Cato’s Planned Giving Articles | Cato Institute

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Please browse Cato’s library of planned giving articles. These articles were originally published in Cato’s Letter, a quarterly publication. The articles discuss such things as tax law changes, the growth of the Cato Institute and popular methods of making planned gifts.

Winter 2023: Legacy IRA Act Becomes Law

Winter 2022: Which Plan Fits Your Priorities?

Spring 2022: Legacy Planning Is Vital for Liberty

Summer 2022: The Promise of Liberty

Fall 2022: Hope for America

Winter 2021: Marc’s Property Benefits Cato

Spring 2021: Is Liberty in Your Estate Plans?

Summer 2021: Cato for the Next Generation

Fall 2021: A Life of Liberty

Spring: Securing Liberty for the Future

Summer 2020: Creating Freedom and Prosperity

Planned Giving Update: Legacy of a Leader

Fall 2020: A Voice for Liberty in Washington

Spring: Fight for the Future

Summer: The Philanthropy of the Framers

Fall: David H. Koch, 1940–2019

Winter: Evan’s Civic Vision

Spring: Sharing Liberty with the Next Generation

Summer: Arming Students with the Constitution

Fall: Join Cato’s Legacy Society

Winter: The Freedom to Decide

Spring: Forty Years of Advancing Liberty

Summer: A Profile in Giving: Stephen Ball

Fall: Adventures in Liberty

Winter: The First R. Evan Scharf Chair

Spring: Four Ways to Boost Your Impact

Summer: A Legacy of Liberty

Fall: Partnering for a Better Future

Winter: A New Way to Give

Spring: Spring Cleaning…and Estate Planning

Summer: Free to Choose

Fall: Investing in Freedom

Winter: A Big Thank You to the Cato Legacy Society!

Spring: Treat Yourself!

Summer: Invest in the Future—Give to Cato

Fall: Ideas Matter

Winter: Taking Stock

Spring: A Profile in Giving: Richard Aster

Summer: Planned Giving: Many Options

Fall: Announcing the Cato Legacy Society

Winter: Fiscal Cliff Legislation—a Mixed Bag

Spring: The Estate Tax Roller Coaster Ride

Summer: Thank You!

Fall: Donating Retirement Assets to Charity

Winter: So Much Accomplished …So Much to Do

Spring: The Estate Tax…Congress Kicks the Can Down the Road

Summer: Charitable Giving From Your IRA Rollover Reinstated

Fall: Charitable Gift Annuities …Doing Well by Doing Good

Winter: All Assets Are Not Created Equal

Spring: The Estate Tax Mess

Summer: Help us “Liberate the Future”

Fall: Back to Basics

Winter: A Profile in Giving: James Weiner

Summer: In the Spirit of Commitment

Fall: A Profile in Giving: R. Evan Scharf

Winter: Charitable Giving in Tough Times…. Do the Rules Change?

Spring: It’s Never Too Late to Give: David Lockwood

Fall: The Many Faces of Giving

Winter: A Profile in Giving: Al Brown

Spring: Advance the Cause of Liberty with a Gift to Cato

Summer: Special Exemption for IRA Rollover Gifts Ends This Year

Fall: Jack Wenders’s Legacy of Liberty

Winter: Giving a Legacy of Liberty