The Hubbard Broadcasting Foundation concentrates its giving in the Twin Cities / Upper Midwest region, supporting education and youth development programs, health care and hospital initiatives, community revitalization and capital campaigns, and local arts and cultural institutions. Grants are frequently structured as multi-year pledges or capital campaign payments and include both general operating support and project-specific funding. The foundation shows a preference for repeat investments in organizations addressing youth services, recovery and rehabilitation, and civic-cultural infrastructure. Its portfolio mixes sizable multi-year commitments with a significant number of mid-sized grants to local nonprofits.
The Hubbard Broadcasting Foundation’s recent grants show a strong preference for long-running support to Minnesota nonprofits, especially organizations working in youth services, recovery, health care, and community facilities. Communities in Schools of the Twin Cities received both a $75,000 general operating grant and a later $50,000 pledge payment, while Regions Hospital Foundation appears with multiple awards tied to its emergency and mental health campaign. That pattern points to a funder that does more than make one-off gifts: it stays with organizations through operating support, campaign installments, and project-specific commitments. The foundation also backs residential and campus-based services. Crescent Cove received a $75,000 general operating grant, and Community of Recovering People was funded for phased campus renovation and later for a capital campaign. In parallel, the foundation supports local cultural and civic institutions, including Arts Partnership and Guild Incorporated, alongside health-related organizations such as Children’s Hospital Association and Children’s HeartLink. Across those grants, the foundation’s role is consistent: practical support for nonprofits that are expanding facilities, sustaining programs, or covering capital and campaign costs.
Youth development is a clear thread in the portfolio. Communities in Schools of the Twin Cities received $75,000 for general operating support, and Youth Frontiers Inc received $35,000 for GOS 2023 & Character Academy. Youth Services Bureau Inc also appears with a $30,000 general operating pledge and a separate $30,000 capital expansion award. Health care and recovery projects are another major lane. Regions Hospital Foundation received $50,000 for the Regions Responds First emergency and mental health campaign, and Allina Health System was awarded $42,870 to expand access to advanced rehab tech. The foundation also funded Community of Recovering People for phase 3 campus renovation and phase 3 of the Retreat capital campaign, showing interest in facility-based recovery services. Cultural and community infrastructure round out the mix. Arts Partnership received $40,000 for the All for One campaign, and Lyngblomsten Foundation got $30,000 for the expansion of The Gathering to Lino Lakes.
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$48.1M
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Most grants fall between $5K and $25K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$25K
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Concentrated regional giving with repeat multi-year pledges and capital campaign payments; a mix of general operating support and capital/project grants, typically mid-to-large award sizes, and frequent renewals to established local partners rather than one-off national grants.
Notable grantees: Communities In Schools of the Twin Cities, Crescent Cove, Regions Hospital Foundation, Feed My Starving Children, Minnesota Orchestral Association
Typical grants cluster at a modest-to-mid size: p25 is $5,000, median is $10,000, and p75 is $25,000. The recent list also includes a handful of larger awards in the $40,000 to $87,500 range, especially for operating support, pledges, and capital-related work. The foundation is a regular funder rather than a DAF vehicle, and it gives locally with 90% of grants going to recipients in Minnesota. Repeat funding is common, including multi-year pledge payments and follow-on awards to the same organizations across 2023 to 2025.
Grant recipients are overwhelmingly in Minnesota, which accounts for 90% of grants, while the broader recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based. The most frequent cities in the recent list are Saint Paul, Minneapolis, Bloomington, Wayzata, and Stillwater, with additional awards in Duluth, Woodbury, St. Louis Park, and Lino Lakes. Outside the Twin Cities core, the foundation also funded Stonington, Connecticut for the Coast Guard Foundation’s dependent education program.
The recent grants point to youth services, health care and recovery, and community or cultural institutions. Examples include Communities in Schools of the Twin Cities, Regions Hospital Foundation, Community of Recovering People, Arts Partnership, and Lyngblomsten Foundation. The foundation also funds capital expansion and general operating support.
The distribution is centered on smaller awards: p25 is $5,000, median grant size is $10,000, and p75 is $25,000. Recent grants also include larger commitments such as $75,000 and $87,500 for operating support, pledges, and renovation work.
Yes. Communities in Schools of the Twin Cities appears with both a $75,000 general operating grant and a later $50,000 pledge payment. Regions Hospital Foundation, Guild Incorporated, the Redemption Project, Community of Recovering People, and Youth Services Bureau Inc also appear more than once across the recent grant list.
The foundation gives locally, and 90% of grants go to recipients in Minnesota. Recent awards are concentrated in Minnesota cities such as Saint Paul, Minneapolis, Bloomington, Wayzata, Stillwater, Duluth, Woodbury, and St. Louis Park.
