Nonprofit · EIN 95-2742481
BIG WEST CONFERENCE
Tax-exempt · DANA POINT, CA 92629
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $19,032,661 | $16,987,918 | $2,044,743 | $13,212,316 | $313,952 | $12,898,364 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $18,842,551 | $17,222,398 | $1,620,153 | $11,660,951 | $292,973 | $11,367,978 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $18,858,125
- Investment income
- $174,536
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $10,554,073
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $905,425
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,033,067
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,311,441
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $15,511
- Accounting fees
- $49,865
- Occupancy
- $168,030
- Travel
- $105,070
- Depreciation
- $3,400
- Program services (functional)
- $14,188,563
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,799,355
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $11,660,951
- Total assets, end of year
- $13,212,316
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $313,952
- Net assets, end of year
- $12,898,364
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $6,581
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $9,267,438
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $3,630,926
- Gross receipts
- $19,032,661
- Employees
- 16
- Volunteers
- 86
- Year formed
- 1969
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DANIEL BUTTERLY | COMMISSIONER Officer | 40 | $369,275 | $66,459 |
| KRISTI GIDDINGS | DEPUTY COMMISSIONER Key employee | 40 | $227,725 | $31,318 |
| KEVIN RORKE | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $171,488 | $25,148 |
| TOM DAVIS | CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $153,500 | $15,754 |
| CHERYL WONG | ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $125,875 | $19,759 |
| PRADEEP KHOSLA | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIKA BECK | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY ARMSTRONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VERNON HARPER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RONALD ROCHON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE CLOSE CONOLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY MAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HOWARD GILMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM WILCOX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HENRY YANG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| WENDY HENSEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DANIEL BUTTERLY | COMMISSIONER Officer | 40 | $345,922 | $59,674 |
| KRISTI GIDDINGS | DEPUTY COMMISSIONER Key employee | 40 | $183,375 | $27,429 |
| TOM DAVIS | CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $134,500 | $13,863 |
| KEVIN RORKE | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $127,500 | $20,551 |
| ALEXANDRA PENEWELL | ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER-CHAMPIONSHIPS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $115,500 | $19,577 |
| HOWARD GILMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM WILCOX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PRADEEP KHOSLA | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HENRY YANG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID LASSNER | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VERNON HARPER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY MAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF ARMSTRONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SYLVIA ALVA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE CONOLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIKA BECK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 33883 CAPE CV, DANA POINT, CA 92629-4501
- In care of
- % KEVIN RORKE
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- KEVIN RORKE, 100 SPECTRUM CENTER DRIVE SUITE 420, IRVINE, CA 92618
- Signed the 990
- KEVIN RORKE, CFO
- Phone
- (949) 261-2525
- Website
- WWW.BIGWEST.ORG
- Return prepared by
- HASKELL & WHITE LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-2742481 or by the name BIG WEST CONFERENCE.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
THE PURPOSE IS TO MAINTAIN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE EDUCATION PROGRAM AND THE ATHLETE AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE STUDENT BODY AND BY DOING SO, RETAIN A CLEAR LINE OF DEMARCATION BETWEEN COLLEGE ATHLETICS AND PROFESSIONAL SPORTS.
Program accomplishments
- STUDENT ATHLETE SUPPORT - FUNDS PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION (NCAA) TO AID STUDENT ATHLETES IN MEETING THE FINANCIAL NEEDS THAT ARISE FROM BEING A STUDENT ATHLETE.Expenses $11,468,993 · grants $10,554,073 · revenue $9,882,228
- ATHLETIC EVENTS AND CHAMPIONSHIPS - PROVIDE POST SEASON CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS FOR THE ELEVEN BIG WEST MEMBER INSTITUTIONS TO EARN OPPORTUNITIES TO COMPETE IN THE NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION (NCAA) POST SEASON. MEMBER INSTITUTION PAY ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP DUES TO SUPPORT ATHLETIC EVENTS.Expenses $2,719,570 · revenue $8,975,897
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 95-2742481
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1972
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $13,212,316
- Income (IRS master file)
- $19,032,661
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $19,032,661 | $16,987,918 | $13,212,316 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $18,842,551 | $17,222,398 | $11,660,951 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $11,354,067 | $10,379,413 | $11,398,827 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 95-2742481).
Questions about BIG WEST CONFERENCE
- What is the EIN of BIG WEST CONFERENCE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BIG WEST CONFERENCE is 95-2742481.
- Is BIG WEST CONFERENCE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1972.
- Are donations to BIG WEST CONFERENCE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BIG WEST CONFERENCE file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of BIG WEST CONFERENCE due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BIG WEST CONFERENCE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of BIG WEST CONFERENCE?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names KEVIN RORKE.
- Who are the officers and directors of BIG WEST CONFERENCE?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 16 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $369,275 (DANIEL BUTTERLY, COMMISSIONER).
- How much revenue does BIG WEST CONFERENCE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $19,032,661, expenses of $16,987,918 and total assets of $13,212,316 at year end.
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