Mary Jean and Oliver Travers Foundation
Phoenix, MD · EIN 52-6056360. Reported 429 grants totalling $2,134,424 to 194 recipients across tax years 2020-2024. 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. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvert School | Baltimore, MD | $339,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Notre Dame Prep | Towson, MD | $162,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Goucher College | Baltimore, MD | $67,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| John Hopkins | Baltimore, MD | $63,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Cristo Rey | Baltimore, MD | $58,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Peabody Institution | Baltimore, MD | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Gbmc | Baltimore, MD | $51,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Irvine Nature Center | Owings Mills, MD | $47,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| National Jewish Health | Denver, CO | $44,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| CASA of Mid Shore | Easton, MD | $41,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Ladew Gardens | Monkton, MD | $36,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Sewanee & the University of the South | Sewanee, TN | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ocean City Recreation Boosters | Ocean City, MD | $33,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maryland SPCA | Baltimore, MD | $30,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Sisters Academy | Baltimore, MD | $30,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Ums-Wright Prepatory School | Mobile, AL | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Helping Up Mission | Baltimore, MD | $24,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| St Ignatious | Baltimore, MD | $24,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Baltimore Humane Society | Reisterstown, MD | $21,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Ardens Arc | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Museum of Industry | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Kennedy Krieger Institute | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Roanoke College | Salem, VA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Towson High School | Towson, MD | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Walters Art Gallery | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Maryland Recreation and Parks Association | Bowie, MD | $18,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Young Audiences | Baltimore, MD | $18,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Boys Latin School of Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $17,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of Maryland State Parks | Ocean City, MD | $17,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| White Oak Foundation | Yulee, FL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Manor Conservancy | Monkton, MD | $14,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maryland Club Preservation Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $14,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Squashwise | Baltimore, MD | $14,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Brian Cosgrove Memorial Fund | Towson, MD | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities | Baltimore, MD | $13,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Gilchrest Hospice Care | Towson, MD | $13,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maryland Family Network | Baltimore, MD | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Maryland Food Bank | Baltimore, MD | $13,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| University of Maryland Medical System | Baltimore, MD | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Genesee Valley Outdoor Learning | Parkton, MD | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Glenn L Martin MD Aviation Museum | Baltimore, MD | $12,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Macquarie University | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | |
| Mother Mary Lange Catholic School | Baltimore, MD | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mother May Lange Catholic School | Baltimore, MD | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| One Love Foundation | Bronxville, NY | $10,564 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cylburn Arboretum | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Best | Baltimore, MD | $9,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Maryland Zoo | Baltimore, MD | $9,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Arc of Northern Chesapeake Region | Aberdeen, MD | $9,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Navy Seal Foundation | Virginia Beach, VA | $9,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Parks and People | Baltimore, MD | $9,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Ignatious Loyola Academy | Baltimore, MD | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Family Tree | Baltimore, MD | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ums-Wright Preparatory School | Mobile, AL | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Annapolis, MD | $8,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Junior League of Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $8,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Maryland School for Blind | Baltimore, MD | $8,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Holy Angels Catholic School | Baltimore, MD | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Maryland State Squash Association | Forst Hill, MD | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rails to Trails Conservancy | Washington, DC | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chespeake Bay Foundation | Annapolis, MD | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| River Valley Ranch | Manchester, MD | $7,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Arts for Learning Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $7,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bow Wows Buddies Foundation | Westminster, CO | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Chesapeake Therapeutic Riding | Street, MD | $7,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Golfer's Charitable Foundation | Hunt Valley, MD | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Redeemer Parish Day School | Baltimore, MD | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter | Baltimore, MD | $6,810 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hampden Family Center | Baltimore, MD | $6,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Paul's School | Brooklandville, MD | $6,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Starboard Society | Cockeysville, MD | $6,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| 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 |
| Church of the Redeemer | Baltimore, MD | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Swing for Youth | Berlin, MD | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| East Coast Exotic Animal Rescue | Fairfield, PA | $5,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Als Association | Arlington, VA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Baltimore Tree Trust | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cheetah Conservation Fund | Alexandria, VA | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| First Tee Greater Baltimore | Cockeysville, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gilchrist Hospice Care | Towson, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| 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 |
