Travelers Foundation
St Paul, MN · EIN 41-1924256. Reported 340 grants totalling $22.4M to 161 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Travelers Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $25,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $15,000 and $65,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $1,000,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Bernard Project Inc | New Orleans, LA | $3,514,700 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Readyct | Hartford, CT | $1,744,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity International | Atlanta, GA | $1,450,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Connecticut Science Center Inc | Hartford, CT | $1,100,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut | Hartford, CT | $925,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp | New Haven, CT | $900,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Greater Hartford Arts Council Incorporated | Hartford, CT | $750,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| College Possible | Saint Paul, MN | $600,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hartford Promise Inc | Hartford, CT | $475,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Hartford Inc | Hartford, CT | $450,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Our Piece of the Pie Inc | Hartford, CT | $400,000 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | Hartford, CT | $385,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement of Southwest New England | Hartford, CT | $375,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Police Athletic and Activities League of Hartford Incorporated | Hartford, CT | $375,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hartford Youth Scholars Foundation | Hartford, CT | $370,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Our Piece of the Pie Inc (opp) | Hartford, CT | $275,000 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| Read to a Child Inc | Wellesley Hills, MA | $269,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Team Rubicon Inc | El Segundo, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Urban League of Greater Hartford Inc | Hartford, CT | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hartford Economic Development Corporation | Hartford, CT | $200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Nybdc Local Development Corporation | Albany, NY | $200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Page Education Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $200,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts | Hartford, CT | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Upper Albany Main Street Program Inc | Hartford, CT | $175,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Connectikids Inc | Hartford, CT | $165,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Achieve Hartford | Hartford, CT | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Capital Workforce Partners Inc | Hartford, CT | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | Saint Paul, MN | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hartford Land Bank Inc | Hartford, CT | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Smart Home Alabama Inc Dba Smart Home America Inc | Mobile, AL | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Teach for America Inc | New York, NY | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement of Georgia Inc | Atlanta, GA | $130,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art | Hartford, CT | $130,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hartford Consortium for Higher Education | East Hartford, CT | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Social Enterprise Trust Inc Dba Reset | Hartford, CT | $120,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Minnesota Children's Museum | Saint Paul, MN | $110,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement of Central Maryland Inc | Baltimore, MD | $105,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Achieve Harford | Hartford, CT | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Actuarial Foundation | Schaumburg, IL | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Corporate Partners Inc | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hartford Public Library | Hartford, CT | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northeast Neighborhood Partners Inc | Hartford, CT | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Open Communities Alliance | Hartford, CT | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Partnership for Strong Communities at the Lyceum | Hartford, CT | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rebuilding Together Hartford Inc | Hartford, CT | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Guthrie Theater Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Science Museum of Minnesota | Saint Paul, MN | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Reset Social Enterprise Trust | Hartford, CT | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Community First School Inc | Hartford, CT | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hartford Parent University | Hartford, CT | $88,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nutmeg Big Brothers-Big Sisters Inc | Hartford, CT | $86,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hartford Public Schools | Hartford, CT | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Project Success | Minneapolis, MN | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Children's Theatre Company | Minneapolis, MN | $77,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| International Hartford Ltd | Hartford, CT | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mceivr Inc Dba Makerspacect | Hartford, CT | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Northside Institutions Neighborhood Alliance | Hartford, CT | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Operation Fuel | Hartford, CT | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Partners for Educational Leadership | West Hartford, CT | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity | Saint Paul, MN | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bestprep | Minneapolis, MN | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Neighborhood Development Center Inc | Saint Paul, MN | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Informct Inc | Hartford, CT | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Center for Success for High Need Schools Inc | Barrington, IL | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement of Western New York Inc | Amherst, NY | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement of the Upper Midwest Inc | Saint Paul, MN | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Can'd Aid | Longmont, CO | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Happy Hope Foundation | Pocasset, MA | $55,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| American National Red Cross | Farmington, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Camp Courant Inc | Hartford, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of St Paul & Minneapolis | Minneapolis, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Connecticut Foodshare | Wallingford, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Education Reform Now Inc | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hartford Foundation for Public Giving | Hartford, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Junior Achievement of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Knox Inc | Hartford, CT | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Partnership for Strong Communities | Hartford, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Riverfront Recapture Inc | Hartford, CT | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Teach for America Inc | New Haven, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Connecticut Rise Network | New Haven, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Upper Albany Street Program | Hartford, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Usher's New Look | Atlanta, GA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Youth Development Center | Houston, TX | $46,673 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hartford Decide Inc | Hartford, CT | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Holiday Express Inc | Eatontown, NJ | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Metropolitan Economic Development Association | Minneapolis, MN | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Local Initiatives Support Corporation (lisc) | New York, NY | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Minnesota Tech for Success | Minneapolis, MN | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Connecticut Main Street Center | Hartford, CT | $38,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Minnesota Council on Economic Education | Saint Paul, MN | $36,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Blessings in a Backpack | Louisville, KY | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Common Ground Communities | New York, NY | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Art With a Heart Inc | Baltimore, MD | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Connecticut Invention Convention | Hartford, CT | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Girls Incorporated of Long Island | Deer Park, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Junior Achievement of Northeastern New York | Albany, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tides Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Nourishnjinc | Morristown, NJ | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Capital for Change | Wallingford, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Common Ground Communities (dba Community Solutions) | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Connecticut Center for School Change Inc | Hartford, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Connecticut Council for Philanthropy | Hartford, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Connecticut Data Collaborative | Glastonbury, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Forge City Works | Hartford, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Girls Inc of New York City | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Governors Partnership to Protect | Wethersfield, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hands on Hartford | Hartford, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Homefront Inc | Stamford, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Junior Achievement of East Tennessee Inc | Clinton, TN | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Project for Pride in Living Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Arts Partnerhsip | Saint Paul, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Uaspire | Boston, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Family Legal Care Inc | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Genesys Works - Twin Cities | Saint Paul, MN | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Journey Home Inc | Hartford, CT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Legal Information for Families Today | Brooklyn, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Minnesota Computers for Schools | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Neighborhood House | Saint Paul, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Penumbra Theatre Company Inc | Saint Paul, MN | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of St Thomas | Saint Paul, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Village for Families & Children Inc | Hartford, CT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wilderness Inquiry | Saint Paul, MN | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| YWCA Hartford Region Inc | Hartford, CT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Walker West Music Academy | Saint Paul, MN | $17,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| United Way of Southern Nevada Inc | Las Vegas, NV | $16,580 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Connecticut Food Bank | Wallingford, CT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dupage County Branch NAACP #3012 | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girls Incorporated of St Louis | Saint Louis, MO | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Governors Partnership to Protect Connecticuts Workforce Inc | Wethersfield, CT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Junior Achievement of Dallas Inc | Dallas, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Metropolitan Economic Development Association (meda) | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| NAACP Collection Action Fund at Tides Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Out My Closet Inc | Bellerose, NY | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of the Pacific | Stockton, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nourishnj Inc | Morristown, NJ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Junior Achievement of East Tennesse | Clinton, TN | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Feeding Children Everywhere Inc | Longwood, FL | $10,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of St Paul and Minneapolis | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Charter Oak Cultural Center | Hartford, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jdrf International | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| South Shore Habitat for Humanity | Norwell, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Writers in the Schools | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greater Twin Cities United Way | Minneapolis, MN | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Neighborhood Housing Services | Saint Paul, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ehs Inc | Buffalo, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement of New York Inc | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Medcura Health | Stone Mountain, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Niagara Area Habitat for Humanity Inc | Niagara Falls, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| North Central College | Naperville, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Park Square Theatre Company | Saint Paul, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Minnesota Opera | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Way of the Bay Area | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Orange Countys United Way | Irvine, CA | $4,410 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National AIDS Memorial Inc | San Francisco, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Life Line Chaplaincy | Hartford, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Richmond Metropolitan Habitat for Humanity | Richmond, VA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Achieve Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities | Saint Paul, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Volunteers of America Northern California & Northern California | Sacramento, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Volunteers of America Northern California & Northern Nevada | Sacramento, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
89 of 161 (55%) received money in more than one year over the 4 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 67%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
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.
- St Bernard Project Inc
Operating support and program support for SBPs Building FORTIFIED Communities and scaling SBPs Dis - Readyct
Operating and program support for programs advancing K12 Career Pathways - Greater Hartford Arts Council Incorporated
Operating support for GHACs 2021 programs including music on Travelers Plaza Neighborhood Studios - Habitat for Humanity International
Program support for the 2024 Community Team Build Grants - United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut
Operating support to Run United Way Community Investment and project support for Travelers volunteer - The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp
Program support for The Hole in the Wall Gang Camps Hospital Outreach Program HOP and ParentCare
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 235 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 71 | $5,346,500 | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 87 | $6,053,700 | $25,000 |
| 2023 | 88 | $5,944,000 | $25,000 |
| 2024 | 94 | $5,018,663 | $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
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 57% of this one's giving went to organizations in Connecticut. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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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 the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $25,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Connecticut.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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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 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
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; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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