2018-05-14T10:00:45-07:00 2017-06-30 Sutton Frost Cary LLP 600 Six Flags Dr Suite 600 Arlington TX 76011 990 2016-07-01 752170035 BIG THOUGHT BIGT 2145200023 1409 SOUTH LAMAR STREET DALLAS TX 75215 Glenn Baldwin CFO 2018-05-14 true Kimberly D Crawford P00446484 8176498083 2016 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z ED MEIER 1409 SOUTH LAMAR ST STE 1015 DALLAS TX 75215 7573347 false false X www.bigthought.org X 1987 TX Driven by our mission to make imagination a part of everyday learning, Big Thought is an impact education nonprofit that empowers youths creativity and fosters social and emotional wellbeing. 58 58 225 200 0 8429404 5539463 1061064 1759602 42 19007 -103049 -62249 9387461 7255823 0 0 4631166 3326976 0 524053 3341751 3770254 7972917 7097230 1414544 158593 4643701 4546624 1095265 839595 3548436 3707029 Driven by our mission to make imagination a part of everyday learning, Big Thought is an impact education nonprofit that empowers youths creativity and fosters social and emotional wellbeing. false false 5987177 1762302 Since our inception 30 years ago as Young Audiences, Big Thought has grown to become a national model, first in arts education, then in out-of-school time systems, and again in summer learning systems. Were also one of six U.S. community partnerships that are helping to scale national best practices in social and emotional learning. Through each iteration, Big Thought has risen to the task of being an effective and flexible organization that can work with communities and partners to close the opportunity gap. Whether our focus is on the arts or STEM, there have been two consistent themes that have driven our work: 1) We empower youths creativity, and 2) We help build social and emotional wellbeing. Through our partnerships, Big Thought serves more than 170,000 Dallas children, families and teachers each year, both in and out of the classroom. Annually, Big Thought also delivers more than 1.5 million hours of learning. Our best-in-class programs and system-wide partnerships include the following:Dallas City of Learning a public-private citywide commitment to ensure all students have access to summer learning opportunities as we collectively combat summer learning loss and the growing opportunity gap that disproportionally affects low-income youth. We connect youth to thousands of high-quality learning experiences provided by hundreds of partners, deploying technology and programs to our most underserved neighborhoods and raising the quality of instruction in summer. The initiative is convened by the City of Dallas and Dallas ISD, and managed by Big Thought.Learning Partners We provide elementary school students exposure to hands-on experiences in arts, humanities, and sciences through access to thousands of imaginative on-campus community programs and field trips that are vetted for quality and aligned to state education standards.Creative Solutions We partner with the Dallas County Juvenile Department and Southern Methodist University to develop and manage an intensive performing and visual arts program for disengaged youth in the juvenile system. Together we instill skills associated with job and college readiness, and we develop critical social-emotional skills including communication, empathy, self-control, and cooperation.Other core programs include Thriving Minds (after-school enrichment), Artivism (empowering youth as social justice advocates through the arts), DaVerse (spoken word performance), the Fellowship Initiative (youth leadership mentoring), and Library Out Loud (literacy and culture). Our innovative methods of tackling the opportunity gap have a proven track record of success:Many students participating in Big Thought programs increased their writing abilities, performed better on state mandated tests, and started school with a meaningful advantage in math.52% of students assessed showed positive gains in social-emotional competencies.71% of our programs are ranked proficient or advanced for instructional impact. 5987177 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true true true true false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false true true false false false true 171 0 true 225 true false false false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 58 58 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false X GLENN BALDWIN 2145200023 1409 SOUTH LAMAR ST SUITE 1015 DALLAS TX 75215 Bill Albers IMM PAST CHAIR 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 JENNIFER ALTABEF Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Emeka Anyanwu Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN KORYL Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Flauren Bender Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC BREWER Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sherry Boyd Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD LATIN Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CAREY CARTER Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 HATTIE PETERSON Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Maura Conley Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sherri Cook Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Catherine Corrigan Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Leo Corrigan IV Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Rick Darlow Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Giles Davidson Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jeff Eiting Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ALISON CORRIGAN Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DEWITT CORRIGAN Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kate Flume Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN DIXON Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SHAUN DOWLING Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Steve