Leave a legacy
About Gift Planning at Lyric
All of Lyric's elements—our artists, chorus, orchestra, technicians, and administrators—are interdependent, contributing to Lyric’s worldwide reputation of excellence. The most crucial part of Lyric, however, is you! A vital component of Lyric's future is its group of donors who have included Lyric in their estate plans, known as the Ardis Krainik Society.
Lyric's Gift Planning Department is ready to help you leave a planned gift to Lyric, and to become a treasured member of the Ardis Krainik Society.
Ways to give
There are many ways to leave a planned gift to Lyric, free of any estate tax. Planned gifts can be made through bequests in your will or trust, naming Lyric as a beneficiary of your life insurance, IRA, or retirement plans, purchasing a charitable gift annuity, and many other gift planning vehicles.
Visit our legacy gift planning website to access additional resources, tool kits, gift planning examples, and more!
Ardis Krainik Society
Ardis Krainik Society
The Ardis Krainik Society consists of those esteemed supporters who have designated a special gift to benefit Lyric Opera of Chicago in the future through bequests, life insurance, IRAs, trusts, or other planned-giving arrangements. These generous gifts ensure our artistic progress well into the 21st century for the benefit of generations to come.
Get in touch
Get in touch
Lyric’s gift planning office is available to meet personally with you or your financial advisor, or by phone or email, to help you select the planned gift which is right for your financial situation and goals.
Mike Biver
Senior Director of Gift Planning
312.827.5655 | mbiver@lyricopera.org
Jonathan Siner
Senior Director of Gift Planning
312.827.5677 | jsiner@lyricopera.org
Photos: Cory Weaver