Hubbell-Waterman Foundation grants over $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 67 area nonprofits in 2026 to advance its vision of a growing, thriving, inclusive community through investments in innovation and accessibility.

“For over 55 years, the Hubbell-Waterman Foundation has been strengthening the fabric of our Quad Cities community,” said Sari Blum, the grants chair for this funding cycle. “Every organization we support is doing vital work, and we're honored to help fuel their impact in our community and make sure that impact grows.” Since its founding, the Hubbell-Waterman Foundation has granted more than $43 million to a wide range of local organizations, including large, small, established, and new entities.

“What excites us most are initiatives that create real pathways to stability and opportunity,” said David Lundy, chair of the Hubbell-Waterman Foundation’s Board of Trustees. “Whether it's ensuring kids have access to quality education, or that families have safe, affordable places to call home—these are the building blocks of a thriving community, and we're committed to investing in these foundational needs.”

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:

 

Capital Construction Grants to support construction and renovations:

  • Ballet Quad Cities—$20,000

  • EveryChild—$45,000

  • Humility Homes and Services, Inc.—$100,000

  • Project Renewal of Davenport—$25,000

  • Putnam Museum and Science Center—$140,000

  • River Bend Food Bank—$20,000

  • SAL Community Services Foundation—$75,000

  • YMCA of the Iowa Mississippi Valley—$10,000

  • YWCA of the Quad Cities—$65,000

 

Operational Support Grants to fund ongoing operational costs of nonprofits:

  • ASWAS, Inc (A System Within a System)—$10,000

  • Bethany for Children and Families—$22,000

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

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

  • Cafe On Vine—$10,000

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

  • Christ Church Quad Cities food pantry—$3,500

  • Christian Care—$10,000

  • Clock, Inc—$15,000

  • Family Resources, Inc.—$50,000

  • Fresh Films—$12,000

  • Friendly House—$40,000

  • Hand in Hand—$20,000

  • Heart of Hope Community Outreach Ministries—$25,000

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

  • Illowa Council—$10,000

  • Iowa Legal Aid—$35,000

  • Junior Theater—$8,500

  • Mercado on Fifth, Inc—$7,500

  • Milan Christian Food Pantry—$6,400

  • Mississippi Valley Blues Society—$10,000

  • Nahant Marsh Education Center—$45,000

  • NAMI Greater Mississippi Valley—$15,000

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

  • One Eighty—$25,000

  • Opera Quad Cities—$10,000

  • Prairie State Legal Services Inc.—$35,000

  • Quad City Veterans Outreach—$20,000

  • River Bend Food Bank—$75,000

  • Sacred Heart Catholic Church—$5,000

  • Safe Families for Children Alliance—$8,000

  • Safer Foundation—$15,000

  • Soles For Children Inc.—$12,500

  • Spring Forward Learning Center—$20,000

  • STEAM ON WHEELS—$25,000

  • Testimonies of Hope—$25,000

  • The Center—$25,000

  • The Cultural Trust—$100,000

  • The Deanery School of Music—$25,000

  • The Martin Luther King Center—$30,000

  • The Salvation Army—$60,000

  • The Third Place QC, Inc.—$15,000

  • Together Making a Better Community (TMBC)—$37,500

  • Unity House—$10,000

  • World Relief Quad Cities—$50,000

  • WQPT Quad Cities PBS - WIU Foundation—$30,000

  • WVIK, Quad Cities NPR—$20,000

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

 

Program and Initiatives Grants to fund new and ongoing programs:

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

  • Children's Cancer Connection—$5,000

  • Common Chord—$30,000

  • Creative Empowerment Initiative—$5,000

  • Figge Art Museum—$20,000

  • Genesius Theatre Foundation—$5,000

  • Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois—$20,000

  • Junior Achievement of the Heartland—$20,000

  • Narratives QC—$15,000

  • Quad City Arts—$80,000

  • The Project of the Quad Cities—$75,000

  • United Way Quad Cities—$125,000

 

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.

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

Will Van Camp