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Big Thought

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Making imagination a part of everyday learning

Big Thought partners with public and private organizations to provide creative learning programs that enrich the lives of youth from under-resourced communities. Big Thought brings relentless optimism, innovation and imagination to the biggest problem facing education today: the opportunity gap. Big Thought makes imagination a part of everyday learning by delivering campus and community programs focused on arts, culture, and STEM learning that impact academic achievement and youth development.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

83.62Overall score
out of 100

79.62Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$7,255,823

Total expenses · USD$7,097,230

Program expenses

$5,940,381.51 recorded amount

83.7%

Fundraising expenses

$631,653.47 recorded amount

8.9%

Administrative expenses

$518,097.79 recorded amount

7.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.10 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Giselle Antoni
Recorded compensation: $217,351.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.06%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Big Thought
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	Big Thought partners with public and private organizations to provide creative learning programs that enrich the lives of youth from under-resourced communities. Big Thought brings relentless optimism, innovation and imagination to the biggest problem facing education today: the opportunity gap. Big Thought makes imagination a part of everyday learning by delivering campus and community programs focused on arts, culture, and STEM learning that impact academic achievement and youth development.
`ein` EIN	75-2170035
`tot_exp` Total expenses	7097230.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.073
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.1
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.08900000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8370000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	79.62
`leader` Recorded leader	Giselle Antoni
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	217351.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.030600000000000002
`motto` Tagline	Making imagination a part of everyday learning
`name` Charity name	Big Thought
`tot_rev` Total revenue	7255823.0
`score` Overall score	83.62
`state` State code	TX
`subcategory` Subcategory	Youth Education Programs and Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	5940381.510000001
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	631653.4700000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	518097.79

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 75-2170035
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Youth Education Programs and Services
Recorded location: Texas (TX)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.