Gift Restrictions

Unrestricted gifts allow the MFAH to direct funds where they are most needed. Gifts can also be directed to a specific program or collecting area that has impacted your life:

• The Museum
• Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
• The Glassell School of Art
• Rienzi

Named Endowments

The MFAH offers opportunities to contribute to existing endowments and to establish new named endowments. Gifts of $100,000 or more allow you to establish an endowed fund to support a specific area of interest. Endowment funds may be named for the donor, or for someone the donor wishes to honor.

The office of Planned Giving and Special Gifts can work with you to ensure your intentions are honored. To learn more about making a planned or special gift to the MFAH, please contact:

Julia Oettinger Smith
Senior Development Officer, Special Gifts

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 713.353.1587
Mailing address: MFAH, P.O. Box 6826, Houston, Texas 77265

To learn more about MFAH policies and procedures surrounding all gifts, please refer to the Gift Acceptance Policy

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