotalAmt
Program Services$1,713,227ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$62,846ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,946,129TotalAmt
Management And General$4,946,129ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$161,302TotalAmt
Management And General$161,302ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$439,647TotalAmt
Program Services$439,647ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,373,314TotalAmt
Program Services$5,373,314ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$651,752TotalAmt
Program Services$651,752ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$174,613TotalAmt
Program Services$87,307ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$87,306ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$970,035TotalAmt
Program Services$485,018ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$485,017ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,185,112TotalAmt
Program Services$592,556ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$592,556ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,687,445TotalAmt
Program Services$1,482,017ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$205,428ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$343,574TotalAmt
Program Services$343,574ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,095,125TotalAmt
Management And General$1,095,125ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,521,528TotalAmt
Program Services$1,136,215ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$385,313ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$928,540TotalAmt
Program Services$464,270ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$464,270ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
Championship Events$5,509,982$5,509,982
Officiating$4,142,873$4,142,873
Programming Initiatives$1,657,710$1,657,710
Promotional Events$1,155,121$1,155,121

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,051,723TotalAmt
Program Services$819,146ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$232,577ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$897,426,388TotalAmt
Program Services$887,416,130ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,010,258ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$43,115,383BOYAmt
EOY$21,661,516EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$53,201,173EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,764,444BOYAmt
EOY$1,152,019EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$114,598,601BOYAmt
EOY$85,698,950EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$333,017BOYAmt
EOY$293,041EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$34,968,110LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$12,022,445LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,827,888BOYAmt
EOY$22,945,665EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,056,770BOYAmt
EOY$17,697,993EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$135,304,803BOYAmt
EOY$142,323,961EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,110,249BOYAmt
EOY$3,415,627EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,954,938BOYAmt
EOY$4,490,150EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$336,066,093BOYAmt
EOY$352,880,095EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,605,123BOYAmt
EOY$9,023,667EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$305,552BOYAmt
EOY$373,670EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$31,000,000BOYAmt
EOY$23,000,000EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$45,841,268BOYAmt
EOY$73,564,292EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$80,751,943BOYAmt
EOY$105,961,629EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$240,257,380BOYAmt
EOY$231,232,727EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,056,770BOYAmt
EOY$15,685,739EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$255,314,150BOYAmt
EOY$246,918,466EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$336,066,093BOYAmt
EOY$352,880,095EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$17,563,256ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$1,322,733NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$7,844,839OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Supporting Organization509a3Yes (X)SupportingOrganization509a3Ind
Supporting Org Type2Yes (X)SupportingOrgType2Ind
Supported Organizations14SupportedOrganizationsCnt

Supported Org Information SupportedOrgInformationGrp (14 entries)

