MIDWEST CONFERENCE INC: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: MIDWEST CONFERENCE INC (EIN 45-3750239)
Tax period: 2012-07-01 to 2013-06-30
Filed: 2013-09-30
IRS object ID: 201312739349300751
Schema version: 2012v2.3
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule D
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2013-09-30T08:35:20-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2013-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THOMAS M KEULER CPA	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 551	AddressLine1
City	RIPON	City
State	WI	State
ZIP Code	54971	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2012-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	453750239	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE MIDWEST CONFERENCE INC	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	MIDW	NameControl

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	300 SEWARD ST PO BOX 37	AddressLine1
City	RIPON	City
State	WI	State
ZIP Code	54971	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	CHRISTOPHER M GRAHAM	Name
Title	COMMISSIONER	Title
Date Signed	2013-09-24	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	THOMAS M KEULER	Name
Phone	9207488872	Phone
Date Prepared	2013-09-30	DatePrepared
Self Employed	X	SelfEmployed

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	308319	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	MIDWESTCONFERENCE.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	2011	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	WI	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	THE MIDWEST CONFERENCE OVERSEES THE INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC PROGRAMS OF ITS MEMBERS TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE CONDUCTED IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE OVERALL EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES OF THE CONFERENCE AND ITS RESPECTIVE MEMEBERS. THE CONFERENCE WILL BE CONTROLLED BY THE PRESIDENTS OF THE MEMBER INSTITUTIONS. FURTHER, THE CONFERENCE BELIEVES THAT THE QUALITY AND CONDUCT OF COACHES AND ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT STAFF ARE OF SIGNIFICANCE IN ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING THE VOCATIONAL VALIDITY OF OUR ATHLETIC PROGRAMS. FINALLY, OUR PURPOSE IS TO INITIATE, STIMULATE AND IMPROVE OUR INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC PROGRAMS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PARTICIPANTS AND TO THEREBY PROMOTE EDUCATION, FITNESS, RECREATION, AND ATHLETIC EXCELLANCE. THE MEMBER INSTITUTIONS ARE COMMITTED TO MAINTAINING AND ADVANCING THESE PURPOSES. DURING THE 2012-2013 ACADEMIC AND FISCAL YEAR, THE MIDWEST CONFERENCE HAD 11 MEMBER INSTITUTIONS: BELOIT COLLEGE, CARROLL UNIVERSITY, CORNELL COLLEGE, GRINNELL COLLEGE, ILLINOIS COLLEGE, KNO	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	11	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	11	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	0	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	2	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	204760	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	225478	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	50605	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	79387	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	103	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	177	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	2749	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	3277	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	258217	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	308319	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	107117	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	129910	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	0	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	167222	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	284894	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	274339	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	414804	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	-16122	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	-106485	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	104571	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	24242	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	14174	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	40330	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	90397	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	-16088	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	THE MIDWEST CONFERENCE OVERSEES THE INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC PROGRAMS OF ITS MEMBERS TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE CONDUCTED IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE OVERALL EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES OF THE CONFERENCE AND ITS RESPECTIVE MEMEBERS. THE CONFERENCE WILL BE CONTROLLED BY THE PRESIDENTS OF THE MEMBER INSTITUTIONS. FURTHER, THE CONFERENCE BELIEVES THAT THE QUALITY AND CONDUCT OF COACHES AND ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT STAFF ARE OF SIGNIFICANCE IN ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING THE VOCATIONAL VALIDITY OF OUR ATHLETIC PROGRAMS. FINALLY, OUR PURPOSE IS TO INITIATE, STIMULATE AND IMPROVE OUR INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC PROGRAMS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PARTICIPANTS AND TO THEREBY PROMOTE EDUCATION, FITNESS, RECREATION, AND ATHLETIC EXCELLANCE. THE MEMBER INSTITUTIONS ARE COMMITTED TO MAINTAINING AND ADVANCING THESE PURPOSES. DURING THE 2012-2013 ACADEMIC AND FISCAL YEAR, THE MIDWEST CONFERENCE HAD 11 MEMBER INSTITUTIONS: BELOIT COLLEGE, CARROLL UNIVERSITY, CORNELL COLLEGE, GRINNELL COLLEGE, ILLINOIS COLLEGE, KNO	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	172685	Expense
Revenue	79387	Revenue
Description	SCHEDULED CONFERENCE-SANCTIONED SPORTING EVENTS AND PROVIDED REFEREES, UMPIRES & ON-SITE MEDICAL PERSONNEL AND OTHER SPORTS EVENT RELATED SERVICES FOR MEMBER SCHOOLS FOR THE SCHOOL YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2013.	Description
Total Program Service Expense	172685	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	false	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	true	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	false	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	false	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	false	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Info In Schedule O Part V	X	InfoInScheduleOPartV
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	0	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	false	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	0	NumberOfEmployees
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	11	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	11	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	false	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	false	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	false	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Name Business NameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	COMMISSIONER	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number	9207488157	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	300 SEWARD ST PO BOX 37	AddressLine1
City	RIPON	City
State	WI	State
ZIP Code	54971	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	X	NoListedPersonsCompensated

