Planned Giving

The Encore Society

“I give to The Smith Center every year, and I wanted to keep on giving after I was gone. Plans for tomorrow can’t happen without thoughts and actions of today. That’s my whole take on giving.”
– Allison B., Planned Giving Donor

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Encore:
noun | en・core | \ an-ˌkor\
An additional performance in response
to an audience’s demand wanting more.

Joining The Encore Society, our planned giving program, gives you the opportunity to create a lasting legacy well beyond your lifetime by supporting our ongoing artistic and educational programs while maximizing current and future tax savings. Including The Smith Center in your estate plans ensures our programs, performances, and educational opportunities will continue for generations to come. You can create a legacy that allows you to perform your encore.

Planning Your Gift

There are many planned giving options, all of which can be tailored to fit your financial plans for both estate gifts or tax-saving current giving. Our Development team can discuss planned giving with you and gladly work with your current financial advisor to create a plan that is right for you.

Giving stocks or other appreciated assets maximizes tax savings.

Transfer stock or other appreciated assets to The Smith Center before selling
Eliminate capital gains
Receive a tax deduction for the current value
Repurchase your securities with no penalties if you desire
Contact us to provide easy instructions on how to give

Charitable IRA Rollover - exclude up to $100,000 from taxable income

Tax Advantages: Enjoy significant tax benefits by donating directly from your IRA, including the exclusion of up to $100,000 from your taxable income. This can result in lower overall tax liability.
Support Causes You Care About: Direct your donation to charitable organizations and causes you are passionate about, making a positive impact on the community or issues that matter most to you.
Simplify Your Giving: Streamline your charitable giving by making tax-efficient contributions directly from your IRA, eliminating the need to itemize deductions on your tax return.
Maximize Your Retirement Savings: Fulfill your required minimum distribution (RMD) obligations while supporting charity, allowing you to preserve more of your retirement savings for the future.
Leave a Lasting Legacy: By utilizing a charitable IRA rollover, you can leave a lasting legacy by supporting charitable organizations and leaving a positive mark on the world while optimizing your financial planning for retirement.

Include wording in your will or trust to designate The Smith Center as a beneficiary
You can give a specific amount, percentage of your estate or the remainder after fulfilling all other obligations are met
Notify us of your decision to include The Smith Center
Sample language:

Tax ID# 88-0361875

Bequest Language: "I give to The Smith Center for the Performing Arts, a Nevada corporation with its principal offices at 361 Symphony Park Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89106 all or ___ percent of my residual estate to be used for its general purposes."

Designate The Smith Center for the Performing Arts as a beneficiary
Provide a specific amount or percentage of the total
Notify us of your decision

Give an irrevocable gift of cash, stock, or other assets to the trust
Receive a tax deduction at the time the gift is made
Designate income from the trust to go to you, family members, or others during your lifetime
Balance of the assets are passed on to The Smith Center after lifetime or the term of the trust
Discuss with your financial advisors

Give an irrevocable gift of cash, stock, or other assets to the trust
Designate income from the trust to go to The Smith Center during the life of trust
Reduce gift and estate taxes
Balance of the assets are passed on to your heirs after the life of the trust
Discuss with your financial advisors

Is The Smith Center already in your estate plans? Please let us know so we can honor your generosity and ensure your estate plans are fulfilled.

For more information, please contact The Encore Society by email at [email protected] or by phone to 702-749-2379.

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Allison Bonanno holding hair stylist scissors

Allison Bonanno might be one of the most passionate members of The Encore Society at The Smith Center, an exclusive group of donors who contribute with planned gifts. This makes sense for the lifelong arts lover, who has provided styling services for stars like Sting and cast members of hit musicals like “Phantom – The Las Vegas Spectacular.”

Vegas Couple Finds Peace of Mind with Planned Giving

When Las Vegas resident Judy and her husband Ben decided they wanted to leave their resources in a trust to something they believe in, it wasn’t initially obvious what that would be. That is, until they went to Branford Marsalis’ show at The Smith Center, and witnessed local students brought in for a special visit with the iconic musician.