Bass Blankstein Foundation
Bass Blankstein Foundation is a private foundation, based in Wilmington, DE. IRS filing data is available from 2023 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $991K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $32K. Net investment income was $34K.
Bass Blankstein Foundation at a glance
In short: Bass Blankstein Foundation gave $32K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $11K), mostly in Connecticut. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $32,000
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- Average grant
- $10,667
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $990,698
- Primary geography
- Connecticut (94% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Bass Blankstein Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Hartford Promise Inc ($30K across 2 grants). Together the top 2 received $32K.
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Bass Blankstein Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out 81% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $32K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Hartford Promise Inc Hartford, CT | Over the Finish Line Pilot Program Scholarship Fund | $25,000 |
| Hartford Promise Inc Hartford, CT | scholarship fund | $5,000 |
| Miles of Hope Breast Cancer Foundation Inc Lagrangeville, NY | Medical Gap Care Fund | $2,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $990,698 | $47,325 | $55,216 | $32,000 | 3 | $41,590 | $34,499 | $51,128 |
| 2023 | $960,032 | $960,032 | — | — | — | — | $32 | $1,447 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Bass Blankstein Foundation reported a distributable amount of $51K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Bass Blankstein Foundation is led by Pamela D Bass, President, Secretary, Treasurer & Director on every filing since 2023 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Pamela D Bass
President, Secretary, Treasurer & Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2023–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Bass Blankstein Foundation
How much does Bass Blankstein Foundation give each year?
Bass Blankstein Foundation gave $32K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
What is Bass Blankstein Foundation's typical grant size?
Bass Blankstein Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $10,667, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Bass Blankstein Foundation give grants?
Bass Blankstein Foundation gives mostly in Connecticut: 94% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was New York (6%). The most frequent recipient cities were Hartford, CT (2 grants).
Does Bass Blankstein Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Bass Blankstein Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Bass Blankstein Foundation?
Bass Blankstein Foundation reported $991K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $42K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $51K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Bass Blankstein Foundation's EIN?
Bass Blankstein Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 93-4126579. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2023–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 17, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal year 2023
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