• Charitable gifts made through your will are fully deductible for estate tax purposes.
• A charitable bequest made through your will may place your estate in a lower estate tax bracket. Discuss this issue with your attorney or financial advisor.

Charitable bequests are an important part of MADD's future. They are gifts of life and more. These gifts enable MADD to continue making the nations roads safer for everyone—today and in the decades ahead.

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