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Travelers Foundation

St Paul, MN · EIN 41-1924256. Reported 434 grants totalling $28.3M to 190 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.

Notold the IRS it takes no unsolicited requests
$25,000median grant
$28.3Mgranted, 2021-2025
190recipients, as named on its returns
62%of grantees funded again the next year
$16.4Massets, latest filing

Does this foundation accept applications?

No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". Travelers Foundation checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement. A foundation can give a different answer on a later return, and this page is rebuilt when one is published. The rest of the page is its giving record: who it chose, and which of those make grants themselves.

Organizations it funds that make grants of their own

7 of the organizations Travelers Foundation funded make grants themselves, and it reported 17 grants totalling $1,902,920 to them. That is 8% of the $24.2M of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.

All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.

What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.

GrantmakerKindStateReceivedGrantsYearsLastOnly funds organizations it picks?
United Way Incfederated giving programmeConnecticut$1,490,000542025Its form does not ask
Hartford Foundation for Public Givingcommunity foundationConnecticut$300,000222025Its form does not ask
Tides Foundationgrantmaking organizationCalifornia$45,000332025Its form does not ask
United Way of Southern Nevadafederated giving programmeNevada$33,580222025Its form does not ask
United Way of the Bay Areafederated giving programmeCalifornia$15,000222025Its form does not ask
Orange County's United Wayfederated giving programmeCalifornia$11,340222025Its form does not ask
Greater Twin Cities United Wayfederated giving programmeMinnesota$8,000112022Its form does not ask

A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $25,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $15,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $1,000,000.

$1,000 - $5,000
13 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
29 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
143 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
90 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
89 grants
$100,000 and Up
70 grants

