NonprofitsBig Thought

Arts, Culture & Humanities

Big Thought

DALLAS, TX

Total revenue

$12.7M

Total expenses

$11.8M

Net assets

$2.2M

Grants received

$21.1M

194 grants

EIN

752170035

Tax year

2023

Mission

The mission of Big Thought is to make imagination a part of everyday learning. We bring relentless optimism, innovation, and imagination to the biggest problem facing education today: the opportunity gap.

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$9.1M
Program service revenue$3.5M
Investment income$44K
Other revenue$68K
Total revenue$12.7M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$7.6M
Fundraising$533K
Other expenses$4.2M
Total expenses$11.8M
Total assets$4.0M
Net assets$2.2M

People

26 listed

NameRoleCompensation

BYRON K SANDERS

President & CEO

Board

$230K

40 hrs/wk

MUSTAPHA BEYDOUN

COO

Board

$200K

40 hrs/wk

GLENN BALDWIN

CFO

Board

$177K

40 hrs/wk

ANURIMA BHARGAVA

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

AARON JACKSON

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

BETH GANSLEN

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

DYKE SHIPP

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

ANTHONY BEGON

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

KELLY ANN DOHERTY

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

ANDREW LEGRAND

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

KIMBERLY RIDDICK

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

NEENA NEWBERRY

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

SYDNEY BLOCHER

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

TAMELA THORNTON

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

PATRICK DUFFY

Treasurer

Board

2 hrs/wk

ANDRES CORREA

Secretary

Board

2 hrs/wk

DENNIS PALMER

CHAIR ELECT

Board

2 hrs/wk

VANA HAMMOND

Chair.

