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BIG EAST CONFERENCE INC: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
BIG EAST CONFERENCE INC (EIN 90-0955035)
Tax period
2020-07-01 to 2021-06-30
Filed
2022-05-07
IRS object ID
202221279349300217
Schema version
2020v4.2
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)
Return2022-05-07T10:45:30-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN050392605PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MULLEN SCORPIO & CERILLIBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line167 CEDAR STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityPROVIDENCECityNm
State AbbreviationRIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02903ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN900955035EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BIG EAST CONFERENCE INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBIGEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6466633436PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1655 THIRD AVENUE NO 711AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10017ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonVALERIE B ACKERMANPersonNm
Person TitleCOMMISSIONERPersonTitleTxt
Phone6466633436PhoneNum
Signature2022-05-05SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstVALERIEPersonFirstNm
Person LastACKERMANPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonANTHONY W SCORPIOPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01360145PTIN
Phone4017513860PhoneNum
Preparation2022-05-05PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerVALERIE B ACKERMANPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1655 THIRD AVENUE NO 711AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10017ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$59,716,596GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.BIGEAST.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2013FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE CONFERENCE IS ORGANIZED AND SHALL BE OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES TO ASSIST ITS MEMBERS IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS PROGRAMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF EDUCATION, SPORTSMANSHIP AND HEALTHY ATHLETIC COMPETITION COMPATIBLE WITH RESOURCE ALLOCATION WHILE ALLOWING A DEGREE OF INSTITUTIONAL FLEXIBILITY.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent11VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee24TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
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PY Program Service Revenue$46,609,871PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$59,149,091CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$1,483,367PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$263,176CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$10,509,614PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$393CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$58,700,234PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$59,716,596CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$46,600,000PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$39,098,737CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$11,601,433PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$10,940,126CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$63,559,750PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$55,548,720CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$4,859,516PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$4,167,876CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$20,673,347TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$25,429,264TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$6,782,426TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$5,448,326TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$13,890,921NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$19,980,938NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE CONFERENCE IS ORGANIZED AND SHALL BE OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES TO ASSIST ITS MEMBERS IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS PROGRAMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF EDUCATION, SPORTSMANSHIP AND HEALTHY ATHLETIC COMPETITION COMPATIBLE WITH RESOURCE ALLOCATION WHILE ALLOWING A DEGREE OF INSTITUTIONAL FLEXIBILITY.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$52,487,776ExpenseAmt
Grant$39,098,737GrantAmt
Revenue$0RevenueAmt
DescTO PROVIDE ITS MEMBERS WITH A JOINTLY GOVERNED BODY FOR SPONSORING, SUPERVISING AND REGULATING INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS AS A CONFERENCE MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION "NCAA", IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES, POLICIES, CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS OF THE NCAA; TO ASSIST ITS MEMBERS IN FUNDING AND PROMOTING THEIR INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS PROGRAMS; ENHANCE THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTICIPATION IN, AND THE LEVEL OF COMPETITION OF, MEN'S AND WOMEN'S INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS ON AN EQUITABLE BASIS; EFFECTUATE SUCH OTHER OR ADDITIONAL PURPOSES AS MAY, FROM TIME TO TIME, BE ADOPTED BY THE CONFERENCE; AND TAKE ANY AND ALL ACTIONS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE ABOVE PURPOSES.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$52,487,776TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
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 Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
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 Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
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Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document77IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee24EmployeeCnt
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
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member11IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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 Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc0RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd
OtherYes (X)OtherInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1KEVIN FLANAGANBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6466633436PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1655 THIRD AVENUE SUITE 711AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10117ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (21 entries)