It funds both. The recent list includes general operating support for Crescent Cove, Guild Incorporated, the Redemption Project, Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, and Youth Services Bureau Inc, along with project and campaign support such as campus renovation, capital expansion, and emergency and mental health campaign payments.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REGIONS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | ST PAUL, MN | $50,000 | 2026 | REGIONS RESPONDS FIRST: EMERGENCY AND MENTAL HEALTH CAMPAIGN- PMT 4 OF 5 |
| THE REDEMPTION PROJECT TOWN SQUARE TOWER | SAINT PAUL, MN | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2025 |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION | ST PAUL, MN | $50,000 | 2026 | WRAP AROUND PLEDGE PROGRAMS |
| MINNEAPOLIS HEART INSTITUTE FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF THE TWIN CITIES | ST PAUL, MN | $50,000 | 2026 | GOS2025 PLEDGE- PMT 1 OF 3 |
| ARTS PARTNERSHIP | SAINT PAUL, MN | $40,000 | 2026 | ARTS PARTNERSHIP ALL FOR ONE CAMPAGIN- GOS PLEDGE 3 OF 5 |
| LYNGBLOMSTEN FOUNDATION | ST PAUL, MN | $35,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| NORTHSIDE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY NETWORK | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $33,333 | 2026 | NEON'S COLLECTIVE KITCHENS- PMT 1 OF 3 |
| CRESCENT COVE | ST LOUIS PARK, MN | $31,250 | 2026 | GOS202512 PLEDGE- PMT 1 OF 4 |
| FRIENDS OF THE ST PAUL PUBLIC LIBRARY | SAINT PAUL, MN | $30,000 | 2026 | TRANSFORM OUR LIBRARIES, DISCOVER OUR POSSIBILITIES- PMT 1 OF 5 |
| CHILDREN'S HEARTLINK | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $30,000 | 2026 | CHILDREN'S HEARTHLINK GLOBAL GATHERING, DONATION IN LIEU OF TICKETS |
| YOUTH SERVICES BUREAU INC | STILLWATER, MN | $30,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT- 5 YR PLEDGE, PMT 2 |
| YOUTHLINK | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $28,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| HOPE ACADEMY | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $27,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| MINNESOTA ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN | APPLE VALLEY, MN | $25,000 | 2026 | TREETOP TRAIL CAPITAL PLEDGE- PMT 3 OF 4YR PLEDGE |
| TRANSFIGURATION SCHOOL | OAKDALE, MN | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT- 4 YR PLEDGE, PMT 2 |
| LAKEVIEW HEALTH FOUNDATION | STILLWATER, MN | $25,000 | 2026 | NEW LAKEVIEW HEALTH HOSPITAL CAMPUS- PMT 1 OF 4 |
| NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ECTODERMAL DYSPLASIAS | FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, IL | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| HOUSING FIRST MINNESOTA FOUNDATION | ROSEVILLE, MN | $25,000 | 2026 | HOUSING FOR HEROES VETERAN VILLAGE- PMT 2 OF 2 |
| HUDSON HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | HUDSON, WI | $25,000 | 2026 | SPECIAL CARE NURSERY CONSTRUCTION- PMT 2 OF 2 |
| RAMSEY COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY | SAINT PAUL, MN | $25,000 | 2026 | GIBBS TRANSFORMATIONAL CAPITAL CAMPAIGN- 4YR PLEDGE, PMT 2 |
| JK MOVEMENT | SAINT PAUL, MN | $25,000 | 2026 | CAPTIAL SUPPORT- 4YR PLEDGE, PMT 2 |
| BELWIN CONSERVANCY | AFTON, MN | $25,000 | 2026 | INSPIRING THROUGH NATURE CAMPAIGN- PMT 2 OF 4 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-RIVER FALLS FOUNDATION | RIVER FALLS, WI | $25,000 | 2026 | SCITECH PLEDGE- PMT 3 OF 4 |
| BOLDER OPTIONS | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $25,000 | 2026 | GOS2025 |
| STUDIO-180 | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $25,000 | 2026 | BUILDING PURCHASE & REMODEL- 4YR PLEDGE, PMT 2 |
| COAST GUARD FOUNDATION | STONINGTON, CT | $25,000 | 2026 | YOUTH ENRICHMENT PROJECT: COASTIE CAMPER |
| GUILD INCORPORATED | SAINT PAUL, MN | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT PMT 2 OF 2 |
| HAZELDEN BETTY FORD FOUNDATION | SAINT PAUL, MN | $25,000 | 2026 | MIDWEST EXPANSION PROJECT PLEDGE- 4YR PLEDGE, PMT 2 |
| GUILD INCORPORATED | ST PAUL, MN | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT PMT 1 OF 2 |
| UNION GOSPEL MISSION TWIN CITIES | SAINT PAUL, MN | $25,000 | 2026 | GOS2025 |
