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BIG TEN CONFERENCE INC: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
BIG TEN CONFERENCE INC (EIN 36-3640583)
Tax period
2014-07-01 to 2015-06-30
Filed
2016-05-16
IRS object ID
201601379349304200
Schema version
2014v6.0
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

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Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2016-05-16T11:22:02-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line11 S Wacker Drive Suite 800AddressLine1Txt
CityChicagoCityNm
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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EIN363640583EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1The Big Ten Conference IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Phone8476961010PhoneNum

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Address Line15440 Park PlaceAddressLine1Txt
CityRosemontCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonBradford S TravioliaPersonNm
Person TitleTreasurerPersonTitleTxt
Phone8476961010PhoneNum
Signature2016-05-16SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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Build TS2016-08-17 19:52:53ZBuildTS

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$448,799,216GrossReceiptsAmt
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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CY Investment Income$22,718,719CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$457,215PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$796,006CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$338,919,854PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$448,760,655CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$317,178,419PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$411,344,107CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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Total Assets EOY$98,797,958TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$38,197,942TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$35,125,028TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$63,672,930NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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
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Grant$411,344,107GrantAmt
Revenue$421,247,834RevenueAmt
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$2,394,320ExpenseAmt
Revenue$1,441,836RevenueAmt
DescChampionships - The Conference declares conference champions in twenty-eight sports and oversees twenty-four season-ending championships/tournaments.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,928,487ExpenseAmt
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 (6 entries)

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$764,254$147,457Media Events
$46,191$2,788,000Sponsorship Program
$439,415Championship Enhancement
$22,545Community Outreach
$299,403Drug Testing Program
$91,770Foreign Tours
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Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$2,935,457TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$417,330,494TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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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 ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
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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
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PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
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Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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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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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document989IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee55EmployeeCnt
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
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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 DocumentsYes (1)ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
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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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (25 entries)

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Sally K Mason
Chair5.0040.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$528,576$36,796
Lou Anna K Simon
Director5.0040.00Yes (X)$0$676,767$41,563
Michael A McRobbie
Director5.0040.00Yes (X)$0$787,731$420,699
Michael V Drake
Director5.0040.00Yes (X)$0$408,915$21,564
Mark S Schlissel
Director5.0040.00Yes (X)$0$409,054$106,355
Eric W Kaler
Director5.0040.00Yes (X)$0$617,551$178,129
Mitchell E Daniels
Director5.0040.00Yes (X)$0$518,907$105,855
Rodney Erickson
Director5.0040.00Yes (X)$0$647,185$57,272
Eric Barron
Director5.0045.00Yes (X)$0$780,304$38,003
Morton O Schapiro
Director5.0040.00Yes (X)$0$2,163,735$300,259
Harvey Perlman
Director5.0040.00Yes (X)$0$478,987$37,194
Rebecca M Blank
Director5.0040.00Yes (X)$0$486,238$103,296
Wallace D Loh
Director5.0040.00Yes (X)$0$491,995$33,976
Robert L Barchi
Director5.0040.00Yes (X)$0$663,182$31,506
Phyllis M Wise
Director5.0040.00Yes (X)$0$566,690$55,710
James E Delany
Commissioner40.00Yes (X)$1,947,536$0$314,864
Bradford S Traviolia
Treasurer40.00Yes (X)$366,880$0$97,999
Jennifer Heppel
Secretary40.00Yes (X)$191,105$0$32,550
Mark Rudner
Assoc. Commissioner, TV Admin.40.00$197,208$0$50,613Yes (X)
Rick Boyages
Assoc. Commissioner,Men's Basketball40.00$194,863$0$46,269Yes (X)
Diane Dietz
Chief Communications Officer40.00$246,523$0$51,613Yes (X)
Andrea Williams
Assoc. Commissioner, Basketball Ops.40.00$161,379$0$27,850Yes (X)
Wendy Fallen
Assoc. Commissioner, Championships40.00$130,972$0$39,093Yes (X)
Joseph Alutto
Former Director5.0040.00$0$848,646$107,585Yes (X)
Mary Sue Coleman
Former Director5.0045.00$0$732,373$31,572Yes (X)
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$11,806,836TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$2,368,185TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K11IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedYes (1)FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
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
Mayer Brown LLP
71 S Wacker DriveChicagoIL60606Legal Services$2,248,314
Weber Shandwick
875 N Michigan Avenue Suite 2400ChicagoIL60611Public Relations Services$1,209,194
Pentagram Design Inc
204 Fifth AvenueNew YorkNY10010Design Services$681,162
COC Football Consortium LLC
401 N Michigan Avenue 2200ChicagoIL60611Officiating Services$646,675
SPMA Co
1100 Dilworth Crescent RowCharlotteNC28203Media Consulting$600,000
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K13CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Sports Revenue900099$396,539,076$396,539,076
Operating Revenue900099$20,306,179$20,306,179
Sponsorship & Media Events900099$2,935,457$2,935,457
Championship Events900099$1,441,836$1,441,836
University Assessments900099$1,190,000$1,190,000