EINEINOrganization TypeOrganizationTypeCdGoverning Document ListedGoverningDocumentListedIndSupportSupportAmtOther SupportOtherSupportAmt
University of Illinois
3760005116Yes (1)$60,556,605$0
Indiana University
3560016736Yes (1)$60,556,605$0
University of Iowa
4260048136Yes (1)$60,556,605$0
University of Maryland-College Park
5260020336Yes (1)$58,814,967$0
University of Michigan
3860063096Yes (1)$60,481,605$0
Michigan State University
3860059846Yes (1)$60,656,605$0
University of Minnesota
4160075136Yes (1)$60,481,605$0
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
4700491236Yes (1)$60,481,605$0
Northwestern University
3621678172Yes (1)$60,556,605$0
Ohio State University
3160259866Yes (1)$60,481,605$0
Pennsylvania State University
2460003766Yes (1)$60,556,605$0
Purdue University
3560020416Yes (1)$60,556,605$0
Rutgers The State Univ of New Jersey
2260010866Yes (1)$58,739,967$0
University of Wisconsin
3918059636Yes (1)$60,481,605$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Supported Organizations Total14SupportedOrganizationsTotalCnt
Support Sum$843,959,194SupportSumAmt
Other Support Sum$0OtherSupportSumAmt

Form990 Sch A Supporting Org Form990SchASupportingOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Listed By Name Governing DocYes (1)ListedByNameGoverningDocInd
Suprt Org No IRS DeterminationYes (1)SuprtOrgNoIRSDeterminationInd
Supported Org Section C4560SupportedOrgSectionC456Ind
Supported Org Not Organized US0SupportedOrgNotOrganizedUSInd
Organization Change Suprt Org0OrganizationChangeSuprtOrgInd
Support Non Supported Org0SupportNonSupportedOrgInd
Payment Substantial Contribtr0PaymentSubstantialContribtrInd
Loan Disqualified Person0LoanDisqualifiedPersonInd
Controlled Disqualified Prsn0ControlledDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Disqualified Prsn Controll Int0DisqualifiedPrsnControllIntInd
Disqualified Prsn Ownr Int0DisqualifiedPrsnOwnrIntInd
Excess Business Holdings Rules0ExcessBusinessHoldingsRulesInd
Contribution Controller0ContributionControllerInd
Contribution Family0ContributionFamilyInd
Contribution35 Controlled0Contribution35ControlledInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Majority Dir Trst Supported OrgYes (1)MajorityDirTrstSupportedOrgInd

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule A, Part IV, Section A, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSome supported organizations are State Colleges or Universities that are not required to obtain an IRS determination letter. The Big Ten Conference determined the activities would be described in Section 509(a)(1) or 509(a)(2).ExplanationTxt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management0PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (1)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other ActivitiesYes (1)OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities$439,647OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures$439,647TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart II-B, Line 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Big Ten Conference engages lobbyists to discuss student athlete initiatives with elected officials. The Big Ten Conference discusses student athlete initiatives with government officials and their staffs.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,500,475OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,500,475BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$22,921,447OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,743,393DepreciationAmt
Book Value$19,178,054BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$449,458OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$252,531DepreciationAmt
Book Value$196,927BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$6,661,230OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,591,021DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,070,209BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,435,500OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,435,500DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$22,945,665TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
Investment in Big Ten Network Holdings, LLC$141,177,961C
Investment in BTMP Holdings, LLC$1,146,000C
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$142,323,961TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (7 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Due to Member Schools$27,255,463
Post Retirement Benefits$2,114,643
Accrued Excise Tax Payable$3,480,053
Accrued Payroll Tax Payable$20,285