| Naples Community Hospital | Naples, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| One Love Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Roland Park Place | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| St Joseph Parish | Cockeysville, MD | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Pauls School | Brooklandville, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Restoration Farm | Street, MD | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Umms Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| White Oak Foundation | Apex, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wreaths Across America | Columbia Falls, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Educational Scholarship Trust | Baltimore, MD | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Deer Creek Chorale | Jarrettsville, MD | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Franciscan Center | Bel Air, MD | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Frisky's Wildlife and Primate Sanctuary | Woodstock, MD | $4,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Higgins Brothers Surgi Center | La Source | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ | Baltimore, MD | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Emerge Global | Owensboro, KY | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jdrf | New York, NY | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Providence Volunteer Fire Co | Baltimroe, MD | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Aces Place Inc | Middle River, MD | $3,600 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cure Alzheimer's Fund | Wellesley Hills, MA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Greenmount Sch | Baltimore, MD | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Historic Hampton Inc | Towson, MD | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Special Olympics Maryland | Arbutus, MD | $3,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Squashwise | Baltimore, MD | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Barnabus Center | Richmond, VA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Episcopal Housing Corporation | Baltimore, MD | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hereford Zone Parks and Recs | Monkton, MD | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Phoenix Wildlife Center | Phoenix, MD | $3,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Lukes Church of the Avenue | Baltimore, MD | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| 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 |
| Valley Planning Council | Towson, MD | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 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 |
| Carmelite Monastery Baltimore | Towson, MD | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| 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 |
| Heart Gallery of Tampa | Tampa, FL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 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 |
| Shore Rivers Foundation | Easton, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Stamford House Historic Preservation Foundation | Butler, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Towson High Sports Boosters | Towson, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Valleys Planning Council | Towson, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Washington & Lee University | Lexington, VA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boy Scouts of America | Baltimore, MD | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brevard Music Center | Brvard, NC | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Center for Pregnancy Concerns | Baltimore, MD | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends School of Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Gentle Giants Draft Horse Rescue | Mt Airy, MD | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Gunpowder Riverkeeper | Sparks Glencoe, MD | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| James W Houck Foundation | Cockeysville, MD | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Opera Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| School of the Cathedral | Baltimore, MD | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Segalman Scholastic | Rockville, MD | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Seventh District Recreation Council | Parkton, MD | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Ignatious Catholic Church | Baltimore, MD | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Voom Foundation | College Station, TX | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Aviation Without Borders | Bethesda, MD | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 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 |
| Maryland Line Volunteer Fire Company | Maryland Line, MD | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Paul's Place | Baltimore, MD | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Amigo Project | Novato, CA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alex's Lemonade Stand | Bala Cynward, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Alley Cat Rescue | Mount Rainier, MD | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Arden Center for Environmental | Aspen, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | Baltimore, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ccbc Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cedar Lane Sports Foundation | Bel Air, MD | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cockesyville Volunteer Fire Company | Cockeysville, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Conserving Carolina | Hendersonville, NC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Discovery Center Waters Edge | Belcamp, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 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 |
| Noah's Lost Ark | Berlin, OH | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Parkinson's Educational Expo | Milford, DE | $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 |
| Towson Arts College | Towson, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wilmer Eye Institute | Odenton, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Baltimore Hebrew Congregation | Baltimore, MD | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Cam-Am Cup | Baltimore, MD | $700 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cockeysville Fire Department | Cockeysville, MD | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dyslexia Tutoring Prog | Baltimore, MD | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Little Longears Miniature Donkey Rescue | New Oxford, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Maryland Ducks Unlimited | Easton, MD | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oriole Advocate Inc | Lusby, MD | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stand Up to Cancer | Los Angeles, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tiger Haven | Kingston, TN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
100 of 194 (52%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 67%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
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.
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What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 192 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
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 |
| 2024 | 96 | $328,950 | $2,000 |
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
87% of its giving went to organizations in Maryland. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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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 a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $2,500. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Maryland.
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- 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 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
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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