TRAVELERS FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2020

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Organization
TRAVELERS FOUNDATION (EIN 41-1924256)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-08-11
IRS object ID
202102239349101110
Schema version
2020v4.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2021-08-11T14:11:50-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN410518860PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1385 WASHINGTON STAddressLine1Txt
Address Line2MC 9275-SB05TAddressLine2Txt
CitySAINT PAULCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP551021309ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN411924256EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TRAVELERS FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
In Care Of% MARLENE IBSENInCareOfNm
Business Name ControlTRAVBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6513107911PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1385 WASHINGTON ST 9275-SB05TAddressLine1Txt
CityST PAULCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP551021396ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMARLENE IBSENPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone8602773761PhoneNum
Signature2021-08-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerfalseDiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstMARLENEPersonFirstNm
Person LastIBSENPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonASHLEY GRUBERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP02230741PTIN
Preparation2021-08-11PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer0TrustedCustomerCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Application PendingYes (X)ApplicationPendingInd
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$853,849FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

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Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$2,315InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
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Total Net Invst Incm$2,315TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
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Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$0AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
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Taxes Rev And Expnss$0TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
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Net Investment Income$2,315NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

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US Government Obligations EOY$0USGovernmentObligationsEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$0CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Bonds EOY$0CorporateBondsEOYAmt
Land Bldg Investments EOY$0LandBldgInvestmentsEOYAmt
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Land EOY$0LandEOYAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$853,849TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Excess Revenue Over Expenses$2,315ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Other Increases$0OtherIncreasesAmt
Subtotal$883,849SubtotalAmt
Other Decreases$30,000OtherDecreasesAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$853,849TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

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Tax Under Section511$0TaxUnderSection511Amt
Subtotal$32SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$32TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$1,364EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Total Payments And Credits$1,364TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Overpayment$1,332OverpaymentAmt
Applied To ES Tax$1,332AppliedToESTaxAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

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More Than100 SpentfalseMoreThan100SpentInd
Form1120 POL FiledfalseForm1120POLFiledInd
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Changes To Articles Or BylawsfalseChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledfalseForm990TFiledInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedYes (true)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (true)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StateMNOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (true)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating FoundationfalsePrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial ContributorsYes (true)NewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled EntityfalseOwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (true)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website AddressWWW.TRAVELERS.COMWebsiteAddressTxt

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8602773761PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1ONE TOWER SQUAREAddressLine1Txt
CityHARTFORDCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06183ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts QuestionfalseForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Brrw Or Lend Disqualified PrsnfalseBrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified PrsnfalseFurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified PrsnfalsePayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
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Payment To Government OfficialfalsePaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Acts Fail To Qlfy As ExceptionsfalseActsFailToQlfyAsExceptionsInd
Uncorrected Prior ActsfalseUncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PYfalseUndistributedIncomePYInd
Undistr Incm Sect4942a2 Not AppfalseUndistrIncmSect4942a2NotAppInd
Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldingsInd
Excess Business HoldingsfalseExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy InvstfalseUncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislationInd
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElectionInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurposeInd
Transactions Fail To Qlfy As ExcfalseTransactionsFailToQlfyAsExcInd
Maintained Expenditure RspnsfalseMaintainedExpenditureRspnsInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Proceeds Or Net IncomefalseProceedsOrNetIncomeInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtfalseSubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
TitleEXHIBIT 1TitleTxt
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Sum Of Program Related Invst SumOfProgramRelatedInvstGrp

