The Hambrick Foundation

08/19/2026

📣 ONE MONTH TO GO!! We’re still looking for a few more sponsors! 📣
If you or your business would like to support an incredible day of community, family, and giving back, we’d love to have you be part of the 3rd Annual Hambrick Foundation Pavilion at the Morton Pumpkin Festival! 🩵🎃

📅 Saturday, September 19, 2026
📍 Morton Pumpkin Festival

Come spend the day with us for:
🎉 Parade Party
🎯 Pumpkin Pitch Bags Tournament
🎶 Live Music — two amazing bands!
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Games, activities, photo booth & fun for the whole family!

Most importantly, all proceeds benefit The Hambrick Foundation and our mission to support individuals with special needs. 🩵
Interested in becoming a sponsor? Send us a message or reach out today! We only have a few sponsorship opportunities left.🩵

07/13/2026

07/13/2026

🎃 Join us at The Hambrick Foundation Pavilion during the Morton Pumpkin Festival! 🎃

We’re currently welcoming sponsors who would like to support our mission while connecting with thousands of festival attendees in the Pumpkin Capital of the World.

Your partnership helps us continue providing grants that make a meaningful difference in the lives of children with special needs.

If you’d like to become a sponsor, we’d love to hear from you. Visit the link in our bio or send us a DM to learn more. 🩵

Helping People is Cool!🩵

07/09/2026

🩵 This is what your generosity makes possible.
A huge thank you to Easterseals Central Illinois Learning Academy for sharing this incredible video highlighting the impact of the three grants they’ve received from The Hambrick Foundation.
From music therapy sessions to sensory equipment and interactive learning tools, your donations are helping create safer, more engaging environments where students can learn, grow, and thrive.
To our donors—this is your impact. Thank you for helping us change lives.
Helping People Is Cool. 🩵

06/21/2026

Happy Father’s Day to THF Founder Bobby Hambrick🩵

What began as Bobby’s love and determination for his son, Truman, grew into a mission to create opportunities, support families, and make a lasting impact in the lives of others.

Today, we celebrate not only the incredible fathers in our community, but also the love that inspires them to dream bigger, advocate harder, and never stop believing in what’s possible for their children.

Happy Father’s Day, Bobby—and thank you, Truman, for inspiring a foundation that continues to change lives every day. ❤️

06/20/2026

✨ From classroom to real-life independence. ✨
Thanks to a THF grant, Metamora Township High School is creating a hands-on apartment simulation where students can practice essential life skills like cooking, laundry, cleaning, and household management in a safe, supportive environment.
Hear from Principal Charlie Zimmerman about how this project is helping students build confidence, independence, and skills for the future. 🩵🏠
Helping People Is Cool!🩵

06/05/2026

THF WIN WIN🩵
Since receiving a Hambrick Foundation grant in 2023, special education teacher Cassie Little has continued to grow Foster Love—an initiative dedicated to ensuring children in foster care never have to carry their belongings in trash bags.

Through this project, Cassie’s special needs students create duffle bags for foster children, giving them the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of others. Not only are foster children receiving dignity and care, but these students also experience the joy and pride that comes from helping their peers. Helping People Is Cool!🩵

We’re proud to support a project that uplifts both foster children and students with special needs.

05/27/2026

Four-Time Grant Recipient Spotlight: Beyond the Spectrum🩵
We are honored to continue supporting Beyond the Spectrum and the incredible work they do for children with special needs. Through our partnership over the last two years, grant funding has helped provide technology, music therapy tools, sensory equipment, flexible learning spaces, and interactive resources that create a more inclusive and empowering environment for every child they serve.
From iPads and classroom tools to sensory stations and musical instruments, these resources are helping children learn, grow, communicate, and thrive every single day. 🎶✨📚
Thank you, Beyond the Spectrum, for your unwavering dedication, compassion, and impact in our community. We are proud to stand beside you in making a difference for so many amazing kids and families. 🩵
Helping People Is Cool!

05/23/2026

IMPACT IN ACTION 🩵

We were honored to award Courtney Pellegrino, School Social Worker at King Elementary, a grant to support social and emotional learning resources for her students.

“This grant truly changed my school year and made it so much easier to provide kiddos with social and emotional support, I can not thank you enough!
I am a school social worker who moved from a middle school to an elementary school with high needs and little resources. This grant presented itself at the perfect time. With this grant I was able to get social and emotional wellness curriculum making me able to individualize the students’ needs. I was also able to get sensory items (fidgets, seating, lights), along with items for fun breaks for students to work hard for along with so much more.
This grant genuinely changed my ability as a provider to have a positive impact on not just general education students but also students who recieve Special Education support.”

Helping People is Cool. 🩵