{"id":4809,"date":"2026-03-26T11:21:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T16:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/support-mac\/?page_id=4809"},"modified":"2026-03-27T11:36:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T16:36:51","slug":"bequests-and-will-provisions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/support-mac\/planned-giving\/planned-gift-options\/bequests-and-will-provisions\/","title":{"rendered":"Bequests and Will Provisions"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"introduction block-container\" >\n    <div class=\"introduction__content\">\n    \t        \t<p class=\"introduction__copy\">A charitable bequest is one of the most meaningful-and simplest-ways to support Macalester. By including Macalester in your estate plans, you ensure future support of the college while maintaining flexibility during your lifetime.\u00a0<\/p>\n    \t    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Consider a Bequest?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Potentially reduce your estate tax burden<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Continue using your assets or property during your lifetime<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make a lasting impact on Macalester<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ways to Make a Bequest<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A bequest is one of the simplest ways to make a planned gift. There are several ways to do this that best fits your needs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Macalester partners with FreeWill to offer the Macalester community a service to make your simple, legal will online in about 25 minutes &#8211; at no cost to you<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Work with your attorney to add language to your will or trust that a designates a gift to Macalester\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Don\u2019t have an attorney? We can try to direct you to Macalester affiliated estate planners.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Are you an estate attorney who would like to connect with us?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Are My Options?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You can gift a specific dollar amount or asset<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can gift a percentage of your estate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can gift from the balance or residue of your estate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can make a beneficiary designation of certain assets<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<section class=\"link-group block-container\" >\n        <div class=\"link-group__featured-row\">\n        <div class=\"link-group__featured-inner\">\n            <div class=\"link-group__featured-inner-inner\">\n                <ul class=\"link-group__featured-link\">\n                                            <li class=\"link-group__link-item\">\n                            <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/support-mac\/planned-giving\/planned-gift-options\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    More Planned Gift Options\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n                                    <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why Consider a Bequest? Ways to Make a Bequest A bequest is one of the simplest ways to make a planned gift. 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