2026-01-30T11:27:58-06:00 2025-06-30 WITHUM SMITH BROWN PC 506 CARNEGIE CENTER STE 400 PRINCETON NJ 085406243 990 2024-07-01 222954605 NORTHEAST CONFERENCE % ANDREW ALIA NORT 7324690440 991 ROUTE 22 WEST SUITE 106 BRIDGEWATER NJ 08807 NOREEN MORRIS COMMISSIONER 6095201188 2026-01-09 true true AMANDA ROMOND P01714091 6095201188 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z NOREEN MORRIS 991 ROUTE 22 WEST SUITE 106 BRIDGEWATER NJ 08807 13466879 false X www.northeastconference.org X 1988 NJ TO INITIATE, PROMOTE, ORGANIZE & IMPROVE INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS COMPETITION BETWEEN MEMBER INSTITUTIONS OF THE NEC & TO ENHANCE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN 9 9 13 9 0 0 4641670 8269531 5726034 4547665 213013 243304 29374 406379 10610091 13466879 5589765 8884152 0 0 1637859 1836782 0 0 0 2853004 2518728 10080628 13239662 529463 227217 9253530 8525458 3314993 2358357 5938537 6167101 X THE CONFERENCE IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING QUALITY ATHLETICS COMPETITION INTEGRAL TO AND CONSISTENT WITH ITS MEMBER INSTITUTIONS' ACADEMIC MISSIONS. THE CONFERENCE IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENT-ATHLETES TO ACHIEVE THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL IN THE CLASSROOM, IN ATHLETIC COMPETITION AND IN THE COMMUNITY. THE CONFERENCE ENSURES THAT PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT OF ITS STUDENT-ATHLETES IS GIVEN THE HIGHEST PRIORITY AND THAT, IN DOING SO, IT SHALL UPHOLD THE PRINCIPLES OF ETHICAL CONDUCT, SPORTSMANSHIP AND EQUITY. IN PURSUING THIS MISSION, THE CONFERENCE PLEDGES TO: A. PROVIDE ITS MEMBER INSTITUTIONS THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONDUCT INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS AS AN INTEGRAL COMPONENT OF THEIR ACADEMIC PROGRAMS; B. ENHANCE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN, AND PROVIDE AN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH INTEGRITY, LEADERSHIP, ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, ATHLETICS PERFORMANCE, PERSONAL GROWTH, AND SPORTSMANSHIP CAN BE DEVELOPED; C. STRIVE FOR HIGH ACADEMIC AND ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENT OF STUDEN false false 12689197 8884152 4954044 THE NEC SPONSORED 25 SPORTS INCLUDING BASEBALL, MEN'S AND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL, WOMEN'S BOWLING, MEN'S AND WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY, FIELD HOCKEY, FOOTBALL, MEN'S AND WOMEN'S GOLF, MEN'S AND WOMEN'S LACROSSE, MEN'S AND WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD, MEN'S AND WOMEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD, MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SOCCER, SOFTBALL, MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING, MEN'S AND WOMEN'S TENNIS, MEN'S AND WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL. THE NEC ENJOYED AUTOMATIC QUALIFICATION OR PLAY-IN ACCESS TO 17 DIFFERENT NCAA DIVISION I CHAMPIONSHIPS INCLUDING BASEBALL, MEN'S AND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL, WOMEN'S BOWLING, FIELD HOCKEY, FOOTBALL, MEN'S AND WOMEN'S GOLF, MEN'S AND WOMEN'S LACROSSE, MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SOCCER, SOFTBALL, MEN'S AND WOMEN'S TENNIS, MEN'S AND WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL. MORE THAN 42,000 STUDENTS ATTENDED NEC INSTITUTIONS LAST YEAR, OF WHICH APPROXIMATELY 4,000 PARTICIPATED IN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS. NEC AGAIN PERFORMED WELL IN GRADUATION SUCCESS RATE (GSR) FIGURES RELEASED BY THE NCAA. ACCORDING TO NCAA DATA, NEC STUDENT ATHLETES GRADUATED AT A 90% RATE OVER THE FOUR YEAR TIME PERIOD, JUST THREE POINTS OFF THE CONFERENCE RECORD. NEARLY 3,400 STUDENT-ATHLETES WERE