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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 get connected with our office? We’d love to talk with you. Please contact the Planned Giving team.

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