Every organization it funded

This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
St Bernard Project IncNew Orleans, LA$4,514,700752025
ReadyctHartford, CT$1,744,000332023
Habitat for Humanity InternationalAtlanta, GA$1,450,000442024
Greater Hartford Arts Council IncorporatedHartford, CT$1,350,000332025
Connecticut Science Center IncHartford, CT$1,328,718852025
United Way of Central and Northeastern ConnecticutHartford, CT$925,000332023
The Hole in the Wall Gang CampNew Haven, CT$900,000332024
Hartford Promise IncHartford, CT$675,000552025
College PossibleSaint Paul, MN$650,000752025
Boys and Girls Clubs of Hartford IncHartford, CT$570,000552025
United Way Inc Dba United Way of Central & Northeastern CtHartford, CT$565,000212025
Hartford Youth Scholars FoundationHartford, CT$470,000552025
Junior Achievement of Southwest New EnglandHartford, CT$465,000552025
The Police Athletic and Activities League of Hartford IncorporatedHartford, CT$425,000552025
Our Piece of the Pie IncHartford, CT$400,000422022
Habitat for Humanity International IncHartford, CT$385,000442024
Read to a Child IncWellesley Hills, MA$329,000552025
Hartford Foundation for Public GivingHartford, CT$300,000222025
Hole in the Wall Gang Fund IncNew Haven, CT$300,000112025
Ctdata Collaborative IncGlastonbury, CT$280,000212025
Our Piece of the Pie Inc (opp)Hartford, CT$275,000422024
Page Education FoundationMinneapolis, MN$250,000542025
Team Rubicon IncEl Segundo, CA$250,000112021
Urban League of Greater Hartford IncHartford, CT$250,000222023
Upper Albany Main Street Program IncHartford, CT$225,000442025
Connectikids IncHartford, CT$200,000552025
Hartford Economic Development CorporationHartford, CT$200,000332023
Hartford Land Bank IncHartford, CT$200,000442025
Nybdc Local Development CorporationAlbany, NY$200,000332024
Rebuilding Together IncWashington, DC$200,000112025
The Bushnell Center for the Performing ArtsHartford, CT$200,000222024
Hartford Public LibraryHartford, CT$190,000222025
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of ArtHartford, CT$165,000442025
Achieve HartfordHartford, CT$150,000222023
Capital Workforce Partners IncHartford, CT$150,000112021
Habitat for Humanity International IncSaint Paul, MN$150,000222022
Northeast Neighborhood Partners IncHartford, CT$150,000332025
Smart Home Alabama Inc Dba Smart Home America IncMobile, AL$150,000222024
Teach for America IncNew York, NY$150,000332024
Community First School IncHartford, CT$145,000652025
Junior Achievement of Georgia IncAtlanta, GA$130,000442024
The Science Museum of MinnesotaSaint Paul, MN$130,000442025
Hartford Parent UniversityHartford, CT$128,000552025
Actuarial FoundationSchaumburg, IL$125,000442025
Hartford Consortium for Higher EducationEast Hartford, CT$125,000222022
Social Enterprise Trust Inc Dba ResetHartford, CT$120,000222024
Minnesota Children's MuseumSaint Paul, MN$110,000432024
BestprepMinneapolis, MN$105,000332025
Junior Achievement of Central Maryland IncBaltimore, MD$105,000332023
Achieve HarfordHartford, CT$100,000112021
American Corporate Partners IncNew York, NY$100,000112024
Habitat for Humanity of North Central ConnecticutHartford, CT$100,000112025
Horace Bushnell Memorial Hall CorporationHartford, CT$100,000112025
International Hartford LtdHartford, CT$100,000442025
Northside Institutions Neighborhood Alliance IncHartford, CT$100,000442025
Open Communities AllianceHartford, CT$100,000222024
Operation FuelHartford, CT$100,000332025
Partnership for Strong Communities at the LyceumHartford, CT$100,000222024
Rebuilding Together Hartford IncHartford, CT$100,000442024
The Guthrie Theater FoundationMinneapolis, MN$100,000442024
University of Connecticut Foundation IncorporatedStorrs Mansfield, CT$100,000112025
Reset Social Enterprise TrustHartford, CT$100,000222022
The Connecticut Rise NetworkNew Haven, CT$90,000222025
Nutmeg Big Brothers-Big Sisters IncHartford, CT$86,000442024
Hartford Public SchoolsHartford, CT$80,000222023
Neighborhood Development Center IncSaint Paul, MN$80,000552025
Project SuccessMinneapolis, MN$80,000442024
The Children's Theatre CompanyMinneapolis, MN$77,000442024
Center for Success for High Need Schools IncBarrington, IL$75,000552025
Junior Achievement of Western New York IncAmherst, NY$75,000552025
Mceivr Inc Dba MakerspacectHartford, CT$75,000222024
Partners for Educational LeadershipWest Hartford, CT$75,000332024
