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BIG TEN CONFERENCE INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
BIG TEN CONFERENCE INC (EIN 36-3640583)
Tax period
2015-07-01 to 2016-06-30
Filed
2017-05-12
IRS object ID
201701329349305140
Schema version
2015v3.0
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

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Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2017-05-12T14:27:18-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1RSM US LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line11 S Wacker Drive Suite 800AddressLine1Txt
CityChicagoCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60606ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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

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PersonBradford S TravioliaPersonNm
Person TitleTreasurerPersonTitleTxt
Phone8476961010PhoneNum
Signature2017-05-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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Preparer PersonZack FortschPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00052725PTIN
Phone3126343400PhoneNum
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Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerJames E DelanyPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line15440 Park PlaceAddressLine1Txt
CityRosemontCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60018ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$483,445,609GrossReceiptsAmt
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 Employee53TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Program Service Revenue$470,948,201CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$22,718,719PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$11,740,380CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$796,006PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$757,028CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$448,760,655PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$483,445,609CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$411,344,107PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$442,210,580CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$7,872,426PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$16,826,707PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$21,407,413CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$436,043,240PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$494,231,493CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$12,717,415PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$10,785,884CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$125,351,265TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$35,125,028TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$63,920,296TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$63,672,930NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$61,430,969NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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$442,210,580ExpenseAmt
Grant$442,210,580GrantAmt
Revenue$466,843,658RevenueAmt
DescThe Conference collects revenue on behalf of the member schools from football and basketball 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

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$2,124,433ExpenseAmt
Revenue$1,586,396RevenueAmt
DescChampionships - The Conference declares conference champions in twenty-eight sports and oversees twenty-seven season-ending championships/tournaments.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$2,113,968ExpenseAmt
DescOfficiating - The Conference provides neutral third-party officials for several conference-sponsored sports (baseball, basketball, field hockey, football, volleyball, men's soccer, women's soccer, women's lacrosse, softball, wrestling and ice hockey); oversees management of the officiating program (e.g., assigning officials, finance administration, etc.); and administers annual clinics, rule reviews, and other programs designed to enhance the skills of participating officials.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (5 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmtRevenueRevenueAmtDescDesc
$782,094$147,075Media Events
$46,880$2,684,761Sponsorship Program
$565,005Championship Enhancement
$23,430Community Outreach
$293,855Drug Testing Program
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$1,711,264TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$2,831,836TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$448,160,245TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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 Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsYes (1)TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds0InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account0EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer0OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
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 Document167IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee53EmployeeCnt
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
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members14GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
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 Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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PersonBradford S TravioliaPersonNm
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CityRosemontCityNm
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (27 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Eric W Kaler
Chair5.0040.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$628,344$254,676
Lou Anna K Simon
Director5.0040.00Yes (X)$0$935,239$44,863
Michael A McRobbie
Director5.0040.00Yes (X)$0$1,109,902$344,253
Michael V Drake
Director5.0040.00Yes (X)$0$1,041,330$114,484
Mark S Schlissel
Director5.0040.00Yes (X)$0$751,728$168,994
Mitchell E Daniels
Director5.0040.00Yes (X)$0$520,936$123,976
Eric Barron
Director5.0045.00Yes (X)$0$842,504$40,335
Morton O Schapiro
Director5.0040.00Yes (X)$0$1,339,506$377,667
Ronnie Green
Director5.0040.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Harvey Perlman
Past Director5.0040.00Yes (X)$0$404,215$38,924
Rebecca M Blank
Director5.0040.00Yes (X)$0$492,647$85,518
Wallace D Loh
Director5.0040.00Yes (X)$0$533,085$41,427
Robert L Barchi
Director5.0040.00Yes (X)$0$781,060$2,066
Barbara Wilson
Director5.0040.00Yes (X)$0$344,264$35,093
Phyllis M Wise
Past Director5.0040.00Yes (X)$0$569,462$37,627
Bruce Harreld
Director5.0040.00Yes (X)$0$53,736$6,479
Jean Robillard
Past Director5.0040.00Yes (X)$0$927,125$45,973
Sally Mason
Past Director5.0040.00Yes (X)$0$526,964$42,433
James E Delany
Commissioner40.00Yes (X)$2,040,328$0$328,667
Bradford S Traviolia
Treasurer40.00Yes (X)$535,211$0$86,322
Chad Hawley
Secretary40.00Yes (X)$152,232$0$33,410
Jennifer Heppel
Past Secretary40.00Yes (X)$113,347$0$16,852
Mark Rudner
Assoc. Commissioner, TV Admin.40.00$202,725$0$54,897Yes (X)
Rick Boyages
Assoc. Commissioner,Men's Basketball40.00$199,314$0$44,162Yes (X)
Diane Dietz
Chief Communications Officer40.00$291,126$0$56,964Yes (X)
Andrea Williams
Assoc. Commissioner, Basketball Ops.40.00$165,539$0$29,035Yes (X)
Wendy Fallen
Assoc. Commissioner, Championships40.00$137,453$0$40,540Yes (X)
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$3,837,275TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$11,802,047TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$2,495,637TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K16IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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SPMA Co
1100 Dilworth Crescent RowCharlotteNC28203Media Consulting$2,348,733
Mayer Brown LLP
71 S Wacker DriveChicagoIL60606Legal Services$2,336,051
Weber Shandwick
875 N Michigan Avenue Suite 2400ChicagoIL60611Public Relations Services$1,209,017
COC Football Consortium LLC
401 N Michigan Avenue 2200ChicagoIL60611Officiating Services$691,942
Sport Graphics
3423 Park Davis CircleIndianapolisIN46235Event Signage Design/Production$577,315
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K24CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Sports Revenue900099$441,292,963$441,292,963
Operating Revenue900099$23,453,385$23,453,385
Sponsorship & Media Events900099$2,831,836$2,831,836
Championship Events900099$1,586,396$1,586,396
University Assessments900099$1,190,000$1,190,000