NAMED TO THE NEC'S ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL, WHILE 1,273 WERE NAMED TO THE COMMISSIONER'S HONOR ROLL AFTER POSTING GPAS OF 3.75 OR HIGHER. NEC STUDENT-ATHLETES AVERAGED A 3.323 GPA LAST YEAR, A FIGURE THAT RANKS FOURTH IN LEAGUE HISTORY. THE NEC STUDENT ATHLETE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (SAAC) CAME TOGETHER FOR A TWO-DAY MEETING LAST FALL. AMIDST THE SHARING OF BEST PRACTICES, THE GROUP DISCUSSED LEADERSHIP, COMMUNITY INITIATIVES, ONLINE LEARNING, MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS, AND NATIONAL SAAC ISSUES. FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR, FDU WAS THE RECIPIENT OF THE NEC BUILDING COMMUNITIES AWARD. THE AWARD RECOGNIZES THE INSTITUTION THAT DEMONSTRATES THE HIGHEST DEDICATION TO MAKING AN IMPACT IN THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF ITS STUDENT-ATHLETES, COACHES AND ADMINISTRATORS. FDU ACCUMULATED A CONFERENCE-HIGH 6,963 SERVICE HOURS THROUGH THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF 353 STUDENT-ATHLETES DURING THE RECENTLY COMPLETED ACADEMIC YEAR. THE NEC HONORED 25 TEAMS - ONE FOR EACH SPORT THE NEC SPONSORS - FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO SPORTSMANSHIP LAST SEASON AS PART OF ITS ANNUAL TEAM SPORTSMANSHIP AWARDS PROGRAM. THIS INITIATIVE RECOGNIZES THOSE TEAMS WHO BEST ADHERE TO THE PRINCIPLES OF SPORTSMANSHIP AND ARE RECOGNIZED FOR PURSUING VICTORY WITH HONOR IN THEIR RESPECTIVE SPORTS. 12689197 true true false false false false false false false true true false true true true true false false false false false false false false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true X 134 0 true 13 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 9 9 false false false false true true true true true false false true true true true true true true false false NJ X ANDREW ALIA 7324690440 991 ROUTE 22 WEST SUITE 106 BRIDGEWATER NJ 08807 X NOREEN MORRIS COMMISSIONER/SECRETARY/TREAS. 40.0 0.0 X 421335 0 67317 RON RATNER ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER 40.0 0.0 X 142319 0 14119 ANDREW ALIA ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER 40.0 0.0 X 114653 0 10874 LISA ARCHBALD ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER 40.0 0.0 X 104179 0 9811 BEN SHOVE ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER 40.0 0.0 X 101657 0 9352 DR KIMBERLY CLINE PRESIDENT 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Dr Michael Avaltroni VICE PRESIDENT 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 DR ZULMA R TORO BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 FATHER MALACHI VAN TASSELL BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 DR JEFF DOGGETT BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 DR LINDA LEMURA BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 FATHER JOHN DENNING BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Dr Z Scott BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Dr Kathleen Getz BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 884143 0 111473 5 false true false PACK NETWORK LLC PO BOX 320047 BOSTON MA 02132 NETWORK & PROD CO 381750 LINACRE MEDIA 2444 MADISON AVE 3E NEW YORK NY 10016 PRODUCTION COMPANY 184965 WINGWARP 411 CLAYTON ST SAN FRANSCISCO CA 94117 PRODUCTION COMPANY 154040 3 8269531 8269531 NCAA BASKETBALL REVENUES 711210 2926937 2926937 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 1415500 1415500 CONFERENCE BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS 711210 131361 131361 SPONSORSHIP REVENUE 900099 68692 68692 MERCHANDISE REVENUE 900099 5175 5175 4547665 243304 243304 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FORGIVENESS OF DEBT 900099 385000 385000 OTHER INCOME 900099 21379 21379 406379 13466879 