Twin Cities Habitat for HumanitySaint Paul, MN$75,000112023
Connecticut Foodshare IncWallingford, CT$65,000222025
Informct IncHartford, CT$65,000222022
Riverfront Recapture IncHartford, CT$65,000332025
Youth Development Center IncHouston, TX$61,673442025
Camp Courant IncorporatedHartford, CT$60,000222025
Holiday Express IncEatontown, NJ$60,000442025
Junior Achievement of the Upper Midwest IncSaint Paul, MN$60,000442024
Social Enterprises Trust IncHartford, CT$60,000112025
Can'd AidLongmont, CO$55,000222024
Happy Hope FoundationPocasset, MA$55,000322023
Metropolitan Economic Development AssociationMinneapolis, MN$55,000332025
American National Red CrossFarmington, CT$50,000112021
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of St Paul & MinneapolisMinneapolis, MN$50,000112022
Education Reform Now IncNew York, NY$50,000112023
Girls Incorporated of New York CityNew York, NY$50,000222025
Junior Achievement of ChicagoChicago, IL$50,000542024
Knox IncHartford, CT$50,000222024
Local Initiatives Support CorporationNew York, NY$50,000112025
Mceivr IncHartford, CT$50,000212025
Partnership for Strong CommunitiesHartford, CT$50,000112022
Teach for America IncNew Haven, CT$50,000112021
The Friends of the Saint Paul Public LibrarySaint Paul, MN$50,000112025
Upper Albany Street ProgramHartford, CT$50,000112022
Usher's New LookAtlanta, GA$50,000112022
Connecticut Invention ConventionHartford, CT$45,000442025
Girls Incorporated of Long IslandDeer Park, NY$45,000332025
Hartford Decide IncHartford, CT$45,000332024
Neighborhood HouseSaint Paul, MN$45,000222025
Tides FoundationSan Francisco, CA$45,000332025
Art With a Heart IncBaltimore, MD$40,000442025
Junior Achievement of East Tennessee IncClinton, TN$40,000332025
Junior Achievement of Northeastern New YorkAlbany, NY$40,000442025
Local Initiatives Support Corporation (lisc)New York, NY$40,000112024
Minnesota Computers for SchoolsMinneapolis, MN$40,000222025
Minnesota Tech for SuccessMinneapolis, MN$40,000222024
Connecticut Main Street CenterHartford, CT$38,000222023
Minnesota Council on Economic EducationSaint Paul, MN$36,500442024
Blessings in a BackpackLouisville, KY$35,000112023
Common Ground CommunitiesNew York, NY$35,000112022
Project for Pride in Living IncMinneapolis, MN$35,000442025
United Way of Southern Nevada IncLas Vegas, NV$33,580222025
Family Legal Care IncNew York, NY$30,000332025
Junior Achievement of Dallas IncDallas, TX$30,000222025
Minnesota Childrens MuseumSaint Paul, MN$30,000112025
Wilderness InquirySaint Paul, MN$30,000332025
NourishnjincMorristown, NJ$30,000222024
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Connecticut IncHartford, CT$25,000112025
Capital for ChangeWallingford, CT$25,000112023
Common Ground Communities (dba Community Solutions)New York, NY$25,000112021
Connecticut Center for School Change IncHartford, CT$25,000112021
Connecticut Council for PhilanthropyHartford, CT$25,000112024
Connecticut Data CollaborativeGlastonbury, CT$25,000112024
Forge City WorksHartford, CT$25,000112022
Girls for Technology IncHartford, CT$25,000112025
Governors Partnership to ProtectWethersfield, CT$25,000112022
Hands on HartfordHartford, CT$25,000112023
Homefront IncStamford, CT$25,000112022
The Arts PartnerhsipSaint Paul, MN$25,000112022
The New York Opportunity Network IncNew York, NY$25,000112025
Walker West Music AcademySaint Paul, MN$25,000442025
Writers in the SchoolsHouston, TX$25,000222025
UaspireBoston, MA$25,000112024
Childrens Theater Company and SchoolMinneapolis, MN$20,000112025
Genesys Works - Twin CitiesSaint Paul, MN$20,000222024
Journey Home IncHartford, CT$20,000112024
Legal Information for Families TodayBrooklyn, NY$20,000222022
North Central CollegeNaperville, IL$20,000222025
Penumbra Theatre Company IncSaint Paul, MN$20,000222022
Project Success-Students Undertaking Creative ControlMinneapolis, MN$20,000112025
University of St ThomasSaint Paul, MN$20,000112022
Village for Families & Children IncHartford, CT$20,000112022
YWCA Hartford Region IncHartford, CT$20,000112023
Connecticut Food BankWallingford, CT$15,000112024
Dupage County Branch NAACP #3012Los Angeles, CA$15,000112023
Girls Incorporated of St LouisSaint Louis, MO$15,000222022
Governors Partnership to Protect Connecticuts Workforce IncWethersfield, CT$15,000112021
Junior Achievement Rocky MountainGreenwood Village, CO$15,000112025
Junior Achievement USASaint Paul, MN$15,000112025
