American Ballet Theatre is committed to presenting and preserving the great masterpieces of classical ballet, as well as nurturing and celebrating the modern masters, thereby ensuring a healthy dance legacy for future generations. Now ABT supporters can help maintain that vital legacy as members of the Lucia Chase Society when they include ABT in their estate plans. 

Named for American Ballet Theatre Founding Director Lucia Chase, whose 40 year service to the Company helped establish ABT as the respeced and acclaimed institution it is today, the Lucia Chase Society helps guarantee ABT will continue to remain a worldwide leader in dance of the highest caliber. By including ABT in their wills or estate plans, Lucia Chase Society members make a lasting contribution to the cultural health of the company, our community, and the nation at large. 

In addition, there are tangible benefits to joining the Lucia Chase Society, as well. Planned gifts and estate donations to American Ballet Theatre may help Society members manage tax liabilities while providing an important source of support for ABT. A provision in a member's will or estate plan will help to provide the long-term resources necessary to sustain American Ballet Theatre for generations to come.

For further information on the Lucia Chase Society, please contact Brannan Berman, Manager of Special Gifts and Endowment, at 212.477.3030 ext. 3241 or bberman@abt.org.

Lucia Chase in Pillar of Fire.
Photo: Maurice Seymour.