Hubbell-Waterman Foundation Grant Program (Illinois, Iowa) - fundsforNGOs

The Hubbell-Waterman Foundation is seeking applications to fund nonprofit organizations in Scott County, Iwoa, and Rock Island Country, Illinois.

Donor Name: Hubbell-Waterman Foundation

States: Illinois, Iowa

Counties: Scott County (IA), Rock Island Country (IL)

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 09/01/2022

Details:

The foundation has three long-term funding priorities:

Culture and the arts
- They believe in:
  - Supporting the visual and performing arts.
  - Supporting the preservation and public presentation of culture and the arts that add knowledge and value to the lives of the citizens of the community.
Education
- They believe in:
  - Creating educational opportunities during pre-kindergarten through grade 12.
  - Promoting the effectiveness of teaching.
  - Strengthening before and after school and summer learning opportunities.
  - Involving parents in the schools.
  - Creating job training opportunities in collaboration with community colleges.
  - Creating awareness through environmental education.
Social welfare
- They believe in:
  - Supporting tax exempt organizations which promote self-sufficiency in their clients.
  - Supporting programs for at-risk and low-income families that help achieve stability and self-sufficiency.
  - Supporting the delivery of affordable health and wellness services in their community.

What they do fund

Funding is awarded to support three areas of focus: culture and the arts, education, and social welfare. Within these areas, they 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 they don’t fund

Because they believe in transparency, they 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, they wish to fund organizations that are inclusive in their policies and practices.)