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.
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.
| 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 | |||
| Field | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $0 |
| Program services | $725,745,079 |
| Investment income and dividends | $31,294,497 |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 |
| Royalty revenue | $771,231 |
| Net rental income | $0 |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $274,458 |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $814,618 |
| Total revenues | $758,899,883 |
| 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 |
| Name | Title | Compensation | Most recent data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Neuman | Chief of Staff, Strategy and Operations | - | Dec. 18, 2020 |
| Brad Traviolia | Chief Financial Officer | - | Aug. 29, 2019 |
| ███████ ███████ | Chief of Staff , Innovation and Operations / Director , Championships | - | Dec. 18, 2020 |
| █████ ████████ | Associate Commissioner , Chief Financial Officer | - | Dec. 18, 2020 |
| █████ █████ | Chief Communications Officer | $362,952 | Dec. 18, 2020 |
| ████ ████████ | Chief Information Officer | - | Dec. 18, 2020 |
| ████ █████ | Vice President, People and Culture Officer | - | Dec. 18, 2020 |
| █████ ██████ | General Manager | - | Dec. 18, 2020 |
| ████ █████ | Director, Communications | - | Dec. 18, 2020 |
| ███████ ███████ | Senior Director , Information Technology | - | Sept. 23, 2020 |
| ...and 13 more key personnel | |||
| Name | Type | Revenue | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southeastern Conference (SEC) | 501(c)(3) | $720 million | Birmingham, AL |
| 2 | University of Kentucky Research Foundation | 501(c)(3) | $315 million | Lexington, KY |