Board

2 hrs/wk

CHRISTOPHER SHROPSHIRE

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

CHERYL HARRIS

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

RINA PARIKH

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

RYAN KLINE

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

D'ANDRE WEAVER

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

ERIN OFFORD-FROM 82024

President & CEO

Board

40 hrs/wk

ERIN OFFORD

CHIEF PROG & SYSTEMS OFFICER

Staff

$157K

40 hrs/wk

GREGORY MacPHERSON

CHIEF BTI OFFICER

Staff

$146K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

JUNIOR PLAYERS GUILD

PROGRAM PARTNER

$264K

LET THE BEAT BUILD FOUNDATION

PROGRAM PARTNER

$245K

EMPOWERING THROUGH THE ARTS

PROGRAM PARTNER

$167K

SCIENCE EDUCATION LP

PROGRAM PARTNERS

$140K

SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY

RESEARCH PROJECT

$111K

Grants received

Showing 194 of 194

FromAmountPurposeYear
$500K
IN SUPPORT OF NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION
2024
$417K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$375K
DIGITAL INNOVATION
2024
$150K
Assistance with the Learning Pathways: Skills Building Powered by Relationships project
2024
$100K
Grant to arts programming at the community level for youth
2024
$100K
Operating support for Big Thought's work to provide high quality out of school time programming by sparking students' creativity
2024
$50K
PROGRAM SUPPORT - METRO OPPORTUNITY SCHOOL
2024
$50K
ARTS, CULTURE
2024
$35K
1 grant(s) for varying purposes
2024
$30K
DALLAS CITY OF LEARNING/LEARNING PATHWAYS
2024
$30K
BIG THOUGHT'S CREATIVE SOLUTIONS PROGRAM
2024
$16K
Program Services
2024
$200
FIDELITY MATCHING GIFTS TO EDUCATION
2024
$200
DONATIONS TO COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS UNDER "MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM."
2024
$1M
CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM
2023
$945K
TECHNOLOGY & EQUIPMENT
2023
$500K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$500K
For Dallas City of Learning and Growth
2023
$307K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$303K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$300K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$300K
IN SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS IN FURTHERANCE OF NBA FOUNDATION'S MISSION
2023
$200K
Operating support for programs to unlock the creativity and potential of every child in DFW
2023
$150K
EDUCATION
2023
$100K
Funding to support the Thriving Minds afterschool program.
2023
$100K
PROJECT SUPPORT FOR AN INTENSIVE PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAM, WITH CREATIVE SOLUTIONS TO HELP DISENGAGED YOUTH IN THE JUVENILE SYSTEM TRANSITION OUT OF THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM.
2023
$97K
THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
2023
$90K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$90K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$76K
AMERICORP SUB-GRANT
2023
$75K
Support a twoyear pilot designed to develop strategic connections across Big Thought programs
2023
$75K
Toward continued support to increase educational programming and provide digital badges to participating Dallas County students
2023
$75K
Funds will provide support for Creative Voices.
2023
$45K
Big Thought's Creative Solutions
2023
$33K
TO SUPPORT DALLAS COUNTY PROMISE BY PROVIDING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS WITH MENTORS TO SUPPORT COLLEGE PERSISTENCE.
2023
$33K
2022-2023 Operating Support
2023
$30K
BIG THOUGHT'S CREATIVE SOLUTIONS PROGRAM
2023
$30K
ANNUAL EVENT
2023
$25K
EDUCATING THE YOUNG AND/OR UNDERSERVED
2023
$25K
EDUCATION
2023
$25K
CREATIVE SOLUTIONS & YOUTH
2023
$22K
ARTS, CULTURE
2023
$14K
Program Services
2023
$5K
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2023
$5K
TO EQUIP YOUTH IN MARGINALIZED COMMUNITES WITH SKILLS AND TOOLS
2023
$3K
EDUCATIONAL SUMMER PROGRAMS FOR AT-RISK CHILDREN
2023
$3K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$3K
General Operating
2023
$200
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$490K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$400K
For City of Learning
2022
$303K
THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
2022
$250K
2022-23 operation of the Thriving Minds program
2022
$250K
TO EQUIP YOUTH IN MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES TO IMAGINE AND CREATE THEIR BEST LIVES AND WORLD.
2022
$200K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$187K
AMERICORPS SUB-GRANT
2022
$150K
METRO OPPORTUNITY CENTER AT HANDLEY, QUALITY SEATS THROUGH ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION
2022
$150K
EDUCATION
2022
$100K
2022 general operating support
2022
$100K
Funding to support Thriving Minds, an after-school program that focuses on creative exploration and expression in a safe, fun environment.
2022
$100K
Toward a program to increase educational program access and digital credentials for youth
2022
$90K
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT & SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING
2022
$75K
Support a twoyear pilot designed to develop strategic connections across Big Thoughts programs and
2022
$75K
Funds will support the Reimagining Alternative Education project with Fort Worth ISD and other projects focused on art education, after school programming, summer learning, juvenile justice, and/or social and emotional learning.
2022
$65K
TO SUPPORT DALLAS COUNTY PROMISE BY PROVIDING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS WITH MENTORS TO SUPPORT COLLEGE PERSISTENCE.
2022
$50K
ARTS, CULTURE
2022
$33K
2022-23 OPERATING SUPPORT 1 OF 2
2022
$25K
PROGRAM
2022
$25K
To participate in the Partnerships for Social and Emotional Learning Initiative. (Additional Years 5-6 funding for Grant #20180075)
2022
$20K
General operating support
2022
$15K
EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
2022
$15K
EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
2022
$15K
EOY-2022 GO Supplemental Grant - Big Thought
2022
$13K