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

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Total Revenue Column$2,833,382TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$2,833,382RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$425,245,930TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Total Revenue Column$22,748,980TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$22,748,980ExclusionAmt

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Total Revenue Column$750,678TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$379,197RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion$371,481ExclusionAmt

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Other$8,300OtherAmt

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Other$38,561OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Other-$30,261OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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Total Revenue Column-$30,261TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$30,261ExclusionAmt

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Total Revenue Column$45,328TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$45,328ExclusionAmt
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Other Revenue Total$45,328OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Related Or Exempt Func Income$425,625,127RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$23,135,528ExclusionAmt

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Total$411,344,107TotalAmt
Program Services$411,344,107ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$2,950,935TotalAmt
Management And General$2,950,935ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Management And General$2,754,930ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Total$757,052TotalAmt
Management And General$757,052ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$287,466TotalAmt
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Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Total$2,535,422TotalAmt
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Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Total$79,200TotalAmt
Management And General$79,200ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Total$778,880TotalAmt
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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Total$3,236,401TotalAmt
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Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$302,463TotalAmt
Management And General$302,463ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$957,365TotalAmt
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Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$526,496TotalAmt
Management And General$526,496ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$286,486TotalAmt
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Interest InterestGrp

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Total$207,783TotalAmt
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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,565,907TotalAmt
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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$214,365TotalAmt
Management And General$214,365ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
Championship Events$2,394,320$2,394,320
Officiating$1,928,487$1,928,487
Conference Office Progr$1,132,393$1,132,393
Championship Enhancemen$439,415$439,415

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

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Management And General$149,552ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Program Services$417,330,494ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,712,746ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$23,199,687BOYAmt
EOY$19,341,538EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,045,277BOYAmt
EOY$2,055,210EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$2,039,447BOYAmt
EOY$2,815,609EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

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EOY$11,608,000EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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EOY$870,339EOYAmt
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BOY$21,545,861BOYAmt
EOY$20,298,089EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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BOY$5,552,645BOYAmt
EOY$5,912,571EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,732,048BOYAmt
EOY$32,607,198EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

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

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$715,670BOYAmt
EOY$1,804,529EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$98,797,958EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,159,398BOYAmt
EOY$1,970,267EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$329,094BOYAmt
EOY$341,576EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,833,333BOYAmt
EOY$8,666,666EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,876,117BOYAmt
EOY$24,146,519EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,197,942BOYAmt
EOY$35,125,028EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$47,201,769BOYAmt
EOY$58,435,701EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,927,592BOYAmt
EOY$5,237,229EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$52,129,361BOYAmt
EOY$63,672,930EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$90,327,303BOYAmt
EOY$98,797,958EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$12,717,415ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$48,996NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$1,124,850OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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)$32,416,681$0
Indiana University
3560016736Yes (1)$32,437,681$0
University of Iowa
4260048136Yes (1)$32,433,681$0
University of Maryland-College Park
5260020336Yes (1)$24,125,053$0
University of Michigan
3860063096Yes (1)$32,433,681$0
Michigan State University
3860059846Yes (1)$32,536,681$0
University of Minnesota
4160075136Yes (1)$32,430,681$0
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
4700491236Yes (1)$19,829,632$0
Northwestern University
3621678172Yes (1)$32,409,681$0
Ohio State University
3160259866Yes (1)$32,449,681$0
Pennsylvania State University
2460003766Yes (1)$32,429,681$0
Purdue University
3560020416Yes (1)$32,443,681$0
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey
2260010866Yes (1)$10,449,931$0
University of Wisconsin
3918059636Yes (1)$32,517,681$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Supported Organizations Total14SupportedOrganizationsTotalCnt
Support Sum$411,344,107SupportSumAmt
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 OrgYes (1)OrganizationChangeSuprtOrgInd
Supported Org Class DesignatedYes (1)SupportedOrgClassDesignatedInd
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 ReferencePart IV, Section A, Line 5a:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation(i) The following supported organizations were added during the year: -University of Maryland-College Park, EIN: 52-6002033 -Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, EIN: 22-6001086 (ii) The additions of the University of Maryland, College Park and Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey were/are in the best long-term interests of the Big Ten Conference. (iii) The authority under the organization's organizing document authorizing such action is Article III of the by-laws. (iv) Both incoming members received the requisite approval of not less than 70% of the members as set forth in Article III of the BylawsExplanationTxt

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$576,146DepreciationAmt
Book Value$14,787,743BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$31,101OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,653DepreciationAmt
Book Value$25,448BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,720,751OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,141,178DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,579,573BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,435,500OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,030,650DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,404,850BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$20,298,089TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescInvestment in Big Ten Network Holdings, LLCDesc
Book Value$32,607,198BookValueAmt
Method ValuationCMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$32,607,198TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Due to Member Schools$18,661,475
Accrued Benefit/Deferred Compensation$1,362,842
September 11 Scholarship Fund$500,000
Post Retirement Benefits$3,622,202
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$24,146,519TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$47,835,154TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$48,996NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$21,483,150OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$21,434,154RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$26,401,000RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$422,359,655OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$422,359,655RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$448,760,655TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$25,291,585TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$25,291,585ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$410,751,655OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$410,751,655ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$436,043,240TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 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 2012.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Income from Investment in Big Ten Network Holdings, LLC 21,483,150.
Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Amounts Collected for Benefit of Member Schools 399,751,655. Big Ten Network Holdings, LLC Dividend 22,608,000.
Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Amounts Remitted to Member Schools 410,751,655.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionEurope (Including Iceland & Greenland)RegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedProgram ServiceTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedA select number of Big Ten volleyball student-athletes travel overseas to take part in a foreign tour to feature not just competition on the court, but also community service initiatives and the opportunity to experience new cultures in European cities - Slovenia, Croatia and Italy.SpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$91,770RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$91,770SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$91,770TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

