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Private foundation (trust)EIN 411734297Est. 1993-02

The Traverse Foundation

Minneapolis, MN 55402

Total Assets

$1.6M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$622K

FY 2023

Grants Made

8

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$78K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$1K–$375K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$399K

Total Expenses

$631K

Qualifying Distributions

$622K

Distributable Amount

$73K

Min. Investment Return

$76K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

8 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $6K to maximum $375K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

3 years

Giving over time from 2021 to 2023. Peak $622K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

22 grants

Lucille Packard Foundation
$675K
3 grants
Invincikids
$125K
1 grant
Yale University
$100K
1 grant
Bhutan Foundation
$48K
3 grants
The Nature Conservancy MN Chapter
$25K
3 grants
Little Traverse Conservancy
$14K
3 grants
AFS-USA Inc
$10K
2 grants
Monterey Bay Aquarium
$10K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

22 grants

<$10K
16
grants
$10–50K
1
grants
$50–250K
4
grants
$250K–1M
1
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

7 states

California
$812K
79% of total
Connecticut
$100K
10% of total
District of Columbia
$48K
5% of total
Minnesota
$25K
2% of total
Michigan
$24K
2% of total
New York
$10K
1% of total
Utah
$6K
1% of total

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