Edward Bass
Profile Summary
Edward Bass is a U.S. citizen born in 1945 and identified with Texas’s energy industry. He has an estimated net worth of ~$3.0 billion. Wikidata RTB
Business & SEC Activity
Bass is identified as an energy-industry billionaire based in Texas. Wikidata
Philanthropy
The Bass Foundation in Fort Worth reported $33.0 million in assets, $2.3 million in revenue, $2.7 million in expenses, and $2.5 million in grants paid for tax year 2021. ProPublica 990 Two other listed Bass foundations reported $0 in assets, revenue, expenses, and grants paid in the available records. ProPublica 990
Political Activity
The available FEC data covers only the most recent 100 contributions and shows at least 100 federal contributions; the sample totaled $5,346.78, including $1,739.26 to Republican recipients, $500 to Democratic recipients, and $3,107.52 to PACs or other recipients. The largest listed recipients were Trump National Committee JFC, Inc. ($1,000), Never Surrender, Inc. ($900), ActBlue ($854.42), the Republican National Committee ($639.26), and Harris for President ($500); these figures cover only the sampled records, not Bass’s full contribution history. FEC
In the News
A July 2026 report said Sasha Bass stepped down from a leadership role at Fort Worth’s Sundance Square and that Ed Krause would take over. The available report does not identify Edward Bass as holding either role. NewsAPI
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
Foundations are matched to a person by name, not by trustee records — so a same-surname family foundation can land here in error. Every entity below links to its full IRS filing; if one doesn’t belong, tell us at hello@skylarkcreations.com and we’ll pull it.
Political Contributions
These figures cover the 100 most recent federal contributions on file, not the full record. The total, party split, top recipients and dates below are all computed over that sample, so each is a floor rather than a complete figure.
By Party (in the sample)
Top Recipients (in the sample)
Matched by name only. These are the donations the FEC lists under this person’s name — so a different person with the same name can show up here too.
Score Breakdown
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.
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
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 8/31/2026 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.