Hubbell-Waterman Foundation announces 2020 grantees
In 2020, the Hubbell-Waterman Foundation awarded nearly $1 million to 35 Quad Cities–area nonprofits in new one-time and multi-year grants. The grants were awarded to organizations focusing on culture and the arts, education, and social welfare support services.
* Indicates the first installment of a multi-year commitment.
Culture and the Arts
Ballet Quad Cities: Using Ballet to Improve Arts Learning, Literacy, and Character Education in the Quad Cities—$30,000
Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Society: Bix Fest Lives—$5,000
Figge Art Museum: Figge Art Museum Education Program—$55,000
German American Heritage Center: Immigrant Passport Experience—$15,000
River Music Experience: Breaking the Cycle: Growing Capacity to Increase Impact—$30,000
Quad City Arts: Arts Dollars 2020—$80,000
Education
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Mississippi Valley: Operational Support for After School Program for Youth Aged 6-18—$20,000
Clock, Inc.: LGBT+ Community Foundation—$10,000*
Fresh Films: Fresh Films Summer Film Program for At-Risk Quad City Teens—$8,250
Hope At The Brick House: Enhancing Learning for Children and Youth—$10,000
Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois: The Girl Scouts Outreach Initiative: Bringing Girl Scouts to Underserved Quad City Girls—$20,000
Iowa Jobs for America's Graduates (iJAG): Bridging the Gap Between School and Careers—$35,000*
Junior Achievement of the Heartland: JA BizTown and JA Finance Park: A Financial Literacy and Work Readiness Initiative—$18,000
Nahant Marsh Education Center: Nahant Marsh Capital Campaign-Nahant FREE Program—$30,000*
Putnam Museum and Science Center: Bridge Funding—$95,000
United Way of the Quad Cities Area: Impact United—$10,000
WQPT Quad Cities PBS - WIU Foundation: WQPT Education and Outreach Services—$50,000
YMCA of the Iowa Mississippi Valley: Camping Counts - Chance for Success—$25,000
Social Welfare
Alternatives-QCON Hub—$25,000
Bethany for Children and Families: Providing Mental and Behavioral Health Therapy to Children in the Quad Cities Region—$75,000
Cafe On Vine: Daily Readiness Program—$5,000
Child Abuse Council: Child Abuse Prevention and Community Education—$10,000
Children's Therapy Center of the Quad Cities: Assistance with future operations expenses related to our new clinic located in Davenport—$10,000
Christian Care—$15,000*
Dress for Success Quad Cities: Empowering Women's Economic Independence—$25,000*
Friends of Iowa CASA & ICFCRB: CASA Assistant for Scott County—$10,000
Habitat for Humanity Quad Cities: Neighborhood Revitalization-Repairs—$20,000
Hand in Hand: Capacity Building at Hand-in-Hand: Enhancing Programs for the Future—$18,000
Humility Homes and Services: Operating Support—$50,000*
Iowa Legal Aid: Opening a Legal Clinic in Davenport Community Schools for At-Risk Students and Their Families—$27,500*
One Eighty: Transportation to Improve Workforce Training for At-Risk Davenport Residents—$15,000
Project Renewal of Davenport: Summer Youth Program 2021—$17,000*
River Bend Food Bank: Backpack Program/Student Hunger Drive—$60,000
Supplemental Emergency Assistance Program—$15,000
Unity House: Transitional Housing for Quad City Men Recovering from Addiction—$5,000