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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><a href=\"https:\/\/partner.freewill.com\/macalester?utm_source=partner&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=macalester_plannedgivingpg\" title=\"\">Macalester partners with FreeWill<\/a> 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 get connected with our office? We\u2019d love to talk with you. 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