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Private foundation (trust)EIN 751876307Est. 1983-06

HARRY BASS FOUNDATION

DALLAS, TX 75205

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Total Assets

$107.5M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$22.8M

FY 2023

Grants Made

60

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$380K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$100–$20M

Typical

Deadlines

No no

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$276K

Civic & community - 5

Program 2

$11.0M

Education - 25

Program 3

$1.4M

Health & human services - 21

Program 4

$35K

Arts & culture - 2

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$45.4M

Total Expenses

$23.9M

Qualifying Distributions

$23.3M

Distributable Amount

$3.6M

Min. Investment Return

$4.2M

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

60 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $100 through median $25K to maximum $20M, 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 2023. Peak $22.8M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

206 grants

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS
$20M
1 grant
CROSSROADS COMMUNITY SERVICES
$500K
4 grants
NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK
$490K
3 grants
READERS 2 LEADERS
$350K
3 grants
MOMENTOUS INSTITUTE
$250K
3 grants
AMERICAN NUMISMATIC ASSN
$239K
3 grants
BAYLOR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM FOUNDATION
$203K
2 grants
CENTER FOR INTEGRATIVE C & P
$200K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

206 grants

<$10K
49
grants
$10–50K
124
grants
$50–250K
32
grants
$250K–1M—
$1–5M—
$5M+
1
grants

Geographic Focus

7 states

Texas
$26.9M
99% of total
Colorado
$240K
1% of total
Hawaii
$100K
0% of total
Florida
$20K
0% of total
Massachusetts
$1K
0% of total
California
$200
0% of total
New York
$100
0% of total

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