The Quad City Cultural Trust was formed in 2007 to develop an endowment, the earnings from which will be distributed to the following five major cultural assets in our community:

Figge Art Museum

Putnam Museum of History
and Natural Science

Quad City Botanical Center

Quad City Symphony Orchestra

River Music Experience

The founding board members and the organizations they represent on this board:

Mark Bawden, Chair,
Putnam Museum

R. Richard Bittner,
Bechtel Trusts & Foundation

Frances Emerson,
John Deere Foundation

Michael Duffy,
Independent Representative

David Freund,
Quad City Botanical Center

Frank Klipsch,
River Music Experience

Ken Koupal,
Figge Art Museum

Gary L. Medd,
Quad City Symphony Orchestra

C. Dana Waterman III,
Hubbell-Waterman Foundation

The Quad Cities Cultural Trust is committed to a vibrant quality of life for the Quad Cities region.
The Trust is growing a robust endowment to ensure a thriving arts and culture scene that:

• Attracts and retains young families and professionals
• Contributes significantly to our area's economic development
• Provides unique experiences that inspire and enhance learning
• Collaborates to achieve outstanding results
• Intentionally improves our community's quality of life

The Cultural Trust's goal is to stabilize lead cultural organization's annual operating resources and ensure the long-term sustainability of our community's cultural core.

We invite you to help share our vision.

Quad City Cultural & Educational Supporting Charitable Trust
qcct@live.com | (563) 468-1333