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Anne T and Robert M Bass Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$5.3M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
31
Grants FY2024
30
Organizations funded FY2023
17%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$30,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$2,829,013
Organizations funded a year
30 to 35
FY2018 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
7
Total assets, FY2024
$101M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 17% of the organizations Anne T and Robert M Bass Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 4% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $165k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’20’21’22’23
EducationHuman ServicesArts & CultureInternationalYouth DevelopmentHealthOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving31$5.3M10%
FY202330$4.5M17%
FY202235$7.4M37%
FY202130$2.4M17%
FY202034$7.9M26%
FY201835$7.2Mn/a
99% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Education$19MArts & Culture$5.2MPhilanthropy$2.0MHuman Services$1.6MHealth$1.3MSocial Science$1.0MPublic Safety & Disaster$915kHousing & Shelter$690kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
IL
MA
IN
CA
VA
MD
TN
DC
TX

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 49 grantees
All grantees of Anne T and Robert M Bass Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Governor Dummer Academy the Governor's Academy$11,124,128311%
Texas Ballet Theater Inc$3,500,000323%
College of the Atlantic$2,550,00019%
Middlesex School$1,500,00022%
The Brookings Institution$1,000,00011%
The Epiphany School Inc$850,00066%
Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health$600,00060%
World Central Kitchen Inc$600,00010%
United Community Centers Inc$575,00065%
National Main Street Center Inc$546,96035%
New Key School Inc$545,000111%
Amon Carter Museum of Western Art$350,00011%
The Presbyterian Night Shelter of Tarrant County$300,00061%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$200,00020%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$190,00050%
Gill Children's Services Inc$190,00066%
Center for Transforming Lives$185,00060%
Happy Hill Farm Childrens Home Inc$165,00061%
The Women's Center of Tarrant County Inc$165,00061%
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Tarrant County Inc$150,00030%
Safehaven of Tarrant County$140,00050%
Mother Caroline Academy & Education Center$135,00052%
Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas Inc$135,00050%
Woodside School Foundation$125,00051%
Texas Health Resources Foundation$115,00040%
Maine Coast Heritage Trust$105,00060%
United Help Ukraine Inc$100,00010%
Saving Hope Animal Rescue Fund$100,00014%
Trinity Valley School$100,00010%
National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States$100,00010%
Fort Worth Museum of Science and History$100,00021%
Spirit of America Worldwide$100,00010%
Meals on Wheels Inc of Tarrant County$90,00030%
Day Resource Center for Homeless$90,00031%
Tarrant Area Food Bank$80,00030%
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation$75,00010%
AIDS Outreach Center$75,00060%
Meals on Wheels$75,000320%
Goodwill Industries of Fort Worth Inc$75,00030%
Van Cliburn Foundation Inc$65,00012%
Community Food Bank$60,00020%
Fort Worth Stock Show Syndicate$52,38511%
Youth Orchestra of Greater Fort Worth$50,00019%
Texas Health Resources$35,00020%
Saving Hope Foundation$25,00051%
Brite Divinity School$25,00010%
Fort Worth Opera Association Inc$25,00011%
Purdue Research Foundation$25,00010%
James L West Presbyterian Special Care Center$10,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 21 recipients with no EIN on record ($7.1M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Anne T and Robert M Bass Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetGovernor Dummer Academy the Governor's Academy: $11,124,128 over 3y, 11% of budgetTexas Ballet Theater Inc: $3,500,000 over 3y, 23% of budgetCollege of the Atlantic: $2,550,000 over 1y, 8.6% of budgetMiddlesex School: $1,500,000 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetThe Brookings Institution: $1,000,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetThe Epiphany School Inc: $850,000 over 6y, 6.2% of budgetLucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health: $600,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetWorld Central Kitchen Inc: $600,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUnited Community Centers Inc: $575,000 over 6y, 4.9% of budgetNational Main Street Center Inc: $546,960 over 3y, 4.9% of budgetNew Key School Inc: $545,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetAmon Carter Museum of Western Art: $350,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetThe Presbyterian Night Shelter of Tarrant County: $300,000 over 6y, 0.7% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $200,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $190,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetGill Children's Services Inc: $190,000 over 6y, 6.1% of budgetCenter for Transforming Lives: $185,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetHappy Hill Farm Childrens Home Inc: $165,000 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetThe Women's Center of Tarrant County Inc: $165,000 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetBoys & Girls Clubs of Greater Tarrant County Inc: $150,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetSafehaven of Tarrant County: $140,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetMother Caroline Academy & Education Center: $135,000 over 5y, 1.6% of budgetPlanned Parenthood of Greater Texas Inc: $135,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetWoodside School Foundation: $125,000 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetTexas Health Resources Foundation: $115,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetMaine Coast Heritage Trust: $105,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetUnited Help Ukraine Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSaving Hope Animal Rescue Fund: $100,000 over 1y, 4.4% of budgetTrinity Valley School: $100,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetNational Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States: $100,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFort Worth Museum of Science and History: $100,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetSpirit of America Worldwide: $100,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMeals on Wheels Inc of Tarrant County: $90,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetDay Resource Center for Homeless: $90,000 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetTarrant Area Food Bank: $80,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCystic Fibrosis Foundation: $75,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAIDS Outreach Center: $75,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetMeals on Wheels: $75,000 over 3y, 20% of budgetGoodwill Industries of Fort Worth Inc: $75,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetVan Cliburn Foundation Inc: $65,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetCommunity Food Bank: $60,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetFort Worth Stock Show Syndicate: $52,385 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetYouth Orchestra of Greater Fort Worth: $50,000 over 1y, 9.3% of budgetTexas Health Resources: $35,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSaving Hope Foundation: $25,000 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetBrite Divinity School: $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFort Worth Opera Association Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetPurdue Research Foundation: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 49.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Community Foundation of North Texas (TaxTX32.9× affinity14 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation of North Texas (Tax · Thomas M Helen McKee & John P Ryan Fo John P Ryan Foundation Inc · Communities Foundation of Texas Inc · Bnsf Railway Foundation · Amon G Carter-Star Tele Emply Fund · Mary Potishman Lard Trust Walker C Friedman Co Trustee · Amon G Carter Foundation · Sid W Richardson Foundation · Ken W Davis Foundation · Leo Potishman Foundation Xxxxx3002 · Paul E Andrews Jr Foundation · The Morris Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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How do I get to Anne T and Robert M Bass Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Anne T and Robert M Bass Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About Anne T and Robert M Bass Foundation

How much does Anne T and Robert M Bass Foundation give?
Anne T and Robert M Bass Foundation reported 31 grants totaling $5,269,024 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 30 and 35 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2023.
What does Anne T and Robert M Bass Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (55%), Arts & Culture (15%), Philanthropy (6%).
Who are Anne T and Robert M Bass Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2018 to FY2024: Governor Dummer Academy the Governor's Academy ($11M), Texas Ballet Theater Inc ($3.5M), College of the Atlantic ($2.5M).
Does Anne T and Robert M Bass Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 17% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Anne T and Robert M Bass Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Anne T and Robert M Bass Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation of North Texas (Tax, Thomas M Helen McKee & John P Ryan Fo John P Ryan Foundation Inc, Communities Foundation of Texas Inc.
Where is Anne T and Robert M Bass Foundation based?
Anne T and Robert M Bass Foundation is based in TX.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 70 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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