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

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Total Revenue Column$593,621TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$593,621RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$470,948,201TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Total Revenue Column$11,740,380TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$11,740,380ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

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Total Revenue Column$735,228TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$313,689RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion$421,539ExclusionAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

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Total Revenue Column$21,800TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$21,800ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$21,800OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Related Or Exempt Func Income$471,261,890RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$12,183,719ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$442,210,580TotalAmt
Program Services$442,210,580ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$26,678,220TotalAmt
Management And General$26,678,220ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

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Total$1,524,145TotalAmt
Management And General$1,524,145ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Total$1,332,760TotalAmt
Management And General$1,332,760ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Total$769,474TotalAmt
Management And General$769,474ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$308,901TotalAmt
Management And General$308,901ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Total$6,413,808TotalAmt
Management And General$6,413,808ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Total$89,784TotalAmt
Management And General$89,784ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$441,664TotalAmt
Management And General$441,664ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,540,929TotalAmt
Management And General$3,540,929ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$291,195TotalAmt
Management And General$291,195ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,452,821TotalAmt
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Travel TravelGrp

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Total$564,604TotalAmt
Management And General$564,604ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$202,566TotalAmt
Management And General$202,566ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$162,031TotalAmt
Management And General$162,031ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,745,813TotalAmt
Management And General$1,745,813ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$307,377TotalAmt
Management And General$307,377ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
Championship Events$2,124,433$2,124,433
Officiating$2,113,968$2,113,968
Conference Office Progr$1,146,050$1,146,050
Championship Enhancemen$565,005$565,005

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

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Program Services$209ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$245,156ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Total$494,231,493TotalAmt
Program Services$448,160,245ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$46,071,248ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$19,341,538BOYAmt
EOY$20,119,402EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$2,055,210BOYAmt
EOY$8,565,675EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$2,815,609BOYAmt
EOY$3,724,092EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,608,000BOYAmt
EOY$23,230,000EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$870,339BOYAmt
EOY$487,812EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$23,484,629LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$4,060,739LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

