Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Foundation

The Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation that focuses on health, education, and performing arts, mostly in the Fort Worth, Texas, area.

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At-A-Glance

Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(3), Private Foundation
Formation:

1985

President:

Anne T. Bass1

Location: Fort Worth, TX View on map
Tax ID: 75-2001892
Most Recent Filing: 2024
Budget (2024): Assets: $141,343,753 Revenue: $4,404,082 Expenses: $6,390,422

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    Founders Anne Bass and Robert Bass make large donations to Democratic campaigns and committees, with 133 contributions totaling $3.3M to Democratic and aligned candidates and committees in 2020, but they do so independent of the foundation.

    Background

    The Anne T. and Robert M Bass Foundation was established in 1985 by Anne and Robert Bass as a private grantmaking foundation. 1 While Anne Bass and Robert Bass regularly donate directly to Democratic campaigns, making 133 contributions totaling $3,353,750 to Democratic candidates and committees in 2020 alone, the foundation is not used for that purpose and cannot be under nonprofit tax law. 2

    The foundation funds health, education, and performing arts programs, mostly in the Fort Worth area. 3 It has total assets of $95,223,376. 4 In fiscal year 2019, the foundation showed contributions, gifts, and grants of $6,167,891. 5

    Contributions

    The Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Foundation regularly makes multi-million-dollar gifts to elite universities. Past gifts include $20 million to Yale University (Robert’s alma mater), $30 million to the Stanford Graduate School of Business, and $50 million to Duke University. 3

    In 2019, the foundation contributed to many health and welfare organizations, giving $50,000 each to Presbyterian Night Shelter and  Boys and Girls Clubs in Fort Worth, and to cultural institutions, including $4.5 million to Texas Ballet Theater in Fort Worth and $50,000 to the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History. 6

    Leadership

    Anne Bass is the director and president of the foundation. 7 She is an American philanthropist who is married to billionaire entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist Robert Bass.

    Robert Bass is the director and vice president of the foundation. 7 He is listed at number550 on the Forbes Billionaires 2021 list with an estimated net worth of $5 billion as of August 4, 2021. 8

    Financial Statistics

    Total Assets

    Total Revenue

    Total Expenses

    YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
    2024 $141,343,753 $4,404,082 $6,390,422 View
    2023 $128,619,410 $12,743,789 $5,544,330 View
    2022 $115,202,069 $3,775,069 $8,243,706 View
    2021 $134,837,879 $24,112,798 $3,448,093 View
    2020 $105,803,565 $3,382,902 $8,469,466 View

    Prior year filings: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

    Expenses Detail

    Grant Activity

    All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

    • Total Grant Value: $2,000,000
    • Number of Grants: 1
    • Number of Funders: 1

    All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

    • Total Grant Value: $75,443,546
    • Number of Grants: 373
    • Number of Recipients: 82

    Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years:

    AmountYearFunderSubject
    $5,000,0002022 Governor Dummer AcademyGENERAL
    $3,295,1152023 Governor Dummer AcademyGENERAL
    $2,829,0132024 Governor Dummer AcademyGENERAL
    $2,550,0002020 College of the AtlanticGENERAL
    $2,000,0002020 Middlesex SchoolGENERAL
    $1,000,0002024 Brookings InstitutionGENERAL
    $1,000,0002020 Texas Ballet Theater IncGENERAL
    $600,0002022 World Central Kitchen, Inc.GENERAL
    $545,0002021 New Key School IncGENERAL
    $500,0002022 Middlesex SchoolGENERAL
    $500,0002021 Texas Ballet Theater IncGENERAL
    $350,0002024 Amon Carter Museum of Western ArtGENERAL
    $350,0002020 Epiphany School, Inc.GENERAL
    $310,5222021 National Main Street Center IncGENERAL
    $130,0002023 American Red CrossGENERAL
    $125,0002023 United Community Centers IncGENERAL
    $100,0002024 Epiphany SchoolGENERAL
    $100,0002024 Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's HealthGENERAL
    $100,0002024 United Community Centers IncGENERAL
    $100,0002023 Epiphany SchoolGENERAL
    $100,0002023 LuciIp Packard Foundation for ChildrenGENERAL
    $100,0002022 Epiphany School, Inc.GENERAL
    $100,0002022 International Committee of the Red CrossGENERAL
    $100,0002022 Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's HealthGENERAL
    $100,0002022 SPIRIT OF AMERICA WORLDWIDEGENERAL

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    References

    1. GuideStar Profile. Anne T. & Robert M. Bass Foundation. Accessed August 3, 2021. https://www.guidestar.org/profile/75-2001892
    2. Federal Elections Commission – Campaign Finance Data. Search on Robert Bass and/or Anne Bass. Accessed August 4, 2021. https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?contributor_name=Anne+Bass&contributor_name=Robert+Bass&contributor_city=Fort+Worth
    3. Blue Tent – Funding – Robert and Anne Bass. Accessed August 4, 2021. https://bluetent.us/funding/robert-and-anne-bass/
    4. Anne T. & Robert M. Bass Foundation, Return of a Private Foundation (Form 990-PF), 2019, Part II
    5. Anne T. & Robert M. Bass Foundation, Return of a Private Foundation (Form 990-PF), 2019, Part I
    6. Anne T. & Robert M. Bass Foundation, Return of a Private Foundation (Form 990-PF), 2019, Part XV
    7. Anne T. & Robert M. Bass Foundation, Return of a Private Foundation (Form 990-PF), 2019, Part VIII
    8. Robert Bass – profile. Forbes Magazine. August 4 2021. Accessed August 4, 2021. https://www.forbes.com/profile/robert-bass/?sh=556c45fb6cff