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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 68-6095780

Travers Family Foundation

A private foundation in Lafayette, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $1.8 million 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
No

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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $1,816,172

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $105,455,745

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,589,334

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $63,441,499

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,438,096

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $62,855,928

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,536,950

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $32,565,120

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,529,391

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $36,099,550

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,568,179

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $32,695,410

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. UC Berkeley FoundationBerkeley, CA

    General purpose

    $1,227,658
  2. Guide Dogs for the BlindSan Rafael, CA

    General purpose

    $201,000
  3. East Bay SPCAOakland, CA

    General purpose

    $165,000
  4. The Semper Fi FundOceanside, CA

    General purpose

    $101,000
  5. Commonwealth Club of CaliforniaSan Francisco, CA

    General purpose

    $88,514
  6. Humane Society of Silicon ValleyMilpitas, CA

    General purpose

    $10,000
  7. Marin Center for Independent LivingSan Rafael, CA

    General purpose

    $10,000
  8. Mill Valley PhilharmonicMill Valley, CA

    General purpose

    $10,000
  9. Golden Gate LabradorSan Francisco, CA

    General purpose

    $3,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $201,00052% of the total
  2. Animals1 grant $165,00043% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $10,0003% of the total
  4. Housing and shelter1 grant $10,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California9 grants $1,816,172

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Elizabeth TraversTRUSTEE Hours 10Pay $0
  • Todd TraversTRUSTEE Hours 10Pay $89,000
  • Gayle TraversTRUSTEE Hours 10Pay $250,000
  • Nancy LucasTRUSTEE Hours 10Pay $176,000

The return

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