The Big Ten Conference Inc

“The big ten conference, inc. Is made up of 14 member institutions who receive distributions from the organization.”

“The form 990 is prepared by the conference's external tax advisor with data provided by the 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 review. The form 990 is then provided to the organization's governing body before it is filed.”

“Each 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 program and budget review committee reviews and monitors the conflict of interest policy on an annual basis.”

“A 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 2023. The results were presented to the board of directors who have the authority to approve any compensation changes.”

“The 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.”

“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. 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.”

“Big ten network holdings, llc dividend -49,000,000. Income from equity investments 28,644,126. Net periodic benefit cost -22,878. Post-retirement benefit changes other than net periodic benefit cost 141,340.”