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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 41-1734297

The Traverse Foundation

A private foundation in Minneapolis, MN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $402,565 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $402,565

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $807,606

  • Tax year 2024

    $741,175

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,047,054

  • Tax year 2023

    $621,575

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,076,099

  • Tax year 2022

    $178,760

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,452,170

  • Tax year 2021

    $224,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,401,213

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Lucille Packard FoundationPalo Alto, CA

    Surgery anxiety reduction

    $164,834
  2. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    Mental Health Program

    $100,000
  3. InvincikidsSan Bruno, CA

    General Operating Support

    $75,000
  4. Bhutan FoundationWashington, DC

    Special needs program initiation

    $62,000
  5. Individual

    Christmas toys

    $731

Approved for future payment

3 grants

Approved in 2025 and not yet paid.

  1. Lucille Packard FoundationPalo Alto, CA

    Surgery anxiety reduction

    $255,166
  2. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    Mental Health Program

    $200,000
  3. Bhutan FoundationWashington, DC

    Special needs program initiation

    $45,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Health1 grant $75,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California2 grants $239,834
  2. Connecticut1 grant $100,000
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $62,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Norman W Harris IIIPres/Tres/Dir Hours 0.75Pay $0
  • Blake C HarrisDirector Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Norman W Harris IVDirector Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Linda B HarrisSec'tary/Dir Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Leslie T HarrisDirector Hours 0.1Pay $0

The return

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