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Grout Museum, Inc.
503 South Street
Waterloo, IA 50701
Contract
This contract is made effective as of July 01 , 20259 by and between Grout Museum, Inc. of 503 South
Street, Waterloo, Iowa 50701 and City of Waterloo of 715 Mulberry Street, Waterloo, Iowa 50703.
Description of Services: Beginning on the Effective Date of July 1 , 2025, the Grout Museum, Inc. will
provide the following services.
For the public Grout Museum, Inc. will provide a better understanding of ourworld by collecting, preserving,
and Interpreting history and Illustrating scientific principles. The Grout Museum collects, preserves, and
interprets cultural and natural history of the region alongwith admissions, tours, popular daily planetarium
shows, library containing genealogy, theater programs, and education programs Including Museum School,
Science Outreach, and summer camps. The Sullivan Brothers Iowa Veterans Museum honors all Iowans who
served the nation from the Civil War to the present. The Rensselaer Russel House Museum and the Snowden
House preserve and interpret elements of the Victorian age, and the Bluedorn Science Imaginarium provides
exhibitions and educational programs that inspire study of the sciences. New to the museum are sensory
Information signs and exhibits and a monthly planetarium show. There is also a quiet room for visitors that
find the museum to be too distracting due to their sensitivity. Established in 1932, the Grout Museum is
widely acknowledged as one of the cornerstones of culture in Northeast Iowa. It is also accredited by the
American Association of Museums.
Payment: Payment shall be made to Grout Museum, Inc., 503 South Street, Waterloo, Iowa 50701 . The
monthly payment is $52,083 a month starting July 1 , 2025, and ending on June 30, 2026, with the final
payment in lune 2026 being $52,087 to equal the amount of $625,000. The total amount of the contract for
fiscal year 2026 is $625,000.
Term: This contract will terminate on June 30, 2026.
Accounting of Funds: In order to provide abetter understanding of our world by use of the amount of
$625,000 this will be budgeted for the support of operations of the Grout Museum as It has been in the past
when levy funding first started in September 2018. Separate levy budget has been tracked and shared on the
Grout Museum's website since 2018 and will continue with the contracted funding being shared with the
public. These funds help support ongoing exhibits, oral history and outreach travels, office supplies, building
maintenance, equipment repairs and computer maintenance, service contracts, utilities, building and
liability insurance, support of staff not covered by other funding sources for educational purposes, and
janitorial supplies. Attendance reports is the tracking of the City of Waterloo and outside of Waterloo by zip
codes. Attendance is tracking for admissions, museum schools, In-house programs, adult and chltdren tours,
meetings, rentals, planetarium shows, and outreach programs. Monthly and quarterly reports of financial
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expenditures supported by the funds received will be reported to the City of Waterloo with a final report due
for lune 30, 2026. '..
Public Purpose : The City of Waterloo finds that Grout Museum, Inc. provides the aforementioned services
to the public, which benefits the City of Waterloo by educating and enhancing the quality of life of its citizens.
Entire Agreement: This Contract contains the entire agreement of the parties regarding the subject
matter of this Contract. There are no other promises or conditions in any other agreement whether oral or
written.
Amendment: This Contract may be modified or amended If the amendment Is made in writing and signed
by both parties.
Signatures : This Contract shall be signed by Edward J. Gallagher III, President, on behalf of Grout Museum,
Inc., and representative for the City of Waterloo with effective date of July 1 , 2025,
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