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Private foundation (trust)EIN 616314816Est. 2006-08

THE BILL BASS FOUNDATION

CHICAGO, IL 606061247

Total Assets

$19.9M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$836K

FY 2024

Grants Made

59

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$14K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$2K–$118K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$926K

Total Expenses

$1.2M

Qualifying Distributions

$943K

Distributable Amount

$943K

Min. Investment Return

$953K

Undistributed Income

$705K

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

59 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $2K through median $10K to maximum $118K, 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 $903K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

230 grants

JEWISH UNITED FUND OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO
$423K
4 grants
LURIE CHILDRENS FOUNDATION
$175K
4 grants
SHIRLEY RYAN ABILITY LAB
$175K
4 grants
MALNATI BRAIN TUMOR INSTITUTE
$140K
4 grants
CHICAGO KENT COLLEGE OF LAW
$125K
2 grants
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS FOUNDATION
$110K
3 grants
BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION
$101K
4 grants
CHICAGO POLICE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
$95K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

230 grants

<$10K
170
grants
$10–50K
55
grants
$50–250K
5
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

11 states

Illinois
$2.6M
82% of total
New York
$319K
10% of total
Maryland
$93K
3% of total
District of Columbia
$48K
2% of total
California
$45K
1% of total
Florida
$28K
1% of total
Georgia
$22K
1% of total
South Carolina
$10K
0% of total
Connecticut
$6K
0% of total
Pennsylvania
$5K
0% of total

+1 more states

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