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Robert Bass
American businessman
TexasEnergy
B
54.2
PBS
~$6.1B
Est. Net Worth
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Robert Bass is an American businessman born in 1948 and based in Texas, with an estimated net worth of ~$6.1B. He is associated with the energy industry. Wikidata
Business & SEC Activity
SEC EDGAR lists an entity "Bass Robert J" with 74 insider filings and 1,581 EDGAR search hits. The recent filings shown are primarily Form 4 reports (used to disclose insider transactions in company securities) and include a Form 144 (a notice of proposed sale of restricted or control securities), with examples dated 2025-12-10 (Form 4) and 2025-08-21 (Form 144). The associated companies shown include Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (BXSL), Redfin (RDFN), and Groupon (GRPN). SEC EDGAR
Philanthropy
ProPublica nonprofit tax filings list multiple Bass-related foundations, including the Bass Foundation (Fort Worth, TX) and the Harry Bass Foundation (Dallas, TX). In the most recent years shown, both reported $0 in grants paid (Bass Foundation tax year 2021; Harry Bass Foundation tax year 2023) while reporting total assets of $33,047,438 and $99,027,945, respectively; across the listed foundations, total assets sum to $132,075,383 and total grants paid are reported as $0. ProPublica 990
Political Activity
FEC data shows 100 contributions totaling $7,042.53 from 2025-11-09 to 2025-12-31. Most of the dollars are categorized as PAC/Other ($6,887.53), with smaller amounts attributed to Republican ($95) and Democratic ($60) recipients; the top recipients by amount include Deloitte Federal PAC ($1,750), ActBlue ($1,325.32), Deloitte & Touche Federal PAC ($1,000), and two AT&T PACs ($890 and $800). FEC
In the News
Recent coverage includes reporting on a Bass- and Larkspur-linked office project described as a major Fort Worth development (The Real Deal, 2026-03-05) and a Dallas Morning News item about Fort Worth projects including a "Bass-tied development" (2026-02-12). Other headlines in the date range focus on Jo Ann Bass of Joe's Stone Crab, including obituaries from The New York Times (2026-02-18), GV Wire (2026-02-18), and The Boston Globe (2026-02-19). NewsAPI
U.S. Presence
otherU.S. economic presence
Philanthropy
$132.1MFoundation Assets
$25.8MGrants Paid
3Foundations
Bass FoundationFort Worth, TX
Assets: $33.0MRevenue: $2.3MGrants: $2.5MTax Year: 2021
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit ExplorerHarry Bass FoundationDallas, TX
Assets: $99.0MRevenue: $45.4MGrants: $23.3MTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit ExplorerBass Blankstein FoundationWilmington, DE
Private independent foundation (IRS NTEE T22)
Assets: $0Revenue: $0Grants: $0
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit ExplorerPolitical Contributions
$7KTotal Contributed
100Contributions
2025–2025Date Range
By Party
Top Recipients
DELOITTE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2K
ACTBLUE$1K
DELOITTE & TOUCHE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$1K
AT&T INC. FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T FEDERAL PAC)$890
AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC)$800
SEC Filings
77Total Filings
77Insider Filings
1,609EDGAR Mentions
0001552681Personal CIK
Associated Companies
Entities appearing alongside this person in SEC full-text search — an association, not necessarily ownership or control. Follow each link to the primary SEC record to judge for yourself.
Recent Insider Filings
4FORM 4
6/15/20264FORM 4
6/9/20264xslF345X06/ownership.xml
5/13/20264FORM 4
12/10/20254FORM 4
12/9/20254xslF345X05/ownership.xml
10/7/2025144xsl144X01/primary_doc.xml
8/21/20254FORM 4
8/13/20254FORM 4
7/3/20254FORM 4
6/30/2025Recent News
5Total Articles
The Real Deal New YorkTop Source
NeutralAvg. Sentiment
Score Breakdown
B
54.2
Public Benefit Score
The PBS is a weighted average of 2 components. The formula is open and versioned — the weight percentages below show how much each component contributes to the final score.
Philanthropy65% weight
Evidenced charitable giving — built on what they actually give each year, not parked assets. Dominated by generosity (annual giving relative to net worth — the share of your fortune you give), plus the absolute scale of that giving, plus a small nudge for signing the Giving Pledge (a commitment, not a realized action).
Data: ProPublica 990 charitable disbursements, net worth, The Giving Pledge registry
Transparency35% weight
How much sourced, public accountability data exists — net worth, political contributions, SEC filings, foundation 990s, news coverage, and a verified profile. More public disclosure scores higher.
Data: FEC, SEC EDGAR, ProPublica 990s, GDELT / NewsAPI, Wikidata
Formula (v2): PBS = 65% x Philanthropy + 35% x Transparency
Scored on 6/23/2026 on a 0–100 scale. The score uses only the signals we have populated data for. Goal Impact, Controversy, and Community Approval are deferred until that data exists — Phase 1 goal adoption, controversy detection, and community votes respectively.
All data is sourced from public records. Each section links to its original source. View on Wikidata