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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-8987808

The Philecology Foundation

A private foundation in Fort Worth, TX. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 8 grants and $18.4 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $18,415,413

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $224,512,772

  • Tax year 2023

    $13,020,587

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $185,462,754

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,745,688

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $135,058,733

  • Tax year 2021

    $120,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $89,836,941

  • Tax year 2020

    $2,027,494

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $75,998,283

  • Tax year 2019

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $74,079,874

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,241,312

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $38,042,962

  • Tax year 2017

    $1,404,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,305,804

Grants paid in 2024

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Multipurpose Arena Fort WorthFort Worth, TX

    General

    $13,000,000
  2. Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art IncBentonville, AR

    Endowment fund

    $2,000,000
  3. Multipurpose Arena Fort WorthFort Worth, TX

    Contribution-interest forgiven

    $1,725,413
  4. Jazz Aspen SnowmassAspen, CO

    Jazz aspen snowmass academy

    $815,000
  5. The William A Farnsworth Library and Art MuseumRockland, ME

    Gift for acquisition of artwork

    $400,000
  6. New York Botanical GardenBronx, NY

    Branching out campaign

    $250,000
  7. The CliburnFort Worth, TX

    General

    $125,000
  8. University of Miami Frost School of MusicCoral Gables, FL

    Jazz aspen snowmass academy summer program

    $100,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Sports and recreation2 grants $14,725,41384% of the total
  2. Arts and culture3 grants $2,525,00014% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $250,0001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas3 grants $14,850,413
  2. Arkansas1 grant $2,000,000
  3. Colorado1 grant $815,000
  4. Maine1 grant $400,000
  5. New York1 grant $250,000
  6. Florida1 grant $100,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Edward P BassPresident, Director Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Sasha C BassDirector Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Paul B RietemaDirector Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Thomas W WhiteVP, Treasurer, Asst Sec Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Gary W ReeseVP, Asst Treas Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Dee SteerSecretary Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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