Big Ten Conference Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$1.47bn
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$1.45bn
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$280.7m
$56.9m liabilities
Net assets
$223.9m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
20
5.0 years on average
Staff
83
employees, year to 30 June 2025
Chair observed
≥5 yrs
Robert J Jones
Left since last filing
3
15% of the board
Big Ten Conference Inc's network
20 people5 organisationsi20 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (20). Violet dotted lines (5) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
20 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 13 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 20 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morton O Schapiro Chair (also filed as Morton Schapiro) | Chair (until 9/11/22) | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Robert J Jones Chair (also filed as Robert Jones) | Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Barbara Wilson | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Darryll Pines | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Jeff Ettinger | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Jennifer Mnookin | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Joan TA Gabel | Director (until 6/9/23) | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| John Scholz | Director (until 8/3/22) | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Jonathan Holloway | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Kristina Johnson | Director (until 11/13/22) | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Mary Sue Coleman | Director (until 10/14/22) | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Michael Schill | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Mitch Daniels | Director (until 1/1/23) | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Mung Chiang | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Neeli Bendapudi | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Pamela Whitten | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Ronnie D Green (also filed as Ronald Green) | Director (until 6/30/23) | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Samuel Stanley | Director (until 11/4/22) | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Santa Ono | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Teresa Woodruff | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
22 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Neuman | Chief of Staff, Strat. & Ops. | 2022 |
| Anil Gollahalli | General Counsel | 2023 |
| Bradford S Traviolia | Treasurer | since 2018 |
| Chad Hawley | Company secretary | since 2018 |
| Diana Sabau | Deputy Commissioner | since 2022 |
| Diane Dietz | Deputy Commissioner | since 2018 |
| Erica McKinley | General Counsel (until 12/31/21) | 2022 |
| James E Delany | Commissioner (Until 6/30/20) | since 2018 |
| Jessica Palermo | Chief of Staff | 2021 |
| Jonathan Schwartz | SVP, Communications | 2023 |
| Julie Suderman | Treasurer (until 12/31/21) | since 2019 |
| Kerry Kenny | Chief Operating Officer | 2023 |
| Kevin Warren | Commissioner (until 4/16/23) | since 2020 |
| Laura Anderson | CFO/Treasurer | since 2022 |
| Mark Rudner | Assoc. Commissioner, TV Admin. | since 2018 |
| Michael McComiskey | Assoc. Commissioner, Technology | since 2018 |
| Nathaniel Schander | Chief Information Officer | since 2022 |
| Omar Brown | VP, People & Culture Officer | 2022 |
| Rick Boyages | Assoc. Commissioner,Men's Basketball | since 2018 |
| Tony Petitti | Commissioner | 2023 |
| Tshneka Tate | General Counsel (until 1/15/21) | 2021 |
| Wendy Fallen | Assoc. Commissioner, Sports Admin. | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Petitti | Commissioner | 40 | $4.5m | $38k | |
| James E Delany | Former Commissioner | 0 | $3m | $2.8m | |
| Kerry Kenny | Chief Operating Officer | 40 | $627k | $64k | |
| Anil Gollahalli | General Counsel | 40 | $521k | $88k | |
| Laura Anderson | CFO/Treasurer (End 3/21/25) | 40 | $418k | $74k | |
| Diane Dietz | Deputy Commissioner | 40 | $402k | $64k | |
| Chad Hawley | Secretary | 40 | $349k | $70k | |
| Omar Brown | SVP, Community & Impact | 40 | $273k | $71k | |
| Rebecca Pany | SVP, Sports Administration | 40 | $273k | $27k | |
