Areas of focus
The Hubbell-Waterman Foundation funds nonprofit organizations in Scott County, Iowa, and Rock Island County, Illinois. The foundation has three long-term funding priorities:
Culture and the arts
Cultivating and supporting the visual and performing arts
Investing in landmark cultural institutions
Supporting new and innovative programs and initiatives that enrich our community
Education
Supporting pre-K–12 education through:
After-school and summer programs
Creative learning initiatives
Life skills and career training
Environmental education with a focus on sustainability
Mental health programs for students and their families
Social welfare
Supporting programs that are accessible to individuals and families through:
At-risk and low-income family services
Food and nutrition support
Housing security
Immigrant and refugee community support
Physical and mental health services
What we do fund
Funding is awarded to support three areas of focus: culture and the arts, education, and social welfare. Within these areas, we provide support for:
Capital campaigns and capital acquisitions, including construction and renovations.
Operational and/or program grants not to exceed three years resulting from the completion of a capital campaign grant.
Multi-year program grants not to exceed three years. Program grants may include general operating expense reimbursement.
What we don’t fund
Because we believe in transparency, we have also identified projects that the foundation will not fund, including:
Debt retirement.
Membership or affiliation campaigns, dinners, or special events.
Conferences, symposia, and related travel.
Grants that further political doctrine.
Grants that further religious doctrine.
Grants to individuals.
Individual scholarships or sponsorships.
Medical, scientific, or academic research.
Endowments.
Organizations that discriminate based on race, color, religion (creed), gender, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or military status, except to serve an historically disadvantaged group. (Note: Inclusiveness is one of the Hubbell-Waterman Foundation's values. Therefore, we wish to fund organizations that are inclusive in their policies and practices.)
How we fund
Capital campaigns exceeding $1 million must submit an application to the Quad Cities Contributors Council prior to applying to the Hubbell-Waterman Foundation.
Hubbell-Waterman Foundation will consider funding a maximum of 30% of the capital campaign goal for campaigns in excess of $50,000. If a campaign is less than $50,000, Hubbell-Waterman Foundation may consider funding a higher percentage, up to 100%.
Hubbell-Waterman Foundation will consider funding 15% of the operational budget for grant requests above $50,000
Hubbell-Waterman Foundation will consider funding 100% of the program budget for grants requests below $50,000
For multi-year grant requests totaling over $100,000, Hubbell-Waterman Foundation will consider funding 100% of the program budget in the first year, 50% in the second year, and 25% in the third year
Grant requests from arts organizations for less than $5000 will not be considered. Please contact Quad City Arts for consideration through the Arts Dollars grant program.
A grant application in the same category will not be accepted or considered from an applicant who is already a recipient of a grant that will provide funding in the same year or other time period as that requested in the grant application.
An organization that is denied funding after review and action by the trustees may not submit another grant application until the next application cycle. Emergency grant applications are excluded from this requirement.