Harry Bass Foundation
Private foundation · Dallas, TX · EIN 75-1876307 · reported 2023–2025
152grants reported
$29Kmedian award
$15Klower quartile
$100smallest grant
$62.9Mtotal paid
5states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 13 of its 152 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $426K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
4809 Cole Ave Ste 105
Dallas, TX 75205-7313
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The University of Texas at Dallas PROGRAM | Richardson, TX | $20,000,000 |
| University of Texas Dallas PROGRAM | Richardson, TX | $20,000,000 |
| Dallas Historical Society PROGRAM | Dallas, TX | $7,000,000 |
| UT Southwestern Co Southwestern Medical Fdn PROGRAM | Dallas, TX | $5,000,000 |
| The University of Texas at Austin PROGRAM | Austin, TX | $4,000,000 |
| Crossroads Community Services | Dallas, TX | $250,000 |
| Dallas Zoological Society PROGRAM | Dallas, TX | $250,000 |
| Readers 2 Leaders PROGRAM | Dallas, TX | $225,000 |
| Baylor Health Care System Foundation PROGRAM | Dallas, TX | $200,000 |
| Center for Integrative C & P PROGRAM | Dallas, TX | $200,000 |
| North Texas Food Bank PROGRAM | Plano, TX | $200,000 |
| Texans on A Mission | Dallas, TX | $200,000 |
| Readers 2 Leaders PROGRAM | Dallas, TX | $150,000 |
| Southern Gateway Public Green Foundatio PROGRAM | Dallas, TX | $150,000 |
| Uplift Education PROGRAM | Dallas, TX | $150,000 |
| Samaritans Purse PROGRAM | Boone, NC | $150,000 |
| Momentous Institute PROGRAM | Dallas, TX | $150,000 |
| Family Compass PROGRAM | Dallas, TX | $130,000 |
| Child Care Group PROGRAM | Dallas, TX | $100,000 |
| The George W Bush Foundation PROGRAM | Dallas, TX | $100,000 |
| Reading Partners North Texas PROGRAM | Dallas, TX | $100,000 |
| North Texas Food Bank PROGRAM | Plano, TX | $100,000 |
| Southern Methodist University PROGRAM | Dallas, TX | $100,000 |
| Texans on Mission | Dallas, TX | $100,000 |
| Commit2dallas PROGRAM | Dallas, TX | $100,000 |
| Perot Museum of Nature and Science PROGRAM | Dallas, TX | $100,000 |
| The George W Bush Foundation PROGRAM | Dallas, TX | $100,000 |
| The Salvation Army Hawaiian & Pacific Islands Division PROGRAM | Honolulu, HI | $100,000 |
| Southern Methodist University PROGRAM | Dallas, TX | $100,000 |
| Smu Meadows School of the Arts PROGRAM | Dallas, TX | $100,000 |
| Crossroads Community Services PROGRAM | Dallas, TX | $75,000 |
| Young Women's Preparatory Network PROGRAM | Dallas, TX | $75,000 |
| Readers 2 Leaders PROGRAM | Dallas, TX | $75,000 |
| Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas | Dallas, TX | $75,000 |
| Project Transformation PROGRAM | Dallas, TX | $75,000 |
| Reading Partners North Texas PROGRAM | Dallas, TX | $75,000 |
| Young Women's Preparatory Network PROGRAM | Dallas, TX | $75,000 |
| Family Compass PROGRAM | Dallas, TX | $64,200 |
| Uplift Education PROGRAM | Dallas, TX | $60,000 |
| Onesight Essilorluxottica Foundation PROGRAM | Dallas, TX | $55,000 |
| Interfaith Family Services | Dallas, TX | $55,000 |
| Parkinson Voice Project PROGRAM | Richardson, TX | $50,000 |
| Brother Bill's Helping Hand PROGRAM | Dallas, TX | $50,000 |
| Catch UP & Read PROGRAM | Dallas, TX | $50,000 |
| Catholic Charities of Dallas Inc | Dallas, TX | $50,000 |
| Community Partners of Dallas PROGRAM | Dallas, TX | $50,000 |
| The Dallas Museum of Art PROGRAM | Dallas, TX | $50,000 |
| Educational Opportunities Inc PROGRAM | Dallas, TX | $50,000 |
| Parkinson Voice Project PROGRAM | Richardson, TX | $50,000 |
| The Salvation Army of North Texas PROGRAM | Dallas, TX | $50,000 |
| Dallas Historical Society PROGRAM | Dallas, TX | $50,000 |
| Bachman Lake Together PROGRAM | Dallas, TX | $50,000 |
| Brother Bill's Helping Hand PROGRAM | Dallas, TX | $50,000 |
| Child Care Group PROGRAM | Dallas, TX | $50,000 |
| Educational Opportunities Inc PROGRAM | Dallas, TX | $50,000 |
| Parkinson Voice Project PROGRAM | Richardson, TX | $50,000 |
| Community Partners of Dallas PROGRAM | Dallas, TX | $40,000 |
| Child Poverty Action Lab PROGRAM | Dallas, TX | $40,000 |
| Dallas Symphony Orchestra PROGRAM | Dallas, TX | $35,000 |
| Network of Community Ministries Inc | Richardson, TX | $35,000 |
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