Kathryn Hubbard is a co-founder of the Bridges of Understanding Foundation, a non-profit, nonpolitical organization dedicated to fostering better understanding between the United States and the Arab world.

Mrs. Hubbard serves on the DePauw University Board of Trustees and chaired the Nominations and Trusteeship Committee. She also serves on the Board of the Choice Charitable Trust, a foundation that provides scholarships for low-income students to attend private schools.

In 2006, President George Bush appointed her to the J. William Fulbright Board. In addition to her work in non-profits and business, she has a long history of political involvement at all levels of government and in political campaigns.