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JAMES DANKO
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR JOHN DEGIOIA
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
REV PETER DONOHUE
CHAIR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR GABRIEL ESTEBAN
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR ANDREW AGWUNOBI
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR COLLEEN HANYCZ
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
REV DANIEL HENDRICKSON
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR MICHAEL LOVELL
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR JOSEPH NYRE
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
REV BRIAN SHANLEY
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VALERIE B ACKERMAN
COMMISSIONER, PRESIDENT35.00Yes (X)$1,459,616$0$47,830Yes (X)
VINCENT NICASTRO
DEPUTY COMMISSIONER35.00Yes (X)$438,768$0$62,727Yes (X)
KEVIN FLANAGAN
BUS. OFFICER, TREASURER35.00Yes (X)$123,865$0$26,595Yes (X)
REV KENNETH SICARD
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD GENTILE
SR. ASSOC COMM.35.00$179,501$0$22,144Yes (X)
STUART JACKSON
SR. ASSOC COMM.35.00$335,542$0$34,368Yes (X)
WALTER PAQUETTE
SR. ASSOC COMM.35.00$170,978$0$56,577Yes (X)
CHRISTOPHER J SCHNEIDER
SR. ASSOC COMM.35.00$171,695$0$27,150Yes (X)
KATIE WILLETT
ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER35.00$172,167$0$44,003Yes (X)
TRACY ELLIS-WARD
ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER35.00$142,402$0$40,760Yes (X)
NICOLE EARLY
SR. ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER, MARKETING35.00$190,325$0$46,729Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$3,384,859TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$408,883TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K10IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
THE DURST ORGANIZATION LP
ONE BRYANT PARK - 49TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10036RENTAL OF OFFICE SPACE$863,218
RUSH MEDIA COMPANY LLC
501 MORAVIAN VALLEY ROADWAUNAKEEWI53597PRODUCTION COMPANY$580,053
JOHN CAHILL
312 RIDGEWOOD CIRCLEALBANYNY12203OFFICIATING COORDINATOR$200,000
MAKO MEDICAL LABORATORIES LLC
8461 GARVEY DRIVERALEIGHNC27616HEALTH CARE$140,760
PROSKAUER ROSE LLP
ELEVEN TIMES SQUARENEW YORKNY10036LEGAL SERVICES$116,291
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K6CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$303,936AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$303,936TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
MEDIA REVENUE900099$34,486,583$34,486,583
NCAA SPONSORSHIPS AND GRANTS900099$22,390,466$22,390,466
CORPORATE SPONSORSHIPS900099$2,169,023$2,169,023
LICENSING REVENUE900099$97,777$97,777
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS900099$5,242$5,242
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$59,149,091TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$263,176TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$263,176ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUS INCOMEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$393TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$393RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$393OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$59,716,596TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$59,149,484RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$263,176ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$39,098,737TotalAmt
Program Services$39,098,737ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,226,306TotalAmt
Program Services$1,366,580ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$859,726ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,265,160TotalAmt
Program Services$1,260,452ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,004,708ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$246,828TotalAmt
Program Services$146,683ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$100,145ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$541,792TotalAmt
Program Services$320,415ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$221,377ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$229,771TotalAmt
Program Services$134,646ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$95,125ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$395,762TotalAmt
Program Services$356,307ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$39,455ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$62,896TotalAmt
Program Services$10,497ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$52,399ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,385TotalAmt
Program Services$19,630ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,755ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,563TotalAmt
Program Services$13,777ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,786ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$68,785TotalAmt
Program Services$46,086ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,699ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$883,232TotalAmt
Program Services$591,765ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$291,467ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$156,468TotalAmt
Program Services$156,468ProgramServicesAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,004TotalAmt
Program Services$20,103ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,901ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$57,766TotalAmt
Program Services$38,703ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,063ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$166,847TotalAmt
Program Services$111,787ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$55,060ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP$3,800,584$3,800,584
OFFICIATING$2,732,205$2,732,205
COVID-19 RELATED EXPENS$813,388$813,388
PUBLIC RELATIONS & COMM$809,030$809,030

