The Sid W. Richardson Foundation is a
philanthropic
Philanthropy is a form of altruism that consists of "private initiatives, for the public good, focusing on quality of life". Philanthropy contrasts with business initiatives, which are private initiatives for private good, focusing on material ...
organization founded in 1947 by
Sid W. Richardson (1891–1959), a Texan who earned his fortune in the oil industry.
The foundation was primarily funded after his death. As of December 2020 it had assets of $716.8 million.
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The foundation was led from 1973 to 2011 by Valleau Wilkie Jr.,
[ and its current president is Pete Geren.][ ]
The foundation focuses on public-private partnerships in the area of education, health, human services, and the arts, to which it has donated $545,189,317 since 1962.[ The charter of the foundation stipulated that recipients be in the state of ]Texas
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The foundation is housed in the same building as the ]Sid Richardson Museum
The Sid Richardson Museum is located in historic Sundance Square in Fort Worth, Texas, and features permanent and special exhibitions of paintings by Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell, as well as other late 19th and early 20th-century art ...
which features numerous artworks including several Remington and Russell paintings collected by Sid W. Richardson.
Grants
* Fort Worth Art Association This grant provides operational support for the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. $750,000, in 2017.
* UTeach Dallas received a $200,000 gift from the Foundation in 2008.
Grants 2018-2020
References
Organizations established in 1947
Non-profit organizations based in Texas
Foundations based in the United States
1947 establishments in Texas
Bass family
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