Public Charity

BIG THOUGHT

BIG THOUGHT is a Public Charity headquartered in DALLAS, TX. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $12.7M revenue, $11.8M expenses, $4.0M total assets. 91 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $9.9M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 752170035 DALLAS, TX Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$12.7M
Total Expenses$11.8M
Total Assets$4.0M
Grant Records91
Funding Total$9.9M
Filing Years2020–2024

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.

Sample Grants Received

2024
GENERAL SUPPORT
$416,833
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$306,850
2024
THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
$148,553
2024
Grant to arts programming at the community level for youth
$100,000

Showing up to 5 of 91 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Director Aaron Jackson
Secretary Andres Correa
Director Andrew Legrand
Director Anthony Begon
Director Anurima Bhargava
Director Beth Ganslen

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$3,650,400 8 grants
GENERAL SUPPORT
$3,034,759 8 grants
THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
$796,253 7 grants
DIGITAL INNOVATION
$375,000 1 grant
IN SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS IN FURTHERANCE OF NBA FOUNDATION'S MISSION
$300,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $12.7M $11.8M $4.0M
2023 $11.0M $12.6M $3.0M
2022 $10.7M $9.7M $4.4M
2021 $9.2M $7.3M $5.2M
2020 $7.1M $9.4M $2.8M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $7.1M to $12.7M (+77%), with total assets most recently reported at $4.0M.

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