Hubbell-Waterman Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- If your work is in Scott County or Rock Island County and fits culture and the arts, education, or social welfare, the foundation is worth a look, but in its latest filing 83% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in its earlier filings, so existing relationships matter.
- About 8 in 10 of its grants fall between $5,050 and $75,000, and the median grant was $20,000, so a request near that size is typical, though its largest grant was about $930,000.
- Applications go through the Quad Cities Community Foundation's online system between May 15 and August 15 each year, and a capital campaign above $1 million must first go to the Quad Cities Contributors Council.
- Do not apply for debt retirement, endowments, grants to individuals, medical, scientific or academic research, or arts requests under $5000, and do not apply if you already hold a grant that will fund the same period as the one you are requesting.
Overview
Hubbell-Waterman Foundation is a US private foundation based in Davenport, IA.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation funds tax-exempt nonprofit organisations serving Scott County, Iowa and Rock Island County, Illinois. Its three long-term areas of focus are culture and the arts, education, and social welfare. In the arts, it supports visual and performing arts, landmark cultural institutions, and new initiatives that enrich the community. Its education work includes pre-K–12 after-school and summer programmes, creative learning, life skills and career training, sustainability-focused environmental education, and mental health programmes for students and families. Social welfare support includes at-risk and low-income family services, food and nutrition, housing security, immigrant and refugee support, and physical and mental health services. It funds capital construction, programmes and operational expenses, and values collaboration with nonprofit organisations and long-term partnerships.
Themes
- Culture and the arts
- Education
- Social welfare
Geographic Focus
Scott County; Rock Island County.
What They Don't Fund
- 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
- Grant requests from arts organizations for less than $5000
- 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 application
How to apply
Applicants submit applications through the paperless online grant system provided by the Quad Cities Community Foundation.
Deadlines: Grant applications open on May 15 and are due on August 15 each year.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 83% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 115 grants to organisations were $20,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- Applications are evaluated against the foundation’s mission, vision and values.
- Capital campaigns exceeding $1 million must first submit an application to the Quad Cities Contributors Council before applying to the foundation.
- Trustees may ask to meet with some applicants or make site visits.
- For multi-year grants, grantees are asked to submit an interim report on each annual anniversary, summarising progress against the application’s goals and objectives.
- The foundation values collaboration with nonprofit organisations to leverage resources and build long-term partnerships.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 45% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 83% of grant dollars went to organisations Hubbell-Waterman Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 40 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $20,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Quad Cities Golf Classic Charitable · General operating$852,0002024 tax year
- Putnam Museum and Sciences Center · General operating$140,0002024 tax year
- Vera French Community Mental Health Center · General operating$75,0002024 tax year
- Two Rivers YMCA · General operating$75,0002024 tax year
- YWCA · General operating$65,0002024 tax year
- Iowa Legal Aid · General operating$60,0002024 tax year
- World Relief Quad Cities · General operating$50,0002024 tax year
- Together Making a Better Community · General operating$50,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Larned A Waterman JR — Trustee
- Jennifer W Waterman — Trustee
- Courtney B Stiefel — Trustee
- Peter LL Lundy — Trustee
- Melissa B Jack — Trustee
- Leslie W Bryan — Trustee
- Lynn W Blum — Trustee
- Meghan W Baker — Trustee
- Sari W Blum — Trustee / Grants Committee Chair
- Christopher M Berglund — Trustee / Treasurer / Finance Committee
- David W Lundy JR — Trustee / Board Vice Chair / Governance Committee
- Robert VP Waterman JR — Trustee / Board Chair
- C Dana Waterman III — Trustee / Secretary
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $2,266,840 | $1,963,299 | $38,275,066 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $2,222,392 | $2,029,211 | $42,181,810 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $2,295,533 | $1,874,594 | $45,106,990 | Filing for 2024 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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- grants@qccommunityfoundation.org
- Davenport, IA
- hubbellwaterman.org
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Contact
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- Davenport, IA
- hubbellwaterman.org