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$32,416,681To support the missions of member institutions, internship sub-grant & post graduate scholarships
Indiana University
107 South Indiana AvenueBloomingtonIN47405356001673State of Indiana$32,437,681To support the missions of member institutions, internship sub-grant & post graduate scholarships
University of Iowa
1 Jessup HallIowa CityIA52242426004813State of Iowa$32,433,681To support the missions of member institutions, internship sub-grant & post graduate scholarships
University of Maryland-College Park
Mitchell BuildingCollege ParkMD20742526002033State of Maryland$24,125,053To support the missions of member institutions, internship sub-grant & post graduate scholarships
University of Michigan
412 Maynard StreetAnn ArborMI48109386006309State of Michigan$32,433,681To support the missions of member institutions, internship sub-grant & post graduate scholarships
Michigan State University
2216 East Michigan AvenueEast LansingMI48824386005984State of Michigan$32,536,681To support the missions of member institutions, internship sub-grant & post graduate scholarships
University of Minnesota
2221 University Avenue SE Suite 100MinneapolisMN55414416007513State of Minnesota$32,430,681To support the missions of member institutions, internship sub-grant & post graduate scholarships100
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Administration Building 201LincolnNE68588470049123State of Nebraska$19,829,632To support the missions of member institutions, internship sub-grant & post graduate scholarships
Northwestern University
633 Clark StreetEvanstonIL60208362167817501(c)(3)$32,409,681To support the missions of member institutions, internship sub-grant & post graduate scholarships
Ohio State University
Enarson Hall 154 West 12th AvenueColumbusOH43210316025986State of Ohio$32,449,681To support the missions of member institutions, internship sub-grant & post graduate scholarships
Pennsylvania State University
201 Old MainUniversity ParkPA16802246000376State of Penn.$32,429,681To support the missions of member institutions, internship sub-grant & post graduate scholarships
Purdue University
610 Purdue MallWest LaFayetteIN47907356002041State of Indiana$32,443,681To 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$10,449,931To support the missions of member institutions, internship sub-grant & post graduate scholarships
University of Wisconsin
333 East Campus Mall 10101MadisonWI53715391805963State of Wisconsin$32,517,681To 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 (25 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
Sally K Mason
Chair$0$521,733$0$0$0$6,843$0$26,000$0$10,796$0$565,372$0$0
Lou Anna K Simon
Director$0$520,000$0$0$0$156,767$0$34,667$0$6,896$0$718,330$0$0
Michael A McRobbie
Director$0$551,612$0$111,149$0$124,970$0$410,744$0$9,955$0$1,208,430$0$0
Michael V Drake
Director$0$407,673$0$0$0$1,242$0$0$0$21,564$0$430,479$0$0
Mark S Schlissel
Director$0$371,106$0$0$0$37,948$0$100,000$0$6,355$0$515,409$0$0
Eric W Kaler
Director$0$599,042$0$0$0$18,509$0$83,800$0$94,329$0$795,680$0$0
Mitchell E Daniels
Director$0$400,846$0$110,880$0$7,181$0$26,000$0$79,855$0$624,762$0$0
Rodney Erickson
Director$0$325,002$0$150,000$0$172,183$0$49,140$0$8,132$0$704,457$0$0
Eric Barron
Director$0$581,818$0$0$0$198,486$0$24,154$0$13,849$0$818,307$0$0
Morton O Schapiro
Director$0$924,657$0$100,000$0$1,139,078$0$111,417$0$188,842$0$2,463,994$0$750,000
Harvey Perlman
Director$0$354,537$0$0$0$124,450$0$28,363$0$8,831$0$516,181$0$0
Rebecca M Blank
Director$0$486,238$0$0$0$0$0$37,092$0$66,204$0$589,534$0$0
Wallace D Loh
Director$0$468,995$0$0$0$23,000$0$20,148$0$13,828$0$525,971$0$0
Robert L Barchi
Director$0$648,009$0$0$0$15,173$0$20,800$0$10,706$0$694,688$0$0
Phyllis M Wise
Director$0$566,690$0$0$0$0$0$45,500$0$10,210$0$622,400$0$0
James E Delany
Commissioner$1,905,436$0$0$0$42,100$0$273,900$0$40,964$0$2,262,400$0$0$0
Bradford S Traviolia
Treasurer$363,946$0$0$0$2,934$0$76,400$0$21,599$0$464,879$0$0$0
Jennifer Heppel
Secretary$190,745$0$0$0$360$0$25,744$0$6,806$0$223,655$0$0$0
Mark Rudner
Assoc. Commissioner, TV Admin.$195,270$0$0$0$1,938$0$26,516$0$24,097$0$247,821$0$0$0
Rick Boyages
Assoc. Commissioner,Men's Basketball$194,311$0$0$0$552$0$26,516$0$19,753$0$241,132$0$0$0
Diane Dietz
Chief Communications Officer$245,971$0$0$0$552$0$43,460$0$8,153$0$298,136$0$0$0
Andrea Williams
Assoc. Commissioner, Basketball Ops.$161,139$0$0$0$240$0$21,207$0$6,643$0$189,229$0$0$0
Wendy Fallen
Assoc. Commissioner, Championships$130,581$0$0$0$391$0$18,329$0$20,764$0$170,065$0$0$0
Joseph Alutto
Former Director$0$529,189$0$318,754$0$703$0$62,766$0$44,819$0$956,231$0$0
Mary Sue Coleman
Former Director$0$319,442$0$30,605$0$382,326$0$26,000$0$5,572$0$763,945$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 1aJames E. Delany received the following taxable benefits: Travel for companions - $5,210 Social club dues - $8,640 James E. Delany received the following non-taxable benefits: Travel for companions - $10,023 First-class travel - $8,895 Brad Traviolia received the following non-taxable benefit: Travel for companions - $2,261 Mark Rudner received the following non-taxable benefit: Travel for companions - $1,254 Andrea Williams received the following non-taxable benefit: Travel for companions - $158 Wendy Fallen received the following non-taxable benefit: Travel for companions - $1,223
Part I, Line 4bBradford S. Traviolia accrued deferred compensation of $40,000 for a supplemental non-qualified retirement plan. 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.

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$4,333,334RetiredAmt
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 YetYes (1)RebateNotDueYetInd
Exception To Rebate0ExceptionToRebateInd
No Rebate Due0NoRebateDueInd
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 (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 4The organization amended its by-laws for the addition of the two new member schools, University of Maryland-College Park and Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.
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.
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 21,483,150. Big Ten Network Holdings, LLC Dividend -22,608,000.

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$22,608,000ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets$32,607,198ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
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 (15 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
University of Illinois
B$32,416,681Cash
Indiana University
B$32,437,681Cash
University of Iowa
B$32,433,681Cash
University of Maryland-College Park
B$24,125,053Cash
University of Michigan
B$32,433,681Cash
Michigan State University
B$32,536,681Cash
University of Minnesota
B$32,430,681Cash
University of Nebraska
B$19,829,632Cash
Ohio State University
B$32,449,681Cash
Pennsylvania State University
B$32,429,681Cash
Purdue University
B$32,443,681Cash
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey
B$10,449,931Cash
University of Wisconsin
B$32,517,681Cash
University of Maryland-College Park
D$11,608,000Cash
Big Ten Network Holding LLC
F$22,608,000Cash