Big Thought

Dallas, TX ·EIN 75-2170035 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

$19.8M received 68 funders 192 grants · 2019–2025

Who funds Big Thought?

Big Thought is funded by 68 grantmakers, led by The Wallace Foundation ($2.2M), The Eugene McDermott Foundation ($1.9M), The Dallas Foundation ($1.8M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $19.8M in grants to Big Thought between 2019–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
The Wallace Foundation$2,186,19942020–2022
The Eugene McDermott Foundation$1,900,00062020–2025
The Dallas Foundation$1,842,07252020–2024
Rainwater Charitable Foundation$1,300,00042021–2024
Fidelity Foundation$1,196,550122020–2024
Jpmorgan Chase Foundation$1,023,77082020–2024
Wal-mart Foundation$1,000,00012024
George & Fay Young Foundation Inc$950,00042020–2023
Boone Family Foundation$600,00052020–2024
Communities Foundation of Texas Inc$561,12452020–2024
The Moody Foundation$550,00032020–2024
Allsup Family Charitable Foundation$510,00032020–2023
The Elma Music Foundation (us)$500,00052019–2024
Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc$447,00072020–2024
Massachusetts Higher Education$375,00012024
The Addy Foundation$340,00032021–2023
The Rees-Jones Foundation$325,00042020–2023
The Onestar National Service$311,27432021–2023
Fossil Foundation$310,00052020–2024
National Basketball Association$300,00012024
M R and Evelyn Hudson Foundation$300,00042020–2023
Kozmetsky Family Foundation$290,00022021–2024
O'donnell Foundation$250,00012024
Meadows Foundation Inc$250,00032021–2023
Hamon Charitable Foundation$250,00012022

Showing top 25 of 68 funders by total given.

What grants has Big Thought received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025The Eugene McDermott FoundationFor General Support$250,000
2025Dallas AfterschoolGENERAL SUPPORT$10,000
2024Wal-mart FoundationCRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM$1,000,000
2024The Eugene McDermott FoundationFor Dallas City of Learning and Growth$500,000
2024Jpmorgan Chase FoundationIN SUPPORT OF NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION$500,000
2024The Dallas FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$416,833
2024Massachusetts Higher EducationDIGITAL INNOVATION$375,000
2024National Basketball AssociationIN SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS IN FURTHERANCE OF NBA FOUNDATION'S MISSION$300,000
2024O'donnell FoundationOPERATIONS$250,000
2024The Moody FoundationAssistance with the Learning Pathways: Skills Building Powered by Relationships project$150,000
2024Kozmetsky Family FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO FUND FRONT LINE PROGRAM STAFF SALARY INCREASES$140,000
2024Genesis Inspiration FoundationGrant to arts programming at the community level for youth$100,000
2024The Elma Music Foundation (us)PROJECT SUPPORT FOR INTENSIVE PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAM, CREATIVE SOLUTIONS, TO HELP DISENGAGED YOUTH IN THE JUVENILE SYSTEM TRANSITION OUT OF THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM$100,000
2024The Rose Family FoundationGENERAL PURPOSE GRANT$100,000
2024Boone Family FoundationOperating support for Big Thought's work to provide high quality out of school time programming by sparking students' creativity$100,000
2024Communities Foundation of Texas IncTHIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.$97,080
2024United Way of Metropolitan Dallas IncPROGRAM OPS COST$89,100
2024Liberty Mutual Foundation IncGENERAL OPERATING$63,000
2024Rainwater Charitable FoundationPROGRAM SUPPORT - METRO OPPORTUNITY SCHOOL$50,000
2024The Baker Family FoundationDALLAS CITY OF LEARNING/LEARNING PATHWAYS$30,000
2024The Koz FoundationBIG THOUGHT'S CREATIVE SOLUTIONS PROGRAM$30,000
2024Hirsch Family FoundationANNUAL EVENT$25,000
2024Pwc Foundation IncEDUCATION$25,000
2024Fichtenbaum Charitable TrustCREATIVE SOLUTIONS & YOUTH$25,000
2024Agnes C Oliver FoundationProgram Services$16,069
2024Dallas AfterschoolGENERAL SUPPORT$10,000
2024Fossil FoundationDonation to honor service of board member$5,000
2024Vetter FoundationCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION$5,000
2024The Kahn Education FoundationEDUCATIONAL SUMMER PROGRAMS FOR AT-RISK CHILDREN$4,000
2024Gil and Dody Weaver FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$3,000

Showing 30 most recent of 192 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Big Thought?

Big Thought is funded by 68 grantmakers, led by The Wallace Foundation ($2.2M), The Eugene McDermott Foundation ($1.9M), The Dallas Foundation ($1.8M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $19.8M in grants to Big Thought between 2019–2025.

Who is Big Thought's largest funder?

The Wallace Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Big Thought, with $2.2M across 4 grants (2020–2022).

How much grant funding has Big Thought received?

IRS 990 filings record $19.8M in grants to Big Thought across 192 grants from 68 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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