SEASON HIGHLIGHTS• Raised more than $80,000 at our second ever Signature Soirée

fundraiser, more than doubling the amount raised over the previous year

• Partnered with the Figge Art Museum, celebrating their French Moderns exhibition on our Masterworks and Signature Series, as well as at our Signature Soirée

• Nearly doubled participation in Students @ Symphony to 952, a program that partners with local schools to provide students and their families complimentary tickets to attend Masterworks Performances

• Increased Masterworks single ticket sales by 11.5% over the previous season

• Received grant funding from the National Endowment for the Arts for guest artist Kaia Quartet's performance of all Mexican music at the Boys and Girls Club and school engagements

• Launched innovative programming that drew in new audiences to experience the Symphony via our movie concert featuring Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope™ and through a partnership with Moeller Nights that featured the QCSO performing with rock artist Har Mar Superstar at the Rust Belt

• We celebrated Music Director, Mark Russell Smith's 10th Anniversary with the organization and welcomed our brand new Quad City Symphony Youth Ensemble Music Director and Assistant Conductor Ernesto Estigarribia to the team

• Launched a strategic planning process in the late spring that will provide direction and a framework to guide the work and growth of the Symphony for the next several years

Our 2018-19 season was highlighted by bold partnerships, innovative programming, and deep community engagement across the Quad Cities. We were proud to partner with the Figge Art Museum, Greater Quad Cities Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, among many others on programming throughout the year. By taking innovative risks in presenting new and different programs, we attracted a wide array of new audience members who were inspired by the Symphony. The strength of our programming and work throughout the community, coupled with our fundraising efforts, enabled us to exceed our total contributed revenue goals. As we celebrate the successes of this season, we look to the future with great anticipation and invite you to join us for what promises to be an epic 105th season in 2019-20!

Brian BaxterExecutive Director

YOUTH ENSEMBLES

259

PRIVATE LESSONPROGRAM

78

BOYS & GIRLS CLUB CELLO PROGRAM

18

SCHOOL & COMMUNITYENGAGEMENTS

11,894

SYMPHONYDAY

6,479

EDUCATION &ENGAGEMENT

FINANCIAL OVERVIEW

TICKET REVENUE$732,172

POPS & SPECIAL EVENTS58% | $430,370MASTERWORKS37% | $277,312YOUTH ENSEMBLES3% | $22,624SIGNATURE SERIES2% | $12,867

EXPENSES$2,608,213

ARTISTIC & EDUCATION64% | $1,658,498ADMINISTRATIVE30% | $791,739FUNDRAISING & MARKETING6% | $157,976

INCOME$2,564,786

CONTRIBUTED63% | $1,619,705

Individual Support | 19%Institutional Support | 41%VfS & Special Events | 3%

EARNED37% | $945,081

Ticket Sales & Fees | 30%Education | 5%Other | 2%

Thank you so much for letting us go see your performance. I loved all of the amazing music! I loved how the music was played with a lot of feeling. It was really funny when the Grumpy bear came on the stage. I loved how he was dressed in a bear costume.

MariahFranklin School 4th Grader

SOCIAL MEDIA REACH1,899,798 IMPRESSIONS

Unauditied Financials