About Us
We Are Infrastructure Builders.
To The Table advances new media, film, and the performing arts by shifting how capital flows and how access is constructed.
Our mission is to expand representation by expanding power — through strategic fundraising, industry partnership, and long-term ecosystem design.
Our Vision
A creative economy where marginalized communities do not compete for scraps — but operate with sustained capital, influence, and ownership.
Why We Exist
For too long:
- Funding has been episodic
- Access has been conditional
- Representation has been cosmetic
We reject temporary solutions.
We build structural ones.
We exist to:
- Shift who controls resources
- Shift who makes decisions
- Shift who sustains careers
Our Philosophy
Access without ownership is fragile.
Visibility without sustainability is extractive.
Inclusion without capital is symbolic.
We design systems that endure.
Founder & President
Contona Thomas founded To The Table to confront a systemic reality: talent from marginalized communities consistently outpaces access to funding and institutional power.
With experience spanning performance, media, and strategic collaboration, he leads the organization with a singular focus — redesigning the financial and partnership architecture of the creative industries.
This is not advocacy.
It is a structural strategy.