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## Cato’s Planned Giving Articles

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.

#### 2023

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[Winter 2023: Legacy IRA Act Becomes Law](https://www.cato.org/publications/legacy-ira-act-becomes-law)

#### 2022

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[Winter 2022: Which Plan Fits Your Priorities?](https://www.cato.org/publications/which-plan-fits-priorities) 

[Spring 2022: Legacy Planning Is Vital for Liberty](https://www.cato.org/publications/legacy-planning-vital-liberty) 

[Summer 2022: The Promise of Liberty](https://www.cato.org/publications/promise-liberty) 

[Fall 2022: Hope for America](https://www.cato.org/publications/hope-america)

#### 2021

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[Winter 2021: Marc’s Property Benefits Cato](https://www.cato.org/publications/marcs-property-benefits-cato) 

[Spring 2021: Is Liberty in Your Estate Plans?](https://www.cato.org/publications/liberty-estate-plans) 

[Summer 2021: Cato for the Next Generation](https://www.cato.org/publications/cato-next-generation) 

[Fall 2021: A Life of Liberty](https://www.cato.org/publications/life-liberty)

#### 2020

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[Spring: Securing Liberty for the Future](https://www.cato.org/publications/securing-liberty-future) 

[Summer 2020: Creating Freedom and Prosperity](https://www.cato.org/publications/creating-freedom-prosperity) 

[Planned Giving Update: Legacy of a Leader](https://www.cato.org/publications/publications/legacy-leader) 

[Fall 2020: A Voice for Liberty in Washington](https://www.cato.org/publications/voice-liberty-washington)

#### 2019

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[Spring: Fight for the Future](https://www.cato.org/publications/fight-future) 

[Summer: The Philanthropy of the Framers](https://www.cato.org/publications/philanthropy-framers) 

[Fall: David H. Koch, 1940–2019](https://www.cato.org/publications/david-h-koch-1940-2019) 

[Winter: Evan’s Civic Vision](https://www.cato.org/publications/evans-civic-vision)

#### 2018

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[Spring: Sharing Liberty with the Next Generation](https://www.cato.org/publications/sharing-liberty-next-generation) 

[Summer: Arming Students with the Constitution](https://www.cato.org/publications/arming-students-constitution) 

[Fall: Join Cato’s Legacy Society](https://www.cato.org/publications/join-catos-legacy-society) 

[Winter: The Freedom to Decide](https://www.cato.org/publications/freedom-decide)

#### 2017

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[Spring: Forty Years of Advancing Liberty](https://www.cato.org/publications/forty-years-advancing-liberty) 

[Summer: A Profile in Giving: Stephen Ball](https://www.cato.org/publications/profile-giving-stephen-ball) 

[Fall: Adventures in Liberty](https://www.cato.org/publications/adventures-liberty) 

[Winter: The First R. Evan Scharf Chair](https://www.cato.org/publications/first-r-evan-scharf-chair)

#### 2016

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[Spring: Four Ways to Boost Your Impact](https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/2019-10/Spring2016.pdf) 

[Summer: A Legacy of Liberty](https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/2019-10/Summer2016.pdf) 

[Fall: Partnering for a Better Future](https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/2019-10/Fall2016_1.pdf) 

[Winter: A New Way to Give](https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/2019-10/Winter2016.pdf) 

#### 2015

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[Spring: Spring Cleaning…and Estate Planning](https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/2019-10/Spring2015.pdf) 

[Summer: Free to Choose](https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/2019-10/Summer2015.pdf) 

[Fall: Investing in Freedom](https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/2019-10/Fall2015.pdf) 

[Winter: A Big Thank You to the Cato Legacy Society!](https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/2019-10/Winter2015.pdf)

#### 2014

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[Spring: Treat Yourself!](https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/2019-10/Spring2014.pdf) 

[Summer: Invest in the Future—Give to Cato](https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/2019-10/Summer2014.pdf) 

[Fall: Ideas Matter](https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/2019-10/Fall2014.pdf) 

[Winter: Taking Stock](https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/2019-10/Winter2014.pdf)

#### 2013

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[Spring: A Profile in Giving: Richard Aster](https://www.cato.org/publications/profile-giving-richard-aster) 

[Summer: Planned Giving: Many Options](https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/2019-10/Summer2013.pdf) 

[Fall: Announcing the Cato Legacy Society](https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/2019-10/Fall2013.pdf) 

[Winter: Fiscal Cliff Legislation—a Mixed Bag](https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/2019-10/Winter2013.pdf)

#### 2012

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[Spring: The Estate Tax Roller Coaster Ride](https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/2019-10/Spring2012.pdf) 

[Summer: Thank You!](https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/2019-10/Summary2012.pdf) 

[Fall: Donating Retirement Assets to Charity](https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/2019-10/Fall2012.pdf) 

[Winter: So Much Accomplished …So Much to Do](https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/2019-10/Winter2012.pdf)

#### 2011

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[Spring: The Estate Tax…Congress Kicks the Can Down the Road](https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/2019-10/Spring2011.pdf) 

[Summer: Charitable Giving From Your IRA Rollover Reinstated](https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/2019-10/Summer2011.pdf) 

[Fall: Charitable Gift Annuities …Doing Well by Doing Good](https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/2019-10/Fall2011.pdf) 

[Winter: All Assets Are Not Created Equal](https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/2019-10/Winter2011.pdf)

#### 2010

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[Spring: The Estate Tax Mess](https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/2019-10/Spring2010.pdf) 

[Summer: Help us “Liberate the Future”](https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/2019-10/Summer2010.pdf) 

[Fall: Back to Basics](https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/2019-10/Fall2010.pdf) 

[Winter: A Profile in Giving: James Weiner](https://www.cato.org/publications/profile-giving-james-weiner)

#### 2009

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[Summer: In the Spirit of Commitment](https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/2019-10/Summer2009.pdf) 

[Fall: A Profile in Giving: R. Evan Scharf](https://www.cato.org/publications/profile-giving-r-evan-scharf) 

[Winter: Charitable Giving in Tough Times…. Do the Rules Change?](https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/2019-10/Winter2009.pdf)

#### 2008

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[Spring: It’s Never Too Late to Give: David Lockwood](https://www.cato.org/publications/david-lockwood-its-never-too-late-give) 

[Fall: The Many Faces of Giving](https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/2019-10/Fall2008.pdf) 

[Winter: A Profile in Giving: Al Brown](https://www.cato.org/publications/profile-giving-al-brown)

#### 2007

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[Spring: Advance the Cause of Liberty with a Gift to Cato](https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/2019-10/Spring2007.pdf) 

[Summer: Special Exemption for IRA Rollover Gifts Ends This Year](https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/2019-10/Summer2007.pdf) 

[Fall: Jack Wenders’s Legacy of Liberty](https://www.cato.org/publications/jack-wenders-legacy-liberty) 

[Winter: Giving a Legacy of Liberty](https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/2019-10/Winter2007.pdf)