Thank you for including Holocaust Museum Houston as you plan your end-of-year philanthropy. Credit card gifts made online should be completed before midnight Dec. 31 to qualify as tax deductible contributions in 2024. Credit card gifts by mail should be postmarked no later than Dec. 20 to ensure ample time for delivery and processing before year-end. IRS guidelines require that credit cards be charged by Dec. 31 in order to count in the current year. Checks by mail must be made out to “Holocaust Museum Houston” and dated on or before Dec. 31 with the envelope postmarked by Dec. 31 to count as a gift for 2024. To expedite your gift, we encourage you to make your credit card donation online or by phone with a member of our Development staff. We also accept gifts by ACH, wire or stock transfer. For assistance with your year-end gift, please contact Colton Larsen at clarsen@hmh.org or 713-527-1602.
Happy Holidays and thank you so much for your support of Holocaust Museum Houston!
INSTRUCTIONS FOR ACH, WIRE, STOCK TRANSFER GIFTS
MAKE A GIFT ONLINE OR BY PHONE
Make a Gift Online
Supporters of Holocaust Museum Houston can be confident in the security of their information when making an online donation. Our online Donation Form is a convenient, fast and secure way to contribute. You can designate your gift to go to general operations, educational programming or as a tribute or memorial to someone special.
Make a Gift by Phone
Call us at 713-527-1650 to make a gift by phone using your credit card. We accept American Express, Discover, MasterCard and Visa.
Make a Gift by Mail
To make a gift by mail, send your check, along with any details or requests about your gift, to:
Development Department
Holocaust Museum Houston
Lester and Sue Smith Campus
5401 Caroline St.
Houston, TX 77004
USA
Please be sure to include your address and telephone information so that your gift may be properly acknowledged. Checks should be made payable to Holocaust Museum Houston
Make a Gift by ACH, Wire or Stock Transfer
INSTRUCTIONS FOR ACH, WIRE, STOCK TRANSFER GIFTS
Holocaust Museum Houston is a registered Texas Non-Profit Corporation 501(c)3 – FEIN # 76-0331398
MAKE A GIFT OF MUTUAL FUNDS OR SECURITIES
Holocaust Museum Houston accepts gifts of stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and exchange traded funds. Many donors prefer to make these gifts to have a large impact on our mission while maximizing potential tax benefits and avoiding paying tax on capital gains.
HAVE YOUR COMPANY MAKE A MATCHING GIFT
Many corporations will match your contribution to the Museum. To see if your employer offers matching gifts, use the search tool below or contact your company’s Human Resources Department. Proceeds from the matching gift are used just as your original gift is stipulated.
ANNUAL FUND
Gifts to the Annual Fund are in addition to membership dues, and, because they are unrestricted, provide immediate support to help Holocaust Museum Houston accomplish its meaningful goals. Your tax-deductible gift provides crucial support to the full range of the Museum’s work, from insightful special exhibitions and programming to inclusive educational and outreach efforts.
Every gift, large or small, makes an impact. Your support will make a significant difference in educating and inspiring a new generation to stand up against the hatred, prejudice and apathy of the past, that are still permeating our present.
ENDOWMENTS AND GIFT PLANNING
The Power to Make a Difference
If you would like to extend your support of Holocaust Museum Houston to make a lasting impact, there are several gift arrangements to choose from.
Whether you would like to put your donation to work today or benefit us after your lifetime, you can find a charitable plan that lets you provide for your family and support HMH.
TRIBUTE GIVING
Holocaust Museum Houston’s Tribute Program allows donors to honor or memorialize a friend, family member or loved one. Each tribute gift of $18 or more provides the opportunity to make a donation to the Museum in their honor. Sending a tribute gift is a meaningful way to convey best wishes or honor a person’s life and accomplishments.
A tribute card will be sent to the recipient you designate. The amount of the donation as a memorial or tribute will not be disclosed. Your donation supports Holocaust Museum Houston’s general operations and has a tangible impact on all areas of the Museum.
Thank you for your support! For additional information, or if you have difficulty making your gift online, please call the Museum at 713-942-8000 or the Development Office at 713-527-1622.
