Big Medium
Big Medium supports artists through equitable and inclusive platforms to explore their practice and advance their careers.
Big Medium at a glance
- Revenue (2025)
- $44,095
- -83.8% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $57,933
- -91.4% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Big Medium funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $258 (2023) to $30K (2020). In 2023 it reported $258 in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | $44,095 | $57,933 | — | — |
| 2024 | $122,790 | $272,568 | $670,204 | — | — |
| 2023 | $92,555 | $574,136 | $613,764 | $258 | Total only |
| 2022 | $101,601 | $784,769 | $742,733 | — | — |
| 2021 | $133,132 | $611,547 | $674,029 | $13,768 | Total only |
| 2020 | $128,323 | $761,039 | $829,886 | $29,802 | 3 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Big Medium
Based on IRS filings
Big Medium is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Austin, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Big Medium is led by Courtney Disabato, President since 2021 (on filings since 2020); none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Courtney Disabato
President
Vice Chair → President, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bita Ghassemi
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrea Moo-Young Bermudez
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nkiru Gelles
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christina Ayala
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Janine Sisak
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jaime Castillo
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (15)
- Former: Jana Swec (2020–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Shawna Hills (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Shea Little (2020–2024) — Executive Director
- Former: Augustina Rodriguez (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Moyo Oyelola (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Chris Cobb (2020–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Sewah Archer (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Edson Enriquez (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Mikel Bennet (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Stephanie Xenos (2023) — Director
- Former: Peter Helf (2020–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Nina Ho (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Aaron Weiss (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Robert Boland (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Ann Flemings (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Big Medium
What is Big Medium?
Big Medium is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Austin, TX.
Where does Big Medium operate?
Big Medium has awarded grants in Texas.
What is Big Medium's EIN?
Big Medium's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-1347501. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 19, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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