Big Thought
Donations deductibleBig Thought's network
24 people11 organisationsi24 people and 11 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (24). Violet dotted lines (12) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
24 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 24 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hollie Neal Morgan Chair | Imm. Past Chair | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Theresa Flores Chair | Chair. | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Vanna Hammond Parham Chair | Chair Elect | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Andres Correa | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Andrew Legrand | Treasurer | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Anthony Begon | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Anurima Bhargava | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Beth Ganslen | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Cheryl Harris | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| D'Andre Weaver | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Dennis Palmer | Company secretary | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Don Templin | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Irene Hosford | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jared Ginter | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Jennifer Gormer | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Lisa Giuroiu | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Patrick Duffy | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Peter Muriungi | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Rene Martinez | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Rina Parikh | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Ryan Kline | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Sydney Blocher | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Tynesia Boyea-Robinson | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Valerie Gillespie | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
10 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Akilah Wallace-Thru 323 | VP-Development | 2023 |
| Byron K Sanders | President & CEO | since 2019 |
| Byron K Sanders-From 118 | President & CEO | 2018 |
| ED Meier-Thru 122017 | Interim Ed | 2018 |
| Erin Offord | Senior Director | 2019 |
| Glenn Baldwin | CFO | since 2018 |
| Gregory Macpherson | Senior Director | 2019 |
| Jessica Malek | Chief Strategy Officer | since 2018 |
| Karim Virani | senior DIRECTOR | since 2018 |
| Mustapha Beydoun-From 1122 | COO | 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erin Offord-From 824 | President & CEO | 40 | $192k | $9k | |
| BYRON K SANDERS-thru 1124 | President & CEO | 40 | $183k | $8k | |
| Glenn Baldwin-Thru 625 | CFO | 40 | $179k | $9k | |
| Mustapha Beydoun | COO-thru 5/24 | 40 | $159k | ||
| Dhriti Stocks | Chief Dev Off | 40 | $152k | $9k | |
| Gregory Macpherson | Chief Bti Off | 40 | $148k | $9k | |
| Leann Binford | Dir-Consulting Ser | 40 | $104k | $9k | |
| Anurima Bhargava | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Aaron Jackson | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Beth Ganslen | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Dyke Shipp | Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Anthony Begon | Chair Elect | 2 | $0 | ||
| Kelly Ann Doherty | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Andrew Legrand | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Kimberly Riddick | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Neena Newberry | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| SYDNEY BLOCkER | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Tamela Thornton | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Patrick Duffy | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Andres Correa | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Dennis Palmer | Chairman | 2 | $0 | ||
| Vana Hammond | Imm Past Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Christopher Shropshire | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Cheryl Harris | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Rina Parikh | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Ryan Kline | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| D'andre Weaver | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Larry Guillory | CAO-From 1/25 | 40 | $0 | ||
| Larry Guillory | CFO-From 6/25 | 40 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Big Thought
- EIN
- 752170035
- Address
- 1409 Botham Jean Blvd Ste 1015, Dallas, TX, 75215-6863
- State
- Texas
- 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. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A250 Arts, culture and humanities
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1987
- Principal officer
- Erin Offord (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 July 1987
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsTheresa Flores
≥8years on the filingsDon Templin
≥8years on the filingsIrene Hosford
≥8years on the filingsLisa Giuroiu
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $2.1m
- Total liabilities
- $2.9m
- Net assets or fund balances
- Minus $758k
- Contributions and grants received
- $6.7m
- Program service revenue
- $3m
- Employees
- 223
- Volunteers
- 50
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Big Thought likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, entity data (data.texas.gov 9cir-efmm). Licence not stated. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Texas
- Entity type
- nonprofit corporation
- Status
- Not stated
- Formed
- 18 March 1987
- Registered agent
- Not stated
This register does not publish officers or directors.