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Robert & Isabelle Bass FDN Inc: 15 grants to organizations, $209,500 (tax year ended December 2025)
Robert & Isabelle Bass FDN Inc, a private foundation in Chicago, IL, paid 15 grants to organizations totaling $209,500 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 7, 2026. The largest was $25,000 to Field Museum in Chicago, IL for unrestricted general.
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- EIN
- 363487098
- Based in
- Chicago, IL
- Assets
- $3,365,687
- Grants paid
- $209,500
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 7, 2026, IRS object ID 202631279349100438. It reported $209,500 in grants paid; 15 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Field Museum | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted general | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lyric Opera of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted general | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Opera Theater | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted general | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted general | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grant Park Music Festival | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted general | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Forward Momentum | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted general | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Merit School of Music | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted general | Arts, culture and humanities | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cedille Records | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted general | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Harris Theater for Music and Dance | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted general | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hubbard Street Dance Chicago | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted general | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Joffrey Ballet | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted general | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nois Performing Arts Organization | Morton Grove, IL | Unrestricted general | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Third Coast Percussions | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted general | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| D-Composed | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted general | $9,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Classical Music Chicago | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted general | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 12, 2025, IRS object ID 202531329349101683. It reported $170,000 in grants paid; 12 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyric Opera of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted general | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Field Museum | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted general | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Opera Theater | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted general | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grant Park Music Festival | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted general | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted general | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cedille Records | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted general | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Forward Momentum | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted general | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hubbard Street Dance Chicago | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted general | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Merit School of Music | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted general | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Third Coast Percussions | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted general | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Classical Music Chicago | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted general | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Harris Theater for Music and Dance | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted general | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $192,500 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Illinois | $379,500 |
Also on SpecStream
Updated May 7, 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.