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (11 entries)

Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	TitleTitle
SCOTT BIERMAN
0.50	X	0	0	0
DOUG HAGSTAD
0.50	X	0	0	0
JONATHAN BRAND
0.50	X	0	0	0	VICE-CHAIR
RAYNARD KINGTON
0.50	X	0	0	0
BARBARA FARLEY
0.50	X	0	0	0
TERESA AMOTT
0.50	X	0	0	0
STEPHEN SCHUTT
0.50	X	0	0	0
MARK BURSTEIN
0.50	X	0	0	0
MAURI DITZLER
0.50	X	0	0	0	CHAIR
ZACHARY MESSITTE
0.50	X	0	0	0
THOMAS KUNKEL
0.50	X	0	0	0	PAST CHAIR

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
Membership Dues	164000	MembershipDues
All Other Contributions	61478	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	225478	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	EXPENSE ASSESSMENTS	Description
Total Revenue Column	79387	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	79387	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	79387	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	177	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	177	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	OTHER REVENUE	Description
Total Revenue Column	3277	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	3277	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	3277	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	308319	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	82841	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	105850	Total
Management And General	105850	ManagementAndGeneral

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	7375	Total
Management And General	7375	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	8818	Total
Management And General	8818	ManagementAndGeneral

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	7867	Total
Management And General	7867	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	27853	Total
Program Services	27853	ProgramServices

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	100225	Total
Management And General	100225	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2229	Total
Management And General	2229	ManagementAndGeneral

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	7361	Total
Program Services	2111	ProgramServices
Management And General	5250	ManagementAndGeneral

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4140	Total
Program Services	4140	ProgramServices

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	21148	Total
Program Services	21148	ProgramServices

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5810	Total
Program Services	5810	ProgramServices

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2882	Total
Management And General	2882	ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	12134	Total
Program Services	10511	ProgramServices
Management And General	1623	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices
SERVICES & FEES	55036	55036
CONSULTING SERVICES	15049	15049
COMPUTER SUPPLIES	12593	12593
ATHLETIC AWARDS	9249	9249

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	9185	Total
Program Services	9185	ProgramServices

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	414804	Total
Program Services	172685	ProgramServices
Management And General	242119	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	89532	BOY
EOY	12085	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	7314	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	1522	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	6553	BOY
EOY	5792	EOY

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	8486	BOY
EOY	6365	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	104571	BOY
EOY	24242	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	14174	BOY
EOY	40330	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	14174	BOY
EOY	40330	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	90397	BOY
EOY	-16088	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	90397	BOY
EOY	-16088	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	104571	BOY
EOY	24242	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	-106485	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	false	FSAudited

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	X	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2

Gifts Grants Contrib Received509 GiftsGrantsContribReceived509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	204760	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	225478	CurrentTaxYear
Total	430238	Total

Gross Receipts From Admissions GrossReceiptsFromAdmissions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	53457	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	82841	CurrentTaxYear
Total	136298	Total

Total509 Total509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	258217	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	308319	CurrentTaxYear
Total	566536	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	566536	PublicSupportTotal509

Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	258217	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	308319	CurrentTaxYear
Total	566536	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Percentage509	1.00000	PublicSupportPercentage509
Prior Year Support Percentage	1.00000	PriorYearSupportPercentage
Investment Income Percentage	0.00000	InvestmentIncomePercentage
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY509	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY509

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	6624	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	1324	Depreciation
Book Value	5300	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	690	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	198	Depreciation
Book Value	492	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	5792	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (5 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	THE MIDWEST CONFERENCE OVERSEES THE INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC PROGRAMS OF ITS MEMBERS TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE CONDUCTED IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE OVERALL EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES OF THE CONFERENCE AND ITS RESPECTIVE MEMEBERS. THE CONFERENCE WILL BE CONTROLLED BY THE PRESIDENTS OF THE MEMBER INSTITUTIONS. FURTHER, THE CONFERENCE BELIEVES THAT THE QUALITY AND CONDUCT OF COACHES AND ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT STAFF ARE OF SIGNIFICANCE IN ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING THE VOCATIONAL VALIDITY OF OUR ATHLETIC PROGRAMS. FINALLY, OUR PURPOSE IS TO INITIATE, STIMULATE AND IMPROVE OUR INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC PROGRAMS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PARTICIPANTS AND TO THEREBY PROMOTE EDUCATION, FITNESS, RECREATION, AND ATHLETIC EXCELLANCE. THE MEMBER INSTITUTIONS ARE COMMITTED TO MAINTAINING AND ADVANCING THESE PURPOSES. DURING THE 2012-2013 ACADEMIC AND FISCAL YEAR, THE MIDWEST CONFERENCE HAD 11 MEMBER INSTITUTIONS: BELOIT COLLEGE, CARROLL UNIVERSITY, CORNELL COLLEGE, GRINNELL COLLEGE, ILLINOIS COLLEGE, KNOX COLLEGE, LAKE FOREST COLLEGE, LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY, MONMOUTH COLLEGE, RIPON COLLEGE AND ST. NORBERT COLLEGE. THESE INSTITUTIONS ARE ALL PRIVATE, LIBERAL ARTS INSTITUTIONS LOCATED IN ILLINOIS, IOWA AND WISCONSIN. THE CONFERENCE CONTINUED TO SPONSOR 20 DIFFERENT COLLEGIATE SPORTS, TEN FOR MEN AND TEN FOR WOMEN. THESE SPORTS WERE: BASEBALL, MEN'S AND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL, MEN'S AND WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY, FOOTBALL, MEN'S AND WOMEN'S GOLF, MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SOCCER, SOFTBALL, MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING, MEN'A AND WOMEN'S TENNIS, MEN'S AND WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD, MEN'S AND WOMEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD, AND VOLLEYBALL. DURING THE 2012-203 SEASONS THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 662 CONTESTS HELD IN ALL 20 SPORTS BETWEEN THE 11 MEMBER INSTITUTIONS THAT FELL UNDER THE OVERSIGHT OF THE MIDWEST CONFERENCE. APPROXIMATELY 4,959 STUDENT-ATHLETES (MULTI-SPORT ATHLETES COUNTED ONCE FOR EACH SPORT) PARTICIPATED IN THE 662 CONTESTS THROUGHOUT THE SEASON UNDER THE RULES, REGULATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE MIDWEST CONFERENCE, INC. MANUAL.
EXPLANATION ON VOLUNTEERS AND TYPES OF SERVICES OR BENEFITS	FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6	TOTAL VOLUNTEER HOURS FOR 2012 AMOUNTED TO 180.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION	FORM 990, PART V	THE MIDWEST CONFERENCE HAD 2 EMPLOYEES IN 2012. THE W-2 FORMS FOR THE EMPLOYEES WERE REPORTED BY RIPON COLLEGE, A MEMBER OF THE CONFERNCE.
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	FORM 990 REVIEWED BY COMMISSIONER PRIOR TO FILING WITH INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	DOCUMENTS REGARDING THE POLICIES, PRACTICES AND OPERATIONS OF THE MIDWEST CONFERENCE ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.