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Big Ten Conference (B1G)

B1G is a amateur sports club based in Rosemont, IL that was founded in 1987. As of 2018 they had $758 million in revenue and $202 million in assets.

The 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.

EIN:

36-3640583

City:

Rosemont

State:

Illinois

Metro:

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

Website:

bigten.org

Phone:

(847) 696-1010

Facebook:

facebook.com/BigTenConference

Twitter:

@bigten

Founded:

1987

Type:

501(c)(3)

NTEE:

N60: Amateur sports clubs and leagues

Revenue:

$758,899,883

Assets:

$202,752,959

Employees:

Fiscal year end:

June

Revenue trends:

Asset trends:

Program areas at B1G

The 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.

Officiating - 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.

Championships - The Conference declares conference champions in twenty-eight sports and oversees twenty-seven season-ending championships/tournaments.

Form 990s for B1G

Fiscal year ending	Date received by IRS	Form	PDF link
2018-06	Aug 2, 2019	990	View PDF
2017-06	Nov 15, 2018	990	View PDF
2016-06	Sep 28, 2017	990	View PDF
2015-06	Aug 5, 2016	990	View PDF
2014-06	Aug 26, 2015	990	View PDF
...and six more Form 990 PDFs

Financials for B1G

Field	2018	2017
Federated campaigns	$0	$0
Membership dues	$0	$0
Fundraising event contributions	$0	$0
Related organizations	$0	$0
Government grants (contributions)	$0	$0
Normal grants, contributions, etc.	$0	$0
<em>Non-cash contributions included in above</em>	$0	$0
Total grants, contributions, etc.	$0	$0

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Total grants, contributions, etc.	$0	$0
Program services	$725,745,079	$499,657,785	45.2%
Investment income and dividends	$31,294,497	$12,284,039	154.8%
Tax-exempt bond proceeds	$0	$0
Royalty revenue	$771,231	$904,040	-14.7%
Net rental income	$0	$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets	$274,458	$-2,300	12033.0%
Net income from fundraising events	$0	$0
Net income from gaming activities	$0	$0
Net income from sales of inventory	$0	$0
Miscellaneous revenues	$814,618	$34,505	2260.9%
Total revenues	$758,899,883	$512,878,069	48.0%

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Grants to govts. and orgs. in USA	$685,257,172	$469,567,931	45.9%
Grants to individuals in USA	$0	$0
Grants to govts., orgs., and individuals outside USA	$0	$0
Benefits paid to or for members	$0	$0
Compensation of current officers, etc.	$4,259,073	$5,446,119	-21.8%
Compensation not included above, to disqualified persons	$0	$0
Non-officer salaries and wages	$3,661,516	$1,875,326	95.2%
Pension/retirement accruals and contributions	$408,389	$0	999%
Other employee benefits	$835,046	$455,196	83.4%
Payroll taxes	$401,013	$317,647	26.2%
Management fees	$0	$0
Legal fees	$3,896,543	$6,886,898	-43.4%
Accounting fees	$125,062	$89,290	40.1%
Lobbying fees	$0	$0
Pro. fundraising fees	$0	$0
Investment mgmt fees	$0	$0
Other fee-for-service	$645,781	$580,218	11.3%
Advertising and promotion	$1,841,504	$1,620,873	13.6%
Office expenses	$289,729	$314,801	-8.0%
Information tech. expenses	$343,842	$0	999%
Royalty expenses	$0	$0
Occupancy	$916,429	$1,360,991	-32.7%
Travel	$553,515	$542,122	2.1%
Public official travel and entertainment	$0	$0
Conferences, meetings, etc.	$332,250	$331,522	0.2%
Interest	$74,875	$115,899	-35.4%
Payments to affiliates	$0	$0
Depreciation, amortization, etc.	$1,910,492	$1,845,858	3.5%
Insurance	$323,441	$300,209	7.7%
All other expenses	$10,907,915	$7,187,439	51.8%
Total expenses	$716,983,587	$498,838,339	43.7%

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Cash (non-interest-bearing)	$39,680,477	$34,561,892	14.8%
Savings, short-term investments, etc.	$1,129,164	$16,591,000	-93.2%
Pledges and grants receivable	$0	$0
Accounts receivable	$695,330	$1,947,106	-64.3%
Loans receivable from officers, directors, etc.	$0	$0
Loans receivable from other disqualified persons	$0	$0
Notes and loans receivable	$80,328,853	$35,354,000	127.2%
Inventories for use	$0	$0
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges	$1,930,196	$1,621,606	19.0%
Buildings, equipment, etc. post-depreciation	$16,642,480	$17,754,096	-6.3%
Investments, publicly traded securities	$7,749,089	$4,995,823	55.1%
Investments, other securities	$48,572,955	$48,376,546	0.4%
Investments, program-related	$1,850,059	$2,208,884	-16.2%
Intangible assets	$0	$0
Other assets	$4,174,356	$2,575,838	62.1%
Total assets	$202,752,959	$165,986,791	22.2%

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$2,841,364	$2,408,866	18.0%
Grants payable	$0	$0
Deferred revenue	$410,409	$369,874	11.0%
Tax-exempt bond liabilities	$2,166,666	$4,333,333	-50.0%
Escrow or custodial account liability	$0	$0
Loans payable to officers and disqualified persons	$0	$0
Secured mortgages and notes payable to unrelated third parties	$14,000,000	$0	999%
Unsecured notes and loans payable to unrelated third parties	$0	$0
Other liabilities	$58,321,207	$75,942,804	-23.2%
Total liabilities	$77,739,646	$83,054,877	-6.4%

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Unrestricted net assets	$117,899,299	$78,541,390	50.1%
Temporarily restricted net assets	$7,114,014	$4,390,524	62.0%
Permanently restricted net assets	$0	$0

Vendors for B1G

Vendor	Services	Amount paid	Date
RSM Us LLP	Tax accounting		2019-08-02
█████ █████ ███	Legal Services	$3,821,718	2018-06-01
█████████ █████	Advertising and Media Production	$1,769,500	2018-06-01
█████ █████████	Public Relations Services	$869,540	2018-06-01
█████ ████████	Signage	$845,044	2018-06-01
███████	Video and Replay Technology	$1,119,860	2018-06-01

Personnel at B1G

Name	Title	Compensation	Most recent data
Adam Neuman	Chief of Staff, Strategy and Operations	-	Sept. 23, 2020
Brad Traviolia	Chief Financial Officer	-	Aug. 29, 2019
███████ ███████	Chief of Staff , Innovation and Operations / Director , Championships	-	Sept. 23, 2020
█████ ████████	Associate Commissioner , Chief Financial Officer	-	Sept. 23, 2020
█████ █████	Chief Communications Officer	$362,952	Sept. 23, 2020
█████ ██████	General Manager	-	Sept. 23, 2020
████ █████	Director, Communications	-	Sept. 23, 2020
███████ ███████	Senior Director , Information Technology	-	Sept. 23, 2020
█████ █████	Director , Compliance	-	Sept. 23, 2020
██████ ██████	Senior Director , Building Services	-	Sept. 23, 2020
...and 10 more key personnel

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