
Travelers Pledges $24M for Community Giving
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Travelers Companies has pledged $24 million across the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. for community giving, with a significant focus on Connecticut. Theyre supporting education, arts, and food access through grants and partnerships. In Hartford, theyve committed $1 million over five years to the Wadsworth Athenaeum and are a founding partner of Hartford Promise. Theyve also donated $1 million over four years to the Greater Futures Scholarship Fund. Employees have been actively involved in community projects, including judging inventions and assembling school supplies. Travelers is demonstrating how corporate funding can drive lasting community change.
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Travelers. Companies just dropped their 2025 Community Giving Report, pledging around $24 million across the US. Canada and the UK. They're pouring big support into local spots, especially Connecticut, with grants aimed at education, arts, and food access. In Hartford, they committed $1 million over five years to the Wadsworth Athenaeum, helping restore those midweek Wednesday hours cut since. The pandemic hit. They're also deepening ties as a founding partner of Hartford Promise, that scholarship program for public school grads chasing college dreams. This year, travelers kicked in another $1 million over four years to the Greater Futures Scholarship Fund, teaming up with Hartford Promise. And the Greater Hartford Gives Foundation, eligible students could snack up to $100,000 each, opening real doors for the next generation. Employees got hands-on too, judging inventions at the Connecticut Invention Convention State Finals, and assembling over $5,000 in.
School supplies for educators stay wide. Volunteers build greenhouses and hydroponic setups with legal international to fight food insecurity in Hartford's north end. Plus, through the Greater Hartford Arts Council, they funneled about $530,000 to 17 local arts groups keeping the... Creative scene thriving. Travelers is proving corporate cash can spark lasting community change right where accounts. That wraps Hartford News today, brought to you with AI. I'm Cory with The Story.
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