| STUDIO-180 | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $25,000 | 2026 | BUILDING PURCHASE & REMODEL- 5YR PLEDGE, PMT 3 |
| FEED MY STARVING CHILDREN | COON RAPIDS, MN | $25,000 | 2026 | CRISIS MEAL FUND PLEDGE- PMT 1 OF 2 |
| FEED MY STARVING CHILDREN | COON RAPIDS, MN | $25,000 | 2026 | CRISIS MEAL FUND PLEDGE- PMT 2 OF 2 |
| NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT CENTER | SAINT PAUL, MN | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT PMT 1 OF 2 |
| GILLETTE CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION | SAINT PAUL, MN | $25,000 | 2026 | GATEWAY PLAZA- PMT 3 OF 4 |
| NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT CENTER | SAINT PAUL, MN | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT PMT 2 OF 2 |
| TRUE FRIENDS | ANNANDALE, MN | $25,000 | 2026 | CAMP COURAGE RECREATION CENTER CAPITAL CAMPAIGN- 4 YR PLEDGE, PMT 2 |
| COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF THE TWIN CITIES | SAINT PAUL, MN | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT PLEDGE- PMT 3 OF 3 |
| BOLDER OPTIONS | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| PARK NICOLLET FOUNDATION | ST LOUIS PARK, MN | $25,000 | 2026 | GROWING THROUGH GRIEF- PMT 1 OF 2 |
| COMMONBOND COMMUNITIES | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $25,000 | 2026 | COMMONBOND SUPPORTING HOUSING- 4YR PLEDGE, PMT 2 |
| YMCA OF THE NORTH | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $25,000 | 2026 | CHILDCARE 2022 PLEDGE- PMT 3 OF 4 |
| COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF THE TWIN CITIES | SAINT PAUL, MN | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT PLEDGE- PMT 2 OF 3 |
| HOPE ACADEMY | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $25,000 | 2026 | HOPE RISING CAMPAIGN- 4YR PLEDGE, PMT 2 |
| 180 DEGREES | SAINT PAUL, MN | $25,000 | 2026 | BUILDING BRIGHTER FUTURES PLEDGE- PMT 1 OF 4 |
| YOUTH FRONTIERS INC | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $20,000 | 2026 | GOS2025 & CHARTER ACADEMY PLEDGE- PMT 1 OF 3 |
| ALIA | ST PAUL, MN | $20,000 | 2026 | GOS PLEDGE- PMT 3 OF 4 |
| EQUASPACE | SAINT PAUL, MN | $20,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| TORAH ACADEMY | ST LOUIS PARK, MN | $17,500 | 2026 | SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING CENTER- PMT 2 OF 2 |
REGIONS RESPONDS FIRST: EMERGENCY AND MENTAL HEALTH CAMPAIGN- PMT 4 OF 5
THE REDEMPTION PROJECT TOWN SQUARE TOWER
$50,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2025
GOS2025 PLEDGE- PMT 1 OF 3
LYNGBLOMSTEN FOUNDATION
$35,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
NEON'S COLLECTIVE KITCHENS- PMT 1 OF 3
TRANSFORM OUR LIBRARIES, DISCOVER OUR POSSIBILITIES- PMT 1 OF 5
CHILDREN'S HEARTHLINK GLOBAL GATHERING, DONATION IN LIEU OF TICKETS
MINNESOTA ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN
$25,000TREETOP TRAIL CAPITAL PLEDGE- PMT 3 OF 4YR PLEDGE
TRANSFIGURATION SCHOOL
$25,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT- 4 YR PLEDGE, PMT 2
NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ECTODERMAL DYSPLASIAS
$25,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
HOUSING FIRST MINNESOTA FOUNDATION
$25,000HOUSING FOR HEROES VETERAN VILLAGE- PMT 2 OF 2
RAMSEY COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$25,000GIBBS TRANSFORMATIONAL CAPITAL CAMPAIGN- 4YR PLEDGE, PMT 2
JK MOVEMENT
$25,000CAPTIAL SUPPORT- 4YR PLEDGE, PMT 2
STUDIO-180
$25,000BUILDING PURCHASE & REMODEL- 4YR PLEDGE, PMT 2
COAST GUARD FOUNDATION
$25,000YOUTH ENRICHMENT PROJECT: COASTIE CAMPER
MIDWEST EXPANSION PROJECT PLEDGE- 4YR PLEDGE, PMT 2
UNION GOSPEL MISSION TWIN CITIES
$25,000GOS2025
STUDIO-180
$25,000BUILDING PURCHASE & REMODEL- 5YR PLEDGE, PMT 3
GILLETTE CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION
$25,000GATEWAY PLAZA- PMT 3 OF 4
CAMP COURAGE RECREATION CENTER CAPITAL CAMPAIGN- 4 YR PLEDGE, PMT 2
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT PLEDGE- PMT 3 OF 3
COMMONBOND COMMUNITIES
$25,000COMMONBOND SUPPORTING HOUSING- 4YR PLEDGE, PMT 2
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT PLEDGE- PMT 2 OF 3
EQUASPACE
$20,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
TORAH ACADEMY
$17,500SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING CENTER- PMT 2 OF 2