{"id":4813,"date":"2026-03-26T11:50:51","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T16:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/support-mac\/?page_id=4813"},"modified":"2026-05-26T12:12:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T17:12:14","slug":"beneficiary-designation-gifts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/support-mac\/planned-giving\/planned-gift-options\/beneficiary-designation-gifts\/","title":{"rendered":"Beneficiary Designation Gifts"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"introduction block-container\" >\n    <div class=\"introduction__content\">\n    \t        \t<p class=\"introduction__copy\">Donating part or all of your unused retirement assets\u2013such as an IRA, 401(k), 403(b), pension or other tax-deferred plan\u2013is a powerful and simple way to support Macalester College and make your planned gift. These gifts are often the most tax-wise ways to make a lasting impact.<\/p>\n    \t    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Consider a Gift of Retirement Assets?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Simplify your planning<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Retain full access to your account for as long as you need it<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leave your heirs assets that are more tax-advantaged<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Receive potential estate tax savings through an estate tax charitable deduction&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Make a Gift of Retirement Assets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you have an IRA, 401(k), life-insurance policy, or any other assets not included in your will? If so, these are called non-probate assets and you must plan your beneficiaries for them separately. Use <a href=\"https:\/\/partner.freewill.com\/beneficiaries\/macalester?utm_source=partner&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=macalester_plannedgivingpg\"><strong>this online tool<\/strong><\/a> to make your plans and designate Macalester College as a beneficiary of one or more of these assets.<\/p>\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 Gift of Retirement Assets? How to Make a Gift of Retirement Assets Do you have an IRA, 401(k), life-insurance policy, or any other assets not included in your will? If so, these are called non-probate assets and you must plan your beneficiaries for them separately. Use this online tool to make your [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":875,"featured_media":0,"parent":4757,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4813","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/support-mac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4813","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/support-mac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/support-mac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/support-mac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/875"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/support-mac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4813"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/support-mac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4813\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5259,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/support-mac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4813\/revisions\/5259"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/support-mac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4757"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/support-mac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}