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Sid Bass
1–5%
Sid Bass has given an estimated 1–5% of current net worth ($4.5B), based on Forbes' philanthropy score.
- GiveRate
- 1–5%
- Net worth
- $4.5B
- Stated lifetime giving
- Not stated
- Forbes 400
- #380 · Oil, investments · Fort Worth, Texas
- Status
- Source-reported range
- Sources
- Forbes 400 profile · Sept. 2026
The math
Forbes philanthropy score 2 of 5: lifetime giving is 1–5% of current net worth. The range is Forbes' own banding; GiveRate shows it as published.
Profile
- Age
- 84
- Residence
- Fort Worth, Texas
- Industry
- Energy
- Source of wealth
- Oil, investments
- Self-made
- No (inherited or family wealth)
- One-year change
- $3.8B (#389) in Sept. 2025 to $4.5B (#380) in Sept. 2026, a gain of 18%.
What the range means in dollars
Forbes gives Sid Bass a philanthropy score of 2 out of 5, meaning lifetime giving equals 1% to 5% of current net worth. On a $4.5B fortune, that implies lifetime giving of roughly between $45M and $225M. 138 of the 400 share this score, 177 score lower and 68 score higher.
For scale: 1% to 5% of a $50,000 household income would be $500 to $2,500.
Others in Energy
- Lyndal Stephens Greth & family: Not scored · $30.0B
- Harold Hamm & family: 1–5% · $19.0B
- George Kaiser: 10–20% · $16.5B
- Jeffery Hildebrand: 1–5% · $14.7B
- Robert Pender: Under 1% · $14.3B
- Michael Sabel: Under 1% · $14.3B
Others in Texas
- Elon Musk: Under 1% · $908B
- Michael Dell: 1–5% · $263B
- Alice Walton: 1–5% · $118B
- Elaine Marshall & family: Under 1% · $32.2B
- Lyndal Stephens Greth & family: Not scored · $30.0B
- Stanley Kroenke: Under 1% · $27.6B
Questions
How much has Sid Bass given to charity?
Forbes scores Sid Bass 2 of 5 for philanthropy, meaning lifetime giving of 1% to 5% of net worth, roughly between $45M and $225M on a $4.5B fortune.
What is Sid Bass' net worth?
Forbes estimates $4.5B as of September 2026, ranking #380 on the Forbes 400.
What is Sid Bass' GiveRate?
1–5%. GiveRate is lifetime giving as a share of wealth, built from published Forbes figures. See giverate.org/methods/ for the method.
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