TO PROMOTE THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION & EXPAND ITS REACH TO THE UNDERSERVED POPULATION
2022
$10K
Program Services
2022
$9K
2022 INFLATION RECOGNITION GRANTS
2022
$7K
DONOR DESIGNATIONS
2022
$5K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$5K
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2022
$3K
EDUCATIONAL SUMMER PROGRAMS FOR AT-RISK CHILDREN
2022
$2K
EOY-2022 GO Supplemental Grant - Big Thought
2022
$2K
EDUCATING THE YOUNG AND/OR UNDERSERVED
2022
$1K
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$170
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$131
DONATIONS TO COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS UNDER "MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM."
2022
$100
CHARITABLE
2022
$1.5M
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$1.5M
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$250K
For Deepen and Expand Impact Through Summer
2021
$100K
2021 Dallas City of Learning Summer STEM Programs
2021
$100K
PROJECT SUPPORT FOR AN INTENSIVE PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAM, WITH CREATIVE SOLUTIONS TO HELP DISENGAGED YOUTH IN THE JUVENILE SYSTEM TRANSITION OUT OF THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM.
2021
$60K
SUPPORT FOR CREATIVE
2021
$50K
GENERAL OPERATING
2021
$47K
THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
2021
$40K
EDUCATION
2021
$25K
Educational Program to Empower Youth
2021
$25K
Education
2021
$20K
PROGRAM
2021
$15K
Program Services
2021
$10K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2021
$5K
Donation to honor service of board member
2021
$3K
EDUCATIONAL SUMMER PROGRAMS FOR AT-RISK CHILDREN
2021
$315
CHARITABLE
2021
$100
DONATIONS TO COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS UNDER "MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM."
2021
$50
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2021
$1.7M
To participate in the Partnerships for Social and Emotional Learning Initiative.
2020
$533K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$250K
For Operations
2020
$250K
TECHNOLOGY
2020
$240K
To provide emergency relief in response to the crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020
$150K
Creative Voices program for underserved youth.
2020
$150K
COVID-19 relief
2020
$100K
2020 Dallas City of Learning STEM programs
2020
$100K
Funding to provide high-quality, out-of-school time, learning opportunities to youth through the Thriving Minds Program.
2020
$100K
PROJECT SUPPORT FOR AN INTENSIVE PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAM, WITH CREATIVE SOLUTIONS TO HELP DISENGAGED YOUTH IN THE JUVENILE SYSTEM TRANSITION OUT OF THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM.
2020
$95K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$75K
Funds will support general operations.
2020
$63K
THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
2020
$50K
SUPPORT FOR CREATIVE
2020
$50K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2020
$48K
TO SUPPORT STUDENT MENTORING ASSOCIATED WITH THE DALLAS PROMISE PROGRAM.
2020
$33K
OPERATING 20/21
2020
$25K
Funding will support their summer distance learning program for low-income students within DISD.
2020
$23K
TO PROMOTE THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION & EXPAND ITS REACH TO THE UNDERSERVED POPULATION
2020
$20K
IN SUPPORT OF CREATING ECONOMIC MOBILITY AND CAREER PATHWAYS
2020
$20K
HOLIDAY COMMUNITY GIVING
2020
$14K
Program Services
2020
$10K
COVID-19 RESPONSE 2020
2020
$10K
YOUTH SPORTS & RECREATION ASSISTANCE
2020
$5K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$5K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2020
$5K
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2020
$3K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$3K
General operating support in honor of Edith O'Donnell
2020
$2K
EDUCATIONAL SUMMER PROGRAMS FOR AT-RISK CHILDREN
2020
$1K
FOR EDUCATION
2020
$500
General operating support in honor of Mitch Jericho
2020
$500
COVID-19 PROGRAM
2020
$300
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$100
COVID-19 PROGRAM
2020
$100
COVID-19 PROGRAM
2020
$100
COVID-19 PROGRAM
2020
$100
COVID-19 PROGRAM
2020
$50
COVID-19 PROGRAM
2020
$250K
City of Learning program
2019
$100K
TOWARD CAPITAL IT UPDATES
2019
$51K
THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
2019
$50K
SUPPORT FOR LEARNING
2019
$41K
TO PROVIDE TICKETS TO EVENTS FOR UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES
2019
$25K
GENERAL OPERATING
2019
$12K
Program Services
2019
$610
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2019
$70K
THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. NO BENEFITS TO BE RECEIVED FROM THIS GRANT.
2018
$35K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2018
$20K
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2018
$18K
TO PROVIDE TICKETS TO EVENTS FOR UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES
2018
$17K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$8K
CHILDHOOD EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
2018
$7K
Event & Program Support
2018
$2K
OPERATING FUNDS
2018
$1K
EDUCATIONAL SUMMER PROGRAMS FOR AT-RISK CHILDREN
2018
$400
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2018
$87K
THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
2017
$25K
SUPPORT PROGRAM TO FRIENDSHIP WITH EMPLOYMENT
2017
$7K
Donor Designations
2017

Funded by

$21.1M from 72 funders · 194 grants · 2017–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$3.3M · 6 grants · 2018–2023

The Wallace Foundation

$1.9M · 3 grants · 2020–2022

The Dallas Foundation

$1.7M · 4 grants · 2020–2024

The Eugene McDermott Foundation

$1.6M · 5 grants · 2019–2023

Fidelity Foundation

$1.2M · 9 grants · 2020–2024

Jpmorgan Chase Foundation

$1.0M · 10 grants · 2018–2024

Wal-Mart Foundation

$1M · 1 grant · 2023

George & Fay Young Foundation Inc

$950K · 4 grants · 2019–2022

Details

EIN752170035
NTEE codeA250
Subsection03
Ruling date1987-07
Formed1987
Employees203
Volunteers50
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