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The Bill Bass Foundation

Chicago, IL  ·  EIN 616314816  ·  Website (ProPublica) ↗  ·  990s on ProPublica ↗

Assets

$12.3M

Total Giving

$1.6M

Grants on File

118

Average Grant

$14K

Giving Radius

Where The Bill Bass Foundation Has Given

AK — no grants on file AL — no grants on file AR — no grants on file AZ — no grants on file CA — $22K across 3 grants CO — no grants on file CT — $2K across 2 grants DC — $30K across 3 grants DE — no grants on file FL — $8K across 1 grant GA — $12K across 2 grants HI — no grants on file IA — no grants on file ID — no grants on file IL — $1.3M across 87 grants IN — no grants on file KS — no grants on file KY — no grants on file LA — no grants on file MA — no grants on file MD — $62K across 3 grants ME — no grants on file MI — no grants on file MN — no grants on file MO — no grants on file MS — no grants on file MT — no grants on file NC — no grants on file ND — no grants on file NE — no grants on file NH — no grants on file NJ — no grants on file NM — no grants on file NV — no grants on file NY — $155K across 14 grants OH — no grants on file OK — no grants on file OR — no grants on file PA — $5K across 1 grant RI — no grants on file SC — $5K across 1 grant SD — no grants on file TN — no grants on file TX — no grants on file UT — no grants on file VA — no grants on file VT — no grants on file WA — $5K across 1 grant WI — no grants on file WV — no grants on file WY — no grants on file
Historical grants to 85 recipients across 11 states. Top concentrations: CHICAGO ($811K, 46 grants), NEW YORK ($142K, 11 grants), CHAMPAIGN ($101K, 4 grants), URBANA ($60K, 2 grants), HIGHLAND PARK ($60K, 8 grants).

Section I

How to Apply

No application guidelines on file — check the foundation's website directly.

On Unsolicited Proposals no

Section IV

Recent Grants

Recipient Amount Year
Missd (Medication Induced Suicide Prevention & Ed $5K 2022
Michael Hulett Charity $6K 2022
Lookingglass Theatre Company $5K 2022
Imerman Angels $10K 2022
Il Association of Chiefs of Police $5K 2022
Harold E Eisenberg Foundation $15K 2022
Highland Park Community Foundation $20K 2022
Greater Chicago Jewish Festival $8K 2022
Goodman Theatre Company $5K 2022
Entrepreneur & Family Business Council $5K 2022
Female Strong $10K 2022
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation $30K 2022
College Bound Opportunities $5K 2022
Crohn's Colitis Foundation $5K 2022
Chicago Public Media $4K 2022
Center for Enriched Living $5K 2022
Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art $5K 2022
Anthony Rizzo Family Foundation $8K 2022
American Cancer Society $7K 2022
University of Illiois I-Fund $50K 2022
Rebecca a Copeland Fund $2K 2022
Special Children's Charities $3K 2022
The Nora Project $5K 2022
Step Up $8K 2022
The Breakthrough Board $5K 2022

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Section VI

Filing History

Year-by-year financial summary from IRS 990-PF filings. Total assets and qualifying distributions show the foundation's growth and giving trajectory.

Year Total Assets Qualifying Distributions Total Revenue Total Expenses
2023 $12.6M $858K $2.5M $1.2M
2022 $11.6M $886K $1.5M $1.0M
2021 $11.1M $915K $1.0M $1.0M
2020 $11.1M $775K $299K $1.0M
2019 $11.8M $801K $277K $979K
2015 $13.0M $791K $819K $987K
2014 $13.1M $802K $1.1M $955K
2013 $13.0M $767K $826K $854K
2012 $13.0M $719K $456K $820K
2011 $13.5M $739K $619K $847K

Section VII

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