The Anne T and Robert M Bass Foundation concentrates its giving on a small number of large grants, with a strong emphasis on elite independent secondary schools and selective investments in national policy and humanitarian organizations. The foundation shows repeated, multi-year support for particular prep schools while also making sizable one-off gifts to policy research and disaster/food relief groups, suggesting priorities that combine education (particularly boarding/preparatory) with civic and humanitarian impact.
Highly concentrated: very few, large grants with repeat multi-grant support to specific education institutions, complemented by occasional large gifts to national policy and humanitarian organizations.
The Anne T and Robert M Bass Foundation has made The Governor's Academy its clearest recent priority, awarding the school $5,000,000 in 2023, $3,295,115 in 2024, and $2,829,013 in 2025. That multi-year pattern signals a funder that concentrates heavily on a small set of institutions rather than spreading support broadly. Alongside that flagship relationship, the foundation has backed other independent schools, including Middlesex School and Epiphany School, which fits its emphasis on boarding and preparatory education. The foundation’s recent grant record also reaches beyond secondary education into public policy, humanitarian aid, and local civic institutions. It gave $1,000,000 to The Brookings Institution in 2025 and supported organizations such as World Central Kitchen and the American Red Cross. In Fort Worth, its giving includes the Amon Carter Museum, United Community Centers Inc, The Cliburn, and several neighborhood-facing service organizations. The pattern points to institutional grants that combine education with civic, cultural, and relief-oriented support.
Independent boarding and preparatory schools are a central part of the foundation’s giving. It gave $500,000 to Middlesex School in 2023 and $100,000 to Epiphany School in both 2023 and 2024, showing support for selective secondary education institutions over multiple years. Public policy research appears in the record as well. In 2025, the foundation awarded $1,000,000 to The Brookings Institution for general support, placing a major national think tank among its recent grantees. Humanitarian and emergency response organizations also receive meaningful grants. The foundation gave $600,000 to World Central Kitchen Inc in 2023 and $130,000 to the American Red Cross in 2024, alongside $100,000 to International Committee of the Red Cross in 2023 and $100,000 to United Help Ukraine in 2023.
Typical grant size is tightly clustered: p25 is $25,000, median is $30,000, and p75 is $50,000. The recent list also includes many larger institutional awards, which indicates a small set of high-value gifts layered over a broader base of mid-sized grants. The pattern is repeated support rather than one-off giving for several recipients, especially The Governor's Academy and Epiphany School across multiple years. The foundation is not an individual-giving vehicle and does not make program-related investments, which aligns with a straightforward institutional grantmaking structure.
$5.3M
$101.2M
$4.4M
$6.4M
Most grants fall between $25K and $50K, with a median of $30K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$30K
75th Percentile
$50K
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Anne T and Robert M Bass Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 95 | $17.1M | 99.0% |
| 2 | Switzerland |
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Notable grantees: The Governor's Academy, Middlesex School, The Brookings Institution, World Central Kitchen
Grant recipients are overwhelmingly in the United States, with 95 grants, or 99.0%, going to US organizations. Massachusetts stands out as the top recipient state, driven by multiple grants to Byfield, Concord, and Dorchester. Fort Worth appears repeatedly in the recent grants list as well, including awards to the Amon Carter Museum, United Community Centers Inc, The Cliburn, and several local service organizations. Outside the US, one grant went to Geneva.
Its recent grants center on independent boarding and preparatory schools, public policy research institutions, emergency food relief, disaster response, and selected community organizations. The largest recurring relationship in the data is with The Governor's Academy, and the record also includes Brookings, World Central Kitchen, and the American Red Cross.
Yes. The Governor's Academy received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Epiphany School received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025. That multi-year pattern suggests the foundation often sustains a limited set of institutions over time.
The distribution is relatively compact: p25 is $25,000, median is $30,000, and p75 is $50,000. The recent list also includes larger outliers, including seven-figure and multi-million-dollar grants to a few institutions.
Most grants go to US recipients, and Massachusetts is the top state by grant count. Fort Worth also appears frequently among recent recipients, while one grant in the list went to Geneva.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE GOVERNOR'S ACADEMY | BYFIELD, MA | $2,829,013 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,000,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| AMON CARTER MUSEUM | FORT WORTH, TX | $350,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| ST JUDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL | MEMPHIS, TN | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| LUCILLE PACKARD FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN'S HEALTH | PALO ALTO, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| EPIPHANY SCHOOL | DORCHESTER, MA | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| UNITED COMMUNITY CENTERS INC | FORT WORTH, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| CENTER FOR TRANSFORMING LIVES | FORT WORTH, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| PRESBYTERIAN NIGHT SHELTER | FORT WORTH, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER TARRANT COUNTY | FORT WORTH, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| TRINITY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | FORT WORTH, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| MEALS ON WHEELS INC OF TARRANT COUNTY | FORT WORTH, TX | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS ACADEMY | GRANBURY, TX | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| THE SALVATION ARMY OF NORTH TEXAS | DALLAS, TX | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| DRC SOLUTIONS | FORT WORTH, TX | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| JAMES L WEST CENTER | FORT WORTH, TX | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS | WASHINGTON, DC | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| GOODWILL NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS | FORT WORTH, TX | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| THE WARM PLACE | FORT WORTH, TX | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| THE WOMEN'S CENTER OF TARRANT COUNTY | FORT WORTH, TX | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF GREATER TEXAS | FORT WORTH, TX | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| TEXAS HEALTH RESOURCES FOUNDATION | ARLINGTON, TX | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| COMMUNITY FOOD BANK | FORT WORTH, TX | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| SAFEHAVEN OF TARRANT COUNTY | ARLINGTON, TX | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| GILL CHILDREN'S SERVICES | FORT WORTH, TX | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| MAINE COAST HERITAGE TRUST | TOPSHAM, ME | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| WOODSIDE SCHOOL FOUNDATION | WOODSIDE, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| AIDS OUTREACH CENTER | FORT WORTH, TX | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| THE SAVING HOPE FOUNDATION | FORT WORTH, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| PASSED THROUGH FROM AJ CAPITAL REAL ESTATE FUND II LP | CHICAGO, IL | $10 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| PASSED THOUGH FROM ICONIQ STRATEGIC PARTNERS VI CO-INVEST FO LP | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $1 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| THE GOVERNOR'S ACADEMY | BYFIELD, MA | $3,295,115 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS | WASHINGTON, DC | $130,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| UNITED COMMUNITY CENTERS INC | FORT WORTH, TX | $125,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| LUCILLE PACKARD FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN'S HEALTH | PALO ALTO, CA | $100,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| EPIPHANY SCHOOL | DORCHESTER, MA | $100,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| THE CLIBURN | FORT WORTH, TX | $65,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| TRINITY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | FORT WORTH, TX | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| PRESBYTERIAN NIGHT SHELTER | FORT WORTH, TX | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER TARRANT COUNTY | FORT WORTH, TX | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| TEXAS HEALTH RESOURCES FOUNDATION | ARLINGTON, TX | $30,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| THE SALVATION ARMY OF NORTH TEXAS | DALLAS, TX | $30,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| MOTHER CAROLINE ACADEMY & EDUCATION CENTER | DORCHESTER, MA | $30,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| DRC SOLUTIONS | FORT WORTH, TX | $30,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| GILL CHILDREN'S SERVICES | FORT WORTH, TX | $30,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF GREATER TEXAS | FORT WORTH, TX | $30,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| THE WOMEN'S CENTER OF TARRANT COUNTY | FORT WORTH, TX | $30,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| CENTER FOR TRANSFORMING LIVES | FORT WORTH, TX | $30,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| COMMUNITY FOOD BANK | FORT WORTH, TX | $30,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| SAFEHAVEN TARRANT COUNTY | ARLINGTON, TX | $30,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
THE GOVERNOR'S ACADEMY
$2,829,013GENERAL
THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION
$1,000,000GENERAL
AMON CARTER MUSEUM
$350,000GENERAL
ST JUDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
$100,000GENERAL
LUCILLE PACKARD FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN'S HEALTH
$100,000GENERAL
EPIPHANY SCHOOL
$100,000GENERAL
UNITED COMMUNITY CENTERS INC
GENERAL
CENTER FOR TRANSFORMING LIVES
$50,000GENERAL
PRESBYTERIAN NIGHT SHELTER
$50,000GENERAL
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER TARRANT COUNTY
$50,000GENERAL
TRINITY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$50,000GENERAL
MEALS ON WHEELS INC OF TARRANT COUNTY
$30,000GENERAL
NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS ACADEMY
$30,000GENERAL
THE SALVATION ARMY OF NORTH TEXAS
$30,000GENERAL
DRC SOLUTIONS
$30,000GENERAL
JAMES L WEST CENTER
$30,000GENERAL
AMERICAN RED CROSS
$30,000GENERAL
GOODWILL NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS
$30,000GENERAL
THE WARM PLACE
$30,000GENERAL
THE WOMEN'S CENTER OF TARRANT COUNTY
$30,000GENERAL
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF GREATER TEXAS
$30,000GENERAL
TEXAS HEALTH RESOURCES FOUNDATION
$30,000GENERAL
COMMUNITY FOOD BANK
$30,000GENERAL
SAFEHAVEN OF TARRANT COUNTY
$30,000GENERAL
GILL CHILDREN'S SERVICES
$30,000GENERAL
MAINE COAST HERITAGE TRUST
$25,000GENERAL
WOODSIDE SCHOOL FOUNDATION
$25,000GENERAL
AIDS OUTREACH CENTER
$15,000GENERAL
THE SAVING HOPE FOUNDATION
$5,000GENERAL
PASSED THROUGH FROM AJ CAPITAL REAL ESTATE FUND II LP
$10GENERAL
PASSED THOUGH FROM ICONIQ STRATEGIC PARTNERS VI CO-INVEST FO LP
$1GENERAL
THE GOVERNOR'S ACADEMY
$3,295,115GENERAL
AMERICAN RED CROSS
$130,000GENERAL
UNITED COMMUNITY CENTERS INC
$125,000GENERAL
LUCILLE PACKARD FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN'S HEALTH
$100,000GENERAL
EPIPHANY SCHOOL
$100,000GENERAL
THE CLIBURN
$65,000GENERAL
TRINITY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$50,000GENERAL
PRESBYTERIAN NIGHT SHELTER
$50,000GENERAL
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER TARRANT COUNTY
$50,000GENERAL
TEXAS HEALTH RESOURCES FOUNDATION
$30,000GENERAL
THE SALVATION ARMY OF NORTH TEXAS
$30,000GENERAL
MOTHER CAROLINE ACADEMY & EDUCATION CENTER
$30,000GENERAL
DRC SOLUTIONS
$30,000GENERAL
GILL CHILDREN'S SERVICES
$30,000GENERAL
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF GREATER TEXAS
$30,000GENERAL
THE WOMEN'S CENTER OF TARRANT COUNTY
$30,000GENERAL
CENTER FOR TRANSFORMING LIVES
$30,000GENERAL
COMMUNITY FOOD BANK
$30,000GENERAL
SAFEHAVEN TARRANT COUNTY
$30,000GENERAL