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BOY$20,298,089BOYAmt
EOY$19,423,890EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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BOY$5,912,571BOYAmt
EOY$4,269,918EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

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BOY$32,607,198BOYAmt
EOY$41,268,121EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,484,875BOYAmt
EOY$1,484,875EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,804,529BOYAmt
EOY$2,777,480EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$98,797,958BOYAmt
EOY$125,351,265EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,970,267BOYAmt
EOY$2,882,940EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$341,576BOYAmt
EOY$350,026EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,666,666BOYAmt
EOY$6,500,000EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,146,519BOYAmt
EOY$54,187,330EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$35,125,028BOYAmt
EOY$63,920,296EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$63,672,930BOYAmt
EOY$61,430,969EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$63,672,930BOYAmt
EOY$61,430,969EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$98,797,958BOYAmt
EOY$125,351,265EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$10,785,884ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$117,000NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$8,660,923OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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)$34,739,245$0
Indiana University
3560016736Yes (1)$34,911,245$0
University of Iowa
4260048136Yes (1)$34,815,245$0
University of Maryland-College Park
5260020336Yes (1)$25,598,508$0
University of Michigan
3860063096Yes (1)$34,832,245$0
Michigan State University
3860059846Yes (1)$34,826,245$0
University of Minnesota
4160075136Yes (1)$34,760,331$0
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
4700491236Yes (1)$23,072,485$0
Northwestern University
3621678172Yes (1)$34,721,245$0
Ohio State University
3160259866Yes (1)$34,754,245$0
Pennsylvania State University
2460003766Yes (1)$34,754,245$0
Purdue University
3560020416Yes (1)$34,825,245$0
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey
2260010866Yes (1)$10,691,806$0
University of Wisconsin
3918059636Yes (1)$34,908,245$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Supported Organizations Total14SupportedOrganizationsTotalCnt
Support Sum$442,210,580SupportSumAmt
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
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Majority Dir Trst Supported OrgYes (1)MajorityDirTrstSupportedOrgInd

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$15,363,889OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$960,243DepreciationAmt
Book Value$14,403,646BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$44,466OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$11,432DepreciationAmt
Book Value$33,034BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,140,299OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,371,314DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,768,985BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,435,500OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,717,750DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,717,750BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$19,423,890TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescInvestment in Big Ten Network Holdings, LLCDesc
Book Value$41,268,121BookValueAmt
Method ValuationCMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$41,268,121TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Due to Member Schools$25,566,377
September 11 Scholarship Fund$500,000
Post Retirement Benefits$4,315,529
Accrued Benefit/Deferred Compensation (*See Part XIII)$23,805,424
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$54,187,330TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$50,382,880TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$117,000NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$20,282,923OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$20,165,923RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$30,216,957RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$453,228,652OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$453,228,652RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$483,445,609TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$52,624,841TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$52,624,841ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$441,606,652OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$441,606,652ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$494,231,493TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part X, Line 2:The Conference, a Delaware nonprofit corporation, 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 accounting standard on uncertainty in income taxes addresses the determination of whether tax benefits claimed or expected to be claimed on a tax return should be recorded in the financial statements. Under this guidance, the Conference may recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position 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 percent 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. The Conference files Forms 990 in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and the State of Illinois and is generally no longer subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for years before 2013.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Income from Investment in Big Ten Network Holdings, LLC 20,282,923.
Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Amounts Collected for Benefit of Member Schools 441,606,652. Big Ten Network Holdings, LLC Dividend 11,622,000.
Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Amounts Remitted to Member Schools 441,606,652.
Part X, Line 1:In July 2015, the Commissioner became fully eligible for future bonus payments pursuant to his employment contract. Accordingly, in fiscal year 2016, the Conference has recorded a liability and expense which represents the estimated present value (using a discount rate of 4 percent) of the future bonus payments earned under the contract.