| Kyle Borsheim | VP, Finance/Treasurer | 40 | $180k | $62k | |
| Ana Mari Cauce | Director (Start 8/2/24) | 2 | $0 | $423k | $11k |
| Rebecca Cunningham | Director (Start 7/1/24) | 2 | $0 | $544k | $28k |
| Kevin Guskiewicz | Director (Start 3/4/24) | 2 | $0 | $895k | $156k |
| John Scholz | Director (Start 8/2/24) | 2 | $0 | $317k | $14k |
| Jeffrey Gold | Director (Start 7/1/24) | 2 | $0 | $548k | $39k |
| Domenico Grasso | Director (Start 5/8/25) | 2 | $0 | ||
| Julio Frenk | Director (Start 1/1/25) | 2 | $0 | ||
| Darnell Hunt | Director (Start 8/2/24) | 2 | $0 | $239k | $39k |
| Chris Kabourek | Director (1/1/24 to 6/30/24) | 2 | $0 | $373k | $21k |
| Carol Folt | Director (Start 8/2/24) | 2 | $0 | $2.9m | $55k |
| Neeli Bendapudi | Director | 2 | $0 | $1.6m | $60k |
| Pamela Whitten | Director | 2 | $0 | $884k | $295k |
| Jonathan Holloway | Director | 2 | $0 | $1.1m | $33k |
| Robert J Jones Jr | Director | 2 | $0 | $927k | $36k |
| Darryll Pines | Chair | 2 | $0 | $986k | $66k |
| Barbara Wilson | Director | 2 | $0 | $736k | $615k |
| Teresa Woodruff | Director (End 3/3/24) | 2 | $0 | $141k | $58k |
| Michael Schill | Director | 2 | $0 | $1.5m | $607k |
| Jennifer Mnookin | Director | 2 | $0 | $816k | $71k |
| Santa Ono | Director (End 5/6/25) | 2 | $0 | $1.1m | $1m |
| Mung Chiang | Director | 2 | $0 | $900k | $157k |
| Jeffrey Ettinger | Director (End 6/30/24) | 2 | $0 | $230k | $29k |
| Ted Carter | Director | 2 | $0 | $1.6m | $488k |
About
- Legal name
- Big Ten Conference Inc
- EIN
- 363640583
- Address
- 5440 Park Pl, Rosemont, IL, 60018-3732
- State
- Illinois
- Mission
- (as filed on the Form 990)
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Size band
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1987
- Principal officer
- Anthony Petitti (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 September 1937
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- SOUNK (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
RelatedPUBLIC UNIVERSITYUniversity of IllinoisRelatedPUBLIC UNIVERSITYRutgers the State Univ of New JerseyRelatedPUBLIC UNIVERSITYPurdue UniversityRelatedPUBLIC UNIVERSITYOhio State University
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsMorton O Schapiro
≥8years on the filingsRobert J Jones
≥8years on the filingsRonnie D Green
≥6years on the filingsJoan TA Gabel
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $280.7m
- Total liabilities
- $56.9m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $223.9m
- Contributions and grants received
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $1.43bn
- Grants and similar paid out
- $1.37bn
- Employees
- 83
Grants paid
18 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio State University | To support the missions of member institutions | $91.6m |
| Pennsylvania State University | To support the missions of member institutions | $88.9m |
| Indiana University | To support the missions of member institutions | $81m |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln | To support the missions of member institutions | $79.9m |
| University of Michigan | To support the missions of member institutions | $79.4m |
| University of Minnesota | To support the missions of member institutions | $79.2m |
| University of Illinois | To support the missions of member institutions | $79.1m |
| University of Iowa | To support the missions of member institutions | $79.1m |
| Rutgers the State Univ of New Jersey | To support the missions of member institutions | $78.5m |
| University of Southern California | To support the missions of member institutions | $78.1m |
| Michigan State University | To support the missions of member institutions | $77.9m |
| University of Wisconsin | To support the missions of member institutions | $77.8m |
| Purdue University | To support the missions of member institutions | $77.7m |
| Northwestern University | To support the missions of member institutions | $77.5m |
| University of Maryland-College Park | To support the missions of member institutions | $76m |
| University of California Los Angeles | To support the missions of member institutions | $76m |
| University of Oregon | To support the missions of member institutions | $48.4m |
| University of Washington | To support the missions of member institutions | $46.7m |