Culturally Enriched Communities Grant

_NOTE:_

• _If you have not received funding from Travelers in the past but believe your organization qualifies for funding according to our guidelines, please send an inquiry email to the appropriate contact, listed here._
• _Also, note that the January cycle is invitation only for Connecticut._

Culturally Enriched Communities

Travelers supports organizations that build communities and enrich lives through arts and culture, and that use the arts to contribute directly to enhanced academic learning.

Arts Education

Travelers funds organizations that incorporate the use of the arts in learning and stimulate creativity, while supporting improved academic achievement in local public schools.

Arts & Diversity

Travelers funds a wide range of organizations in order to build multi-cultural understanding in our communities. Travelers also aims to strengthen organizations that develop and present cultural and artistic traditions and/or provide access to various forms of art to diverse audiences.

Enhancing Communities Through the Arts

Travelers provides a small number of operating grants and/or sponsorships for key arts organizations in our downtown neighborhoods of Hartford, Conn., and St. Paul, Minn., in order to contribute to the vitality of the region.

Eligibility

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._

• Contributions will be made only for the charitable and volunteer efforts of nonprofit organizations \[501(c)(3) in U.S. or registered charity in Canada\].
• National organizations may receive support for specific initiatives that fit within the Travelers funding priorities.
• Support for public entities will be considered on a limited basis. Special consideration will be given when there is a nonprofit partner in a leadership role in the proposed activities or where a collective impact or collaborative approach is used.
• Grantmaking will be focused on Hartford, Conn.; Saint Paul, Minn.; and selected locations where Travelers has a significant business presence.

Ineligibility

• Contributions will generally not be granted for:
• Organizations that discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status or condition protected by local, state or federal law.
• Religious organizations, unless it can be shown that the organization is seeking charitable funds in the direct interest of the whole community.
• Political or lobbying organizations.
• Scholarships or other direct funding to individuals