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Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Average Monthly Cash Balances$276,423AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
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Total FMV Of Unused Assets$276,423TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$276,423AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$4,146CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$272,277NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$13,614MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$13,614MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$32TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$32TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$13,582DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$13,582DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$13,582DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$3,607,352ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Set Aside Cash Distri Test$0SetAsideCashDistriTestAmt
Qualifying Distributions$3,607,352QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Adjusted Qualifying Distri$3,607,352AdjustedQualifyingDistriAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$13,582DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr5$7,029,636ExcessDistributionCyovYr5Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr4$6,489,398ExcessDistributionCyovYr4Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr3$5,750,200ExcessDistributionCyovYr3Amt
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Excess Distribution Cyov Yr1$6,875,258ExcessDistributionCyovYr1Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$31,864,590TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$3,607,352QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Prior Years$0AppliedToPriorYearsAmt
Treated As Distri From Corpus$0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Applied To Current Year$13,582AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$3,593,770RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Total Corpus$35,458,360TotalCorpusAmt
Undistributed Income CY$0UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Excess Distri Cyov From Yr5$7,029,636ExcessDistriCyovFromYr5Amt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$28,428,724ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Year4$6,489,398ExcessFromYear4Amt
Excess From Year3$5,750,200ExcessFromYear3Amt
Excess From Year2$5,720,098ExcessFromYear2Amt
Excess From Year1$6,875,258ExcessFromYear1Amt
Excess From Current Year$3,593,770ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt

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Current Year$0CurrentYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Qualifying Distributions QualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Support TotalSupportGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Public Support Type PublicSupportType

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Largest Support From EO LargestSupportFromEOGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Gross Investment Income GrossInvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerNONEContributingManagerNm
Shareholder ManagerNONEShareholderManagerNm

Application Submission Info ApplicationSubmissionInfoGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient PersonMARLENE IBSENRecipientPersonNm

Recipient US Address RecipientUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1ONE TOWER SQUAREAddressLine1Txt
CityHARTFORDCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06183ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient Phone8602779039RecipientPhoneNum
Form And Info And Materialshttpswwwtravelerscomabouttra valerscommunityapplyforfundingFormAndInfoAndMaterialsTxt
Submission DeadlinesSEE IN 2B FOR ANNUAL SCHEDULESubmissionDeadlinesTxt
Restrictions On AwardsONLY 501C3 ORGANIZATIONS OR FOREIGN PUBLIC CHARITY EQUIVALENTRestrictionsOnAwardsTxt

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SEE EXHIBIT 3 -GRANTSBusinessNameLine1Txt

Recipient US Address RecipientUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1385 WASHINGTON ST 9275-SB05TAddressLine1Txt
CitySAINT PAULCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP551021396ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient RelationshipEXHIBIT 3RecipientRelationshipTxt
Recipient Foundation StatusPCRecipientFoundationStatusTxt
Grant Or Contribution PurposeEXHIBIT 3GrantOrContributionPurposeTxt
Amt$3,607,352Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$3,607,352TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$2,315ExclusionAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$2,315ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$2,315TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Rln Of Acty To Accom Of Exmpt Prps RlnOfActyToAccomOfExmptPrpsGrp

Rln Of Acty To Accom Of Exmpt Prps RlnOfActyToAccomOfExmptPrpsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Line Number3LineNumberTxt
Relationship StatementNOT APPLICABLERelationshipStatementTxt

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd
Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
Sales Or Exchanges Of AssetsfalseSalesOrExchangesOfAssetsInd
Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EOfalsePurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd
Rental Of Facilities Oth AssetsfalseRentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd
Reimbursement ArrangementsfalseReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan GuaranteesfalseLoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services EtcfalsePerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities EtcfalseSharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EOfalseRelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
General RuleYes (X)GeneralRuleInd

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor1ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1385 WASHINGTON STAddressLine1Txt
CitySAINT PAULCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP551021396ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions$3,607,352TotalContributionsAmt
Person ContributionYes (X)PersonContributionInd

Other Decreases Schedule OtherDecreasesSchedule

Other Decreases Detail OtherDecreasesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER DISTRIBUTIONSDesc
Amt$30,000Amt

Substantial Contributors Sch SubstantialContributorsSch

Substantial Contributor Detail SubstantialContributorDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE TRAVELERS COMPANIESBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1385 WASHINGTON STAddressLine1Txt
CitySAINT PAULCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP551021396ZIPCd

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