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 GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtAddress Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
University of Illinois
509 South Fourth StreetChampaignIL61820376000511State of Illinois$34,739,245To support the missions of member institutions, internship sub-grant & post graduate scholarships
Indiana University
107 South Indiana AvenueBloomingtonIN47405356001673State of Indiana$34,911,245To support the missions of member institutions, internship sub-grant & post graduate scholarships
University of Iowa
1 Jessup HallIowa CityIA52242426004813State of Iowa$34,815,245To support the missions of member institutions, internship sub-grant & post graduate scholarships
University of Maryland-College Park
Mitchell BuildingCollege ParkMD20742526002033State of Maryland$25,598,508To support the missions of member institutions, internship sub-grant & post graduate scholarships
University of Michigan
412 Maynard StreetAnn ArborMI48109386006309State of Michigan$34,832,245To support the missions of member institutions, internship sub-grant & post graduate scholarships
Michigan State University
2216 East Michigan AvenueEast LansingMI48824386005984State of Michigan$34,826,245To support the missions of member institutions, internship sub-grant & post graduate scholarships
University of Minnesota
2221 University Avenue SE Suite 100MinneapolisMN55414416007513State of Minnesota$34,760,331To support the missions of member institutions, internship sub-grant & post graduate scholarships100
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Administration Building 201LincolnNE68588470049123State of Nebraska$23,072,485To support the missions of member institutions, internship sub-grant & post graduate scholarships
Northwestern University
633 Clark StreetEvanstonIL60208362167817501(c)(3)$34,721,245To support the missions of member institutions, internship sub-grant & post graduate scholarships
Ohio State University
Enarson Hall 154 West 12th AvenueColumbusOH43210316025986State of Ohio$34,754,245To support the missions of member institutions, internship sub-grant & post graduate scholarships
Pennsylvania State University
201 Old MainUniversity ParkPA16802246000376State of Penn.$34,754,245E055132 - 04/12/17 04:51PM Worksheet Schedule I
Purdue University
610 Purdue MallWest LaFayetteIN47907356002041State of Indiana$34,825,245To support the missions of member institutions, internship sub-grant & post graduate scholarships
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey
57 US Highway 1New BrunswickNJ08901226001086State of New Jersey$10,691,806To support the missions of member institutions, internship sub-grant & post graduate scholarships
University of Wisconsin
333 East Campus Mall 10101MadisonWI53715391805963State of Wisconsin$34,908,245To support the missions of member institutions, internship sub-grant & post graduate scholarships
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org14Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

