Private foundation (trust)EIN 823589887Est. 2019-05

CM BASS FOUNDATION

FORT WORTH, TX 76102

Total Assets

$22.8M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$1.2M

FY 2024

Grants Made

13

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$90K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$68–$470K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$265K

Total Expenses

$1.2M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.2M

Distributable Amount

$1.1M

Min. Investment Return

$1.1M

Undistributed Income

$966K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

13 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $68 through median $50K to maximum $470K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $1.2M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

45 grants

DIA CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC
$2.3M
4 grants
DUKE UNIVERSITY
$330K
3 grants
MIDDLESEX SCHOOL
$300K
3 grants
FRIENDS OF LAGUNA SECA INC
$250K
1 grant
BANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE GIFT FUND-THE CHRISTOPHER M BASS FAMILY FUND
$163K
1 grant
THE MAD FOUNDATION
$110K
2 grants
THE MAD FOUNDATION INC
$100K
2 grants
UCSF FOUNDATION
$100K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

45 grants

<$10K
9
grants
$10–50K
20
grants
$50–250K
12
grants
$250K–1M
4
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

6 states

New York
$2.7M
60% of total
California
$837K
19% of total
Massachusetts
$463K
10% of total
North Carolina
$330K
7% of total
Texas
$115K
3% of total
Virginia
$25K
1% of total

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