Skip to Main Content
Holocaust Museum Houston

Endowed Gifts

Your Gift Can Last Forever

An endowment gift to Holocaust Museum Houston today provides a brighter picture for our future. When you make a donation to our endowment, you give a gift with both immediate and long-term benefits.

Endowment donations are invested. A portion of the annual income from the investment is used to address immediate needs at HMH. The remaining funds are reinvested to ensure indefinite support.

View a list of our endowments

An Example of How It Works

Trachtenberg Wanting to preserve that the history, lessons and historical events that lead to the Holocaust are able to continue to be told in an effective way through the core exhibit, Dan and Ellen Trachtenberg have taken steps to ensure that the permanent exhibit will continue beyond her own time. She and her husband created and funded the Ellen and Dan Trachtenberg Permanent Exhibit Endowment Fund, which will provide perpetual support for the core exhibit. When asked why they chose to make this gift, she said, “When you endow, you make a promise. People will know what you care about. An endowment reminds my grandchildren of what is important to me. I want them to know that this is part of who I am.” She went on to add, “The legacy I want to leave isn’t money, but values and traditions."

Watch How It Works

Next Steps

  1. Contact Stephanie Dugan, CAP® at 713-527-1629 or sdugan@hmh.org to discuss endowed gifts.
  2. Seek the advice of your financial or legal advisor.
  3. If you include HMH in your plans, please use our legal name and federal tax ID.

Legal Name: Holocaust Museum Houston
Address: 5401 Caroline St., Houston, TX 77004
Federal Tax ID Number: 76-0331398

Start Paying It Forward

View and download your FREE copy of Endowments: A Gift That Lasts Forever.

View My Guide

Prepare for the Future

Create a secure plan for you and your loved ones with our FREE Personal Estate Planning Kit.

Download My Kit

Next Steps

  1. Contact Stephanie Dugan, CAP® at 713-527-1629 or sdugan@hmh.org to discuss endowed gifts.
  2. Seek the advice of your financial or legal advisor.
  3. If you include HMH in your plans, please use our legal name and federal tax ID.

Legal Name: Holocaust Museum Houston
Address: 5401 Caroline St., Houston, TX 77004
Federal Tax ID Number: 76-0331398

A charitable bequest is one or two sentences in your will or living trust that leave to Holocaust Museum Houston a specific item, an amount of money, a gift contingent upon certain events or a percentage of your estate.

an individual or organization designated to receive benefits or funds under a will or other contract, such as an insurance policy, trust or retirement plan

"I give to Holocaust Museum Houston, a nonprofit corporation currently located at 5401 Caroline St., Houston, TX 77004, or its successor thereto, ______________ [written amount or percentage of the estate or description of property] for its unrestricted use and purpose."

able to be changed or cancelled

A revocable living trust is set up during your lifetime and can be revoked at any time before death. They allow assets held in the trust to pass directly to beneficiaries without probate court proceedings and can also reduce federal estate taxes.

cannot be changed or cancelled

tax on gifts generally paid by the person making the gift rather than the recipient

the original value of an asset, such as stock, before its appreciation or depreciation

the growth in value of an asset like stock or real estate since the original purchase

the price a willing buyer and willing seller can agree on

The person receiving the gift annuity payments.

the part of an estate left after debts, taxes and specific bequests have been paid

a written and properly witnessed legal change to a will

the person named in a will to manage the estate, collect the property, pay any debt, and distribute property according to the will

A donor advised fund is an account that you set up but which is managed by a nonprofit organization. You contribute to the account, which grows tax-free. You can recommend how much (and how often) you want to distribute money from that fund to HMH or other charities. You cannot direct the gifts.

An endowed gift can create a new endowment or add to an existing endowment. The principal of the endowment is invested and a portion of the principal’s earnings are used each year to support our mission.

Tax on the growth in value of an asset—such as real estate or stock—since its original purchase.

Securities, real estate or any other property having a fair market value greater than its original purchase price.

Real estate can be a personal residence, vacation home, timeshare property, farm, commercial property or undeveloped land.

A charitable remainder trust provides you or other named individuals income each year for life or a period not exceeding 20 years from assets you give to the trust you create.

You give assets to a trust that pays our organization set payments for a number of years, which you choose. The longer the length of time, the better the potential tax savings to you. When the term is up, the remaining trust assets go to you, your family or other beneficiaries you select. This is an excellent way to transfer property to family members at a minimal cost.

You fund this type of trust with cash or appreciated assets—and may qualify for a federal income tax charitable deduction when you itemize. You can also make additional gifts; each one also qualifies for a tax deduction. The trust pays you, each year, a variable amount based on a fixed percentage of the fair market value of the trust assets. When the trust terminates, the remaining principal goes to HMH as a lump sum.

You fund this trust with cash or appreciated assets—and may qualify for a federal income tax charitable deduction when you itemize. Each year the trust pays you or another named individual the same dollar amount you choose at the start. When the trust terminates, the remaining principal goes to HMH as a lump sum.

A beneficiary designation clearly identifies how specific assets will be distributed after your death.

A charitable gift annuity involves a simple contract between you and HMH where you agree to make a gift to HMH and we, in return, agree to pay you (and someone else, if you choose) a fixed amount each year for the rest of your life.
Personal Estate Planning Kit Request Form

Please provide the following information to view the materials for planning your estate.

First name is required
Last Name is required
Please include an '@' in the email address

eBrochure Request Form

Please provide the following information to view the brochure.

First name is required
Last Name is required
Please include an '@' in the email address