Birdies For Charity Fundraiser 2026

The museum has been in the midst of relocating the museum! Our Board of Directors has been hard at work toward finding a new home for the museum that is highly visible and away from future flooding. Our build-out is near completion, and we will be open this summer.

Our new location is a ground-level space in Downtown Davenport, just across the street from the previous museum space. This will ensure no more flooding and higher visibility for the museum in Downtown Davenport. As we are slated to be open in the new space this summer, consider pledging for our 2026 Birdies campaign to help us settle into the space, which goes until July 1st!

Your gift, paid through the Birdies for Charity program, will earn an extra 5-10% for the museum. 100% of every pledge for the Bix Museum goes to us. To support us, fill out the Pledge Form or make an online donation here or at the button below. Make sure our Bird #2297 and Bix Beiderbecke Museum & World Archives is on the form you fill out so we can receive your donation. Please have all pledges delivered to the Bix Museum no later than Friday, June 26th, or directly to the Birdies for Charity office at 15623 Coaltown Rd., East Moline, IL 61244 by Wednesday, July 1st. Thanks to your continued support, the Bix Beiderbecke Museum & World Archives has been able to continue our mission of preserving Bix’s legacy since 2017.

Sincerely,

Nathaniel Kraft

Director/Interim President

The Birdies Charity Challenge

To celebrate 30 years of Birdies for Charity, the John Deere Classic is introducing the Charity Challenge! You can now buy your John Deere Classic tickets AND support your favorite charity! Tickets are on sale now. You will need to select us from the drop-down menu. There are multiple ticket types at different price points available. Parking is included in the price of all tickets. We will receive $10 for each ticket, no matter the type. The remaining proceeds will go directly to the Bonus Fund! It is truly a charity ticket.

You can purchase tickets through May 31. To support the competition & share the love, the John Deere Classic will donate $1,000 to the charity with the most tickets sold! Ticket funds can’t be submitted through Birdies for Charity to qualify for the bonus match.