Houston Ballet Endowment
Endowed funds assist Houston Ballet in attracting talented artists.
The Harris Masterson III Artistic Director – Stanton Welch AM The Albert and Margaret Alkek Foundation Principal Dancer – Yuriko Kajiya The Melza M. Barr Principal Dancer – Melody Mennite The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts Principal Dancer – Jessica Collado
The Fondren Foundation Principal Dancer – Connor Walsh The Houston Ballet Guild Principal Dancer – Karina González The Houston Ballet Guild First Soloist – Tyler Donatelli The Anita B. Stude Principal Dancer – Chase O’Connell The Robert F. Parker Principal Dancer – Soo Youn Cho
The Carolyn Lee and Frederick Adrian Lee Production Fund supports the creation of new productions and the restoration of existing works. The Albert and Margaret Alkek Foundation endows the Margaret Alkek Williams Jubilee of Dance, Houston Ballet’s annual gala performance. The Lauren Anderson Dance Residency at Ucross funds an artist residency for a promising choreographer or dancer. The Lauren Anderson Young Dancer Scholarship Fund underwrites training for traditionally underrepresented Academy students annually. The Joe Anne Berwick Endowed Merit Scholarship supports students of dance. The Ira and Myra Brown Young Dancer Scholarship Fund underwrites training for Academy dancers annually.
Mr. David Haber and Dr. Didier Piot Scholarship Trust provides annual scholarships to Academy students, primarily to boys and young men, to further their dance education. The Fayez Sarofim & Co. Touring Fund supports Houston Ballet’s domestic and international tours. The C. C. Conner Scholarship Fund, The Roy M. Huffington Scholarship Fund, The Billie Bath Perlman Scholarship Fund, and The Winifred Wallace Scholarship Fund each underwrite training for one HBII dancer annually. The Margaret Wiess Elkins Young Artist Fund, The Ben Stevenson Scholarship Fund and The Anita Borges Stude Scholarship Fund each underwrite training for one Academy dancer annually. The AIG American General/AIG VALIC Education and Community Engagement Programs Fund helps Houston Ballet reach a broad population of all ages and economic levels.
With deep gratitude, we salute the following donors for their contributions to the Endowment.
$5,000,000 OR MORE The Brown Foundation, Inc. Estate of Frederic Adrian Lee Margaret Alkek Williams/The Albert and Margaret Alkek Foundation
$500,000-$999,999 Ira† and Myra Brown Estate of Joe Anne Berwick National Endowment for the Arts Mr. Fayez Sarofim† $100,000-$499,999 Friends of Houston Ballet AIG American General/AIG VALIC Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Arnold, Jr. Lee and Ramona Bass Foundation Estate of Audrey Jones Beck Estate of Suzanne S. Braden Mrs. Laurie Champion The Cockrell Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Peter R. Coneway Charles Engelhard Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Gillingham† Hearst Foundations Mr. William J. Hill† Barbara F. and Gerald D. Hines† Hobby Family Foundation Houston Ballet Guild Deborah and Edward Koehler Mr. and Mrs. Meredith J. Long Mary Ralph Lowe Estate of William McAnear Estate of Dr. Matilda Melnick Mr. and Mrs. George P. Mitchell† Mitchell Energy & Development Corp.
$3,000,000-$4,999,999 Estate of George W. Ernst, Jr. The Wortham Foundation, Inc.
$1,000,000-$2,999,999 Melza M. and Frank Theodore Barr Foundation, Inc. The Cullen Foundation The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts Houston Endowment, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III†
Mr. and Mrs. Roy S. O’Connor Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Parker Mr. Henry Salvatori Scurlock Foundation Tarrant Hancock Trust Estate of Dorothy B. Thomas
Mr. James A. Elkins, Jr.† The Elkins Foundation The Fondren Foundation
†in memoriam
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