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The Anne Hendricks Bass Foundation

Accepts applications Fort Worth, Texas · EIN 137117629

The Anne Hendricks Bass Foundation is a private foundation in Fort Worth, Texas. In tax year 2024 it gave $6.6 million in 46 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $2.3 million. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $963,020 the year before.

17% 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$963,02046$16.2 million
2024$6.6 million46$0

How to apply

ContactHyatt A Bass
1801 Deepdale Drive, Fort Worth, TX 79107-3517
Phone or email(817) 735-1840
What to submitWritten

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Anne Hendricks Bass Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 9 states, the most to Texas.

StateGrantsAmount
Texas6$4.6 million
New York27$1.6 million
Georgia1$194,991
North Carolina3$103,500
Connecticut5$90,530
Vermont1$50,000
Maryland1$6,500
District of Columbia1$3,000
Florida1$2,500

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 46 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Hab Charitable Corporation
Fort Worth, TX
General charitable operations$2.3 million
SSB Charitable Corporation
Fort Worth, TX
General charitable operations$2.3 million
New York University
New York, NY
General support$1.0 million
Earth University Foundation
Atlanta, GA
Support for students$194,991
The New York Botanical Garden
Bronx, NY
Advance mission to connect people with plants and nature through science, education, and community horticulture$150,000
Carolina Ballet
Raleigh, NC
Program support$100,000
Kent Library Association
Kent, CT
Library services for the community$81,000
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, NY
General support$75,000
North American Friends of Great Dixter
Dorset, VT
General Purpose$50,000
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
New York, NY
Lincoln center productions and community enrichment$35,000
American Ballet Theatre
New York, NY
American ballet theater programs and bringing the finest in ballet to the widest possible audience$25,000
Brooklyn Academy of Music
Brooklyn, NY
General support$25,000
Breast Cancer Research Foundation
New York, NY
Breast cancer research$25,000
Modern Art Museum of Ft Worth
Fort Worth, TX
General support$25,000
Morgan Library and Museum
New York, NY
Annual fund$25,000
Whitney Museum of American Art
New York, NY
Chairman's council$25,000
New York Public Library
New York, NY
General support$25,000
New Yorkers for Children
New York, NY
Support for youth programs$25,000
Neue Galerie New York
New York, NY
Support for exhibitions and educational programs$20,000
International Council of the Museum of Modern Art
New York, NY
General support$20,000
American Friends of the Paris Opera and Ballet
New York, NY
Funding for tours, guest appearances, productions, and developing support to young and talented artists$10,000
New York City Center
New York, NY
General support$10,000
Tate Americas Foundation
New York, NY
Tate's international programs, exhibitions, and acquisitions$10,000
Tom Gold Dance Performance Society Inc
New York, NY
General support$10,000
Living Arts International Inc
New York City, NY
General support$10,000
Nginn Karet Foundation for Cambodia
Silver Springs, MD
General support$6,500
Foundation for Contemporary Arts
New York, NY
General support$5,005
Kent Historical Society
Kent, CT
General support$5,000
Kimbell Art Museum
Fort Worth, TX
Educational programs and services$5,000
The Little Opera Theatre of NY
New York, NY
General support$5,000
World Monuments Fund
New York, NY
Safeguard the world's significant cultural places$5,000
The Nation Fund
New York, NY
Program support$5,000
American Museum of Natural History
New York, NY
General support$4,500
Land Trust Alliance
Washington, DC
Land conservation$3,000
Montgomery Botanical Center
Coral Gables, FL
General support$2,500
The Garden Conservancy
Garrison, NY
General support$2,500
The Livestock Conservancy
Pittsboro, NC
Program support$2,500
The Menil Collection
Houston, TX
Enhance world class collection, exhibitions, and programs$2,500
The Museum of Modern Art
New York, NY
Council and programs support$2,500
Central Park Conservancy
New York, NY
General support$2,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Anne Hendricks Bass Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Anne Hendricks Bass Foundation give?

$6.6 million in tax year 2024, across 46 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs The Anne Hendricks Bass Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Hyatt A Bass (Trustee) and Samantha S Bass (Trustee).

What does The Anne Hendricks Bass Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, arts and culture and science and research.

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