Accrued Benefit/Deferred Compensation$9,574,484
Lease Liabilities$1,119,364
New Member Deposits$30,000,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$73,564,292TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Conference is exempt from income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and applicable state law, except for taxes pertaining to unrelated business income. The Conference is annually required to file a Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990) with the IRS. Tax benefits from an uncertain tax position are recognized only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. Examples of tax positions include the tax-exempt status of the Conference and various positions related to the potential sources of unrelated business taxable income. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position are measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. There were no unrecognized tax benefits identified or recorded as liabilities during the periods covered by these financial statements.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (14 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
University of Illinois
509 South Fourth StreetChampaignIL61820376000511State of Illinois$60,556,605$0To support the missions of member institutions
Indiana University
107 South Indiana AvenueBloomingtonIN47405356001673State of Indiana$60,556,605$0To support the missions of member institutions
University of Iowa
1 Jessup HallIowa CityIA52242426004813State of Iowa$60,556,605$0To support the missions of member institutions
University of Maryland-College Park
Mitchell BuildingCollege ParkMD20742526002033State of Maryland$58,814,967$0To support the missions of member institutions
University of Michigan
412 Maynard StreetAnn ArborMI48109386006309State of Michigan$60,481,605$0To support the missions of member institutions
Michigan State University
2216 East Michigan AvenueEast LansingMI48824386005984State of Michigan$60,656,605$0To support the missions of member institutions
University of Minnesota
2221 University Avenue SE Suite 100MinneapolisMN55414416007513State of Minnesota$60,481,605$0To support the missions of member institutions
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Administration Building 201LincolnNE68588470049123State of Nebraska$60,481,605$0To support the missions of member institutions
Northwestern University
633 Clark StreetEvanstonIL60208362167817501(c)(3)$60,556,605$0To support the missions of member institutions
Ohio State University
Enarson Hall 154 West 12th AvenueColumbusOH43210316025986State of Ohio$60,481,605$0To support the missions of member institutions
Pennsylvania State University
201 Old MainUniversity ParkPA16802246000376State of Penn.$60,556,605$0To support the missions of member institutions
Purdue University
610 Purdue MallWest LaFayetteIN47907356002041State of Indiana$60,556,605$0To support the missions of member institutions
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey
57 US Highway 1New BrunswickNJ08901226001086State of New Jersey$58,739,967$0To support the missions of member institutions
University of Wisconsin
333 East Campus Mall 10101MadisonWI53715391805963State of Wisconsin$60,481,605$0To support the missions of member institutions
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org14Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeStudent athlete post-graduate scholarshipsGrantTypeTxt
Recipient22RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$165,000CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Big Ten Conference acts as an intermediary and collects cash receipts on behalf of the member schools from television contracts, bowl games, football championship games, and basketball tournaments, and remits such amounts to member schools. Since it is a pass-through organization, rather than grant giving, the Big Ten Conference does not attach parameters to or require reporting on how the funds are utilized. The monies can be used at the member schools' discretion to pursue their independent missions. The Council of Presidents and Chancellors approved the allocation of $34,630 to each university toward the creation of internship opportunities earmarked to promote diversity in intercollegiate athletics. The use of these funds is at the discretion of each institution; however the funds must be used to create new internship opportunities. The goal of the program is to provide the intern exposure and experience to athletic administration that could prepare the individual for an entry level administration position in college athletics.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter TravelYes (X)FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Travel For CompanionsYes (X)TravelForCompanionsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (30 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
