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US nonprofit · EIN 872392465 · Austin, TXiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 872392465) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Big Silence Foundation Inc

Donations deductible
Revenue
$177k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$189k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$3k
$30k liabilities
Net assets
Minus $28k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
4
4.4y av
Staff
0
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Voting members
4
reported in Part VI
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Big Silence Foundation Inc's network

4 peoplei4 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (4). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

4 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 4 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Karena DawnDirector2022
4 yrs
Rachel SahaidachnyDirector2022
4 yrs
Shane McCassyDirector2022
4 yrs
Tonia O'ConnorDirector2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Karena DawnDirector0$0
Rachel SahaidachnyDirector0$0
Shane McCassyDirector0$0
Tonia O'ConnorDirector0$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Big Silence Foundation Inc
EIN
872392465
Address
3612 Pearce Rd, Austin, TX, 78730-4027
State
Texas
Mission
The Big Silence Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit 501 (c) 3 organization that provides resources and support to anyone directly or indirectly impacted by mental illness. We raise awareness, promote understanding, and aim to bring together people and organizations who want to improve public attitudes towards mental health and normalize conversations surrounding mental health topics and... (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
F70 Mental health and crisis intervention
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Mental Health & Crisis Intervention
Size band
1 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2021
Principal officer
Karena Dawn (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 November 2021
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
3, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥4years on the filingsKarena Dawn
≥4years on the filingsRachel Sahaidachny
≥4years on the filingsShane McCassy
≥4years on the filingsTonia O'Connor

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$3k
Total liabilities
$30k
Net assets or fund balances
Minus $28k
Contributions and grants received
$157k
Program service revenue
$20k
Employees
0

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$177k$189kDeficit $12k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

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.
The Big Silence Foundation, Inc. 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
Active
Formed
19 July 2021
Registered agent
Not stated

This register does not publish officers or directors.