Grants awarded
Who does Harry Bass Foundation fund?
Harry Bass Foundation has awarded $67 million across 298 grants to 165 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in human services. Its typical grant is $25,000, with most between $15,000 and $50,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $25,000 versus $20,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$67.3M
Typical grant
$25K
Grantees
165
Grants
298
Years
2020–2025
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
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| U University of Texas Dallas | $20.0M | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T The University of Texas at Dallas | $20.0M | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| D Dallas Historical Society | $7.0M | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U Ut Southwestern Co Southwestern Medical Fdn | $5.0M | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The University of Texas at Austin | $4.0M | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Crossroads Community Services | $575K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$575K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
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$490K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | TX | |
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$400K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| I Individual recipient | $345K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Uplift Education
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$285K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
Dallas Zoological Society
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$250K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| A American Numismatic Assn | $239K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $229K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| E Educational Opportunities INC | $214K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Baylor Health Care System Foundation
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$203K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | TX | |
| C Child Care Group | $200K | 3 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas
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$200K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| C Center for Integrative C & P | $200K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $200K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T Texans on a Mission | $200K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| P Pedal the Pacific | $160K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| C Community Partners of Dallas | $155K | 4 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Center for Integrative C& P | $150K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| S Southern Gateway Public Green Foundatio | $150K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| R Readers 2 Leaders | $150K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$150K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NC | |
| P Project Transformation | $138K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $134K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Southern Methodist University
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$125K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | TX | |
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$125K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
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$120K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| D Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Foundation | $115K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| J Jubilee Park & Community Center | $105K | 4 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T Thanks-Giving Foundation | $100K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Perot Museum of Nature and Science
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$100K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | TX | |
| T The Family Place | $100K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$100K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | TX | |
| T The George W Bush Foundation | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$100K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
Convoy of Hope
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$100K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MO | |
| T Texans on Mission | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Network of Community Ministries INC
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$100K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| N North Texas Food Bank | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Southern Methodist University | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S SMU Meadows School of the Arts | $100K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
The George W Bush Foundation
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$100K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | TX | |
| T The Salvation Army Hawaiian & Pacific Islands Division | $100K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| T Texas Women's League | $90K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Vogel Alcove
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$80K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| I Individual recipient | $75K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| Y Young Women's Preparatory Network | $75K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Catholic Charities of Dallas INC
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$75K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | TX | |
Young Women's Preparatory Network
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$75K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| I Individual recipient | $70K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas INC | $70K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Frazier Revitalization INC
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$70K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | TX | |
Buckner Children and Family Services INC
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$65K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | TX | |
| I Individual recipient | $65K | 2 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$65K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | TX | |
Metrocrest Services
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$65K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | TX | |
| D Dallas Children's Advocacy Center | $60K | 2 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$60K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | TX | |
For the Nations Refugee Outreach
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$60K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | TX | |
| S Senior Source INC | $60K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | FL | |
| V Visiting Nurse Association | $55K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Houston Museum of Natural Science
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$55K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
Interfaith Family Services
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$55K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| O Onesight Essilorluxottica Foundation | $55K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| M Mi Escuelita Preschools INC | $50K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$50K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | TX | |
| D Dallas Symphony Orchestra Morton H Meyerson Symphony Center | $50K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| P Parkinson Voice Project | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Salvation Army of North Texas | $50K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| H Highland Park United Methodist Church | $46K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | WV | |
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$45K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | TX | |
| G Gonzales Crystal Theatre INC | $45K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A After-School All Stars North Texas | $45K | 3 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$42K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
Child Poverty Action Lab
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$40K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| I Individual recipient | $40K | 2 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N Network of Community Ministries INC | $35K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$35K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | TX | |
| I Individual recipient | $35K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Retina Foundation of the Southwest
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$30K | 2 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| A Aspire | $30K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| L Literacy Instruction for Texas | $30K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| T The Senior Source | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| K Kipp Texas Public Schools | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$30K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | TX | |
| I Individual recipient | $30K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| P Pedal the Pacific | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N Nfte | $30K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$30K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | TX | |
| G George W Bush Presidential Center | $28K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$26K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| D Dallas Afterschool Network | $25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| H Hhm Health | $25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| F First United Methodist Church | $25K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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