Kubota Invests in 20 Hometown Nonprofits Across the Country, Awards $600,000 in Kubota Hometown Proud ® Grants

10 $50,000 Grant Winners Announced, and 10 $10,000 Grant Winners Round Out $600,000 Awarded to Local Nonprofits; Plus, National Sweepstakes Winner Announced

GRAPEVINE, Texas (September 10, 2024) – Now in its fourth year, Kubota continues its commitment to hometowns across America with its Kubota Hometown Proud® grant program, awarding $600,000 in grants to 20 deserving community-based nonprofit organizations in 2024 – distributing more grants to more communities in one year than ever before. Kubota Hometown Proud is an annual grant program that encourages nonprofit organizations to partner with their local Kubota dealership to apply for grant funding consideration.

This year, the program launched a call-for-entries in March and received 1,590 applications before Kubota selected its 20 regional grant winners. Then all 20 community projects were put up for public vote to determine which 10 winners would receive additional funding through a $50,000 grant.

“The Kubota Hometown Proud grant program not only saw more applicants than ever before from nearly every state in the country, but also more grant winners. In years past we’ve named five grant recipients, and this year we had 20,” said Todd Stucke, President of Kubota Tractor Corporation. “Our dealers embody the spirit of their hometowns, and it’s important for us to give them more resources to give back to local organizations that matter most to them and their customers, positioning them as the local dealer of choice while shining light on the important work being done in their hometowns. I extend my heartfelt congratulations to all who were a part of this year’s program.”

In August, Kubota opened the public voting phase of the program allowing the public to choose their favorite hometown nonprofit to receive a chance at more grant funding. In all, more than 94,000 votes were cast. As a result, the 2024 Kubota Hometown Proud grant program winners are: