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Sid Richardson Bass

American billionaire investor and philanthropist

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AIProfile Summary

Sid Richardson Bass (born 1942) is an American billionaire investor and philanthropist with an estimated net worth of ~$3.8B. Wikidata

Philanthropy

ProPublica nonprofit filings list three related foundations: Bass Foundation (Fort Worth, TX), Harry Bass Foundation (Dallas, TX), and Bass Blankstein Foundation (Wilmington, DE). In the most recent years shown, the Bass Foundation (tax year 2021) reported $33,047,438 in total assets and $0 in grants paid, and the Harry Bass Foundation (tax year 2023) reported $99,027,945 in total assets and $0 in grants paid. Across the listed foundations, total foundation assets were $132,075,383 and total grants paid were $0. ProPublica 990

AI-generated summary from wikidata, propublica_990 3/10/2026 (gpt-5.2). All claims are derived from the source data shown below.

USU.S. Presence

otherU.S. economic presence

990Philanthropy

$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 Explorer
Harry Bass FoundationDallas, TX
Assets: $99.0MRevenue: $45.4MGrants: $23.3MTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Bass Blankstein FoundationWilmington, DE
Private independent foundation (IRS NTEE T22)
Assets: $0Revenue: $0Grants: $0
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Source: ProPublica (990) annual filing · latest on record (retrieved 3/9/2026) (proPublica_990)

PBSScore Breakdown

C
43.8
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
41%

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
50%

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

Sid Richardson Bass — Public Benefit Score C (44) | Billionaire Army