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 2020–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- 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
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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