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Butterworth Center & Deere-Wiman House promotes cultural and educational growth

through the generosity and vision of donors like you.

 

Your gift to the Annual Fund funds day camps, meeting space for nonprofit community groups, beautiful grounds and more!

People – Programs – Preservation
With history as our inspiration and lifelong learning as our passion, we operate two historic houses—once home to four generations of the Deere family—where visitors step back more than a hundred years into local history. Whether climbing a grand staircase, admiring a century-old artifact, or hearing how John Deere and his descendants took root in Moline, guests from pre-school to senior adult leave with a message that history is woven into the fabric of every modern community.

And through the generosity and vision of donors like you, we want to encourage new generations to rally around community history while promoting cultural and educational growth. Here’s a sample of what your donations supported last year alone…
 People gathering spaces (valued at $372,00) provided at no charge for community use
  • 16,200 visitors, representing 251 nonprofit groups in 1,200 meetings, gathered to serve the community with their charitable, educational, and cultural outreach
Programs designed to share history with children  and families
  • 660 daycare students attended free summer day camps
  • 1,263 school children learned about Deere family history through field trips, in-class programs, and curriculum developed by   our staff
  • 1,400 guests toured historic Butterworth Center and Deere-Wiman House
Preservation projects to ensure the safety, comfort, and convenience of all guests
  • Leaky historic German silver sink at Butterworth Center replaced with a reproduction to serve nonprofit groups
  • Water feature in the Deere-Wiman House formal gardens replaced with a historically inspired flower bed

William Butterworth Foundation (EIN: 46-4274627) is a current and valid 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in accordance with the standards and regulations of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).


To make a pledge, a gift of stock, IRA contribution or other, please contact Britt Vickstrom 309 . 743 . 2720 bvickstrom@butterworthcenter.com


You can also give by check, made payable to William Butterworth Foundation, with “Annual Fund” in the memo line or in accompanying correspondence.

Mail checks to:
Butterworth Center & Deere-Wiman House
1105 8th St
Moline, IL 61265

Did you know?

Butterworth Center & Deere-Wiman House exist because of the planned gifts of Katherine Deere Butterworth and Pattie Southall Wiman. You can support community use, tours, programming for all ages, day camps, and a variety of activities after  your lifetime by including us in your estate plan.

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