The Partner Program is for those generous people (donations of $1,500 and above) who don’t necessarily want to be in the contest, but still want to support their favorite charities, and the tournament. There are great benefits for both the charity and the donor. Partner Program donations now account for over two thirds of the overall dollars collected through the Birdies for Charity program.
If you are a donor:
Your generosity is rewarded three-fold through a Partner Program donation. First, you are guaranteed that 100 cents of every dollar you donate gets to that charity thanks to the John Deere Foundation paying all administrative costs. Second, you are providing extra support to your charity because every dollar they receive qualifies for at least a 5% bonus payment after the tournament is over. Finally, with no goods or services provided, 100% of Partner donations may be tax deductible.
While Partner packages no longer include tickets to the tournament, Partner level donations of $1,500 or more to the Bonus Fund, Bird #1041 (also called the Platinum Tee Club) continue to include tickets to the John Deere Classic! Please consider including the Bonus Fund in your pledges so that your contributions can have TWICE the impact for our community and participating charities.
Another benefit of the Partner program is that it offers donors tax-savvy ways to give including:
- Donations of stock
- Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCDs) from your IRA
- Grants recommended from your Donor-Advised Fund
NOTE: Pledges and payments without charity designation and donor detail will be applied to the Birdies for Charity Bonus Fund benefiting all participating organizations.
Reach out to Micaela Booth for more information at [email protected] or (309) 762-4653.
$1,500 DONATION
- On-Course Recognition
$3,000 DONATION
- On-Course Recognition
$5,000 DONATION
- On-Course Recognition
$10,000+ DONATION
- On-Course Recognition
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GRANTS FROM DONOR ADVISED FUNDS & PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR JDC BENEFITS PER IRS REGULATIONS
2021 Partner Program Donors
Diamond Partner ($10,000 and above) | Gold Partner ($5,000) |
Doug & Brenda Alkema Samuel & Marsha Allen Steve & Jan Bahls BITCO Insurance Companies Linda Bowers Dr. Aaron & Ada Christopher Melissa & Nate Clark Jason & Brittany Daly Clarence A. & Lili B. Darrow Deere Employees Credit Union Don Doucette & Lynn Drazinski Mara & Mike Downing Michael & Linda Duffy Alex & Brian Duffy Elanders Americas Dave & Linda Emrick Enterprise Holdings Kristin & Jonathan Esche Chad & Caroline Everitt Jim & Jayne Field David & Lori Gilmore Michael & Monique Gorsline Shaun & Victoria Graves GreenState Credit Union Group O Dustin & Rebecca Guinn Marie-Catherine & Pierre Guyot Stephen & Kelly Hamborg Hunt & Diane Harris Charitable Giving Fund Marc & Gma Howze Hubbell Waterman Foundation Dean & Rosemary Huisingh Nancy & Doug Hultquist HyVee Stores David & Margaret Iglehart J & J Real Estate Matt & Mary Jones Joseph & Patricia Judge Rajesh & Subha Kalathur Dick Kleine Kenneth R. Koupal Zack & Deanna Kovar Richard & Judy Kreiter Kwik Trip / Kwik Star Sue & John Lawson Lee Enterprises PB Leiner Carol Lewis Carolyn & Joe Martin John & Cheryl May Jim McCabe Jeff & Lisa McCraw The Moline Foundation Morency Family Foundation Bridget & Kevin Murphy Linda Newborn Ron & Amy Nimmer Northwest Bank & Trust Company Bob & Blenda Ontiveros Tom & Susan M. Parker Per Mar