Sid W. Richardson Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 75-6015828 · since 2003sidrichardson.org·Fort Worth, Texas·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$23.7M

Annual giving, 2024 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

Open to applications

Fixed application deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

This Fort Worth, TX-based foundation funds educational, health, human service and cultural programmes and projects serving people in Texas, though human-services and cultural grants are limited to the Fort Worth area, so check which theme your work falls under before applying.
No grant range is stated, so it is hard to judge a realistic request size; look instead at the Foundation's overall annual giving of $23,654,881 paid to gauge its capacity.
Approach is formal and deadline-driven rather than relationship-led: submit a letter of inquiry first, and if found eligible you will be invited to submit a full application, with fixed deadlines of February 1 for the Spring Process and September 1 for the Fall Process, and only one request per organisation per calendar year.
Do not apply if you are an individual seeking a grant, a private foundation within the meaning of Section 509(a), or seeking support for school trips, testimonial dinners, fundraisers, or marketing events, as these are explicitly excluded.
Make sure your organisation is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) classified other than a private foundation, or a qualified public entity, before submitting your letter of inquiry.

Overview

Sid W. Richardson Foundation is a US private foundation based in Fort Worth, TX.

What they fund

Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.

Priority Areas

The Sid W. Richardson Foundation makes grants to nonprofit organisations whose programmes and projects serve the people of Texas. It primarily supports educational, health, human service and cultural organisations, and limits human-services and cultural grants to the Fort Worth area. Requests must come from eligible tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organisations classified other than private foundations, or qualified public entities; each organisation may submit one request per calendar year. Its grants support programmes and projects in those fields, with the Board of Directors making final approval decisions.

Themes

Education
Health
Human services
Culture

Geographic Focus

Texas; Fort Worth area.

What They Don't Fund

Grants to individuals
Support for school trips, testimonial dinners, fundraisers, or marketing events
Organizations classified as a private foundation within the meaning of Section 509(a) of the Code

How to apply

Applicants submit a letter of inquiry (LOI). The Foundation reviews the project or programme for eligibility and notifies the applicant; those found eligible are approved to submit a full application.

Deadlines:

Spring Process applications must be received by February 1.
Fall Process applications must be received by September 1.

Application success factors

What the foundation says:

Applicants must meet the Foundation’s tax-exempt 501(c)(3) eligibility criteria or be qualified public entities.
Requests must concern educational, health, human service or cultural programmes and projects serving people in Texas.
Human-services and cultural grants are limited to the Fort Worth area.

Officers and directors

Dee Steer — Secretary
Sid R Bass — Vice President
Edward P Bass — Chairman
Lee M Bass — Vice President
Preston M Geren III — President & CEO

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

3 years of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2022 tax year	$25,169,509	$22,980,684	$703,052,767	Filing for 2022 tax year
2023 tax year	$32,871,625	$22,830,417	$740,015,155	Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year	$27,560,325	$23,654,881	$769,778,619	Filing for 2024 tax year

Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.