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.
Public Charity
BIG THOUGHT
BIG THOUGHT is a Public Charity headquartered in DALLAS, TX. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $9.6M revenue, $12.6M expenses, $2.1M total assets. 93 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $9.9M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 752170035
DALLAS, TX
Arts Education
NTEE: A25
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$9.6M
Total Expenses$12.6M
Total Assets$2.1M
Grant Records93
Funding Total$9.9M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Big Thought
How Big Thought divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$84
Programs
the work itself
$11
Management
running the organization
$5
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $84 for programs
$84
At Big Thought, we believe that all youth have innate greatness
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
GENERAL SUPPORT
$40,000
GENERAL SUPPORT
$10,335
GENERAL SUPPORT
$416,833
DIGITAL INNOVATION
$375,000
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$306,850
Showing up to 5 of 93 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Director
Aaron Jackson
Director
Andres Correa
Director
Andrew Legrand
chair elect
Anthony Begon
Director
Anurima Bhargava
Director
Beth Ganslen
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $9.6M | $12.6M | $2.1M |
| 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 |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $9.2M to $9.6M (+5%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.1M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.