Mary Jean and Oliver Travers Foundation
Phoenix, MD · EIN 52-6056360. Reported 333 grants totalling $1,805,474 to 176 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Mary Jean and Oliver Travers Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $2,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $5,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $201,500. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvert School | Baltimore, MD | $326,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Notre Dame Prep | Towson, MD | $149,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| John Hopkins | Baltimore, MD | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Cristo Rey | Baltimore, MD | $54,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Goucher College | Baltimore, MD | $54,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Peabody Institution | Baltimore, MD | $52,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Irvine Nature Center | Owings Mills, MD | $41,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| National Jewish Health | Denver, CO | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Gbmc | Baltimore, MD | $36,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| CASA of Mid Shore | Easton, MD | $33,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Ladew Gardens | Monkton, MD | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Sisters Academy | Baltimore, MD | $28,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Sewanee & the University of the South | Sewanee, TN | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Ignatious | Baltimore, MD | $24,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Maryland SPCA | Baltimore, MD | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Ocean City Recreation Boosters | Ocean City, MD | $23,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Roanoke College | Salem, VA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ums-Wright Prepatory School | Mobile, AL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Walters Art Gallery | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Helping Up Mission | Baltimore, MD | $19,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Young Audiences | Baltimore, MD | $18,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Baltimore Museum of Industry | Baltimore, MD | $18,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Maryland Recreation and Parks Association | Bowie, MD | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Baltimore Humane Society | Reisterstown, MD | $17,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Boys Latin School of Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $15,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ardens Arc | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Towson High School | Towson, MD | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| White Oak Foundation | Yulee, FL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Squashwise | Baltimore, MD | $14,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Brian Cosgrove Memorial Fund | Towson, MD | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Maryland Medical System | Baltimore, MD | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Catholic Charities | Baltimore, MD | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Glenn L Martin MD Aviation Museum | Baltimore, MD | $11,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Macquarie University | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | |
| Mother May Lange Catholic School | Baltimore, MD | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| One Love Foundation | Bronxville, NY | $10,564 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Maryland Food Bank | Baltimore, MD | $10,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Best | Baltimore, MD | $9,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Maryland Family Network | Baltimore, MD | $9,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cylburn Arboretum | Baltimore, MD | $9,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Manor Conservancy | Monkton, MD | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Arc of Northern Chesapeake Region | Aberdeen, MD | $9,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Family Tree | Baltimore, MD | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ums-Wright Preparatory School | Mobile, AL | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Genesee Valley Outdoor Learning | Parkton, MD | $8,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Gilchrest Hospice Care | Towson, MD | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Holy Angels Catholic School | Baltimore, MD | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Kennedy Krieger Institute | Baltimore, MD | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Maryland Zoo | Baltimore, MD | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Navy Seal Foundation | Virginia Beach, VA | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Parks and People | Baltimore, MD | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Annapolis, MD | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Chespeake Bay Foundation | Annapolis, MD | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hampden Family Center | Baltimore, MD | $6,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Maryland Club Preservation Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $6,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Maryland State Squash Association | Forst Hill, MD | $6,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rails to Trails Conservancy | Washington, DC | $6,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| River Valley Ranch | Manchester, MD | $6,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Paul's School | Brooklandville, MD | $6,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Alex's Lemonade | Bala Cynwyd, PA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Diabetes Association | Baltimore, MD | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Catholic Relief Services | Baltimore, MD | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Catoctin Wildlife Preserve | Thurmont, MD | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chesapeake Therapeutic Riding | Street, MD | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Swing for Youth | Berlin, MD | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Arts for Learning Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $5,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Starboard Society | Cockeysville, MD | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Als Association | Arlington, VA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Baltimore Tree Trust | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Church of the Redeemer | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| East Coast Exotic Animal Rescue | Fairfield, PA | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| First Tee Greater Baltimore | Cockeysville, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gilchrist Hospice Care | Towson, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Golfer's Charitable Foundation | Hunt Valley, MD | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| James Buchanan Brady Urolgical Institute | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lungevity | Bethesda, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lunggevity Foundation | Bethesda, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Maryland Center for History and Culture | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| One Love Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Roland Park Place | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Restoration Farm | Street, MD | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| White Oak Foundation | Apex, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Baltimore Educational Scholarship Trust | Baltimore, MD | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cheetah Conservation Fund | Alexandria, VA | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Junior League of Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ | Baltimore, MD | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| St Ignatious Loyola Academy | Baltimore, MD | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of Maryland State Parks | Ocean City, MD | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Frisky's Wildlife and Primate Sanctuary | Woodstock, MD | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jdrf | New