R. D. and Joan Dale Hubbard

R.D. and Joan Dale Hubbard are Kansas natives who now spend much of their time in Ruidoso, New Mexico. They are both former teachers, and they embrace an entrepreneurial approach to philanthropy that reflects their extraordinary personalities.

After entering the glass business in Wichita, Kansas in 1959, R.D. Hubbard soon emerged as one of America's most enterprising businessmen. He took two nearly bankrupt glass companies and soon turned them into a company that became the second largest glass manufacturer in North America before the company was sold in 1992.

R.D. and Joan Dale Hubbard's primary business interests today are investments in the horse racing, gaming and real estate industries. Mr. Hubbard is majority owner and chairman of Ruidoso Downs Racetrack and Billy the Kid Casino in Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico, the quarter horse industry's most prestigious track. The Hubbard's also have holdings in real estate and golf courses; including the nationally acclaimed Bighorn Golf Club and residential development in Palm Desert, California that has hosted the Skins Game, "Battle of BIGHORN" and the LPGA World Championship. R.D. and Joan Dale own a world renowned stable of racehorses, as well as a horse-breeding farm in New Mexico. Active for many years with the Breeders' Cup organization, Mr. Hubbard was elected Vice Chariman in 2008.

The R.D. and Joan Dale Hubbard Foundation is a nonprofit, tax exempt organization that was founded by R.D. and Joan Dale Hubbard in 1986. In 2008, the Board of Directors gifted a total of $1,758,769 in grants which fall into the areas of Arts, Humanities and Education. Since its inception in 1986, the Foundation has given a total of $27,144,373.