Funding search · EIN 526056360 · Phoenix, MD

Mary Jean and Oliver Travers Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

429
grants reported
$2.1M
total given
2020–2024
filing years
$2,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20202024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Top recipients

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  • Calvert School5 grants · $339,000
  • Notre Dame Prep5 grants · $162,500
  • Goucher College5 grants · $67,000
  • John Hopkins5 grants · $63,500
  • Cristo Rey5 grants · $58,000
  • Peabody Institution3 grants · $55,000
  • Gbmc5 grants · $51,000
  • Irvine Nature Center5 grants · $47,500
  • National Jewish Health4 grants · $44,000
  • Casa of Mid Shore5 grants · $41,000

Giving over time

$546,500
2020
$547,564
2021
$377,700
2022
$333,710
2023
$328,950
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 429 grants.

  • $201,500

    Calvert School · Baltimore, MD · 2020

    Unrestricted

  • $100,000

    Calvert School · Baltimore, MD · 2021

    Unrestricted

  • $61,000

    Notre Dame Prep · Towson, MD · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $54,000

    John Hopkins · Baltimore, MD · 2021

    Unrestricted

  • $50,000

    Notre Dame Prep · Towson, MD · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $50,000

    Peabody Institution · Baltimore, MD · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $26,000

    Goucher College · Baltimore, MD · 2020

    Unrestricted

  • $26,000

    Notre Dame Prep · Towson, MD · 2020

    Unrestricted

  • $25,000

    National Jewish Health · Denver, CO · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $18,000

    Irvine Nature Center · Owings Mills, MD · 2020

    Unrestricted

  • $16,000

    Cristo Rey · Baltimore, MD · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $15,000

    Gbmc · Baltimore, MD · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $15,000

    Gbmc · Baltimore, MD · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $15,000

    Goucher College · Baltimore, MD · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $15,000

    Ladew Gardens · Monkton, MD · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $15,000

    Maryland Recreation and Parks Association · Bowie, MD · 2021

    Unrestricted

  • $15,000

    White Oak Foundation · Yulee, FL · 2020

    Unrestricted

  • $13,500

    Casa of Mid Shore · Easton, MD · 2020

    Unrestricted

  • $13,500

    Cristo Rey · Baltimore, MD · 2020

    Unrestricted

  • $13,500

    Sisters Academy · Baltimore, MD · 2020

    Unrestricted

  • $13,500

    St Ignatious · Baltimore, MD · 2020

    Unrestricted

  • $13,500

    Young Audiences · Baltimore, MD · 2020

    Unrestricted

  • $13,000

    Friends of Maryland State Parks · Ocean City, MD · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $13,000

    Notre Dame Prep · Towson, MD · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $12,500

    Calvert School · Baltimore, MD · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $12,500

    Goucher College · Baltimore, MD · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $12,500

    Calvert School · Baltimore, MD · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $12,500

    Sewanee & the University of the South · Sewanee, TN · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $12,500

    Calvert School · Baltimore, MD · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $12,500

    Cristo Rey · Baltimore, MD · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $12,500

    Sewanee & the University of the South · Sewanee, TN · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $12,500

    Cristo Rey · Baltimore, MD · 2021

    Unrestricted

  • $12,500

    Notre Dame Prep · Towson, MD · 2021

    Unrestricted

  • $12,500

    University of Maryland Medical System · Baltimore, MD · 2021

    Unrestricted

  • $12,000

    Kennedy Krieger Institute · Baltimore, MD · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $11,000

    Mother Mary Lange Catholic School · Baltimore, MD · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $11,000

    Mother May Lange Catholic School · Baltimore, MD · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $11,000

    Macquarie University · 2021

    Unrestricted

  • $11,000

    Maryland Spca · Baltimore, MD · 2020

    Unrestricted

  • $10,564

    One Love Foundation · Bronxville, NY · 2021

    Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    Ocean City Recreation Boosters · Ocean City, MD · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    Sewanee & the University of the South · Sewanee, TN · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    Ums-Wright Prepatory School · Mobile, AL · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    Ocean City Recreation Boosters · Ocean City, MD · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    Ums-Wright Prepatory School · Mobile, AL · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    Goucher College · Baltimore, MD · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    Roanoke College · Salem, VA · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    Towson High School · Towson, MD · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    Ums-Wright Prepatory School · Mobile, AL · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    Casa of Mid Shore · Easton, MD · 2021

    Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    Irvine Nature Center · Owings Mills, MD · 2021

    Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    Roanoke College · Salem, VA · 2021

    Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    Walters Art Gallery · Baltimore, MD · 2021

    Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    National Jewish Health · Denver, CO · 2020

    Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    Walters Art Gallery · Baltimore, MD · 2020

    Unrestricted

  • $9,000

    Sisters Academy · Baltimore, MD · 2021

    Unrestricted

  • $9,000

    The Family Tree · Baltimore, MD · 2021

    Unrestricted

  • $9,000

    Ums-Wright Preparatory School · Mobile, AL · 2020

    Unrestricted

  • $8,500

    St Ignatious · Baltimore, MD · 2021

    Unrestricted

  • $8,000

    Maryland Club Preservation Foundation · Baltimore, MD · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $8,000

    Ocean City Recreation Boosters · Ocean City, MD · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $8,000

    Holy Angels Catholic School · Baltimore, MD · 2020

    Unrestricted

  • $8,000

    Squashwise · Baltimore, MD · 2020

    Unrestricted

  • $7,500

    Casa of Mid Shore · Easton, MD · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $7,500

    Gbmc · Baltimore, MD · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $7,500

    Irvine Nature Center · Owings Mills, MD · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $7,500

    Chespeake Bay Foundation · Annapolis, MD · 2021

    Unrestricted

  • $7,500

    Gbmc · Baltimore, MD · 2021

    Unrestricted

  • $7,000

    Redeemer Parish Day School · Baltimore, MD · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $7,000

    Ardens Arc · Baltimore, MD · 2021

    Unrestricted

  • $7,000

    Baltimore Humane Society · Reisterstown, MD · 2021

    Unrestricted

  • $7,000

    Baltimore Museum of Industry · Baltimore, MD · 2020

    Unrestricted

  • $7,000

    Helping Up Mission · Baltimore, MD · 2020

    Unrestricted

  • $6,500

    Maryland Spca · Baltimore, MD · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $6,500

    Helping Up Mission · Baltimore, MD · 2021

    Unrestricted

  • $6,500

    Maryland Spca · Baltimore, MD · 2021

    Unrestricted

  • $6,000

    Irvine Nature Center · Owings Mills, MD · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $6,000

    Ladew Gardens · Monkton, MD · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $6,000

    Irvine Nature Center · Owings Mills, MD · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $6,000

    Alex'S Lemonade · Bala Cynwyd, PA · 2021

    Unrestricted

  • $6,000

    Swing for Youth · Berlin, MD · 2021

    Unrestricted

  • $6,000

    Gbmc · Baltimore, MD · 2020

    Unrestricted

  • $5,500

    Manor Conservancy · Monkton, MD · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $5,500

    Baltimore Museum of Industry · Baltimore, MD · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $5,500

    Boys Latin School of Maryland · Baltimore, MD · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $5,500

    Catholic Charities · Baltimore, MD · 2020

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Ardens Arc · Baltimore, MD · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Gilchrest Hospice Care · Towson, MD · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Helping Up Mission · Baltimore, MD · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Maryland School for Blind · Baltimore, MD · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Naples Community Hospital · Naples, FL · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    St Pauls School · Brooklandville, MD · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Towson High School · Towson, MD · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Wreaths Across America · Columbia Falls, ME · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Baltimore Humane Society · Reisterstown, MD · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Casa of Mid Shore · Easton, MD · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Lunggevity Foundation · Bethesda, MD · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    One Love Foundation · Baltimore, MD · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Towson High School · Towson, MD · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Boys Latin School of Maryland · Baltimore, MD · 2022

    Unrestricted

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.