The Hubbard Broadcasting Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The foundation lists arts and culture, human services, children and youth, health, medical research and education among its areas, so check that your work sits within one of them.
- Its typical grant runs from $2,500 to $30,000, with about 8 in 10 of its 168 grants to organisations in that band and a median of $10,000, though its largest grant was $87,500, so a modest request is a sensible start rather than a ceiling.
- The filing asks for a summary of your history and purpose, a copy of your 501(c)(3) status letter, details of the project, and whether funds would cover operating or non-operating expenses, so prepare these before you write, and plan around its fixed deadlines, since most of its activity happens before the end of the calendar year.
- No geographic focus is stated, although most recorded grant dollars went to Minnesota recipients, and in the filing 44% of grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in the prior filing, so returning grantees have a real share, though the filing does not say how competitive applications are.
Overview
The Hubbard Broadcasting Foundation is a US private foundation based in ST Paul, MN.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2023, TY2022) and web pages about the foundation (hubbardbroadcasting.com), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation describes its grantmaking as support for a variety of worthy causes, including organisations involved with arts and culture, human services, children and youth, health, medical research and education. Its filing asks applicants to provide a summary of the organisation’s history and purpose, a copy of its 501(c)(3) status letter, details of the project or programme for which funds are sought, and whether funding would cover operating or non-operating expenses. Its recorded grants reach a broad mix of nonprofit organisations, and most recorded grant dollars went to Minnesota recipients.
Themes
- Arts and culture
- Human services
- Children and youth
- Health
- Medical research
- Education
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Minnesota.
How to apply
The filing requires a summary of the organisation’s history and purpose, a copy of its IRC section 501(c)(3) status letter, details of the specific project or programme receiving funds, and whether funds would cover operating or non-operating expenses.
Deadlines: Most foundation activity takes place before the end of the calendar year.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2023 filing, 44% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022 and TY2023 filings, half of its 168 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2023.
Grant dollars by state
4 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 7% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2023, 44% of grant dollars went to organisations The Hubbard Broadcasting Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 3% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 118 grants in tax year 2023 by size
Median $10,000 (tax year 2023)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- The Ranch - Teammates for Life · Renovation 2022$87,5002023 tax year
- Regions Hospital Foundation · Regions responds first: emergency and mental health campaign$50,0002023 tax year
- The Redemption Project · General operating support 2023$50,0002023 tax year
- Allina Health System · Expanding access to adv rehab tech$42,8702023 tax year
- Community of Recovering People · Phase 3 campus renovation$40,0002023 tax year
- Children's Hospital Association · Conversations with a twist$40,0002023 tax year
- Arts Partnership · All for one campaign$40,0002023 tax year
- Youth Frontiers · Gos 2023 & character academy$35,0002023 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Robert W Hubbard — Vice President / Director
- Virginia H Morris — Director
- Stanley E Hubbard II — Director
- C Thomas Newberry — Secretary / Treasurer
- Stanley S Hubbard — President / Director
- Kathryn Hubbard Rominski — Vice President / Executive Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
2 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $978,325 | $917,916 | $37,842,788 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $2,566,715 | $1,608,954 | $42,837,929 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
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Applying to The Hubbard Broadcasting Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (651) 642-4305
- ST Paul, MN