Private Foundation

MERCEDES T BASS CHARITABLE CORPORATION

MERCEDES T BASS CHARITABLE CORPORATION, of FORT WORTH, TX, is a Private Foundation tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $2.9M in revenue, $2.3M in expenses, $1.1M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 200 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $26.7M.

EIN: 208666619 FORT WORTH, TX Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$2.9M

Total Expenses$2.3M

Total Assets$1.1M

Grants Given200

Grant Total$26.7M

Filing Years2021–2025

Sample Grants Given

FORT WORTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

FORT WORTH, TX · 2024

GENERAL PURPOSE

$2,051,500

THE TEXAS CULTURAL TRUST

AUSTIN, TX · 2024

GENERAL PURPOSE

$50,000

DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

DALLAS, TX · 2024

GENERAL PURPOSE

$40,000

LINCOLN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS INC

NEW YORK, NY · 2024

GENERAL PURPOSE

$35,000

CAMINOS DEL INKA

FORT WORTH, TX · 2024

GENERAL PURPOSE

$35,000

Showing up to 5 of 200 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Fernanda M Kellogg

VICE PRESIDENT/ASST TREASURER Gary W Reese

VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Harriet O'neill

PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Mercedes T Bass

VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY/TREASURER Thomas W White

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Top Grant Purposes

GENERAL PURPOSE

$26,693,715 199 grants

HALTOM HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND

$5,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$2.9M	$2.3M	$1.1M
2024	$3.2M	$7.2M	$633K
2023	$2.5M	$3.0M	$616K
2022	$3.0M	$2.3M	$1.2M
2021	$3.3M	$2.9M	$416K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $3.3M to $2.9M (-13%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.1M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CO, CT, DC, FL, NH, NJ, and 3 other states.

COCTDCFLNHNJNMNYTX

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