Travelers Foundation
Invitation OnlySt Paul, Minnesota · EIN 41-1924256 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2025)$5.9M
Organizations funded94
Typical grant$25,000
Total assets$16.4M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $10,000 and $50,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2025 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
76% of grants went outside Minnesota.
Grants paid in tax year 2025
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Bernard Project Inc | New Orleans, LA | Operating support | $1,000,000 |
| Greater Hartford Arts Council Incorporated | Hartford, CT | Program support for the Travelers Arts Impact Grants | $600,000 |
| United Way Inc Dba United Way of Central & Northeastern Ct | Hartford, CT | Operating support to run United Way Community Impact | $315,000 |
| Hole in the Wall Gang Fund Inc | New Haven, CT | Program support for The Hole in the Wall Gang Camps Hospital Outreach Program and Parent Programming | $300,000 |
| Ctdata Collaborative Inc | Glastonbury, CT | Project support for the Hartford Data Collaboratives Hartford Youth and Workforce Data Hub 750000 over three years 250000 per year | $250,000 |
| Hartford Foundation for Public Giving | Hartford, CT | Greater Futures Scholarship Fund - Hartford Foundation Centennial Campaign | $250,000 |
| United Way Inc Dba United Way of Central & Northeastern Ct | Hartford, CT | Cradle to Career pathway for City of Hartford youth | $250,000 |
| Connecticut Science Center Inc | Hartford, CT | Operating Support for the Connecticut Science Centers Mission Fulfillment Activities in 2025 225000 and Hartford Public Schools Busing… | $225,000 |
| Hartford Promise Inc | Hartford, CT | Program support for the Hartford Promise Scholarship Fund | $200,000 |
| Rebuilding Together Inc | Washington, DC | Project support to put FORTIFIED roofs in hurricane-impacted and hurricane-prone areas of Florida and Texas ensuring families have safer… | $200,000 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Hartford Inc | Hartford, CT | Operating support for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Hartford | $120,000 |
| Horace Bushnell Memorial Hall Corporation | Hartford, CT | Program support for PARTNERS Partners in Arts and Education Revitalizing Schools for the 2025-26 school year | $100,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity of North Central Connecticut | Hartford, CT | Project support for the construction of a single-family home at 5 Mahl Avenue North Hartford | $100,000 |
| Hartford Youth Scholars Foundation Inc | Hartford, CT | Operating support for Hartford Youth Scholars The Collegiate Academy and High School and College Success Programs | $100,000 |
| University of Connecticut Foundation Incorporated | Storrs Mansfield, CT | Travelers Residential Scholarship at UConn Hartford Fund payment 1 of 5 to be made in 2025 contingent | $100,000 |
| Hartford Public Library | Hartford, CT | Operating Support for Hartford Public Librarys Teen Services Educational Initiatives | $90,000 |
| Junior Achievement of Southwest New England | West Hartford, CT | Operating support to enable JA to deliver programming to Hartford students | $90,000 |
| Read to A Child Inc | Wellesley Hills, MA | Program support for The Read Aloud Mentoring Program literacy mentoring for Hartfords elementary students for schoolyear 2025-26 | $60,000 |
| Social Enterprises Trust Inc | Hartford, CT | Operating support to launch and grow Hartford businesses | $60,000 |
| College Possible | Saint Paul, MN | General operating for College Possible s Access and Success Programming | $50,000 |
| The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library | Saint Paul, MN | Capital campaign support for the Friends of Saint Paul Public Librarys Transform Our Libraries Discover Our Possibilities Campaign | $50,000 |
| Hartford Land Bank Inc | Hartford, CT | Program support for the Gap Funding Program | $50,000 |
| Local Initiatives Support Corporation | New York, NY | Operating support to allow LISC to do its core work of Strengthening Neighborhoods and Residents through Investments Capacity Building and… | $50,000 |
| Northeast Neighborhood Partners Inc | Hartford, CT | Operating support to advance North Hartford Partnerships work in Affordable Housing Clean Energy Access and Community-Driven Economic… | $50,000 |
| Page Education Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | General operating support for Page Education Foundations scholarship program | $50,000 |
| The Police Athletic and Activities League of Hartford Incorporated | Hartford, CT | Operating support for The Police Athletic & Activities League of Hartford INC Programming | $50,000 |
| Upper Albany Main Street Program Inc | Hartford, CT | Operating support for Upper Albany Main Street UAMS Programs and Initiatives | $50,000 |
| Connecticut Rise Network Inc | New Haven, CT | Operating support for promoting Grade 9 on-track and postsecondary success with Hartford Public Schools | $40,000 |