James E Delany
Former Commissioner$0$0$2,965,369$0$65,914$0$2,806,670$0$24,777$0$5,862,730$0$2,806,670$0
Morton Schapiro
Chair (until 9/11/22)$0$1,242,942$0$950,000$0$2,380,394$0$15,250$0$296,743$0$4,885,329$0$1,098,188
Kevin Warren
Commissioner (until 4/16/23)$2,899,784$0$0$0$2,322$0$784,475$0$26,246$0$3,712,827$0$0$0
Eric J Barron
Former Director$0$876,612$0$1,000,000$0$116,381$0$28,335$0$16,420$0$2,037,748$0$0
Kristina Johnson
Director (until 11/13/22)$0$835,666$0$85,000$0$96,567$0$356,751$0$18,128$0$1,392,112$0$0
Neeli Bendapudi
Director$0$777,899$0$100,000$0$361,830$0$28,335$0$13,518$0$1,281,582$0$0
Mary Sue Coleman
Director (until 10/14/22)$0$842,198$0$0$0$997$0$325,021$0$16,223$0$1,184,439$0$0
Pamela Whitten
Director$0$610,852$0$162,500$0$43,709$0$265,000$0$24,530$0$1,106,591$0$66,149
Jonathan Holloway
Director$0$803,567$0$205,871$0$5,260$0$0$0$41,582$0$1,056,280$0$0
Samuel Stanley
Director (until 11/4/22)$0$962,960$0$0$0$35,020$0$30,500$0$19,315$0$1,047,795$0$0
Joan TA Gabel
Director (until 6/9/23)$0$673,012$0$50,000$0$9,696$0$185,500$0$107,719$0$1,025,927$0$0
Mitch Daniels
Director (until 1/1/23)$0$407,783$0$210,945$0$311,878$0$30,500$0$33,779$0$994,885$0$0
Robert Jones
Chair$0$796,998$0$0$0$76,229$0$24,400$0$34,606$0$932,233$0$0
Darryll Pines
Director$0$812,284$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$23,858$0$836,142$0$0
Ronald Green
Director (until 6/30/23)$0$510,931$0$38,250$0$193,143$0$27,441$0$21,742$0$791,507$0$0
Barbara Wilson
Director$0$620,833$0$0$0$18,000$0$30,340$0$32,428$0$701,601$0$0
Teresa Woodruff
Director$0$579,495$0$0$0$18,565$0$30,500$0$21,518$0$650,078$0$0
Mark S Schlissel
Former Director$0$88,070$0$0$0$307,328$0$212,500$0$21,035$0$628,933$0$0
John Scholz
Director (until 8/3/22)$0$537,747$0$0$0$0$0$59,330$0$30,723$0$627,800$0$0
Diana Sabau
Deputy Commissioner$517,999$0$0$0$276$0$19,225$0$37,910$0$575,410$0$0$0
Nathaniel Schander
Chief Information Officer$348,734$0$0$0$216$0$34,475$0$39,762$0$423,187$0$0$0
Michael Schill
Director$0$349,855$0$0$0$17,692$0$0$0$37,171$0$404,718$0$0
Laura Anderson
CFO/Treasurer$319,603$0$0$0$414$0$32,550$0$28,093$0$380,660$0$0$0
Jennifer Mnookin
Director$0$281,136$0$0$0$65,000$0$30,918$0$2,463$0$379,517$0$0
Rebecca M Blank
Former Director$0$358,083$0$0$0$0$0$4,129$0$12,933$0$375,145$0$0
Anil Gollahalli
General Counsel$347,115$0$0$0$105$0$0$0$21,541$0$368,761$0$0$0
Jonathan Schwartz
SVP, Communications$282,483$0$0$0$180$0$23,035$0$31,698$0$337,396$0$0$0
Chad Hawley
Secretary$290,000$0$0$0$360$0$33,425$0$11,146$0$334,931$0$0$0
Kerry Kenny
Chief Operating Officer$273,916$0$0$0$175$0$32,200$0$15,127$0$321,418$0$0$0
Santa Ono
Director$0$206,777$0$0$0$44,203$0$30,500$0$4,947$0$286,427$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 1aFirst class travel is used by the Commissioner for travel to member institutions and other locations where conference business may be conducted. Other conference employees may also travel first class with approval of the Commissioner and where business needs dictate. These expenses constitute normal and customary business travel and thus are not treated as taxable compensation. Spousal travel was a necessary business expense due to the required attendance at various functions and not treated as taxable compensation.
Part I, Line 4bJames E. Delany accrued deferred compensation of $2,806,670 for a non-qualified deferred compensation plan. Delany was paid $2,965,369 during the year as part of the plan. Kevin Warren participated in a supplemental non-qualified retirement plan during the year. Warren accrued $750,000 of deferred compensation. Morton O. Schapiro, President of Northwestern University, participates in a 457(f) non-qualified retirement plan and the amounts are subject to substantial risk of forfeiture and vest after a number of years. Mark Schlissel, President of the University of Michigan, has a non-qualified deferred compensation arrangement of $500,000 over 5 years with $100,000 accruing to him annually subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture. Kristina Johnson, President of the Ohio State University, participates in a 415(m) plan and amounts are included in Part II, column (c).

