Funding search · EIN 363640583 · Rosemont, IL
The Big Ten Conference
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 60
- grants reported
- $3.91B
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $61.1M
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Ohio State University2 grants · $154.8M
- Pennsylvania State University2 grants · $152.2M
- Indiana University2 grants · $144.3M
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln2 grants · $143.2M
- University of Michigan2 grants · $142.7M
- University of Illinois2 grants · $142.5M
- University of Minnesota2 grants · $142.4M
- University of Iowa2 grants · $142.3M
- Purdue University2 grants · $141.4M
- Michigan State University2 grants · $141.2M
Giving over time
Grant history
All 60 reported grants, largest first.
- $91.6M
Ohio State University · Columbus, OH · 2024
To support the missions of member institutions
- $88.9M
Pennsylvania State University · University Park, PA · 2024
To support the missions of member institutions
- $81.0M
Indiana University · Bloomington, IN · 2024
To support the missions of member institutions
- $79.9M
University of Nebraska-Lincoln · Lincoln, NE · 2024
To support the missions of member institutions
- $79.4M
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
To support the missions of member institutions
- $79.2M
University of Minnesota · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
To support the missions of member institutions
- $79.1M
University of Illinois · Champaign, IL · 2024
To support the missions of member institutions
- $79.1M
University of Iowa · Iowa City, IA · 2024
To support the missions of member institutions
- $78.5M
Rutgers the State Univ of New Jersey · New Brunswick, NJ · 2024
To support the missions of member institutions
- $78.1M
University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
To support the missions of member institutions
- $77.9M
Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI · 2024
To support the missions of member institutions
- $77.8M
University of Wisconsin · Madison, WI · 2024
To support the missions of member institutions
- $77.7M
Purdue University · West Lafayette, IN · 2024
To support the missions of member institutions
- $77.5M
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2024
To support the missions of member institutions
- $76.0M
University of Maryland-College Park · College Park, MD · 2024
To support the missions of member institutions
- $76.0M
University of California Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
To support the missions of member institutions
- $63.6M
Purdue University · West Lafayette, IN · 2023
To support the missions of member institutions
- $63.4M
University of Illinois · Champaign, IL · 2023
To support the missions of member institutions
- $63.3M
Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI · 2023
To support the missions of member institutions
- $63.3M
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2023
To support the missions of member institutions
- $63.3M
University of Nebraska-Lincoln · Lincoln, NE · 2023
To support the missions of member institutions
- $63.3M
University of Wisconsin · Madison, WI · 2023
To support the missions of member institutions
- $63.2M
Ohio State University · Columbus, OH · 2023
To support the missions of member institutions
- $63.2M
Pennsylvania State University · University Park, PA · 2023
To support the missions of member institutions
- $63.2M
University of Minnesota · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
To support the missions of member institutions
- $63.2M
Indiana University · Bloomington, IN · 2023
To support the missions of member institutions
- $63.2M
University of Iowa · Iowa City, IA · 2023
To support the missions of member institutions
- $63.2M
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
To support the missions of member institutions
- $61.5M
Rutgers the State Univ of New Jersey · New Brunswick, NJ · 2023
To support the missions of member institutions
- $61.5M
University of Maryland-College Park · College Park, MD · 2023
To support the missions of member institutions
- $60.7M
Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI · 2022
To support the missions of member institutions
- $60.6M
Indiana University · Bloomington, IN · 2022
To support the missions of member institutions
- $60.6M
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2022
To support the missions of member institutions
- $60.6M
Pennsylvania State University · University Park, PA · 2022
To support the missions of member institutions
- $60.6M
Purdue University · West Lafayette, IN · 2022
To support the missions of member institutions
- $60.6M
University of Illinois · Champaign, IL · 2022
To support the missions of member institutions
- $60.6M
University of Iowa · Iowa City, IA · 2022
To support the missions of member institutions
- $60.5M
Ohio State University · Columbus, OH · 2022
To support the missions of member institutions
- $60.5M
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
To support the missions of member institutions
- $60.5M
University of Minnesota · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
To support the missions of member institutions
- $60.5M
University of Nebraska-Lincoln · Lincoln, NE · 2022
To support the missions of member institutions
- $60.5M
University of Wisconsin · Madison, WI · 2022
To support the missions of member institutions
- $58.9M
Purdue University · West Lafayette, IN · 2021
To support the missions of member institutions
- $58.9M
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2021
To support the missions of member institutions
- $58.8M
Indiana University · Bloomington, IN · 2021
To support the missions of member institutions
- $58.8M
Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI · 2021
To support the missions of member institutions
- $58.8M
Ohio State University · Columbus, OH · 2021
To support the missions of member institutions
- $58.8M
University of Illinois · Champaign, IL · 2021
To support the missions of member institutions
- $58.8M
University of Iowa · Iowa City, IA · 2021
To support the missions of member institutions
- $58.8M
University of Wisconsin · Madison, WI · 2021
To support the missions of member institutions
- $58.8M
University of Maryland-College Park · College Park, MD · 2022
To support the missions of member institutions
- $58.8M
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2021
To support the missions of member institutions
- $58.8M
Pennsylvania State University · University Park, PA · 2021
To support the missions of member institutions
- $58.8M
University of Minnesota · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
To support the missions of member institutions
- $58.7M
Rutgers the State University of New Jersey · New Brunswick, NJ · 2022
To support the missions of member institutions
- $56.1M
University of Nebraska-Lincoln · Lincoln, NE · 2021
To support the missions of member institutions
- $54.6M
Rutgers the State University of New Jersey · New Brunswick, NJ · 2021
To support the missions of member institutions
- $54.6M
University of Maryland-College Park · College Park, MD · 2021
To support the missions of member institutions
- $48.4M
University of Oregon · Eugene, OR · 2024
To support the missions of member institutions
- $46.7M
University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2024
To support the missions of member institutions
Who else funds this kind of work
Same state
- John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)7,100 grants · $1.67B
- The Chicago Community Trust14,939 grants · $5.82B
- Feeding America1,190 grants · $1.12B
Similar purposes
- Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston4,151 grants · $943.7M
- The Community Foundation of2,395 grants · $262.9M
- Pac-12 Conference50 grants · $1.70B
Similar grant size
- Atlantic Coast Conference63 grants · $2.61B
- The Big 12 Conference50 grants · $1.91B
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