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Bequests and Will Provisions

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. 

Why Consider a Bequest?

  • Potentially reduce your estate tax burden
  • Continue using your assets or property during your lifetime
  • Make a lasting impact on Macalester

Ways to Make a Bequest

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. 

  • Macalester partners with FreeWill to offer the Macalester community a service to make your simple, legal will online in about 25 minutes – at no cost to you
  • Work with your attorney to add language to your will or trust that a designates a gift to Macalester
    • Don’t have an attorney? We can try to direct you to Macalester affiliated estate planners. 
    • Are you an estate attorney who would like to connect with us?

What Are My Options?

  1. You can gift a specific dollar amount or asset
  2. You can gift a percentage of your estate
  3. You can gift from the balance or residue of your estate
  4. You can make a beneficiary designation of certain assets