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Delany Advisory IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionSee Part VRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$400,008TransactionAmt
TransactionConsulting ServicesTransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSch L, Part IV, Business Transactions Involving Interested PersonsFormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation(a) Name of Interested Person: Delany Advisory Inc.(b) Relationship Between Interested Person and Organization: Delany Advisory Inc. owned more than 35% by James E. Delany, Former Officer and Commissioner.(c) Amount of Transaction: $400,008(d) Description of Transaction: Consulting Services(e) Sharing of Organization Revenues? = NoExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6The Big Ten Conference, Inc. is made up of 14 member institutions who receive distributions from the organization.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe Form 990 is prepared by the Conference's external tax advisor with data provided by the organization. A draft of the Form 990 is provided to management for review and comment. The reviewed Form 990 is then presented to the audit committee for review. The Form 990 is then provided to the organization's governing body before it is filed.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cEach employee is provided a copy of the conflict of interest policy and must complete, sign and date a disclosure statement at the beginning of his or her term of service or employment, and the beginning of each fiscal year thereafter. The Program and Budget Review Committee reviews and monitors the conflict of interest policy on an annual basis.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15aA thorough compensation study is performed every few years for the Commissioner's position by an independent third party. The last compensation study was performed in 2023. The results were presented to the Board of Directors who have the authority to approve any compensation changes.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The Conference makes its Form 990 available to the public upon request for the same period of disclosure as set forth in IRC Section 6104(d). The Conference does not make its financial statements or conflict of interest policy available to the public. The governing documents are on file with the State of Delaware.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:Big Ten Network Holdings, LLC Dividend -28,000,000. Income from Equity Investments 35,019,158. Net Periodic Benefit Cost -120,818. Post-retirement Benefit Changes Other than Net Periodic Benefit Cost 946,499.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BTMP Holdings LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15440 Park PlaceAddressLine1Txt
CityRosemontCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60018ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN352621520EIN
Primary ActivitiesHolding CompanyPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileStateCd
Total Income$0TotalIncomeAmt
End Of Year Assets$0EndOfYearAssetsAmt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The Big Ten Conference IncBusinessNameLine1Txt

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (14 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdDirect Controlling NADirectControllingNACdControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationIndExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxt
University of Illinois
509 South Fourth StreetChampaignIL61820376000511Public UniversityILN/A0
Indiana University
107 South Indiana AvenueBloomingtonIN47405356001673Public UniversityINN/A0
University of Iowa
1 Jessup HallIowa CityIA52242426004813Public UniversityIAN/A0
University of Maryland
Mitchell BuildingCollege ParkMD20742526002033Public UniversityMDN/A0
University of Michigan
412 Maynard StreetAnn ArborMI48109386006309Public UniversityMIN/A0
Michigan State University
2216 East Michigan AvenueEast LansingMI48824386005984Public UniversityMIN/A0
University of Minnesota
2221 University Avenue SE Suite 100MinneapolisMN55414416007513Public UniversityMNN/A0
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Administration Building 201LincolnNE68588470049123Public UniversityNEN/A0
Northwestern University
633 Clark StreetEvanstonIL60208362167817Private UniversityILN/A0501(c)(3)Line 2
Ohio State University
Enarson Hall 154 West 12th AvenueColumbusOH43210316025986Public UniversityOHN/A0
Pennsylvania State University
201 Old MainUniversity ParkPA16802246000376Public UniversityPAN/A0
Purdue University
610 Purdue MallWest LaFayetteIN47907356002041Public UniversityINN/A0
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey
57 US Highway 1New BrunswickNJ08901226001086Public UniversityNJN/A0
University of Wisconsin
333 East Campus Mall 10101MadisonWI53715391805963Public UniversityWIN/A0

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Big Ten Network Holdings LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15440 Park PlaceAddressLine1Txt
CityRosemontCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60018ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN208671841EIN
Primary ActivitiesHolding CompanyPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The Big Ten Conference IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Entity TypeCEntityTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income$48,659,087ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets$158,697,876ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Ownership1.00000OwnershipPct
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related OrganizationYes (1)DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
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Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (15 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
University of Illinois
B$60,556,605Cash
Indiana University
B$60,556,605Cash
University of Iowa
B$60,556,605Cash
University of Maryland-College Park
B$58,814,967Cash
University of Michigan
B$60,481,605Cash
Michigan State University
B$60,656,605Cash
University of Minnesota
B$60,481,605Cash
University of Nebraska
B$60,481,605Cash
Northwestern University
B$60,556,605Cash
Ohio State University
B$60,481,605Cash
Pennsylvania State University
B$60,556,605Cash
Purdue University
B$60,556,605Cash
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey
B$58,739,967Cash
University of Wisconsin
B$60,481,605Cash
Big Ten Network Holdings LLC
F$28,000,000Cash