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 game, 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/Chancellors approved the allocation of $27,318 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
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
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 (24 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
Eric W Kaler
Chair$0$606,119$0$0$0$22,225$0$159,450$0$95,226$0$883,020$0$0
Lou Anna K Simon
Director$0$750,000$0$130,000$0$55,239$0$35,333$0$9,530$0$980,102$0$0
Michael A McRobbie
Director$0$571,650$0$113,372$0$424,880$0$333,839$0$10,414$0$1,454,155$0$0
Michael V Drake
Director$0$798,722$0$200,000$0$42,608$0$84,124$0$30,360$0$1,155,814$0$0
Mark S Schlissel
Director$0$746,582$0$0$0$5,146$0$146,500$0$22,494$0$920,722$0$0
Mitchell E Daniels
Director$0$400,546$0$113,400$0$6,990$0$26,500$0$97,476$0$644,912$0$0
Eric Barron
Director$0$800,000$0$0$0$42,504$0$24,618$0$15,717$0$882,839$0$0
Morton O Schapiro
Director$0$956,615$0$150,000$0$232,891$0$189,179$0$188,488$0$1,717,173$0$100,000
Harvey Perlman
Past Director$0$363,987$0$0$0$40,228$0$29,119$0$9,805$0$443,139$0$0
Rebecca M Blank
Director$0$492,647$0$0$0$0$0$31,377$0$54,141$0$578,165$0$0
Wallace D Loh
Director$0$533,085$0$0$0$0$0$21,058$0$20,369$0$574,512$0$0
Robert L Barchi
Director$0$671,150$0$95,000$0$14,910$0$0$0$2,066$0$783,126$0$0
Barbara Wilson
Director$0$337,315$0$0$0$6,949$0$0$0$35,093$0$379,357$0$0
Phyllis M Wise
Past Director$0$569,462$0$0$0$0$0$23,843$0$13,784$0$607,089$0$0
Jean Robillard
Past Director$0$901,021$0$0$0$26,104$0$26,500$0$19,473$0$973,098$0$0
Sally Mason
Past Director$0$519,176$0$0$0$7,788$0$26,500$0$15,933$0$569,397$0$0
James E Delany
Commissioner$2,002,845$0$0$0$37,483$0$274,600$0$54,067$0$2,368,995$0$0$0
Bradford S Traviolia
Treasurer$407,767$0$0$0$127,444$0$64,600$0$21,722$0$621,533$0$100,000$0
Chad Hawley
Secretary$151,460$0$0$0$772$0$20,202$0$13,208$0$185,642$0$0$0
Mark Rudner
Assoc. Commissioner, TV Admin.$200,379$0$0$0$2,346$0$27,245$0$27,652$0$257,622$0$0$0
Rick Boyages
Assoc. Commissioner,Men's Basketball$198,762$0$0$0$552$0$20,349$0$23,813$0$243,476$0$0$0
Diane Dietz
Chief Communications Officer$290,094$0$0$0$1,032$0$46,820$0$10,144$0$348,090$0$0$0
Andrea Williams
Assoc. Commissioner, Basketball Ops.$165,299$0$0$0$240$0$21,789$0$7,246$0$194,574$0$0$0
Wendy Fallen
Assoc. Commissioner, Championships$134,509$0$0$0$2,944$0$18,879$0$21,661$0$177,993$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 1aJames E. Delany received the following taxable benefits: Social club dues - $8,640 James E. Delany received the following non-taxable benefits: Travel for companions - $7,735 First-class travel - $8,574 Brad Traviolia received the following non-taxable benefit: Travel for companions - $1,186 Brad Traviolia received the following taxable benefits: Travel for companions - $2,038 Andrea Williams received the following non-taxable benefit: Travel for companions - $543 Wendy Fallen received the following non-taxable benefit: Travel for companions - $868 Chad Hawley received the following non-taxable benefit: Travel for companions - $870
Part I, Line 4bBradford S. Traviolia accrued deferred compensation of $27,500 for a supplemental non-qualified retirement plan. Bradford S. Traviolia received a payment from a supplemental non-qualified retirement plan of $100,000. James E. Delany accrued deferred compensation of $237,500 for a supplemental non-qualified retirement plan. Diane Dietz accrued deferred compensation of $10,000 for a supplemental non-qualified retirement plan. Morton O. Schapiro, President of Northwestern University, participates in a 457(f) nonqualified retirement plan and the amounts are subject to substantial risk of forfeiture and vest after a number of years. Michael McRobbie, President of Indiana University, accrued deferred compensation of $100,000 for a supplemental non-qualified retirement plan. 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.
Form 990, Schedule J:Mr. Jean Robillard served as interim President of the University of Iowa from August 2015 to November 2015. Mr. Robillard's reported compensation on the 2015 Form 990 is based solely from his role as Vice President of Medical Affairs and Dean of the Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine.