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Exhibition Sponsorships
Holocaust Museum Houston’s Mincberg Gallery and the Central Gallery feature cutting-edge traveling exhibitions throughout the year. From Curious George: The Art of Margaret and H. A. Rey to The Texas Liberator: Witness to the Holocaust, our traveling exhibits are viewed by over 100,000 visitors each year. Exhibition sponsors enjoy a range of benefits, including recognition in the galleries, supporting marketing materials, exhibition programming and media coverage.
Upcoming Exhibitions:
- Facing Survival | David Kassan – July 12, 2024 – January 5, 2025
- Caribbean Indigenous Resistance / Resistencia indígena del Caribe ¡Taíno Vive! – November 1, 2024 – January 12, 2025
- Houston Survivor Series: Liberation – December 13, 2024 – May 4, 2025
- Life and Death on the Border 1910-1920 – January 24, 2025 – May 25, 2025
Program Support
The goal of the Museum’s multi-dimensional programming is to promote continued attention to the reality of the Holocaust and other genocides, and their lessons that can be applied to present-day issues. Through education programs and outreach, Holocaust Museum Houston helps builds a more humane society by promoting responsible individual behavior, cultivating civility and pursuing social justice. Your generous support enables Holocaust Museum Houston to continue to educate and inspire a new generation to become Upstanders, young men and women who take a positive stand on behalf of themselves and others to ensure a positive outcome. The Museum’s diverse range of programs enables you to direct your support to specific Museum programs that align with corporate social responsibility goals and/or corporate giving priorities.
Holocaust Museum Houston Programs:
- Educator in Motion
- Engines of Change
- Education Digital Trunks (In English and Spanish)
- E-Books (In English and Spanish)
- Genocide Awareness Month Lecture Series
- Latinx Heritage Month Lecture Series
- Law Enforcement and Society (LEAS)
- Spanish Outreach and Latin American Initiatives
- Title 1 School Field Trips and Family Access Program
SIGNATURE EVENTS
Holocaust Museum Houston hosts two signature events annually, the Guardian of the Human Spirit Award Luncheon and the Lyndon Baines Johnson Moral Courage Award Dinner. Proceeds from these special fundraising events enable the Museum to continue providing significant and valuable educational outreach opportunities to children and adults across the Greater Houston Area.
For information about HMH signature events, please contact Amanda Shagrin, Director of Development, at 713-527-1622 or ashagrin@hmh.org.
CORPORATE COMMUNITY PARTNERS
Partner with Holocaust Museum Houston
Since 1996, Holocaust Museum Houston has been raising awareness of the dangers of hatred, prejudice, and apathy. We have touched the lives of thousands of individuals of all ages from Houston and around the world. Houston has grown. The world has changed. And our message is more important now than it has ever been. Your generous support ensures Holocaust Museum Houston can continue to cultivate a more positive, respectful, and engaged society, and encourage future generations to be Upstanders in the face of injustice. Together, we can build a brighter future for our community.
Corporate Community Partners
- H-E-B
- PNC Bank
Change Agent Partner
- Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.
Transformational Partners
- Northern Trust Company
- Shell Oil Company
- Wells Fargo
Visionary Partners
- AARP Houston Office
- PaperCity
- Triple-S Steel Holdings, Inc.
- United Airlines
Catalyst Partners
- Amegy Bank of Texas
- Bernstein
- Comcast
- Hartline Barger, LLP
- Memorial Hermann Foundation
- Perry Homes Foundation
Innovator Partners
- Amigos Meat Distributors, LP
- Andrews Myers, P.C.
- Bank of Texas
- Cadence Bank
- CenterPoint Energy
- Dickson Furniture Manufacturers
- ERGOS Technology Partners
- Fealy Law Firm, PC
- First Horizon Bank
- The Law Offices of Domingo A. Garcia, P.C.
- Hines Interests Limited Partnership
- Houston Methodist Hospital
- James Avery Artisan Jewelry
- KPRC-TV Channel 2
- Kroger
- Origin Bank
- Pasadena Insurance Agency, Inc.
- PKF of Texas, P.C.
- Reliant
- Tanglewood Legacy Advisors LLC
- Wright Close & Barger, LLP
- Zinn Petroleum Company
For more information, please contact Colton Larsen, Associate Director, Philanthropy 713-527-1602 or clarsen@hmh.org.
