Lee and Ramona Bass Foundation
$78.7M
Total Assets (2023)
$5.8M
Total Giving (2023)
9
Grants on File (2023–2023)
$643K
Avg Grant Size
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Contact Person
Vanderbilt University
Phone
8173360494
Grant Size Distribution
Min: $25K
Median: $250K
Avg: $643K
Max: $3.4M
Geographic Distribution
Key Personnel
| Name | Title | Compensation |
|---|---|---|
| Preston M Geren III | Executive Director | — |
| Lee M Bass | PresidentTreasurer | — |
| Ramona S Bass | Vice President | — |
| Thomas W White | Vice PresidentSecretary | — |
| Gary W Reese | Vice President | — |
| Dee Steer | Assistant Secretary | — |
Grants Awarded (9 total)
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Worth Zoological Association | Fort Worth, TX | $3,400,000 | Support for A Wilder Vision Master Plan Project | 2023 |
| The University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX | $998,616 | Texas Invasive Species Research Program | 2023 |
| The International Rhino Foundation | Strasburg, VA | $500,000 | General Support | 2023 |
| The Peregrine Fund | Boise, ID | $375,000 | Aplomado Falcon project & endowment support | 2023 |
| The International Rhino Foundation | Strasburg, VA | $250,000 | General support | 2023 |
| Oklahoma State University Fnd | Stillwater, OK | $104,213 | Greater Prairie-Chicken project support | 2023 |
| Safe City Commission Inc | Fort Worth, TX | $100,000 | Operational Support | 2023 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | $30,000 | Bass Military Scholars Program | 2023 |
| Merlin Tuttles Bat Conservation In | Austin, TX | $25,000 | Operational support for Phase II Bat Scan Project | 2023 |