BIG THOUGHT: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
BIG THOUGHT (EIN 75-2170035)
Tax period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed
2026-05-13
IRS object ID
202631339349306053
Schema version
2024v5.2
Source
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Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$423,122BOYAmt
EOY$654EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$579,434BOYAmt
EOY$285,034EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,028,491BOYAmt
EOY$2,103,762EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$887,277BOYAmt
EOY$636,184EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$250,000BOYAmt
EOY$250,000EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$1,600,000EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$660,142BOYAmt
EOY$375,335EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,797,419BOYAmt
EOY$2,861,519EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,797,271BOYAmt
EOY-$1,830,863EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$433,801BOYAmt
EOY$1,073,106EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,231,072BOYAmt
EOY-$757,757EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,028,491BOYAmt
EOY$2,103,762EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$2,991,832ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$33NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$2,970PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,064,778CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,352,588CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,232,620CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,080,706CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,677,537CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$38,408,229TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,064,778CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,352,588CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,232,620CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,080,706CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,677,537CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$38,408,229TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$5,915,585SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$32,492,644PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$259CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$822CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$15,728CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$27,528CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,804CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$50,141TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$68,386CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$68,386TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$38,526,756TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$14,878,583GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.84340PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.80140PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,800,623OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,705,226DepreciationAmt
Book Value$95,397BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$95,397TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescRIGHT OF USE ASSETDesc
Book Value$285,034BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$285,034TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOPERATING LEASE LIABILITYDesc
Amt$375,335Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$375,335TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X : FIN48 FootnoteFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Organization is exempt from federal income taxes under section 501(c)(3) of the IRC and has not been classified as a private foundation as defined in the IRC. Income generated from activities unrelated to the Organizations exempt purposes is subject to tax under IRC Section 511. The Organization had no unrelated business income for the year ended June 30, 2025. 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, 2025, 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 consolidated financial statements.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
BYRON K SANDERS-thru 1124
President & CEO$173,023$10,394$7,857$191,274
DHRITI STOCKS
CHIEF DEV OFF$140,114$11,429$8,585$160,128
ERIN OFFORD-FROM 824
President & CEO$185,317$6,264$8,585$200,166
GLENN BALDWIN-THRU 625
CFO$171,914$6,845$8,585$187,344
GREGORY MACPHERSON
CHIEF BTI OFF$137,745$9,990$8,585$156,320
MUSTAPHA BEYDOUN
COO-thru 5/24$79,338$79,234$158,572

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bThe finance department reviews a draft of the Preparer's Form 990 in detail. Afterwards, a copy is sent to the board of directors for its review and comment prior to filing the return. The CFO then signs the return after considering board comments.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cThe conflict of interest disclosure statement is sent to officers, directors and key employees annually. The organization's bylaws include a conflict of interest policy. A designated group ensures receipt of the disclosure statements and addresses any issues as needed.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15bSalary 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, Section C, Line 19Governing documents, policies and financial statements are available upon request.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Big Thought Endowment FundBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11409 BOTHAM JEAN BLVD 1015AddressLine1Txt
CityDallasCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP75215ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN320100426EIN
Primary ActivitiesSupport Big ThoughtPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateTXLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(c)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status11PublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BIG THOUGHTBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled OrganizationYes (true)ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsfalseReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related OrganizationfalseDivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgfalseAssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgfalseAssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset ExchangefalseAssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgfalsePerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgfalsePerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (true)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (true)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgfalseTransferFromOtherOrgInd

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