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THE MOUNTAIN WEST PROVIDES A FIRST-CLASS ATHLETIC AND ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE FOR MORE THAN 5,100 STUDENT-ATHLETES EACH YEAR. OVER THE PAST 18 YEARS, 42 MOUNTAIN WEST STUDENT-ATHLETES HAVE EARNED NCAA POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS, AND SINCE THE LEAGUE'S INCEPTION IN 1999, AN ADDITIONAL 36 STUDENT-ATHLETES HAVE BEEN NAMED MW SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AND AWARDED LEAGUE-SPONSORED POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS. FOUR MOUNTAIN WEST STUDENT-ATHLETES HAVE EARNED DISTINCTION AS RHODES SCHOLARS (JESSICA MELLINGER, WYOMING AND DELAVANE DIAZ, BRITTANY MORREALE AND REBECCA ESSELSTEIN, AIR FORCE). 68861877 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 52 0 1 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 12 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 X GARY WALENGA 7194884058 10807 NEW ALLEGIANCE DR 250 COLORADO SPRINGS CO 80921 DR AMY PARSONS DIRECTOR (EFF. 6/30/23) 1.00 40.00 X 0 0 0 DR ADELA DE LA TORRE DIRECTOR 1.00 40.00 X 0 489004 183279 DR GARNETT STOKES DIRECTOR 1.00 40.00 X 0 503275 160496 DR BRIAN SANDOVAL DIRECTOR 1.00 40.00 X 0 526000 93024 DR ELIZABETH CANTWELL DIRECTOR (EFF. 6/30/23) 1.00 40.00 X 0 0 0 DR DAVID LASSNER DIRECTOR 1.00 40.00 X 0 401742 101502 LT GEN RICH CLARK DIRECTOR 1.00 40.00 X 0 203699 0 DR MARLENE TROMP DIRECTOR 1.00 40.00 X 0 506138 43491 DR SAUL JIMENEZ-SANDOVAL DIRECTOR 1.00 40.00 X 0 370582 119003 DR CYNTHIA TENIENTE-MATSON DIRECTOR (EFF. 6/30/23) 1.00 40.00 X 0 0 0 DR KEITH WHITFIELD DIRECTOR 1.00 40.00 X 0 502502 78764 DR EDWARD SEIDEL DIRECTOR 1.00 40.00 X 0 437002 69093 DR NOELLE COCKETT DIRECTOR (THRU 6/30/23) 1.00 40.00 X 0 469806 98904 DR STEVE PEREZ DIRECTOR 1.00 40.00 X 0 444553 120734 DR JOYCE MCCONNELL DIRECTOR (THRU 6/30/23) 1.00 40.00 X 0 305000 38254 GLORIA NEVAREZ COMMISSIONER (EFF. 1/1/23) 40.00 X 0 0 0 BRET GILLILAND DEPUTY COMMISSIONER 40.00 X 280467 0 52459 CAROLAYNE HENRY SENIOR ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER 40.00 X 167000 0 25142 JAVAN HEDLUND ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER 40.00 X 158363 0 33245 BRIAN TRIPP ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER 40.00 X 116485 0 36426 JOHN SULLIVAN ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER 40.00 X 62594 0 12344 GARY WALENGA CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 40.00 X 105500 0 35014 CRAIG THOMPSON FORMER COMMISSIONER (THRU 12/31/22) 40.00 X 947612 0 1488709 JAIME HIXSON ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER 40.00 X 103864 0 29573 1941885 5159303 2819456 7 0 1 0 WASSERMAN MEDIA 10900 WILSHIRE BLVD SUITE 1200 LOS ANGELES CA 90024 MEDIA RIGHTS 752875 1 1277355 1277355 TELEVISION 900099 38697125 38697125 FB PLAYOFFS 900099 23169580 23169580 INSTITUTIONAL DUES 900099 6424000 6424000 NCAA BB TOURNAMENT 900099 4413434 4413434 CONFERENCE BB TOURNAMENT 900099 2687344 2687344 300000 300000 75691483 1155745 1155745 MERCHANDISE 900099 70728 70728 70728 78195311 75762211 0 1155745 59270854 59270854 3693303 3434772 258531 915235 851169 64066 106728 99257 7471 275220 255955 19265 199870 185879 13991 136384 27277 109107 30572 6114 24458 95016 19003 76013 173285 34657 138628 288126 57625 230501 206937 41387 165550 372048 74410 297638 148068 29614 118454 593671 118734 474937 62468 62468 26852 5370 21482 BB CONFERENCE EXPENSE 2568748 2568748 CHAMPIONSHIP EXPENSE 985145 985145 FB CHAMPIONSHIP 727971 727971 