Gendler Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LAURIE EVANS Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Carol Goglia Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ELLEN HOFFMAN Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Randee Paur Hefflefinger Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 HALLIE LAMONT Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES WEBB Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Clayton P Henry Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Tamara Marinkovic Hines Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Irene Hosford Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DANICA MATHES Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SONJA MCGILL Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ELI MERCADO Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Katie Johnson Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL PATINO Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Melora Leiser Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Mike Lister Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Amy Martin Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Melissa McNeil Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Rudy Melendez Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CAROL RIDDICK Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 EMILY ROBBEN Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BYRON SANDERS Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Cliff Miercort Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Alfreda Norman Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KETRIC SANFORD Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 TERRI SIMONI CHAIR ELECT 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jim Welch Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Rina Parikh Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 NORMA K STONE Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Pat Porter Chairman 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 JOE STOUT Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 HOLLY TUCKER Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ginger Sager Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ZANNIE VOSS Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANNETTE WATKINS Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ED MEIER INTERIM ED 4/1 40.00 0.00 X 43750 0 0 GISELLE ANTONI CEO THRU 5/1/17 40.00 0.00 X 217351 0 6836 GLENN BALDWIN CFO 40.00 0.00 X 136475 0 6836 JESSICA MALEK VP 40.00 0.00 X 134652 0 6836 KARIM VIRANI IT DIRECTOR 40.00 0.00 X 114957 0 6836 647185 27344 4 false true false SWAY - 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Therefore, no tax provision or liability has been reported in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. The Organization had no significant uncertain tax positions for the year ended June 30, 2017.GAAP requires the evaluation of tax positions taken in the course of preparing the Organizations tax returns and recognition of a tax liability (or asset) if the Organization has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the Internal Revenue Service. Management has analyzed the tax positions taken by the Organization, and has concluded that as of June 30, 2017, there are no uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition of a liability (or asset) or disclosure in the financial statements. true TX NY BIG DAY 234438 219438 15000 6000 19600 20883 18940 Works of Heart 28970 28970 4664 1619 1 8300 8300 4881 3362 271708 256708 15000 6000 29145 20883 23921 79949 -64949 X X false false false false false false false false false false GISELLE ANTONI CEO THRU 5/1/17 217351 6836 224187 BETH GANSLEN FORMBER BOARD MEMBER 74335 CONSULTATION false Form 990, Part VI, Line 1a: Explanation of Delegated Broad Authority to Committee The delegation of authority to the Executive Board of Directors shall not operate to relieve the Board of Directors, or any individual director, of any responsibility imposed by law or for responsibility for any action approved by the Board of Directors. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process The CFO reviews a draft of the Preparer's Form 990 in detail. Afterwards, a copy is sent to the executive board for its review and comment prior to filing the return. The CFO then signs the return after considering board comments. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts The conflict of interest disclosure statement is sent to officers, directors and key employees annually. A designated group ensures receipt of the disclosure statements and addresses any issues as needed. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees Salary of officers and key employees is determined by compensation survey and comparisons to similar organizations. The annual operating budget, which includes salaries, is approved by the Board of Directors. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Governing documents, policies and financial statements are available upon request. FORM 990, PART VIII INCOME FROM FUNDRAISING EVENTS The net economic benefit from our fundraising events is calculated as follows:Contributions from fundraising event reported on Part VIII, line 1c $ 256,708Gross income from fundraising event reported on Part VIII, line 8a 15,000Less: Direct costs of event reported on part VIII, Line 8b (79,949) Net economic benefit of fundraising event $ 191,759 FORM 990, PART X BALANCE SHEET THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE PREPARED ON A CONSOLIDATED BASIS WHICH INCLUDES THE BIG THOUGHT ENDOWMENT FUND. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS 990, ASSETS AND UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS ARE DECREASED BY $3,970. 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