York, NY | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | Washington, DC | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Cure Alzheimer's Fund | Wellesley Hills, MA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Maryland School for Blind | Baltimore, MD | $3,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter | Baltimore, MD | $3,310 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Barnabus Center | Richmond, VA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Bow Wows Buddies Foundation | Westminster, CO | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Emerge Global | Owensboro, KY | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Episcopal Housing Corporation | Baltimore, MD | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Odyssey School | Timonium, MD | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Salvation Army | Baltimore, MD | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Umb Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Araminta Freedom Initiative | Baltimore, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Aspen Center for Environmental Studies | Aspen, CO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Barcs | Baltimore, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Deer Creek Chorale | Jarrettsville, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dyslexia Tutoring Program | Baltimore, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Maryland State Forests and Parks | Ellicott City, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Good Shepard Housing Fund | Woodbridge, VA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hampden Community Council | Baltimore, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Higgins Brothers Surgi Center | La Source | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| League of Dreams | Baltimore, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lungevity Foundation | Bethesda, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Maryland Line Fire Protective Association | Freeland, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Next One Up | Baltimore, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Phoenix Wildlife Center | Phoenix, MD | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Providence Volunteer Fire Co | Baltimroe, MD | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Shore Rivers Foundation | Easton, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Special Olympics Maryland | Arbutus, MD | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Stamford House Historic Preservation Foundation | Butler, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Towson High Sports Boosters | Towson, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Umms Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Valleys Planning Council | Towson, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Washington & Lee University | Lexington, VA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Aces Place Inc | Middle River, MD | $2,400 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Brevard Music Center | Brvard, NC | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Center for Pregnancy Concerns | Baltimore, MD | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Franciscan Center | Bel Air, MD | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Friends School of Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Gunpowder Riverkeeper | Sparks Glencoe, MD | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| James W Houck Foundation | Cockeysville, MD | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Segalman Scholastic | Rockville, MD | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| St Ignatious Catholic Church | Baltimore, MD | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Joseph Parish | Cockeysville, MD | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Lukes Church of the Avenue | Baltimore, MD | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Aviation Without Borders | Bethesda, MD | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Baltimore Squashwise | Baltimore, MD | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boy Scouts of America | Irving, TX | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Building Skills Partnership | Los Angeles, CA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Catholic Men's Fellowship of Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Climate Ride | Missoula, MT | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gentle Giants Draft Horse Rescue | Mt Airy, MD | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hereford Zone Parks and Recs | Monkton, MD | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alex's Lemonade Stand | Bala Cynward, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Arden Center for Environmental | Aspen, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | Baltimore, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Carmelite Monastery Baltimore | Towson, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ccbc Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cockesyville Volunteer Fire Company | Cockeysville, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Conserving Carolina | Hendersonville, NC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fara Foundation | Austin, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Father's Heart Foundation | Dry Ridge, KY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Fordham University | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance | Downingtown, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| German American Cultural Center | Gretna, LA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| German Society of Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hampton National Historic Site | Towson, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Marfan Foundation | Port Washington, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mercy Health Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Parkinson's Educational Expo | Milford, DE | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Paul's Place | Baltimore, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| School of the Cathedral | Baltimore, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Jude | Memphis, TN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Swim Across America | Charlotte, NC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Cathedral of Mary Our Queen | Baltimore, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Voom Foundation | College Station, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wilmer Eye Institute | Odenton, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Baltimore Cam-Am Cup | Baltimore, MD | $700 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alley Cat Rescue | Mount Rainier, MD | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cedar Lane Sports Foundation | Bel Air, MD | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cockeysville Fire Department | Cockeysville, MD | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Historic Hampton Inc | Towson, MD | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Little Longears Miniature Donkey Rescue | New Oxford, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Maryland Ducks Unlimited | Easton, MD | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Noah's Lost Ark | Berlin, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oriole Advocate Inc | Lusby, MD | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tiger Haven | Kingston, TN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
84 of 176 (48%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 62%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- American Diabetes Association
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What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 144 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 64 | $546,500 | $3,000 |
| 2021 | 89 | $547,564 | $3,500 |
| 2022 | 79 | $377,700 | $2,000 |
| 2023 | 101 | $333,710 | $1,500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 87% of this one's giving went to organizations in Maryland. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $2,500. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Maryland.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Mary Jean and Oliver Travers Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 8 Hunt Club Court, Phoenix, MD, 21131. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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