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$918,211TotalAmt
Program Services$639,933ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$278,278ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$55,548,720TotalAmt
Program Services$52,487,776ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,060,944ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,436,801BOYAmt
EOY$2,982,057EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$386,392BOYAmt
EOY$2,134,292EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,152,128BOYAmt
EOY$175,241EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$311,865BOYAmt
EOY$151,013EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,035,771LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$597,549LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$206,701BOYAmt
EOY$438,222EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,367,904BOYAmt
EOY$19,548,439EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,811,556BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,673,347BOYAmt
EOY$25,429,264EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,039,426BOYAmt
EOY$1,227,686EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,743,000BOYAmt
EOY$4,220,640EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,782,426BOYAmt
EOY$5,448,326EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,793,539BOYAmt
EOY$19,677,002EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$97,382BOYAmt
EOY$303,936EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,890,921BOYAmt
EOY$19,980,938EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,673,347BOYAmt
EOY$25,429,264EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$4,167,876ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$1,922,141NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
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 Type1Yes (X)SupportingOrgType1Ind
Supported Organizations11SupportedOrganizationsCnt

Supported Org Information SupportedOrgInformationGrp (11 entries)

EINEINOrganization TypeOrganizationTypeCdGoverning Document ListedGoverningDocumentListedIndSupportSupportAmtOther SupportOtherSupportAmt
DEPAUL UNIVERSITY
3621670482Yes (1)$3,244,355$0
ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY
1116308302Yes (1)$3,257,489$0
SETON HALL UNIVERSITY
2215006452Yes (1)$3,305,210$0
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
5301966032Yes (1)$4,170,699$0
PROVIDENCE COLLEGE
0502589322Yes (1)$3,294,259$0
MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY
3908062512Yes (1)$3,415,136$0
VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY
2313526882Yes (1)$4,544,265$0
BUTLER UNIVERSITY
3508679772Yes (1)$3,304,361$0
CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY
4703765832Yes (1)$4,222,082$0
XAVIER UNIVERSITY
3105375162Yes (1)$3,300,458$0
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT
0607721602Yes (1)$3,040,423$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Supported Organizations Total11SupportedOrganizationsTotalCnt
Support Sum$39,098,737SupportSumAmt
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 Determination0SuprtOrgNoIRSDeterminationInd
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

Form990 Sch A Type1 Suprt Org Form990SchAType1SuprtOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Power Appoint Majority Dir Trst0PowerAppointMajorityDirTrstInd
Operate Benefit Non Suprt Org0OperateBenefitNonSuprtOrgInd