Security Services Barbara Polios Brian & Jennifer Preston Quad City Bank & Trust Sue & Bill Rector Cory & Heather Reed Regional Development Authority Republic Companies R.I.A. Federal Credit Union RSM US LLP Donald & Jacqueline Ruggles Ruhl & Ruhl Realtors Caitlin Russell & Nic Brandt James & Michelle Russell Salzman International, Inc. Sears Seating The Sedona Group SENB Bank Deb & Randy Sergesketter Robin & Ambika Singh Wesley Sowers Michael Steffenson Dave & Jana Steil John & Jodie Stone Aaron & Ashley Tennant Stuart Thoms Thomas W. Thoms David & Kristin Thorne The Tinsman Families Scott & Beth Tinsman Jeff & Pepper Trahan Treiber Construction Co., Inc. Tri-City Electric Co Jeff & Sue Tunberg Jon & Michelle Tunberg Von Maur Mike & Joanie Vonderhaar Jay & Collette Vonderhaar C. Dana & Faye Waterman Aaron Wetzel Whitey's Ice Cream Wallace Wiggins Mark & Dana Wilkinson Martin & Celeste Wilkinson XPAC Zimmerman Honda | AGFA Healthcare Alera Group Ralph & Sandy Anderson Kim & Peter Benson John & Elodie Betzle Tom & Debbie Bracke Paul & Jill Brown & Family Lisa & Jim Charnitz Climate Engineers Davenport Eye Group Chris & Heather Davison Brian Duffy Exelon Quad Cities Women in Nuclear Eye Surgeon Associates Gregory Farley J.H. Findorff & Son Dan & Julie Fitzpatrick Siva & Malathi Ganesh Terry & Mary Jo Goerdt Leslee & Barry Hager Marty Hannig Than Hartsock Holmes, Murphy & Assoc IH Mississippi Valley Credit Union Ganesh Jayaram Janki & Deepak Joshi Kar Mart / Village Auto Koehler Electric Robert & Karla Larsen James & Hillary Leach Stacy Litchfield Lohman Companies Steve McCann & Heidi Parkhurst Medix Dental IT Ryan & Irene Melloy Gordon & Nancy Miller Derek & Dorothy Murphy Pappas Wright, P.C. Parr Instruments Jerred Pauwels Adrian & Debra Rantilla Jeff & Martha Reynolds Russell Construction Company Alejandro Sayago Paul & Emily Scranton Cosette Shrader Todd & Rebecca Signer Steve Sinner Micah Steele Sterling Commercial Roofing Patrick & Pamela Thornton Maggie Tinsman USI Insurance Services LLC John Vaaler Eduardo Viera David Weigle & Mark Yacko Jonathan & Holly Weigle Randy & Barbara Westerdale |
Silver Partner ($3,000) | Bronze Partner ($1,500) |
Richard & Carole Bondi ComEd / Exelon Brad & Laura Donovan Grand Canyon University Dave Howell Davenport Noon Optimist Club Iowa American Water Angela Johanningmeier Mike & Barb Johnson Mack, Jansen, Keeney & Associates Performance Foodservice TPC Phoenix Packaging Prairie Farms Quad City Federation of Labor Ritu Raj Ruhl & Ruhl Commerical Company Mark & Mary Sifrit Smiles on Main - Drs. Atienza & Gehl TransAmerica Retirement Tri-City Building Valley Construction Co. Laura Zimmerman | Allied Construction Services American Prosthetics, Inc Steve & Rosemary Barton Seneca & Terry Black Build to Suit Cobham Mission Systems Nancy & Kent Cornish Dohrn Transfer Company Megan & Brendon Duffy Laura "Divot" Ekizian Emergency Care & Health OR (ECHO) Gary & Kimberly Fox Genesis Systems IPG Photonics Company Ralph & Norma Grotelueschen Hansaloy Jack & Heather Herring Graham & Patty Hinch Lisa Holst HUB International ILLOWA Construction Labor & Management Council Beth & Jonathan Ketz Steven & Mary Korrect Mark & Brianna Lane Mary Lind LSSD, INC Gregg Malicki James & Jeralee Mannhardt Dave & Ciony Metz Doug Moeller & Amy Watters-Moeller ORA Orthopedics, PC Josh Orr Quad City Labor Management NECA RK Dixon Thomas Spitzfaden Brooke & Thomas Terronez Tettens Grain Inc. UAW Local 865 Mike & Eileen Wendt Family Xenotronics Co. |