Mercedes T Bass Charitable Corporation
Private foundation · Fort Worth, TX · EIN 20-8666619 · reported 2023–2025
53grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$8.6Mtotal paid
5states reached
3years giving
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
201 Main St Ste 2300
Fort Worth, TX 76102-3137
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra | Fort Worth, TX | $2,201,450 |
| Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra | Fort Worth, TX | $2,051,500 |
| The Metropolitan Opera | New York, NY | $1,575,000 |
| Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra | Fort Worth, TX | $1,015,333 |
| Aspen Music Festival and School | Aspen, CO | $770,000 |
| Kimbell Art Museum | Fort Worth, TX | $90,000 |
| The Aspen Institute | Washington, DC | $85,000 |
| The Metropolitan Opera | New York, NY | $75,000 |
| The Texas Cultural Trust | Austin, TX | $50,000 |
| Aspen Music Festival and School | Aspen, CO | $50,000 |
| Houston Grand Opera | Houston, TX | $50,000 |
| New York Philharmonic | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Dallas Symphony Orchestra | Dallas, TX | $40,000 |
| Caminos Del Inka | Fort Worth, TX | $35,000 |
| Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Inc | New York, NY | $35,000 |
| The Aspen Institute | Washington, DC | $35,000 |
| Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts | New York, NY | $35,000 |
| Caminos Del Inka | Fort Worth, TX | $35,000 |
| Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts | New York, NY | $35,000 |
| Unt Foundation | Denton, TX | $25,000 |
| Robert B Silvers Foundation | New York, NY | $15,000 |
| Tarrant Area Food Bank | Fort Worth, TX | $15,000 |
| Fort Worth Youth Orchestra | Fort Worth, TX | $10,000 |
| Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth | Fort Worth, TX | $10,000 |
| The Animal Medical Center | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| The Metropolitan Opera | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| American Academy in Rome | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Friends of the High Line | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth | Fort Worth, TX | $10,000 |
| Tarrant Area Food Bank | Fort Worth, TX | $10,000 |
| Texas Ballet Theater | Fort Worth, TX | $10,000 |
| The Sarasota Ballet | Sarasota, FL | $10,000 |
| Friends of the High Line | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth | Fort Worth, TX | $10,000 |
| The Aspen Institute | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| Fort Worth Youth Orchestra | Fort Worth, TX | $7,000 |
| The Sarasota Ballet of Florida Inc | Sarasota, FL | $6,000 |
| Ascpa | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Haltom Area Band Friends HALTOM HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND | Haltom City, TX | $5,000 |
| Paslay Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | $5,000 |
| American Friends of Les Arts Florissants | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Animal Medical Center | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| American Friends of Keshet Eilon Inc | Pound Ridge, NY | $5,000 |
| Fort Worth Opera | Fort Worth, TX | $5,000 |
| Tarrant Area Food Bank | Fort Worth, TX | $5,000 |
| Texas Health Resources Foundation | Arlington, TX | $5,000 |
| The Animal Medical Center | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Lena Pope Home Inc | Fort Worth, TX | $3,000 |
| Texas Ballet Theater | Fort Worth, TX | $3,000 |
| Lena Pope Home Inc | Fort Worth, TX | $3,000 |
| Orchestra of St Luke's | New York, NY | $3,000 |
| Lena Pope Home Inc | Fort Worth, TX | $3,000 |
| Ascpa | New York, NY | $500 |
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