ABOUT In 2008, the Detroit community lost a great advocate, Colin Hubbell, after a heroic battle with cancer. In an effort to remember Colin's spirit and passion for Detroit, Colin's friends and family established the Colin Hubbell Fund to continue the work Colin did every day to support and promote the renewal of Detroit.
The Colin Hubbell Fund is housed as a project of the University Cultural Center Association (UCCA), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. UCCA, established to serve Detroit's Midtown area in 1976, has over 60 members representing the area's cultural, academic, medical and service institutions, corporations, businesses and community organizations.
Funds are raised through individual donations and through periodic fundraising events. Currently, the fund has more than $30,000 available for Hubbell Fund projects. Donations to the Hubbell Fund can be accepted by the UCCA at any time.
Check out a short video of Colin's family & friends as they remember Colin.
GRANTS Under the leadership of Trish Hubbell, Colin's widow, and the UCCA, a committee of Colin's friends and associates who share his passion for supporting and promoting the renewal of Detroit was formed to provide direction and fundraising for the Hubbell Fund. All grants will be restricted to organizations and/or individuals within the City of Detroit, with an emphasis on the Midtown area. The Hubbell Fund intends to release requests for proposals at least twice a year for two separate programs: (1) Neighborhood Mini-Grants and (2) Small Business Support for Entrepreneurs.
NEIGHBORHOOD MINI-GRANTS Neighborhood Mini-Grants are intended to support projects that improve the physical infrastructure and community building within Detroit's neighborhoods, specifically Midtown and Morningside. Projects with a lasting physical impact on the neighborhood will receive stronger consideration. In addition, Colin believed in people taking an active role in their neighborhoods so preference will be given to those projects that promote community engagement. Applicants must be a non-profit organization located in or that serves Midtown or Morningside neighborhoods of Detroit. For further information regarding the Neighborhood Mini-Grants please download the application.
SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT FOR ENTREPRENEURS PROGRAM (SBSE) The SBSE Program will seek to identify and support those creative entrepreneurs seeking to build or grow small business in Midtown Detroit. In addition, the SBSE Program will serve the Midtown Detroit community by supporting businesses that advance the revitalization of the neighborhood. Applicants can be a for-profit or non-profit organization located in Midtown Detroit. For further information regarding the Small Business Support For Entrepreneurs Progarm please download the application.
2009 GRANTS Good Girls Go to Paris Creperie Leopold's Bookstore North Cass Community Garden Luella Hannan Foundation The Hub of Detroit Mariners Inn Detroit Cathedral Bookshop Morningside Community Mural Project
DONATE The Colin Hubbell Fund is accepting donations on an ongoing basis. Checks should be made out to the UCCA with "Colin Hubbell Fund" written on the memo line. The Fund is now accepting online donations!
Please mail checks to: University Cultural Center Association ATTN: Colin Hubbell Fund 4735 Cass Avenue Detroit, MI 48201
passion for Detroit, Colin's friends and family established the Colin Hubbell Fund to continue the work Colin did every day to support and promote the renewal of Detroit.