4954044 0 243304 8884152 8884152 0 0 0 576213 345728 230485 0 0 1006350 909465 96885 93080 84430 8650 29869 27720 2149 131270 105242 26028 0 25430 25430 30893 30893 0 0 98 98 100873 91873 9000 0 116661 93565 23096 0 0 78864 63312 15552 15808 15808 32973 32973 0 0 0 8849 7094 1755 74003 15832 58171 CHAMPIONSHIPS 1076628 1076628 PROMOTIONS & PUBLICITY 453666 453666 TELEVISION RIGHTS 207017 207017 OFFICIALS 216939 216939 80026 57753 22273 13239662 12689197 550465 0 X -3227545 5141719 9646401 692683 54792 0 464741 264322 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 122633 91446 40036 31187 0 0 727598 1200533 0 0 0 0 1547507 1195014 9253530 8525458 869201 321040 0 0 2195250 1859375 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 250542 177942 3314993 2358357 X 5085659 5642117 852878 524984 5938537 6167101 9253530 8525458 227217 1347 X false true X true false X 5288989 5207235 4651848 4641670 8269531 28059273 2619676 4691023 3973269 5726034 4547665 21557667 0 0 0 7908665 9898258 8625117 10367704 12817196 49616940 0 0 0 49616940 16854 11939 69589 213013 243304 554699 0 16854 11939 69589 213013 243304 554699 0 6530 657002 24317 29374 406379 1123602 7932049 10567199 8719023 10610091 13466879 51295241 0.96728 0.97620 0.01081 0.00771 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 66790 59964 6826 55843 31482 24361 31187 CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT 1200533 F 1200533 CONTRACT ASSET - EXIT FEES 1000000 ACCRUED INTEREST RECEIVABLE 12213 RENT-DEPOSIT 10943 RIGHT OF USE ASSET 171858 1195014 0 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 177942 177942 X 13468128 1347 1347 13466781 98 98 13466879 13239564 13239564 98 98 13239662 PART X - LINE 2 The Conference is a nonprofit organization as described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and is exempt from federal and state income taxes. The Conference files a tax return in the U.S. federal jurisdiction. The Conference had no unrecognized tax benefits at June 30, 2025 and 2024. In addition, the Conference did not recognize any income tax related interest or penalties for the periods reported in these financial statements. true CENTRAL CONNECTICUT 1615 Stanley St New Britain CT 06050 061303381 501(C)(3) 841173 SPORTS SPONSORSHIP GRANT Fairleigh Dickinson University 1000 River Road Teaneck NJ 076661914 221494434 501(C)(3) 802155 SPORTS SPONSORSHIP GRANT LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY 1 University Plaza BROOKLYN NY 11201 111633516 501(C)(3) 2969934 SPORTS SPONSORSHIP GRANT SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY 5151 Park Ave FAIRFIELD CT 06825 060776644 501(C)(3) 73254 SPORTS SPONSORSHIP GRANT Saint Francis University 117 Evergreen Drive Loretto PA 15940 251024358 501(C)(3) 1232478 SPORTS SPONSORSHIP GRANT WAGNER COLLEGE 1 CAMPUS ROAD STATEN ISLAND NY 10301 135604699 501(C)(3) 1653185 SPORTS SPONSORSHIP GRANT MERRIMACK COLLEGE 315 Turnpike St North Andover MA 01845 042103731 501(C)(3) 43254 SPORTS SPONSORSHIP GRANT LE MOYNE COLLEGE 1419 SALT SPRINGS RD SYRACUSE NY 13214 150545841 501(C)(3) 30000 SPORTS SPONSORSHIP GRANT Duquesne University 600 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh PA 15213 251035663 501(C)(3) 43254 SPORTS SPONSORSHIP GRANT Chicago State University 9501 S King Drive Chicago IL 60628 362580815 501(C)(3) 468833 SPORTS SPONSORSHIP GRANT Robert Morris University 6001 University Blvd Moon Township PA 15108 251120678 501(C)(3) 50463 SPORTS SPONSORSHIP GRANT 11 PART I, LINE 2 The Conference provides the grant funds to the member universities based on instructions and guidelines of the NCAA. THE CONFERENCE DOES NOT MONITOR THE USE OF THE GRANT ONCE DISBURSED TO THE MEMBER UNIVERSITY. X false true X false true false false false false false true false NOREEN MORRIS COMMISSIONER/SECRETARY/TREAS. 