The Bill Bass Foundation
EIN 616314816 Private FoundationTotal Given 2016–2024
$5.9M
493 grants · $654K avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$7K
typical small grants · $5K–$10K
grant size
44%
supporter · 92/207 multi-year
repeat
$19.9M
Assets (2024)
207
Distinct Recipients
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No. Preselected Only
Phone
(312) 540-4992
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $694K | $15.6M | $730K | 72 |
| 2017 | $673K | $15.1M | $1.0M | 67 |
| 2018 | $699K | $14.8M | $753K | 68 |
| 2019 | N/A | $16.7M | $277K | N/A |
| 2020 | $698K | $16.8M | $299K | 53 |
| 2021 | $680K | $20.1M | $1.0M | 56 |
| 2022 | $702K | $17.1M | $1.5M | 57 |
| 2023 | $903K | $18.4M | $2.5M | 61 |
| 2024 | $836K | $19.9M | $926K | 59 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 493 grants on record
Minimum
$1K
25th Pctl
$5K
Median
$7K
Average
$12K
75th Pctl
$10K
Maximum
$118K
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
0.4% of US grants
· Rank #11 of 18 states
$20K across
2 grants
1 of 254 counties
Top 1 counties
- 1 Dallas
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (493 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | $118,000 | GENERAL FUNDS | 2024 |
| Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | $105,000 | GENERAL FUNDS | 2023 |
| Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | $101,000 | GENERAL FUNDS | 2017 |
| Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | $100,000 | GENERAL FUNDS | 2022 |
| Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | $100,000 | GENERAL FUNDS | 2018 |
| Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | $100,000 | GENERAL FUNDS | 2020 |
| Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | $100,000 | GENERAL FUNDS | 2021 |
| Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | $100,000 | GENERAL FUNDS | 2016 |
| Chicago Kent College of Law | Chicago, IL | $75,000 | GENERAL FUNDS | 2023 |
| Lurie Childrens Foundation | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | GENERAL FUNDS | 2022 |
| Shirley RYAN Ability Lab | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | GENERAL FUND | 2022 |
| University of Illiois I-Fund | Champaign, IL | $50,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2022 |
| Chicago Kent College of Law | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | GENERAL FUNDS | 2018 |
| Chicago Kent College of Law | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | GENERAL FUNDS | 2020 |
| University of Illinois | Urbana, IL | $50,000 | GENERAL FUNDS | 2020 |
| Chicago Kent College of Law | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | GENERAL FUNDS | 2021 |
| Shirley RYAN Ability Lab | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | GENERAL FUND | 2021 |
| University of Illinois Foundation | Urbana, IL | $50,000 | GENERAL FUNDS | 2021 |
| Lurie Childrens Foundation | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | GENERAL FUNDS | 2023 |
| Shirley RYAN Ability Lab | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | GENERAL FUND | 2023 |
| University of Illinois Foundation | Urbana, IL | $50,000 | GENERAL FUNDS | 2023 |
| Lurie Childrens Foundation | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | GENERAL FUNDS | 2024 |
| Shirley RYAN Ability Lab | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | GENERAL FUNDS | 2024 |
| University of Illinois Foundation | Urbana, IL | $50,000 | GENERAL FUNDS | 2024 |
| Chicago Kent College of Law | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | GENERAL FUNDS | 2016 |
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