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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 82-3589887

CM Bass Foundation

A private foundation in Fort Worth, TX. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 13 grants and $1.2 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,165,068

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $13,533,377

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,040,026

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $14,512,264

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,160,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $15,210,300

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,030,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $16,210,286

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,065,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $17,195,129

  • Tax year 2019

    $642,225

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $18,199,793

  • Tax year 2018

    $397,769

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $18,586,742

Grants paid in 2024

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Dia Center for the Arts IncNew York, NY

    General

    $470,000
  2. Friends of Laguna Seca IncSalinas, CA

    General

    $250,000
  3. Duke UniversityDurham, NC

    General

    $110,000
  4. St Lukes SchoolSan Francisco, CA

    General

    $75,000
  5. Middlesex SchoolConcord, MA

    General

    $50,000
  6. The Mad Foundation IncNew York, NY

    General

    $50,000
  7. Dallas Museum of ArtDallas, TX

    General

    $50,000
  8. Eat Real Certified IncSan Francisco, CA

    General

    $25,000
  9. Lynne Cohen Foundation for Ovarian Cancer ResearchSanta Monica, CA

    General

    $25,000
  10. UCSF FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General

    $25,000
  11. The Dawn Redwoods TrustTiburon, CA

    General

    $25,000
  12. The Chinati FoundationMarfa, TX

    General

    $10,000
  13. Passed Through From FW LKCM Headwater Investors III LLCFort Wortht, TX

    General

    $68

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture3 grants $530,00065% of the total
  2. Education4 grants $235,00029% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $25,0003% of the total
  4. Public affairs1 grant $25,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York2 grants $520,000
  2. California6 grants $425,000
  3. North Carolina1 grant $110,000
  4. Texas3 grants $60,068
  5. Massachusetts1 grant $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Christopher M BassCHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND Hours 0Pay $0
  • Bryan BarrettCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jay HebertSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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