378535 0 35000 0 7800 0 48610 0 18707 0 488652 0 0 0 RON RATNER ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER 136719 0 5000 0 600 0 14119 0 0 0 156438 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A HEALTH CLUB MEMBERSHIP DUES OF $600 IS INCLUDED IN THE TAXABLE INCOME OF NOREEN MORRIS AND RON RATNER ON THEIR 2024 W-2. PART I, LINE 1B NEC DOES NOT HAVE A FORMAL WRITTEN POLICY REGARDING HEALTH CLUB DUES; HOWEVER, FOR NOREEN MORRIS AND RON RATNER, THEIR EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS DESIGNATE A YEARLY AMOUNT OF $600 THAT NEC WILL PAY ON THEIR BEHALF AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION FOR SUCH HEALTH DUES. PART I, LINE 4B THE CONFERENCE AND NOREEN MORRIS ARE PARTIES TO AN AGREEMENT TO A NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN IN WHICH $10,000 WAS DEPOSITED INTO THE PLAN, WHICH IS INCLUDED IN PART II, COLUMN C. PART I, LINE 7 NEC has an employment agreement with Noreen Morris which identifies the maximum bonus she can receive depending on performance metrics. All other employees are awarded bonuses based on a review by Noreen and the board on performance reviews. PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 The number of members of the Conference shall be established by the Council. In order to be eligible for full membership of the Conference and remain eligible for full membership, each Member Institution shall (i) maintain the minimum Division I membership requirements as required by NCAA Bylaw 20.9, as it may be amended and/or renumbered; or (ii) both (a) meet the minimum requirements for reclassification criteria per NCAA Bylaw 20.5.1 (a)-(c); and (b) sponsor men's and women's basketball. Membership in the Conference is by institution and all rights and duties inherent in the membership may be exercised by or enforced against Member Institutions only. PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 7A THE COUNCIL OF PRESIDENTS SHALL SERVE AS THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE CONFERENCE. THE COUNCIL SHALL BE COMPOSED OF EITHER THE PRESIDENT OR CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE FULL MEMBER INSTITUTIONS OF THE CONFERENCE. PART VI, SECTION B, LINES 7B AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WHICH COMPRISES THE CHAIR, VICE CHAIR AND THE IMMEDIATE PRECEDING CHAIR SHALL CONDUCT THE BUSINESS OF THE COFERENCE BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL. IN ADDITION, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIING TO THE COUNCIL AN ANNUAL RECOMMENDATION REGARDING THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFIT ARRANGEMENT PROVIDED TO THE COMMISSION OF THE CONFERENCE. PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE GOVERNING BODY FOR THEIR REVIEW PRIOR TO ITS FILING. PART VI, SECTION B, LINES 12C THE COMMISSIONER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENFORCING THE NEC'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THROUGH STAFF OVERSIGHT AND FREQUENT COMMUNICATION WITH THE CONFERENCE'S FINANCE COMMITTEE (I.E. TELECONFERENCES, E-MAILS, CALLS, ETC.). PART VI, SECTION B, LINES 15A & 15B THE COMMISSIONER'S SALARY IS ESTABLISED BY THE NEC'S COUNCIL OF PRESIDENTS. THE COUNCIL OF PRESIDENTS HAS USED COMPENSATION SURVEYS OF COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP DETERMINE THE STARTING SALARY FIGURE FOR THEIR COMMISSIONER. THE STAFF SALARIES ARE ESTABLISED BY THE COMMISSIONER; THE COMMISSIONER USES COMPENSATION SURVEYS OF COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP DETERMINE THE SALARY OF THE STAFF. PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE CONFERENCE MAKES Its DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.