Nan Travis Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Jacksonville, TX EIN: 75-2496443

Charitable activities within the mean of Section 501 (c) (3) of the IRS Code 1986 as amended, or the corresponding distributions to entities described herein.

Nan Travis Foundation at a glance

In short: Nan Travis Foundation gave $251K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $251K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$251,000
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$251,000
Median grant
$251,000
Total assets
$1,712,018
-9.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
Texas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Nan Travis Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

UT Health East Texas: $251KUT Health East Texas$251K

The largest 2025 recipient was UT Health East Texas ($251K).

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 1 grant of 2 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Tyler

How Nan Travis Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+2%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300KTotal only2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $27K (2020) to $251K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $251K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
UT Health East Texas Tyler, TXEquipment$251,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$1,712,018$83,357$252,616$251,0001$83,357
2024$1,880,529$80,047$1,616——$80,047
2023$1,801,569$68,608$1,829——$68,608
2022$1,734,790$9,081$246,717$245,0001$9,081
2021$1,972,427$6,637$1,717——$6,637
2020$1,967,506$12,249$52,822$26,660Total only$12,249

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Nan Travis Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Nan Travis Foundation is a public charity, based in Jacksonville, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $251K. Net investment income was $83K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Nan Travis Foundation is led by Tim McRae, Chairman on every filing since 2020; none of the 19 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Tim McRae

    Chairman

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brett Brewer

    Trustee

    Director → Trustee, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Britian McKinney

    Trustee

    Director → Trustee, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cassie Deviller

    Trustee

    Director → Trustee, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cindy Day

    Trustee

    Director → Trustee, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Drew Durrett

    Trustee

    Director → Trustee, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeremy Harmel

    Trustee

    Director → Trustee, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joan Malone

    Trustee

    Director → Trustee, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Anderson

    Trustee

    Director → Trustee, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lana Cook

    Trustee

    Director → Trustee, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Larry Cigainero

    Trustee

    Director → Trustee, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nathen Jones

    Trustee

    Director → Trustee, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patti Low

    Trustee

    Director → Trustee, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rose Mary Banks

    Trustee

    Director → Trustee, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Terry Morrow

    Trustee

    Director → Trustee, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • State Senator Robert Nichols

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bruce Mehlenbacher

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karen Adams

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Cudd

    Vice Chairman

    Vice Chairman → Vice Chaiman, 2023

    Vice Chaiman → Vice Chairman, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (4)
  • Former: Joe Angle (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Senator Robert Nichols (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Jackie Durrett (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Larry Durrett (2020–2021) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Nan Travis Foundation

How much does Nan Travis Foundation give each year?

Nan Travis Foundation gave $251K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is Nan Travis Foundation?

Nan Travis Foundation reported $1.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $83K.

Where does Nan Travis Foundation operate?

Nan Travis Foundation has awarded grants in Texas.

What is Nan Travis Foundation's EIN?

Nan Travis Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 75-2496443. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 8, 2026)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 20, 2021)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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