Corporate Leadership Society

The Corporate Leadership Society (CLS) offers a unique opportunity for business leaders and their teams to connect with the mission and values of the Bush Center.

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Through CLS, companies gain exclusive access to public programs, museum exhibitions, and invitation-only events that bring together leaders from business, policy, and civic life. ​

Why Your Company Should Join CLS

  • High-impact networking opportunities with influential leaders in business, policy, and philanthropy, such as at our Forum on Leadership event. ​
  • Exclusive invitations to thought leadership events, private receptions, and behind-the-scenes experiences at the Bush Center. ​
  • Brand visibility and recognition as a Corporate Leadership Society member supporting nonpartisan solutions to today’s most pressing challenges. ​
  • Employee engagement opportunities, including access to the George W. Bush Presidential Museum and an invitation to our Corporate Leadership Society Open House.

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CORPORATE LEADERSHIP SOCIETY MEMBERS

We thank the following organizations for their support of the Bush Center.

  • Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.
  • Amarillo National Bank
  • American Electric Power Company, Inc.
  • American Property Casualty Insurance Association
  • Bank of America
  • BMO
  • Big City Crushed Concrete
  • Culinaire
  • Dallas Rotary Club Foundation
  • Dana Holdings
  • DTPID
  • Goldman Sachs
  • H-E-B/Central Market
  • Hillwood
  • Huntington Bank
  • McKesson Corporation
  • Sewell Automotive Companies
  • Smoothie King
  • Southwest Airlines
  • SRS Distribution, Inc
  • Texas Capital Bank
  • Texas de Brazil
  • The Boeing Company
  • The Pew Charitable Trusts
  • The Rosewood Corporation
  • The Walt Disney Company
  • Vistra
  • Yardi Systems, Inc.

To learn more about engagement opportunities for your organization and employees, please contact:

Ashley Johnson, Development Officer, Corporate and Foundation Relations

Phone: (214) 855-4361
Email: donorservices@bushcenter.org

MATCHING GIFTS

Through your corporate matching gift program, your contribution to the Bush Center can go further in advancing the timeless values of freedom, opportunity, accountability, and compassion.

DONOR STORY

“Rachel and I respect and admire President and Mrs. Bush’s principled leadership. A planned gift to the Bush Center enables me to leave a lasting legacy that honors President and Mrs. Bush and advances the work they continue to do for our Nation and the world.”
— Jack Oliver, Leader, Public Policy and Government Affairs, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

GLOSSARY

Beneficiary: One named in a will, trust, or other legal document to receive an interest in an estate. One named in a trust to receive either income or the remainder of the trust. The income recipient or “annuitant” of a charitable gift annuity. The one who receives the death benefit paid by a life insurance policy.

Bequest: A direction in a will to distribute property or money, a “legacy.”

Charitable Lead Trust: An irrevocable trust that pays income to charity for a number of years and then distributes its remainder to one or more individuals.

Charitable Remainder Trust: An irrevocable trust that pays income to one or more individuals either for life or for a number of years and then distributes its remainder to one of more charitable organizations.

Irrevocable Trust: A trust that cannot be changed or dissolved.

Life Estate: A gift of property in which the donor retains the right to use the property for life.

Life Income Gift: A charitable gift plan allowing a donor to make a contribution and, as a result, receive an income for one or more individuals.

Personal Property:

  • Tangible: physical objects such as jewelry, artwork, antiques, automobiles, and clothing
  • Intangible: items the value of which is not tied to their physical form such as royalties or patents

Probate: The legal process of proving the validity of a will, used loosely to mean the administration of an estate.

Real Property: Land and the buildings, fixtures, and other items that are attached to it in a relatively permanent manner.

Revocable Trust: A trust that can be changed or dissolved by the grantor or others.

Trust: An arrangement whereby property is held and managed for the benefit of others.

Trustee: Party legally responsible for carrying out the terms of a trust.

Will: A legal instrument disposing of a person’s property at the time of his or her death.