Planned Giving

The Arabesque Society

Planned gifts are those that involve financial or estate planning. Our planned giving program allows you to ensure that Houston Ballet thrives well into the future. By including Houston Ballet in your estate plans, you help create a legacy of fine dance for generations to come.

Planned gifts can provide important advantages to both you and Houston Ballet. Through planned giving, you can substantially decrease your income tax, estate tax, and capital gains tax burdens while giving a charitable gift. There are long-term financial benefits for you, your heirs and our organization as well.

There are many different and creative ways to make a contribution to Houston Ballet. These include:

• Bequests (cash, stock, bonds, personal property)
• Gifts of life insurance policies
• Life income plans
• Charitable lead trusts

Donors can choose to direct their gifts to the annual operating fund or the endowment fund. Individuals who include Houston Ballet in their wills and estate plans will be recognized in the Arabesque Society and, with permission, will be listed in Playbill.

The future plans of Houston Ballet are ambitious. Planned gifts will help secure the financial viability of Houston Ballet and will ensure that we can continue to present future generations with world-class ballet.

If you would like more information about planned giving, please contact Tyann Clement, Institutional Giving Manager at 713.535.3235 or TClement@houstonballet.org. The information you provide will be held in confidence.