Hubbell-Waterman Foundation grants $2 million
The Hubbell-Waterman Foundation, a private foundation administered in partnership with the Quad Cities Community Foundation, has granted $1,918,616 to 72 area nonprofits to advance its vision of a growing, thriving, inclusive community through investments in innovation and accessibility.
“The Hubbell-Waterman Foundation has been impacting lives in the Quad Cities community since 1967,” said Jennifer Waterman, one of the Foundation’s trustees and 2023 grants committee chair. “We’re proud to partner with another long-standing organization in the Quad Cities Community Foundation as we work to strengthen the nonprofits working in our region.” Since its founding, the Hubbell-Waterman Foundation has granted more than $35 million to a wide range of local organizations, including large, small, established, and new entities.
Hubbell-Waterman Foundation grants include multi-year awards for many organizations.
“The Community Foundation’s partnership with Hubbell-Waterman is making big things possible for nonprofit organizations across the region,” said Sue Hafkemeyer, the Community Foundation’s president and CEO. “Their commitment and investment in the nonprofit sector is leading to real change right here in our community.”
This year’s grants have been awarded to a wide range of organizations, including nonprofits focused on alleviating food insecurity, supporting arts and culture, improving child education opportunities, and much more.
The following nonprofits received grants from the Hubbell-Waterman Foundation (* indicates the current installment of a multi-year commitment):
Operational Support
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Mississippi Valley—$20,000
Cafe On Vine—$8,000
Children's Therapy Center of the Quad Cities, NFP—$20,000
Christ United Methodist Church of the Illinois Quad Cities Inc. —$2,500*
Christian Care—$10,000*
Clock, Inc—$30,000*
EveryChild—$20,000
Family Resources, Inc.—$37,500
Hand in Hand—$20,000
Heart of Hope Community Outreach Ministries—$20,000*
Hope at the Brick House, Inc.—$10,000
Humility Homes and Services, Inc. —$60,000*
Junior Achievement of the Heartland—$20,000
Marriage and Family Counseling Service—$10,000*
Midwest Writing Center—$10,000*
Milan Christian Food Pantry—$5,500
NEST Cafe (Nourish Everyone Sustainably Together)—$5,000*
Opera Quad Cities—$10,000*
Project Renewal of Davenport—$8.500*
Quad Cities Community Broadcasting Group, Inc. —$10,000*
Quad Cities Cultural & Educational Supporting Charitable Trust—$100,000*
Quad City Symphony Orchestra—$25,000
River Bend Foodbank—$75,000
Safe Families for Children Alliance—$5,000
Safer Foundation—$25,000*
School Health Link—$10,000*
Tapestry Farms—$10,000
The Deanery School of Music—$25,000
The Literacy Connection—$5,000*
The Martin Luther King Center—$30,000
The Project of the Quad Cities—$5,000*
The Salvation Army—$15,000
Together Making a Better Community (TMBC)—$50,000
Transitions Mental Health Services—$6,000
World Relief Quad Cities—$50,000
WQPT Quad Cities PBS - WIU Foundation—$50,000
YMCA of the Iowa Mississippi Valley—$25,000
Capital Construction
Ballet Quad Cities—$20,000*
Community Health Care, Inc.—$15,000
East Moline Public Library—$20,000*
LeClaire Community Library—$5,000
Nahant Marsh Education Center—$20,000*
One Eighty—$5,000*
Putnam Museum and Science Center—$140,000*
River Bend Foodbank—$20,000*
STEAM ON WHEELS—$17,616
The Center —$25,000
Two Rivers YMCA, Inc. —$75,000*
Vera French Foundation—$75,000*
YWCA of the Quad Cities—$65,000*
Program and Initiatives
AKWAABA QC—$20,000
Argrow's House—$20,000
Azubuike African American Council for the Arts—$10,000
Common Chord—$20,000*
Figge Art Museum—$50,000
Fresh Films—$11,000
FRIENDS of the Davenport Public Library—$37,500*
Genesius Theatre Foundation—$7,000*
Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois—$20,000
Iowa Jobs for America's Graduates (iJAG)—$37,500
Iowa Legal Aid—$60,000
Mississippi Valley Blues Society—$10,000
Narratives QC—$15,000
Quad Cities Open Network—$20,000*
Quad City Arts—$80,000
Spring Forward Learning Center—$25,000*
United Way Quad—$25,000*
Youth Service Bureau of Rock Island—$20,000