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd

Issuer Name IssuerName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Illinois Finance AuthorityBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond Issuer EIN861091967BondIssuerEIN
CUSIPNoneAvailCUSIPNum
Bond Issued2012-12-20BondIssuedDt
Issue Price$13,000,000IssuePriceAmt
PurposeConstruction of new conference office building and meeting centerPurposeDesc
Defeased0DefeasedInd
On Behalf Of Issuer0OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Pool Financing0PoolFinancingInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Retired$6,500,000RetiredAmt
Total Proceeds$13,012,941TotalProceedsAmt
Capital Expenditures$13,000,000CapitalExpendituresAmt
Substantial Completion2013SubstantialCompletionYr
Current Refunding0CurrentRefundingInd
Advance Refunding0AdvanceRefundingInd
Final Allocation MadeYes (1)FinalAllocationMadeInd
Adequate Books And Rec MaintYes (1)AdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Owning Bond Financed Property0OwningBondFinancedPropertyInd
Any Lease Arrangements0AnyLeaseArrangementsInd
Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd Prop0MgmtContractBondFincdPropInd
Any Research Agreements0AnyResearchAgreementsInd
Bond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt Test0BondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestInd
Change In Use Bond Financed Prop0ChangeInUseBondFinancedPropInd
Procs Nonqualified Bond RemdtdYes (1)ProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Form8038 T Filed0Form8038TFiledInd
Rebate Not Due Yet0RebateNotDueYetInd
Exception To Rebate0ExceptionToRebateInd
No Rebate DueYes (1)NoRebateDueInd
Variable Rate Issue0VariableRateIssueInd
Hedge Identified In Bks And Rec0HedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd
Gross Proceeds Invested In GIC0GrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd
Gross Proceeds Invested0GrossProceedsInvestedInd
Written Proc To Monitor ReqsYes (1)WrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Procedures Corrective Action0ProceduresCorrectiveActionInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule K, Part I, Column (e) & Schedule K, Part, II, Line 3:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe difference between issue price in Part I, Column (e) and the total proceeds of issue in Part II, Line 3 is investment income earned on bond escrow before the bond proceeds were expended.ExplanationTxt

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 11The Form 990 is prepared by our external tax advisor with data provided by our 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 their 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 Budget 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 2015. The results were presented to the Board of Directors who have the authority to approve any compensation changes. A less formalized process is in place for all other positions. The Deputy Commissioner will present all compensation recommendations to the Commissioner who has the ultimate authority to approve. Compensation adjustments are broadly based upon performance reviews, outside market research, and informal surveys of other conferences to obtain compensation for similar positions.
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:Income from Investment in Big Ten Network Holdings, LLC 20,282,923. Big Ten Network Holdings, LLC Dividend -11,622,000.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (14 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtDirect Controlling NADirectControllingNACdControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationIndPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxt
University of Illinois
509 South Fourth StreetChampaignIL61820376000511Public UniversityIL115N/A0
Indiana University
107 South Indiana AvenueBloomingtonIN47405356001673Public UniversityIN115N/A0
University of Iowa
1 Jessup HallIowa CityIA52242426004813Public UniversityIA115N/A0
University of Maryland
Mitchell BuildingCollege ParkMD20742526002033Public UniversityMD115N/A0
University of Michigan
412 Maynard StreetAnn ArborMI48109386006309Public UniversityMI115N/A0
Michigan State University
2216 East Michigan AvenueEast LansingMI48824386005984Public UniversityMI115N/A0
University of Minnesota
2221 University Avenue SE Suite 100MinneapolisMN55414416007513Public UniversityMN115N/A0
Northwestern University
633 Clark StreetEvanstonIL60208362167817Private UniversityIL501(c)(3)N/A0Line 2
Ohio State University
Enarson Hall 154 West 12th AvenueColumbusOH43210316025986Public UniversityOH115N/A0
Pennsylvania State University
201 Old MainUniversity ParkPA16802246000376Public UniversityPA115N/A0
Purdue University
610 Purdue MallWest LaFayetteIN47907356002041Public UniversityIN115N/A0
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey
57 US Highway 1New BrunswickNJ08901226001086Public UniversityNJ115N/A0
University of Wisconsin
333 East Campus Mall 10101MadisonWI53715391805963Public UniversityWI115N/A0
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Administration Building 201LincolnNE68588470049123Public UniversityNE115N/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 CorporationPrimaryActivitiesTxt
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$34,106,209ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets$41,268,121ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
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 OrgYes (1)LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
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
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (16 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
University of Illinois
B$34,739,245Cash
Indiana University
B$34,911,245Cash
University of Iowa
B$34,815,245Cash
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