invEstinGin our communitiEs

 in our
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2004 Community Engagement Annual Report
“ We help build communities through support of education, human services, the arts,
and community development. We engage
our neighborhoods through direct giving,
employee volunteerism, executive leadership,
and education outreach.”
  was founded in 1810 and
is one of the country’s largest financial services
companies. We are a leading provider of investment products, life insurance and group and
employee benefits; automobile and homeowners
insurance products; and business insurance.
On the cover: Rebecca Sullivan, foreground, joins dancers Jasmine
Fairly, Genoveva Castro, Kiara Martinez, Anabely Ramos, and
Shikara Dodd (left to right). Spectrum in Motion is a dance theater
ensemble dedicated to people of color and the American experience.
The 12 core dancers, aged 16 to 22, mentor younger dancers
throughout the region. Spectrum in Motion is the resident dance
company of the Charter Oak Cultural Center in Hartford, Conn., of
which The Hartford is a major supporter.
  to our readers
from CEO and Chairman Ramani Ayer
A
fter nearly 200 years of sharing a rich history
and a name with the Hartford community,
much is – and should be – expected of us by our
Connecticut neighbors. As our business grows,
these expectations to become and remain a vital part of the
local community follow us into each neighborhood we join.
Each year I take great pride in the stories of our employees’
contributions to the transformation of the communities in
which we all live, work, and play. This past year was once again
one of tremendous accomplishment.
Our community engagement focuses on the most pressing
issues of the neighborhoods surrounding our major offices,
with our top priority being education in all its various forms.
We believe that education will fundamentally change the life
of a human being in a permanent, positive way, something we
see each day through our ongoing support of Hartford’s Boys
and Girls Clubs and Gray Lodge, a provider of special education for young women, just two of the many educational programs we sponsor.
In this year’s report, we highlight our efforts to build upon
our foundation of success in Hartford. In 2004, we focused on
developing Community Giving Councils at The Hartford’s
facilities outside of Connecticut. These local Councils capitalize on what we have learned from our revitalization of Asylum
Hill to address the needs of each community in which we
live and work. Inside, you will read about Hartford employees in Oklahoma City, San Diego, and Brazil bringing
wonderful changes to their own backyards. These are just
examples of the contributions our employees make in many
different neighborhoods.
The Hartford’s community engagement programs everywhere benefit from the strength and resources of our company
and our people. For example, in this report you will read
many stories, including how Hartford employees in Santee,
Calif., taught children how to stop, drop, and roll with the
help of The Hartford’s Junior Fire Marshal program, the oldest
corporate public education program in the United States.
Our goals remain high. We seek to foster education and
help build neighborhoods with the same vitality as our employees and businesses. Growing together with the neighborhoods
in which we work brings to life the wonderful giving spirit
of our employees, going beyond business to true citizenship.
We look forward to even greater success in 2005.
2004 Corporate Giving
Education
$2,748,119
Arts and culture
$873,150
Mature Americans
$103,845
United Way corporate gifts
$975,000
Community and
economic development
$832,949
Individuals with
disabilities
$70,690
: A permanent and positive difference
“
T
hrough learning, you enrich
your future.” This saying
is displayed at the entrance
to The Hartford School
Wing at Gray Lodge, a small residential
school just a block from The Hartford’s
world headquarters. For more than a
century, Gray Lodge has provided special
education for young women with few
other alternatives, girls for whom homelessness or juvenile detention centers are
among their likely futures. Gray Lodge
offers a chance for the girls to form a
close-knit family in a newly restored
home overlooking downtown Hartford.
Here, they rediscover education and,
with that, possibilities for pride and
self-sufficiency.
A new chapter for Gray Lodge opened
in 2004 after the completion of an ambitious two-year expansion and renovation.
Dave Hawkins and Steve Miller, two
volunteers from The Hartford’s Corporate
Real Estate department, partnered with
Gray Lodge throughout the project.
Steve helped Gray Lodge address
countless technical issues, offering guidance and insight that helped complete
the construction under budget. Dave,
a member of the Board of Directors
of Gray Lodge, applied his expertise in
lease negotiation to find space for the
school while the original building was
being renovated.
“We at The Hartford have a duty to
help. This is a neighborhood initiative,”
Dave said. “These girls now see that
what they have is a home.”
“The new Gray Lodge School Wing has made a tremendous difference in
the learning environment here for our students,” says Gray Lodge school
principal Pat Buxton, above left. “Steve Miller’s expertise in construction
projects was invaluable to the Gray Lodge Capital Project.” Steve, above
right, a registered architect and manager of construction at The Hartford,
describes his role more modestly: “I was happy to donate my time.”
More than
56,000 hours
of volunteer time logged in 2004
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 to success
Zehrudin Mujcinovic of
college and beyond through The
The Hartford’s Information Systems
Alliance for Academic Achievement.
Department is a model employee.
Founded by The Hartford in 1999,
He’s bright, well-liked, and always
the Alliance Program has contin-
striving to advance his skills as he
ued the STAG school-to-career
builds his career at The Hartford.
path for 82 college students, offer-
All this, and he just turned 16.
ing them scholarships and chal-
Zehrudin, (pictured below left
  
of our education dollars
lenging summer internships at
with STAG student Elena Mendez
The Hartford. Zehrudin plans to
Dozens of companies have helped
and STAG program manager
become one of The Hartford’s
fuel the revival of the Hartford
Patrick Curry) moved to Hartford
Alliance students at Trinity College.
city school system, contributing
from Bosnia five years ago.
The STAG and Alliance pro-
millions of dollars to local aca-
He is one of 1,600 public high
grams set our interns’ sights on
school students from the city
the financial services industry,
demic programs.
of Hartford who have, since
preparing local talent like
with 15 other funders, seized an
1966, gained valuable job exper-
Zehrudin for success at
opportunity to align our efforts
ience through the student
The Hartford.
with the most pressing needs of
In 2004, The Hartford, along
intern program STAG, Successful
the schools and formed the
Training – Achieving Goals.
Hartford Education Collaborative.
Our educational support
The Hartford and its Collaborative
for Zehrudin and
partners have agreed to focus their
other students
resources on the school system’s
continues into
top priorities.
Already, the Collaborative has
begun placing college and career
counselors in each of the city’s
high schools.
We modeled these counselors
after Jeff Bartlett (above), whom
The Hartford hired to help Hartford
Public High students form college
plans and secure financial aid.
Jeff’s guidance has contributed to
a significant increase in the number of students going on to twoand four-year colleges.
More than
1,600 STAG
student interns since 1966
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 : Meeting basic needs
T
he Hartford sponsors charitable giving programs in 40
locations across the country,
all focused on the communities that surround our major offices.
From New York City to Omaha, priorities vary. To shape local strategies,
“Giving Councils” have formed in many
of The Hartford’s offices, including
San Diego, San Antonio, and Charlotte.
In Oklahoma City, employees of our
AARP Service Center have formed the
Community Action Network, a group
charged with allocating funds where they
will help the most. In 2004, grant recipients included Red Rock, a mental health
services provider, and “Christmas in
April,” a home repair program for lowincome elderly and disabled homeowners.
The Community Action Network
also coordinates employee volunteer
activities, such as office-wide support of
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren.
Three times a year, Oklahoma City
employees gather items for 50 of these
families. In August, they collect school
supplies; for Thanksgiving, a full spread
of food; and for Christmas, gifts for the
children and their grandparents.
The Hartford’s Oklahoma City office is a committed supporter of
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren. Hundreds of employees gather
items for families in which grandparents are raising grandchildren
with limited resources.
$975,000 granted
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to the United Way by The Hartford in 2004
 our commitment
As one of the country’s leading
conjunction with the Olympics,
providers of group disability cover-
in the same host city and the
age, The Hartford believes in focus-
same athletic venues. Four thou-
ing on abilities, not limitations, in
sand athletes attended the 2004
helping individuals reach their full
Paralympic Games in Athens,
potential. That’s why we recently
Greece, making it the second-
Each year, an army of volunteers
renewed our founding partnership
largest sporting event in the world,
gathers on The Hartford’s campus
with the U.S. Paralympics, continu-
second only to the Olympics.
in Hartford, Conn., for the Walk
ing the longest, most significant
The athletes of U.S. Paralympics
  support
Against Hunger. The event draws
corporate commitment to the
exemplify the success that is
5,000 walkers and raises hundreds
Paralympics to date.
possible in sports, at work, in all
of thousands of dollars for
aspects of life, with the right
Foodshare, a regional food bank
attitude, resources, and support.
that supports more than 300
The Paralympic Games are the
Olympics for athletes with physical
disabilities. The Games occur in
community kitchens, food pantries,
and shelters in Connecticut.
The Walk is one of the year’s
most popular events for employee
volunteers. More than 75 employees make the 3-mile Walk; another
25 help to register walkers, hand
Photo courtesy of Chris Hamilton Photography
out Junior Fire Marshal helmets,
and coordinate the event. Alyce
Deangelo, a volunteer from our
Photo courtesy of John Carideo
personal insurance lines office in
Southington, Conn., even dresses
up as a clown to entertain the
youngest walkers.
In addition to sponsoring the
Walk Against Hunger for the past
12 years, The Hartford is a major
contributor to Foodshare’s new
facilities, which will enable the
non-profit to nearly double its
yearly distribution to 15 million
pounds of food.
The Hartford has giving programs in
The Paralympics are the
second-largest
sporting event in the world
40 communities
across the country
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 : Spotlighting cultural assets
E
Photo courtesy of the Sphinx Organization
ach spring during the five days
of Arts Week, local theater
groups, dance troupes, and
other performers bring films,
food, and more to three Hartford offices
to raise money for area arts organizations.
“We look at Arts Week as building
our future in a different way,” said Tom
Marra, president and COO of The
Hartford’s Life operations and Chair of
the 2004 United Arts Campaign for the
Greater Hartford Arts Council. “The arts
are integral to the success of our region;
arts and culture fuel our economy and
help us retain our best employees.”
Run entirely by employee volunteers,
Arts Week features everything from a
screening of animated films in our main
theater to a lunchtime demonstration by
an artist who painted the landscape outside The Hartford’s Simsbury, Conn.,
campus. Each year dozens of volunteers
give their time to Arts Week events, generating hundreds of employee donations.
With a company match, employees in
our Hartford, Simsbury, and Southington
offices raised more than $100,000 in
five days. All funds went to the Greater
Hartford Arts Council, which supports
more than 100 arts and heritage organizations in the region.
Trevor Ochieng’ performs with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra at “I
Have a Dream,” an annual concert celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr. The Symphony is one of 100 arts and heritage organizations supported by the Greater Hartford Arts Council, to which The Hartford is
a major contributor.
The arts and cultural offerings in Hartford, Conn., rank in the
top
6
6% nationwide
 a part
While The Hartford helps major
the prevalence of Spanish in the
arts organizations such as the
streets and shop windows, theater
Greater Hartford Arts Council,
targeting a Spanish-speaking audi-
we believe it is equally important
ence was nowhere to be found.
to support emerging non-profits.
In 2004, with the help of The
 the workplace
Top leaders at The Hartford know
Originally the state’s oldest syna-
Hartford, Charter Oak was able to
that their role encompasses not
gogue, the Charter Oak Cultural
solve this problem. Now, twice a
only on-the-job excellence, but
Center has recently been revived
year, crowds cheer as Charter Oak
also sustained engagement with
as an arts center that reflects
lifts the curtain on “Telón,” the
the communities that surround our
the diversity of the region.
only Spanish-language theater
major offices. Many executives
series in New England.
serve as directors of non-profit
For example, an estimated
60 percent of Hartford residents
boards, sharing the skills they
are of Latin American descent,
have developed in business with
many of them first- or second-
community organizations.
generation from Puerto Rico or
Sonja Larkin-Thorne (above),
Peru, Colombia, and other Spanish-
Vice President, Government Affairs,
speaking countries. But despite
is a natural fit as Chair of the
Government Relations Committee
for The Bushnell Center for the
Performing Arts. She applies her
professional expertise to form
positive relationships between
The Bushnell and legislators.
Sonja also chairs the
Community Advisory Board for
the Partnership for Breast Care
at Hartford Hospital, and serves
on the board of The Discovery
Center, bringing suburban and
urban children together for education in diversity.
Sonja’s colleagues share her
passion for community service. In
the Hartford area alone, we have
executives on more than 50 nonprofit boards.
Over
$100,000
raised
in five days for the
2004 United Arts Campaign
Executives on
more than
50
non-profit boards
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 : Building
C
ommunity engagement often
unfolds behind the scenes.
This was not the case on
July 18, 2004, when it came
in the form of a three-story, 300-ton
Victorian house, coasting gracefully on
wheels through the streets of Hartford’s
Asylum Hill neighborhood.
Asylum Hill, a 30-block neighborhood surrounding The Hartford’s headquarters, is home to high-profile cultural
centers, bustling corporate offices, and
intricately detailed Victorian architecture.
The potential of this community has been
held in check by a homeownership rate
of just 9 percent, well below a city-wide
average of 24 percent and far from the
national average of 66 percent. Homeownership is a key component of strong,
safe, stable neighborhoods.
The Northside Institutions Neighborhood Alliance (NINA), a coalition
between The Hartford and five other
neighborhood institutions, came together
to revive homeownership in Asylum Hill.
The “Victorian Lady,” as we came to
call her, was saved from demolition and
towed a mile and a half to Ashley Street,
where she was set down on a vacant lot
for a fresh start.
Saving the Victorian Lady was one
piece of NINA’s multi-million dollar
homeownership initiative. She joins three
brick Italianates and two Queen Anne
structures that were once abandoned, but
are now being restored by NINA for
Asylum Hill homeowners.
Spectators gather to watch the three-story, 300-ton “Victorian Lady”
travel a mile to its new home in Hartford’s Asylum Hill neighborhood.
The Hartford and its partners in the Northside Institutions Neighborhood
Alliance saved the 1890 house from demolition as part of NINA’s homeownership initiative.
$825,000
directed to the
Asylum Hill neighborhood
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in 2004
strong, stable neighborhoods
 a new generation
Since 1947, children across the
  to Tokyo
In October 2004, The Hartford’s
The Hartford’s international pres-
country have learned how to stop,
Santee, Calif., office drew a crowd
ence grew swiftly in 2004. As we
drop, and roll with the help of
of aspiring firefighters to the annual
launched our business in the United
The Hartford’s Junior Fire Marshal
Santee Fire Safety Fair, during
Kingdom, our offices in Brazil
program, the oldest corporate
which volunteers and local firefight-
and Japan strengthened their com-
public education program in the
ers gave students lessons in finding
mitments to their communities.
United States.
safe escape routes and handed out
This past year, The Hartford
revised the Junior Fire Marshal
In Brazil, Icatu-Hartford
Junior Fire Marshal hats and color-
enhanced its financial support of
ing posters to 750 children.
the Mangueira Complex, a full-
curriculum, updating materials
service social support center for
in both Spanish and English to
residents of the low-income
keep the content fresh and fun
Mangueira neighborhood of Rio de
for its discriminating audience –
Janeiro. Additionally, Icatu-Hartford
children aged 5 to 8.
implemented a “Write to Win”
training course (pictured above)
that prepares 200 Mangueira students for professional careers
each year. The success of the community engagement has resulted
in four young neighborhood residents joining our Brazil office.
In Tokyo, Hartford employees
launched fundraising campaigns for
two natural disasters – the Niigata
Earthquake of October 2004 and
the tsunamis of late December.
The Hartford matched all employee
contributions to tsunami relief in
Japan and in the United States.
110 million
Junior Fire Marshal helmets
distributed since 1947
200 students
each year in our Rio de Janeiro
“Write to Win” program
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Grant 
 
Education
Antiquarian and Landmarks Society
The Artists Collective
Boy Scouts of America–Connecticut
Rivers Council
Camp Courant
Capital Community College
Capitol Child Development Center
Chamber Music PLUS
Connecticut Academy for Education
Connecticut Historical Society
Connecticut Humanities Council
Connecticut Opera
Connecticut Policy and
Economic Council
Connecticut Pre-Engineering Program
Connecticut Valley Girl Scout Council
Connectikids
The Discovery Center
Families in Crisis
Family Life Education
Foundation for Excellent Schools
Greater Hartford YMCA
Guakia
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center
Hartford Action Plan on Infant Health
Hartford Conservatory
Hartford Consortium for
Higher Education
Hartford Public Schools
Hartford Stage Company
Jewish Coalition for Literacy
Junior Achievement
The Learning Corridor
The Mark Twain House & Museum
The National Conference for
Community and Justice
Salvation Army
Science Center of Connecticut
The Shelter for Women–Gray Lodge
Southend Community Services
University of Connecticut
University of Hartford
Village for Families and Children
The West Indian Foundation
YWCA of the Hartford Region
Arts and Culture
The Bushnell Center for the
Performing Arts
Charter Oak Cultural Center
Connecticut Classical Guitar Society
First Night Hartford
Garden Area Neighborhood Council
Greater Hartford Arts Council
Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz
Hartford Symphony Orchestra
Hill-Stead Museum
Real Art Ways
TheaterWorks
Wadsworth Atheneum
Community and Economic
Development
Amistad Foundation
Connecticut Forum
The Cove Center for
Grieving Children
Farmington Avenue Alliance
Foodshare
Greater Hartford Legal Aid Foundation
Every winter, volunteers from The Hartford
teach students from Hartford, Conn., how
to skate and play hockey. Participants are
chosen based on attendance, academics,
and enthusiasm, making “Learn to Skate” a
powerful incentive for students to achieve.
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Hartford Economic
Development Corporation
Local Initiatives Support Corporation
The Neighborhoods of Hartford
Northside Institutions
Neighborhood Alliance
Nutmeg Big Brothers/Big Sisters
Riverfront Recapture
Youth United for Survival
Aid to Individuals with Disabilities
American School for the Deaf
Disabled Sports USA
U.S. Paralympics
Mature Americans
Alzheimer’s Association,
Connecticut Chapter
Connecticut Radio Information System
Hartford Food System
Leadership Greater Hartford
Seniors Job Bank
VNA Healthcare/Meals on Wheels
 
Arizona
AASK Arizona
America Reads: Arizona State
University Foundation
American Red Cross–
Grand Canyon Chapter
The Arizona Community Foundation
Junior Achievement of Arizona
Labor’s Community Service Agency
Maricopa Foundation
Phoenix Children’s Hospital Foundation
Scottsdale Foundation for
the Handicapped
Sun Cities 4 Paws Rescue
Westside Food Bank
California
ALS Association
Citrus Valley Health Foundation
Community Housing Works
El Dorado Women’s Information Center
The Foothill Foundation
Insurance Educational Association
Insurance Industry Charitable
Fund/EBCF
Insuring the Children
Orangewood Children’s Foundation
Pacific Youth Lodge Services
Rio Seco School
Santana High School
Special Olympics
West Hills High School
Colorado
Denver Zoological Foundation
Friends of the Salt Lake County
Children’s Justice Center
ISight
YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region
Connecticut
Bread For Life
Connecticut Food Bank
Mishkan Israel Day Camp
Southington Social Services
Florida
Alzheimer’s Association–
Central and North Florida Chapter
American Cancer Society
Florida Division
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of
Hillsborough County
Central Florida Zoological Park
The Children’s Home
The Children’s Place at Home Safe
Coalition for the Homeless of
Central Florida
Community Communications
Covenant Kid’s Manor
Florida Chapter of Amend
Habitat for Humanity in
Seminole County
Photo courtesy of Matt Keefe
Sherry Racine, center, attends a ceramics
class at Edgemoor Hospital in Santee, Calif.,
with recreational therapist Julie Hanahan,
left, and Ellen Draper, a volunteer from
The Hartford. Edgemoor Hospital is a longterm care facility for patients ranging in
age from 19 to 90.
Hope International Ministries
Hospice of the Florida Suncoast
House of Hope, Fellowship of
Faith Ministry
Junior Achievement of
Central Florida
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Make a Wish Foundation of
Central Florida
March of Dimes Birth
Defects Foundation
Meals on Wheels
Metropolitan Ministries
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Orlando Union Rescue Mission
Ronald McDonald House of Orlando
Save Our Strays
Seniors First
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals of Central Florida
Special Olympics Florida
Spring of Tampa Bay
United Veterans Beacon House
The Victory School
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Georgia
Indiana
Maryland
American Cancer Society
Atlanta Urban Ministries
Boy Scouts of America
Camp Horizon
Canine Assistants
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies
Coalition of Georgia
MADD
Marcus Institute
Nicholas House
Woodruff Arts Center
YWCA of Northwest Georgia
4p-Support Group
Central Indiana Council on Aging
Fresh Start of Indianapolis
Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana
Indiana Down Syndrome Foundation
Indiana State University
Lucille Raines Residence
Seeds of Hope
Shepherd Community
Stepping Stones for Veterans
Buckingham’s Choice
Residents’ Assistance Fund
Carson Scholars Fund
Community Foundation of
the Chesapeake
Sinai Health Services
Kansas
Michigan
Autism Asperger Resource Center
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of
Greater Kansas City
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Junior Achievement of Middle America
Kansas City Keys Community Council
Kaw Valley Habitat for Humanity
Midwest Foster Care &
Adoption Association
Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
Network Trust
St. Paul’s Episcopal Day School
American Cancer Society
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Forgotten Harvest
Grace Centers of Hope
Haven
Indian Trails Camp
Michigan Special Olympics
Second Harvest Gleaners
Food Bank of West Michigan
St. John’s Home
The Victory Center
Illinois
American Liver Foundation
Illinois Chapter
Association for Individual Development
The Children’s Place Association
United Cerebral Palsy Association of
Greater Chicago
YMCA Camp Duncan
YMCA Training Alliance
Massachusetts
YMCA Cape Cod
John F. Kennedy Library Foundation
Volunteers from The Hartford’s Santee,
Calif., office plant trees in a section of
Mast Park, which our employees adopted
as part of their community involvement.
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Minnesota
New Jersey
Arc Great Rivers
BestPrep: Skills For Tomorrow
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities
Children’s Museum of Eau Claire
Community Emergency
Assistance Program
Diabetes Center Associates–
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Grace Centers of Hope
Guthrie Theater Foundation
Indian Trails Camp
Make a Wish Foundation
National Multiple Sclerosis–
Minnesota Chapter
Northfield Montessori
Team Foundation
Woodbury Days Council
Brain Tumor Society
Cheshire Home
Seeing Eye
Trinitas Hospital & Trinitas
Health Foundation
Missouri
Missouri Colleges Fund
St. Francis of Assisi Athletic Association
Nevada
New York
Alzheimer’s Association of
Northeastern New York
American Lung Association of
Northeastern New York
ARISE at Marshall Farms
Boys & Girls Club of Syracuse
Central New York Cat Coalition
Central New York Community
Arts Council
The Children’s Museum of History
Natural History and Science
City Harvest
City Meals-On-Meals
Faxton-St. Luke’s HealthCare Foundation
Freedom Guide Dogs for the Blind
Freedom House
Committee to Aid Abused Women
Nevada Community Volunteers
Hope House
Hospice & Palliative Care
Humane Association of
Central New York
Mohawk Valley Community College
The Neighborhood Center of
Utica New York
PEACE
Players of Utica
RecNet Adaptive Sports & Recreation
The Rescue Mission of Utica, New York
Resource Center for Independent Living
Ronald McDonald House of
New York
Sculpture Space
Special Olympics New York
Stevens-Swan Humane Society of
Oneida County
Syracuse Habitat for Humanity
United Cerebral Palsy & Handicapped
Persons Association of the Utica Area
Utica Dollars for Scholars
Utica Symphony Orchestra
The V Foundation for Cancer Research
West Genesee Athletic Club
Young Scholars LPP at Utica College
Your Neighbors
Nebraska
Insurance Women of Greater Kansas City
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
The Susan G. Komen
Breast Cancer Foundation
Through Junior Achievement, Hartford
employees from our Personal Lines Division
in Southington, Conn., returned to elementary school to teach children about
business, economics, personal finance,
and the world of work.
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North Carolina
American Cancer Society
American Diabetes Association
American Martial Arts
American Red Cross
Appalachian State University
Charlotte Rescue Mission
Chemical Dependency Center of
Charlotte/Mecklenburg
A Child’s Place
Crisis Assistance Ministry
Holy Angels
Hospice at Charlotte
Hospitality House of Charlotte
Kerri D. Efird Memorial Scholarship
Juvenile Diabetes Research
Loaves & Fishes
Matthews Help Center
Methodist Counseling &
Consultation Services
Misty Meadows Mitey Riders
NAIW
Project HALO
The Salvation Army–ABC
Second Harvest Food Bank of
Metrolina
Southeastern Guide Dogs
Special Olympics North Carolina
The Susan G. Komen
Breast Cancer Foundation
United Family Services–
The Shelter for Battered Women
YMCA of Greater Charlotte
Ohio
America’s Disabled Athletes
Cleveland Museum of Art
Kids Wish Network
Maumee Valley Habitat for Humanity
The Ohio Special Olympics
The Victory Center
Oklahoma
Arby’s Foundation
Christmas in April Oklahoma City
H.O.P.E.–Helping Ovarian Cancer
Patients Everywhere in Oklahoma
Hough Ear Institute
Inner City Dance Institute
Red Rock Behavioral Services
Diamond Baez decorates a Halloween
pumpkin at the new Asylum Hill Boys and
Girls Club, a haven for education and mentorship a block from our world headquarters. The Hartford considers the Club to
be among its chief partners in revitalizing
the neighborhood.
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Pennsylvania
Alzheimer’s Association
American Cancer Society
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of
Montgomery County
County of Lehigh Aging and
Adult Services
Habitat for Humanity of
the Lehigh Valley
Lehigh County Senior Center
Little Brothers–Friends of the Elderly
St. Mary’s Villa for Children
and Families
United Cerebral Palsy of
Philadelphia & Vicinity
Texas
The 100 Club of San Antonio
American Business Women’s Association
American Cancer Society
American Diabetes Association
The Arbor School
Buckner Children & Family Services
Camp Fire USA
Child Abuse Prevention Service DBA
Children’s Association for Maximum
Potential (C.A.M.P.)
The Children’s Shelter
Christian Senior Services
Dallas Life Foundation
Dare To Love
Ewing Educational Center
The First Tee of San Antonio
Girl Scouts of San Antonio
Guiding Eyes for the Blind
Humane Society/SPCA of Bexar County
JOVEN
Klein ISD Education Foundation
Nexus
North Houston Frontiers Club
Northwest Assistance Ministries
OASIS
Ronald McDonald House of Dallas
Saint Vincent de Paul
Thrift Store of Dallas
San Antonio AIDS Foundation
San Antonio Food Bank
San Antonio Wheelchair
Athletic Association
Southside YMCA
Sunshine Cottage School for
Deaf Children
Visiting Nurse Association
Virginia
ALIVE
American Funds College America
Boys and Girls Club of the
Virginia Peninsula
Capital Hospice
Catholic Charities/St. Martin Porres
Senior Center
Community Partners for Children
Coordinators/2
For Love of Children
Good News Jail and Prison Ministry
Hopkins House Association
The John F. Kennedy Center for
the Performing Arts
Madeline’s House
National Multiple Sclerosis
Valentine Museum
Washington Regional Alcohol Program
YMCA Manchester
Collage series to expand the audience
of the country’s oldest public art museum.
Photo courtesy of John Groo
Music, contemporary art, and breakdance
performances set the scene for 1,000
20- and 30-somethings at the June Collage
event at the Wadsworth Atheneum
Museum of Art. The Hartford sponsors the
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Grant Application 
O
ur formal grants program is for those organizations that focus on the city of Hartford, Conn.
The deadlines and application information
on this page apply only to Hartford-area organizations. Our other giving programs, both in the United
States and other countries, do not take unsolicited requests
at this time.
Hartford-area requests are reviewed and approved by
The Hartford’s Executive Grant Committee, made up of senior
level officers in the company. The Grant Committee evaluates
applications based on:
• The degree to which the application meets
The Hartford’s philanthropic priorities
• Evidence of efficient organizational and
financial management
• Clear and sound program objectives
• Funding stability and range of support from other
funding sources
• Overall organizational history and record
• Demonstrated evidence of program success
• Program evaluation measures
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Deadlines for grant applications are as follows:
Application Deadline
January 15
April 1
July 1
September 15
Grant Committee Meeting
March
June
September
November
If the deadline falls on a weekend or holiday, it will be
moved to the next business day.
All applicants must complete The Hartford’s online grant
application available at www.thehartford.com/about/affairs.html.
Please visit our Web site for more information on
The Hartford’s charitable guidelines.
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