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART IV, SECTION B, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationACCORDING TO THE ORGNIZATION'S BYLAWS, THE BIG EAST CONFERENCE BOARD MEMBERS CONSIST OF THE CEO'S OF THE MEMBERS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$363,863OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$220,720DepreciationAmt
Book Value$143,143BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$102,585OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$84,113DepreciationAmt
Book Value$18,472BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$569,323OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$292,716DepreciationAmt
Book Value$276,607BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$438,222TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
PAYROLL PROTECTION PROGRAM LOAN$970,640
VENDOR REBATE PAYABLE$3,250,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$4,220,640TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$61,638,737TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$1,922,141NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$1,922,141RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$59,716,596RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$59,716,596TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$55,548,720TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$55,548,720ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$55,548,720TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE CONFERENCE HAS RECEIVED ITS EXEMPTION FROM INCOME TAX AS A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE CONFERENCE OPERATES AS A 501(C)(3) AND DOES NOT CONSIDER ITSELF A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. THE CONFERENCE EVALUATES ITS UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS USING GUIDANCE FOR CONTINGENCIES AS CONTAINED IN U.S. GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES. THE CONFERENCE WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WERE NOT PROVIDED FOR IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE CONFERENCE ANNUALLY FILES INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE FORM 990 - RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX, REPORTING VARIOUS INFORMATION THAT THE IRS USES TO MONITOR THE ACTIVITIES OF TAX-EXEMPT ENTITIES. THE TAX RETURN IS SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY THE TAXING AUTHORITIES GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER FILING. THE ORGANIZATION CURRENTLY HAS NO TAX EXAMINATIONS IN PROGRESS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (11 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
DEPAUL UNIVERSITY
2323 N SHEFFIELD AVENUE 210CHICAGOIL60614362167048$3,244,355FUNDING FOR ATHLETIC PROGRAM
ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY
8000 UTOPIA PARKWAYQUEENSNY11439111630830$3,257,489FUNDING FOR ATHLETIC PROGRAM
SETON HALL UNIVERSITY
400 SOUTH ORANGE AVENUESOUTH ORANGENJ07079221500645$3,305,210FUNDING FOR ATHLETIC PROGRAM
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
207 HEALEY ROAD 37000ST NWWASHINGTONDC20057530196603$4,170,699FUNDING FOR ATHLETIC PROGRAM
PROVIDENCE COLLEGE
HARKINS HALL 549 RIVER AVENUEPROVIDENCERI02918050258932$3,294,259FUNDING FOR ATHLETIC PROGRAM
MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY
AL MCGUIRE CENTER 770 N 12TH STMILWAUKEEWI53233390806251$3,415,136FUNDING FOR ATHLETIC PROGRAM
VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY
TOLLENTINE HALL 800 LANCASTER AVEVILLANOVAPA19085231352688$4,544,265FUNDING FOR ATHLETIC PROGRAM
BUTLER UNIVERSITY
4600 SUNSET AVENUEINDIANAPOLISIN46208350867977$3,304,361FUNDING FOR ATHLETIC PROGRAM
CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY
2500 CALIFORNIA PLAZAOMAHANE68102470376583$4,222,082FUNDING FOR ATHLETIC PROGRAM
XAVIER UNIVERSITY
3800 VICTORY PARKWAYCINCINNATIOH45207310537516$3,300,458FUNDING FOR ATHLETIC PROGRAM
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT
352 MANSFIELD ROADSTORRSCT06269060772160$3,040,423FUNDING FOR ATHLETIC PROGRAM

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
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 (10 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
VALERIE B ACKERMAN
COMMISSIONER, PRESIDENT$1,009,616$0$450,000$0$0$0$18,275$0$29,555$0$1,507,446$0$0$0
VINCENT NICASTRO
DEPUTY COMMISSIONER$438,768$0$0$0$0$0$15,989$0$46,738$0$501,495$0$0$0
STUART JACKSON
SR. ASSOC COMM.$335,542$0$0$0$0$0$15,637$0$18,731$0$369,910$0$0$0
NICOLE EARLY
SR. ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER, MARKETIN$190,325$0$0$0$0$0$13,705$0$33,024$0$237,054$0$0$0
WALTER PAQUETTE
SR. ASSOC COMM.$170,978$0$0$0$0$0$10,227$0$46,350$0$227,555$0$0$0
KATIE WILLETT
ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER$172,167$0$0$0$0$0$11,150$0$32,853$0$216,170$0$0$0
RICHARD GENTILE
SR. ASSOC COMM.$179,501$0$0$0$0$0$11,058$0$11,086$0$201,645$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER J SCHNEIDER
SR. ASSOC COMM.$171,695$0$0$0$0$0$10,105$0$17,045$0$198,845$0$0$0
TRACY ELLIS-WARD
ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER$142,402$0$0$0$0$0$12,504$0$28,256$0$183,162$0$0$0
KEVIN FLANAGAN
BUS. OFFICER, TREASURER$123,865$0$0$0$0$0$9,836$0$16,759$0$150,460$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE. UPON REVIEW AND APPROVAL FORM 990 WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO BOARD MEMBERS UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE COMPENSATION FOR THE COMMISSIONER WAS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD, APPROVED BY THE BOARD AND IS DETAILED IN THE COMMISSIONER'S CONTRACT. THE ANNUAL INCREASE POOL FOR ALL EMPLOYEES ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE AUDIT & FINANCE COMMITTEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19BIG EAST CONFERENCE, INC. DOES NOT MAKE THESE DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UNLESS IT IS REQUESTED. THE FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE GUIDESTAR.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR.