Hubbell-Waterman Foundation grants $2 million

The Hubbell-Waterman Foundation, a private foundation founded in 1967 by the late Larned and Mary Hubbell Waterman, will grant over $2 million to 73 area nonprofits in 2025 to advance its vision of a growing, thriving, inclusive community through investments in innovation and accessibility.

“Since 1967, the Hubbell-Waterman Foundation has been backing the strongest opportunities in the Quad Cities community,” said Sari Blum, the Foundation’s grants committee chair. “We’re pleased to be able to give nonprofits the funding they need to move forward and serve our region in the best way possible.” Since its founding, the Hubbell-Waterman Foundation has granted more than $39 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. This includes the largest program grant in the history of the Foundation, a multi-year commitment of $375,000 to United Way of the Quad Cities and the United for Schools component of its Rise United Campaign. 

“The Hubbell-Waterman Foundation is 100 percent behind our local nonprofits,” said David Lundy, vice chair of the Foundation’s Board of Trustees. “For decades, we have been investing in the community and causes that matter most. We are excited to support initiatives like Rise United—it’s an investment that will accelerate improvements in education, income, and health outcomes for 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 Quad Cities Community Foundation provides the Hubbell-Waterman Foundation with administrative support services and access to its grantmaking application platform through a partnership established by the parties in 2018.

The following nonprofits received grants from the Hubbell-Waterman Foundation (* indicates the current installment of a multi-year commitment):

 Capital Construction Grants:

• Ballet Quad Cities*—$20,000

• East Moline Public Library*—$20,000

• Living Lands & Waters—$25,000

• Nahant Marsh Education Center*—$20,000

• Project Renewal of Davenport—$25,000

• Putnam Museum and Science Center*—$140,000

• River Bend Food Bank*—$20,000

• St. Anthony Church—$12,500

• Two Rivers YMCA, Inc.*—$75,000

• YWCA of the Quad Cities*—$65,000

Emergency Grants:

• Grow Quad Cities Fund-Iowa—$25,000

• West End Alano Club—$15,900 

Operational Support Grants:

• Argrow's House—$20,000

• ASWAS, Inc (A System Within a System)—$5,000

• Boy Scouts of America, 133 Illowa Council—$10,000

• Boys & Girls Clubs of the Mississippi Valley—$20,000

• Cafe On Vine—$9,000

• Children's Therapy Center of the Quad Cities, NFP—$20,000

• Christ Church Quad Cities*—$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*—$25,000

• Hope At The Brick House, Inc.—$10,000

• Humility Homes and Services, Inc.*—$60,000

• Iowa Legal Aid—$30,000

• Junior Theater—$8,500

• Marriage and Family Counseling Service*—$10,000

• Nahant Marsh Education Center*—$60,000

• Narratives QC—$15,000

• NEST Cafe (Nourish Everyone Sustainably Together)*—$5,000

• Opera Quad Cities*—$10,000

• Palomares Social Justice Center—$10,000

• Quad Cities Community Broadcasting Group, Inc.*—$10,000

• Quad Cities Cultural & Educational Supporting Charitable Trust*—$100,000

• Quad City Symphony Orchestra—$25,000

• Safe Families for Children Alliance—$7,500

• School Health Link*—$10,000

• Soles For Children Inc.—$10,000

• Tapestry Farms—$15,000

• The First Tee of the Quad Cities—$25,000

• The Literacy Connection*—$5,000

• The Martin Luther King Center—$30,000

• The Project of the Quad Cities*—$5,000

• Together Making a Better Community (TMBC)—$50,000

• Unity House—$10,000

• World Relief Moline—$50,000

• WQPT Quad Cities PBS - WIU Foundation—$50,000

Program and Initiatives Grants:

• AKWAABA QC—$20,000

• Azubuike African American Council for the Arts—$10,000

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Mississippi Valley—$20,000

• Children's Cancer Connection—$5,000

• Common Chord—$15,000

• Empowering Abilities—$10,000

• Figge Art Museum—$25,000

• 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

• Grow Quad Cities Fund-Iowa—$5,000

• Junior Achievement of the Heartland—$20,000

• Lutheran Services in Iowa—$10,000

• Mississippi Valley Blues Society—$10,000

• One Eighty—$22,500

• Planting Books - Seeds 4 a Better Future—$3,500

• Quad City Arts—$80,000

• Quad City Botanical Center—$5,000

• River Bend Food Bank—$75,000

• Spring Forward Learning Center*—$25,000

• The Arc of the Quad Cities Area—$2,500

• United Way Quad Cities—$150,000

• YMCA of the Iowa Mississippi Valley—$25,000

• Youth Service Bureau of Rock Island—$20,000

For more information about the Hubbell-Waterman Foundation and future grant opportunities, visit the Foundation’s website at www.hubbellwaterman.org.