| Hartford Parent University Inc | Hartford, CT | Operating support for HPU to run its programing with Hartford Public Schools in 2025 | $40,000 |
| Bestprep | Minneapolis, MN | Program support for BestPreps eMentors Cloud Coach Classroom Plus and Minnesota Business Venture Programs | $35,000 |
| Connectikids Inc | West Hartford, CT | Program support for the ConnectiKids Youth Development Program | $35,000 |
| Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art | Hartford, CT | Program support for School and Teacher Programs | $35,000 |
| Ctdata Collaborative Inc | Glastonbury, CT | Program support for the Hartford Youth Data Fellowship | $30,000 |
| Minnesota Childrens Museum | Saint Paul, MN | General operating support for the Play for All Access program at the Minnesota Childrens Museum | $30,000 |
| The Science Museum of Minnesota | Saint Paul, MN | General Operating Support for SSMs STEM Education programs | $30,000 |
| Actuarial Foundation | Schaumburg, IL | Program support for Math Motivators Tutoring Program and STEM Stars Actuarial Scholars Program | $25,000 |
| Community First School Inc | Hartford, CT | Operating support for Community First School | $25,000 |
| Community First School Inc | Hartford, CT | Operating support for Community First School | $25,000 |
| Operation Fuel Inc | Hartford, CT | Program support for the Fuel assistance program | $25,000 |
| Girls for Technology Inc | Hartford, CT | Program support for GradRise | $25,000 |
| Girls Incorporated of New York City | New York, NY | Project support for a half-day conference Diversifying the insurance industry and introducing Travelers and careers opportunities to Girls… | $25,000 |
| International Hartford Ltd | Hartford, CT | Program support for International Hartfords business counseling and financial literacy programs | $25,000 |
| McEivr Inc | Hartford, CT | Operating Support for MakerspaceCT to Advance Programmatic Expansion Workforce Development and AIRobotics Education | $25,000 |
| McEivr Inc | Hartford, CT | Operating Support for MakerspaceCT | $25,000 |
| Neighborhood House | St Paul, MN | Program support for Food program at Neighborhood House | $25,000 |
| The New York Opportunity Network Inc | New York, NY | General operating support for The Opportunity Networking and corporate volunteer partnership | $25,000 |
| Northside Institutions Neighborhood Alliance Inc | West Hartford, CT | Operating support for the Asylum Hill Homeownership program | $25,000 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Connecticut Inc | Hartford, CT | Program support for Big Futures | $25,000 |
| Childrens Theater Company and School | Minneapolis, MN | General Operating Support for Childrens Theatre Companys 2024-25 Season | $20,000 |
| Minnesota Computers for Schools | Minneapolis, MN | General operating for MTFS Workforce Training in the Twin Cities Metro | $20,000 |
| Project Success-Students Undertaking Creative Control | Minneapolis, MN | General operating for the College and Career Readiness to Prepare Students for Post Secondary Success focused programs | $20,000 |
| United Way of Southern Nevada Inc | Las Vegas, NV | School Supply Kit Build Building Back-to-School Kits for Southern Nevada Students in Need | $17,000 |
| Center for Success for High Need Schools Inc | Barrington, IL | Project support of the Junior Senior Scholars Molecular Mania | $15,000 |
| Connecticut Foodshare Inc | Wallingford, CT | Project support for weekend food bags for Camp Courant campers in 2026 | $15,000 |
| Connecticut Invention Convention Inc | Hartford, CT | Program support for Connecticut Invention Convention State Finals and Expanded Travelers Volunteer Experience | $15,000 |
| Girls Incorporated of Long Island | Deer Park, NY | Program support for Girls Inc conference | $15,000 |
| Holiday Express Inc | Eatontown, NJ | Project support for Holiday Express & Travelers Art and Community Outreach Partnership | $15,000 |
| Junior Achievement Rocky Mountain | Greenwood Village, CO | Project support for JA Experiential Programs JA Finance Park and JA Dream Accelerator also supported by Travelers volunteers | $15,000 |
| Junior Achievement of Dallas Inc | Dallas, TX | Project support for Empowering Youth Financial Literacy JA Finance Park supported by Travelers volunteers | $15,000 |
| Junior Achievement of East Tennessee | Clinton, TN | Project support for Junior Achievement of East Tennessee and Travelers volunteers | $15,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 94 grants to organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,924,863 | 94 |
| 2024 | $5,018,663 | 94 |
| 2023 | $5,944,000 | 88 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed May 14, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202641349349101519
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 41-1924256
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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