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES 27342 5468 21874 70903843 68861877 2041966 0 4037397 11481938 1006850 881215 529667 368501 241874 161166 28408 45940 5314529 12570259 119360 83622 119360 83622 X 4891233 12181085 303936 305552 5195169 12486637 5314529 12570259 7291468 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X X X 13 BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY 820290701 6 1 7909820 0 CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY FRESNO 770217681 6 1 5738739 0 COLORADO COLLEGE 840402510 2 1 0 0 COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY 846000545 6 1 5187865 0 SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY 330373293 6 1 70929 0 SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY 946001347 6 1 5688557 0 UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY 840580665 6 1 5727665 0 UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII 996000354 6 1 1575965 0 UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA 886000024 6 1 5203157 0 UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA LAS VEGAS 942790134 6 1 5237865 0 UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO 856000642 6 1 5153157 0 UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING 836000331 6 1 5817465 0 UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY 876000528 6 1 5959665 0 13 59270849 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 SCHEDULE A, PART IV, SECTION A, LINE 2: MOST OF THE ORGANIZATION'S SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS ARE PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES THAT DO NOT HAVE AN IRS DETERMINATION LETTER. THESE PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES ARE PUBLIC CHARITIES WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 509(A)(1) AND 170(B)(1)(A)(V). SCHEDULE A, PART IV, SECTION A, LINE 1: THE SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS OF THE MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE'S (THE ORGANIZATION") ARE DESIGNATED BY CLASS IN PART III(A) OF THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND THE ORIGINAL SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION MEMBERS ARE ALSO LISTED IN PART V(C). THE LIST OF SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS IS ALSO UPDATED BY RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD, PURSUANT TO ARTICLE V OF THE AMENDED ARTICLES AND ARTICLE 1 OF ITS BYLAWS. THE CLASS OF MEMBERS INCLUDES THOSE ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS WITH COMPATIBLE EDUCATIONAL AND INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC PROGRAMS WHICH MEET THE ORGANIZATION'S REQUIREMENTS FOR MEMBERSHIP. 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X X 1 1 X X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CRAIG THOMPSON FORMER COMMISSIONER (THRU 12/31/22) 947612 0 0 0 0 0 1471236 0 17473 0 2436321 0 0 0 DR ADELA DE LA TORRE DIRECTOR 0 477004 0 12000 0 0 0 163339 0 19940 0 672283 0 0 DR GARNETT STOKES DIRECTOR 0 487203 0 16072 0 0 0 160218 0 278 0 663771 0 0 DR BRIAN SANDOVAL DIRECTOR 0 500000 0 26000 0 0 0 78988 0 14036 0 619024 0 0 DR KEITH WHITFIELD DIRECTOR 0 502502 0 0 0 0 0 77888 0 876 0 581266 0 0 DR NOELLE COCKETT DIRECTOR (THRU 6/30/23) 0 466547 0 3259 0 0 0 92199 0 6705 0 568710 0 0 DR STEVE PEREZ DIRECTOR 0 417553 0 27000 0 0 0 91992 0 28742 0 565287 0 0 DR MARLENE TROMP DIRECTOR 0 430704 0 75434 0 0 0 28274 0 15217 0 549629 0 0 DR EDWARD SEIDEL DIRECTOR 0 365002 0 72000 0 0 0 56791 0 12302 0 506095 0 0 DR DAVID LASSNER DIRECTOR 0 401742 0 0 0 