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Mercedes T Bass Charitable Corporation: 17 grants to organizations, $2.3 million (tax year ended June 2025)
Mercedes T Bass Charitable Corporation, a private foundation in Fort Worth, TX, paid 17 grants to organizations totaling $2,337,500 in its tax year ended June 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 5, 2026. The largest was $2,051,500 to Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra in Fort Worth, TX for general purpose.
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- EIN
- 208666619
- Based in
- Fort Worth, TX
- Assets
- $1,149,806
- Grants paid
- $2,337,500
- Tax year ended
- June 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended June 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 5, 2026, IRS object ID 202611259349100541. It reported $2,337,500 in grants paid; 17 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra | Fort Worth, TX | General purpose | $2,051,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Texas Cultural Trust | Austin, TX | General purpose | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dallas Symphony Orchestra | Dallas, TX | General purpose | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Caminos Del Inka | Fort Worth, TX | General purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Inc | New York, NY | General purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Aspen Institute | Washington, DC | General purpose | Social science | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert B Silvers Foundation | New York, NY | General purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tarrant Area Food Bank | Fort Worth, TX | General purpose | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fort Worth Youth Orchestra | Fort Worth, TX | General purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth | Fort Worth, TX | General purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Animal Medical Center | New York, NY | General purpose | Animal-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Metropolitan Opera | New York, NY | General purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ascpa | New York, NY | General purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Haltom Area Band Friends | Haltom City, TX | Haltom high school marching band | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Paslay Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | General purpose | Mental health and crisis intervention | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lena Pope Home Inc | Fort Worth, TX | General purpose | Human services | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Texas Ballet Theater | Fort Worth, TX | General purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $88,000 |
| Social science | $35,000 |
| Animal-related | $10,000 |
| Education | $5,000 |
| Mental health and crisis intervention | $5,000 |
| Human services | $3,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Texas | $2,227,500 |
| New York | $75,000 |
| District of Columbia | $35,000 |
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Updated May 5, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.