Big Ten Conference CEO salary and executive pay
The highest-paid person on Big Ten Conference's return for the fiscal year ending June 2025 was James E Delany, at $5,824,743. On the return for the fiscal year ending June 2024, the highest-paid person was Kevin Warren End 41423, paid $6,839,358. Total revenue on that return was $1,468,470,129, up 58.2% from $928,147,866 for the fiscal year ending June 2024. Big Ten Conference has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 36-3640583, Rosemont, IL.
Highest-paid person, fiscal year ending June 2025
$5,824,743
No one on this filing has a chief executive title, so this shows the highest-paid person.
- Total revenue
- $1,468,470,129
- Top pay vs. peers
- Higher than 92%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202641209349301874.View the filing
Peers: the 330 other organizations on this site with revenue of $500 million to $5 billion. Ranked 27th of 331 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.40% of revenue, our calculation from the same return. Revenue is Part I, line 12; peers are compared on their latest full-year returns.
Highest-paid people on the latest return
On the latest return, 19 people were paid more than $500,000, 13 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| James E DelanyFORMER COMMISSIONER | $5,824,743 |
| Anthony PetittiCOMMISSIONER | $4,535,832 |
| Carol FoltDIRECTOR (START 8/2/24) | $2,957,636 |
| Santa OnoDIRECTOR (END 5/6/25) | $2,128,256 |
| Ted CarterDIRECTOR | $2,096,721 |
Also paid on the latest return: Michael Schill (DIRECTOR), $2,086,288; Neeli Bendapudi (DIRECTOR), $1,629,218; Barbara Wilson (DIRECTOR), $1,350,640; Pamela Whitten (DIRECTOR), $1,179,225; Jonathan Holloway (DIRECTOR), $1,162,848; Mung Chiang (DIRECTOR), $1,056,891; Darryll Pines (CHAIR), $1,052,508; Kevin Guskiewicz (DIRECTOR (START 3/4/24)), $1,051,203; Robert J Jones Jr (DIRECTOR), $962,642; Jennifer Mnookin (DIRECTOR), $887,512; Kerry Kenny (CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER), $691,009; Anil Gollahalli (GENERAL COUNSEL), $608,731; Jeffrey Gold (DIRECTOR (START 7/1/24)), $586,514; Rebecca Cunningham (DIRECTOR (START 7/1/24)), $572,319; Laura Anderson (CFO/TREASURER (END 3/21/25)), $491,999; and 11 more.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Domenico Grasso (DIRECTOR (START 5/8/25)), Julio Frenk (DIRECTOR (START 1/1/25)).
Top pay by year
Each row is the CEO on that year's return, or the highest-paid person where no one has a chief executive title.
| Fiscal year ending | Name and title | Total | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2025 | James E DelanyFORMER COMMISSIONER (highest-paid; no CEO title listed) | $5,824,743 | $1,468,470,129 | Filing |
| Jun 2024 | Kevin Warren End 41423FORMER COMMISSIONER (highest-paid; no CEO title listed) | $6,839,358 | $928,147,866 | Filing |
| Jun 2023 | James E DelanyFormer Commissioner (highest-paid; no CEO title listed) | $5,862,730 | $879,863,132 | Filing |
| Jun 2022 | James E DelanyFormer Commissioner (highest-paid; no CEO title listed) | $5,855,578 | $845,640,731 | Filing |
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending June 2025.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202641209349301874.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Related | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| James E Delany*FORMER COMMISSIONER | $3,005,237 | $0 | $2,819,506 | $0 | $2,965,369 | $39,868 | $2,806,670 | $12,836 | $5,824,743 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
| Anthony PetittiCOMMISSIONER | $4,497,352 | $0 | $38,480 | $3,496,560 | $1,000,000 | $792 | $24,150 | $14,330 | $4,535,832 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
| Carol Folt*DIRECTOR (START 8/2/24) | $0 | $2,902,449 | $55,187 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $855,540 | $850,000 | $1,196,909 | $30,500 | $24,687 | $2,957,636 | |||
| Santa Ono*DIRECTOR (END 5/6/25) | $0 | $1,103,055 | $1,025,201 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $1,070,536 | $0 | $32,519 | $879,500 | $145,701 | $2,128,256 | |||
| Ted Carter*DIRECTOR | $0 | $1,608,342 | $488,379 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $996,500 | $414,368 | $197,474 | $467,698 | $20,681 | $2,096,721 | |||
These figures come from Big Ten Conference's Form 990 returns, as the IRS publishes them. The methodology page explains how they're chosen. To report an error, email corrections@ceopaycheck.com.
How Big Ten Conference compares
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Closest in revenue among organizations in the same revenue band:
World Vision$647,930 (CEO), fiscal year ending Sep 2025
NCAA$3,439,897 (CEO), fiscal year ending Aug 2025
MAP International$115,898 (CEO), fiscal year ending Sep 2025
Shriners Hospitals for Children$2,387,804 (highest-paid), fiscal year ending Dec 2025
Samaritan's Purse$624,763 (highest-paid), fiscal year ending Dec 2025
Common questions
The fiscal year ending June 2025 filing does not list anyone with a chief executive title. The highest-paid person, James E Delany (FORMER COMMISSIONER), was paid $5,824,743: $3,005,237 from Big Ten Conference and $2,819,506 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The highest-paid person on the latest return was James E Delany (FORMER COMMISSIONER), at $5,824,743.
The highest-paid person on Big Ten Conference's return for the fiscal year ending June 2025 was James E Delany, at $5,824,743. On the return for the fiscal year ending June 2024, the highest-paid person was Kevin Warren End 41423, paid $6,839,358. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending June 2022, when the highest-paid person was James E Delany, paid $5,855,578. By fiscal year end: June 2022, $5,855,578 (James E Delany); June 2023, $5,862,730; June 2024, $6,839,358 (Kevin Warren End 41423); June 2025, $5,824,743 (James E Delany).
Big Ten Conference's return for the fiscal year ending June 2025 reports total expenses of $1,453,340,493 and total revenue of $1,468,470,129 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $15,129,636. Expenses were $942,180,253 for the fiscal year ending June 2024, so they rose 54.3%. The highest-paid person's pay of $5,824,743 equals 0.40% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns Big Ten Conference filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. The latest full-year return was filed on April 30, 2026. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending June 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.