0 0 95969 0 5533 0 503244 0 0 DR SAUL JIMENEZ-SANDOVAL DIRECTOR 0 370582 0 0 0 0 0 92757 0 26246 0 489585 0 0 DR JOYCE MCCONNELL DIRECTOR (THRU 6/30/23) 0 275000 0 30000 0 0 0 33000 0 5254 0 343254 0 0 BRET GILLILAND DEPUTY COMMISSIONER 280467 0 0 0 0 0 27634 0 24825 0 332926 0 0 0 LT GEN RICH CLARK DIRECTOR 0 203699 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 203699 0 0 CAROLAYNE HENRY SENIOR ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER 167000 0 0 0 0 0 16333 0 8809 0 192142 0 0 0 JAVAN HEDLUND ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER 158363 0 0 0 0 0 15772 0 17473 0 191608 0 0 0 BRIAN TRIPP ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER 116485 0 0 0 0 0 11601 0 24825 0 152911 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A THE ACTIVITIES ABOVE ARE PROVIDED FOR THE COMMISSIONER, WHICH INCLUDE TRAVEL FOR THEIR SPOUSE TO CERTAIN PREDETERMINED FUNCTIONS WHICH THE COMMISSIONER IS REQUIRED TO ATTEND WITH THEIR SPOUSE, AS WELL AS PAYMENT OF CLUB DUES FOR THE COMMISSIONER. THE PERSONAL USE PORTION OF THESE CLUB DUES IS INCLUDED IN THE COMMISSIONER'S TAXABLE COMPENSATION. PART I, LINE 1B THE ABOVE ACTIVITIES ARE CONTAINED WITHIN THE EMPLOYEE AGREEMENT OF THE COMMISSIONER AND ALL ACTIVITIES APPLIED TO THIS PROVISION. PART I, LINE 4A CRAIG THOMPSON RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $1.3 MILLION IN JAN 2023. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 THE BYLAWS WERE AMENDED IN DECEMBER 2023 TO REVISE THE PROCESS FOR MEMBER RESIGNATIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE IS MADE UP OF 13 MEMBER INSTITUTIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A EACH INSTITUTION AS A MEMBER OF THE CONFERENCE ELECTS ONE DIRECTOR. THE DIRECTOR IS THE CEO OR PRESIDENT OF THEIR INSTITUTION AND REMAINS ON THE BOARD AS LONG AS THEY ARE THE CEO OR PRESIDENT OF THEIR INSTITUTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO SENIOR STAFF MEMBERS, INCLUDING THE CFO AND COMMISSIONER, FOR REVIEW BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY INCLUDED IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK THAT IS PROVIDED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS TO EACH EMPLOYEE AND EACH EMPLOYEE SIGNS AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT LETTER INDICATING THEY HAVE RECEIVED THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK. ANY INSTANCES IN WHICH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST MAY POTENTIALLY EXIST ARE MONITORED CLOSELY BY SENIOR STAFF AND DEPARTMENT HEADS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO (COMMISSIONER) IS DETERMINED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS USING COMPARABILITY DATA FROM FORMS 990 OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS, AND IS REVIEWED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. ON AN ANNUAL BASIS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES A MAXIMUM AUTHORIZATION FOR STAFF SALARIES TO BE ALLOCATED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR ALL OTHER STAFF MEMBERS INCLUDING OFFICERS AND OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES. USING COMPARABILITY DATA FROM FORMS 990 OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS, THE COMMISSIONER SETS COMPENSATION FOR OTHER OFFICERS. THIS PROCEDURE IS PERFORMED EVERY JUNE. THE COMPENSATION PROCEDURES AND DECISIONS ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S PERSONNEL FILES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. 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