Harry Bass Foundation Grants
Private foundation · Dallas, TX · EIN 75-1876307 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
Harry Bass Foundation is a private foundation based in Dallas, TX (EIN 75-1876307). Its IRS Form 990-PF filings through tax year 2025 report $40.1M paid in 92 grants, with a median grant of $30K. The most recent filing reports total assets of $86.1M. Its latest 990-PF gives application information and does not say it gives only to preselected organizations.
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- Total grants paid
- $40.1M
- Grants reported
- 92
- Typical grant
- $30K
- Future commitments
- Not reported
- Total assets
- $86.1M
Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.
How to apply
Application information on file: its latest 990-PF does not say it gives only to preselected organizations, and it gives some information about applying. See more foundations with application information.
- Contact
- David Calhoun
- Phone
- (214) 599-0300
- Deadlines
- No no
- Application materials
- Website submission at http://hbrf.org
- Restrictions
- No, but dallas county preferred
Original filing text
- Contact
- DAVID CALHOUN
- Address
- 4809 COLE AVENUE SUITE 105 DALLAS, TX, 75205
- Phone
- 2145990300
- Deadlines
- NO NO
- Application materials
- WEBSITE SUBMISSION AT HTTP://HBRF.ORG
- Restrictions
- NO, BUT DALLAS COUNTY PREFERRED
Reported organization name: HARRY BASS FOUNDATION
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Giving by tax year
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Where Harry Bass Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
Compiled by GrantCue from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Source: grantcue.com/foundations/harry-bass-foundation-751876307
| Location | Purpose | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Texas Dallas | Richardson, TX | Program | Tax year 20242024 | $20M |
| Dallas Historical Society | Dallas, TX | Program | Tax year 20242024 | $7M |
| UT Southwestern Co Southwestern Medical Fdn | Dallas, TX | Program | Tax year 20252025 | $5M |
| The University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX | Program | Tax year 20242024 | $4M |
| Dallas Zoological Society | Dallas, TX | Program | Tax year 20242024 | $250K |
Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (92 reported in all).
About this data
Figures are aggregated from Harry Bass Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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