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SSB Charitable Corporation

Preselected recipients only Fort Worth, Texas · EIN 820722937

SSB Charitable Corporation is a private foundation in Fort Worth, Texas. In tax year 2024 it gave $3.5 million in 10 grants; the typical grant was $75,000 and the largest $1.8 million. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $3.7 million the year before.

20% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$3.7 million9$69.8 million
2024$3.5 million10$82.2 million

How to apply

SSB Charitable Corporation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to Ohio.

StateGrantsAmount
Ohio1$1.8 million
Virginia1$1.3 million
Georgia1$139,960
California1$100,000
North Carolina1$100,000
New York5$85,035

Grants paid in 2024

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
CTWF Fund
Cincinnati, OH
General purpose$1.8 million
Conservation International
Arlington, VA
General purpose$1.3 million
Earth University Foundation
Atlanta, GA
General purpose$139,960
Friends of Bonobos Loya Ya Bonobo Sanctuary
Durham, NC
General purpose$100,000
Mercy for Animals
Los Angeles, CA
General purpose$100,000
NRDC
New York, NY
General purpose$50,000
Farm Sanctuary
Watkins Glen, NY
General purpose$25,000
Eyelliance
New York, NY
General purpose$10,000
Passed Through From Sra Private Equity Portfolio V (E&f) LP
New York, NY
General purpose$30
Passed Through From Sra Private Equity Portfolio III (E&f) LP
New York, NY
General purpose$5

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does SSB Charitable Corporation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does SSB Charitable Corporation give?

$3.5 million in tax year 2024, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $75,000.

Who runs SSB Charitable Corporation?

Its 2024 filing lists Samantha S Bass (President, Director), Gary W Reese (VP, Treasurer), Thomas W White (VP, Secretary, Director) and Suzanne M Hale (VP, Asst Treasurer).

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