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Think Big Alliance

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Cranston, RI501(c)(3)Since 2021Public & Societal Benefit EIN 86-1855739Revenue $825K in FY2025

On file with the IRSthinkbigcommunity.net1865 Broad St, 02905-3507 · Cranston, RITax-exempt since Apr 2022Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To foster collaboration and shared learning among advocates and communicators to advance effective narrative strategies for positive social change.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $194K a year · 21% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$102K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 77% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $125K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$172K
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$825K
-16% vs prior year
Spent
$878K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$792K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$825K
FY2025▼ -16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$100K
FY2023$750
FY2024$986K
FY2025$825K
Expenses
$878K
FY2025▲ +61%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$545K
FY2025$878K
Net assets
$792K
FY2025▲ +62%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$100K
FY2023$47K
FY2024$488K
FY2025$792K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2022.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $786K Management & general 9% · $78K Fundraising 2% · $14K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990; $102K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Elaine Mejia
Executive Director
$102,342Pt VII · Sec A
Joe Grady
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Norris West
Secretarty/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jee Kim
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Axel Aubrun
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Elaine Mejia’s $102K as Executive Director is at the 77th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1043 $100K–1M public & societal benefit nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Elaine Mejia$102,342$86,067

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

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1 program · $786K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Think big alliance convenes a learning community of advocates, communicators, organizers, and narrative strategists who collaborate to develop and share effective narrative strategies that advance civic engagement and social impact.

$786Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Excessive Wealth Disorder InstituteFY2025$125K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$125K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$825K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$825K
Money outPt IX
$878K
Ln 25
Programscol B$786K
Managementcol C$78K
Fundraisingcol D$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$792K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$664K
Total assetsLn 16$964K
LiabilitiesLn 26$172K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$825K
Total revenueLn 12$825K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$664K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$664K
Total assetsLn 16$964K
LiabilitiesLn 26$172K
Net assetsLn 32$792K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$488K$664K
Total assetsLn 16$488K$964K
LiabilitiesLn 26$65$172K
Net assetsLn 32$488K$792K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$102K$92K$7K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$54K$49K$4K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$11K$2K$384
Legal feesLn 11b$728$654$65$9
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K$568$74
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$700K$628K$63K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$688$688
InsuranceLn 23$537$537
Total functional expensesLn 25$878K$786K$78K$14K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $825K$878K−$53K$792K 990 PDF
FY2024 $986K$545K$441K$488K 990 PDF
FY2023 $750$47K 990 PDF
FY2022 $100K$100K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $825,000 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $984,000$825,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,600$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $985,600$825,000
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $114,610$170,069
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $430,292$707,963
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $544,902$878,032
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $440,698−$53,032
Part VI · Governance 3 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $825,000 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$825,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$825,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$825,000
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $878,032 across 8 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $92,314 · Management $6,685 · Fundraising $3,343$102,342
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $49,007 · Management $3,549 · Fundraising $1,774$54,330
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,609 · Management $2,404 · Fundraising $384$13,397
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $654 · Management $65 · Fundraising $9$728
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $5,636 · Management $568 · Fundraising $74$6,278
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $628,182 · Management $63,264 · Fundraising $8,286$699,732
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $688$688
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $537$537
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $786,402 · Management $77,760 · Fundraising $13,870$878,032
Part X · Balance sheet $964,116 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $488,076$664,116
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$300,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $488,076$964,116
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$171,770
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $65$171,770
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $488,011$363,179
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$429,167
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $488,011$792,346
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $488,076$964,116
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $792,346 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$825,000
XI-2 Total expenses$878,032
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$53,032
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$488,011
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$357,367
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$792,346

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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