Metropolitan Economic Development Association (meda)Minneapolis, MN$15,000112024
NAACP Collection Action Fund at Tides FoundationSan Francisco, CA$15,000112024
Nourish Nj IncMorristown, NJ$15,000112025
Out My Closet IncBellerose, NY$15,000222024
Park Square Theatre CompanySaint Paul, MN$15,000222025
United Way of the Bay AreaSan Francisco, CA$15,000222025
University of the PacificStockton, CA$15,000112024
Nourishnj IncMorristown, NJ$15,000112021
Wish for WheelsDenver, CO$13,350112025
Junior Achievement of East TennesseClinton, TN$13,000112022
Orange Countys United WayIrvine, CA$11,340222025
Feeding Children Everywhere IncLongwood, FL$10,500112024
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of St Paul and MinneapolisMinneapolis, MN$10,000112023
Charter Oak Cultural CenterHartford, CT$10,000112023
Genesys WorksSaint Paul, MN$10,000112025
Jdrf InternationalNew York, NY$10,000222024
Juvenile Diabetes Research FoundationNew York, NY$10,000112023
Levo International IncBloomfield, CT$10,000112025
Minnesota State Council on Economic EducationSaint Paul, MN$10,000112025
South Shore Habitat for HumanityNorwell, MA$10,000112023
The Minnesota OperaMinneapolis, MN$10,000222025
Greater Twin Cities United WayMinneapolis, MN$8,000112022
Achieve Twin CitiesMinneapolis, MN$6,500222025
The Im Able FoundationWyomissing, PA$6,315112025
National AIDS Memorial IncSan Francisco, CA$6,000222025
Boys and Girls Clubs of the Twin CitiesSaint Paul, MN$5,000112025
Breakthrough T1DNew York, NY$5,000112025
Community Neighborhood Housing ServicesSaint Paul, MN$5,000112021
Ehs IncBuffalo, NY$5,000112024
Junior Achievement of New York IncNew York, NY$5,000112023
Medcura HealthStone Mountain, GA$5,000112024
Niagara Area Habitat for Humanity IncNiagara Falls, NY$5,000112023
Tri-County United Way IncGlens Falls, NY$4,000112025
Florence Crittenton Services of ColoradoDenver, CO$3,050112025
Life Line ChaplaincyHartford, CT$2,500112023
Richmond Metropolitan Habitat for HumanityRichmond, VA$2,500112023
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin CitiesSaint Paul, MN$1,500112024
Volunteers of America Northern California & Northern CaliforniaSacramento, CA$1,000112023
Volunteers of America Northern California & Northern NevadaSacramento, CA$1,000112024

107 of 190 (56%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.

Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 62%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.

What the money was for

Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 313 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.

Education
77 grants
Human Services
37 grants
Arts & Culture
32 grants
International Affairs
32 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
26 grants
Youth Development
25 grants
Community Improvement
22 grants
Housing & Shelter
17 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202171$5,346,500$25,000
202287$6,053,700$25,000
202388$5,944,000$25,000
202494$5,018,663$25,000
202594$5,924,863$25,000

Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.

Where its money goes

59% of its giving went to organizations in Connecticut.

Connecticut
$16.6M
Louisiana
$4.5M
Minnesota
$2.5M
Georgia
$1.6M
New York
$994K
Massachusetts
$419K
California
$374K
Illinois
$270K

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Funders that support the same organizations

These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more. Unlike this foundation, none of them is on record as funding only organizations it picks, and each page says what its filings show.

American Online Giving Foundation Inc96 shared recipientsFidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund92 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc83 shared recipientsThe Blackbaud Giving Fund70 shared recipientsCharities Aid Foundation America63 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program56 shared recipients

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Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from Travelers Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.

Address of record on the latest return: 385 Washington St 9275-SB05T, St Paul, MN, 55102. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.

EIN 41-1924256 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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