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William Butterworth Foundation

Katherine Deere Butterworth’s community involvement and philanthropy led her to establish the William Butterworth Foundation in memory of her husband, William.

Mission:  The Butterworth Center & Deere-Wiman House honors our heritage by supporting service, culture and education in the Quad Cities community.

Vision:  A community that values its heritage, serves one another and finds joy in learning.

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Butterworth Center & Deere-Wiman House is committed to respecting the privacy of all individuals, including donors, guests, volunteers, and recipients of written and email communications.


Information Collected

Butterworth Center & Deere-Wiman House collects and maintains the following types of information:

  • Contact information: name, organization/company, complete address, phone number, email addressDonation information: amounts donated, date of donation(s), method of the donation.
  • Donor’s requests and comments
  • Non-personally identifiable information, such as how many hits the Butterworth Center & Deere-Wiman House website receives and the name of the city of each web visitor.

How Information is Used

Butterworth Center & Deere-Wiman House uses data to:

  • Maintain records of donations
  • Send acknowledgments and tax receipts, when appropriate
  • Send out newsletters, notices, and other types of communications

Normally, donors are added to Butterworth Center & Deere-Wiman House mailing lists, unless they request otherwise. (Third-party mailing services are contractually obligated to treat Butterworth Center & Deere-Wiman House lists with confidentiality and are prohibited from transferring lists elsewhere).


Written comments received from donors and others individuals may be occasionally posted, with their prior consent, on Butterworth Center & Deere-Wiman House website or in other types of communications.


Credit card numbers are not retained once processed. 


No Sharing of Personal Information

Butterworth Center & Deere-Wiman House does not sell, rent, trade, or transfer donor personal information to outside organizations. Use of donor information is limited to the internal purposes of Butterworth Center & Deere-Wiman House and only to further the mission of the organization. 


Nevertheless, security measures may not prevent all losses, and Butterworth Center & Deere-Wiman House is not responsible for any damages or liabilities relating to security failures.


Removing Names from Butterworth Center & Deere-Wiman House Mailing Lists

To be removed from Butterworth Center & Deere-Wiman House mailing lists, email gsmall@butterworthcenter.com or call (309) 743-2701.

Our Commitment to Donors, Guests, Volunteers, and Recipients of Written and Email Communications:


Thank you Supporters

Our Commitment to Donors, Guests, Volunteers, and Recipients of Written and Email Communications:


Butterworth Center & Deere-Wiman House will not sell, share, or trade our donors’ names or personal information with any other entity.


This policy applies to all information received by Butterworth Center & Deere-Wiman House, both online and offline, on any platform, as well as any electronic, written, or oral communications.


To the extent any donations are processed through a third-party service provider, donor information will only be used for purposes necessary to process the donation.



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