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Draft a codicil (a short signed amendment) that adds a charitable gift to a will the person already has, plus gift wording to give their attorney. Use when someone already has a will and wants to leave a percentage or dollar amount to causes or charities. Not legal advice; for Louisiana and North Carolina residents only the gift wording is returned.

Prepare instructions for naming charities as beneficiaries of retirement accounts, life insurance, bank (payable-on-death) or brokerage (transfer-on-death) accounts, with the percentages to write on each form. No will needed. Traditional IRAs and 401(k)s are often the most tax-efficient assets to leave to charity. Charities must be named specifically.

Draft a complete U.S. last will and testament, optionally with charitable gifts to causes the person chooses. For people who want to make, write or update a will. Every name and fact in the input comes from the person. Returns the will text, a state-specific signing checklist, a plain-English summary of who inherits, and warnings to resolve before signing. Not legal advice; wills are not produced for Louisiana or North Carolina residents (gift wording is returned instead).

Estimate U.S. federal estate tax for deaths in 2027 and whether the person's state estate or inheritance tax may apply, including how much a charitable gift in the will saves. Federal tax is 40% of the taxable estate above the exemption ($15.48 million per person in 2027). For married couples it assumes everything passes to the spouse first and estimates tax at the second death with both exemptions. State results flag thresholds and top rates rather than computing state tax. General information, not tax advice.

Fetch the full text of a guide, state page, FAQ answer or glossary entry by the id returned from search.

Return sample bequest wording for a will or trust that gives a percentage or dollar amount to causes or named charities, for the person or their attorney to adapt. Use for quick questions like "how do I word a gift to charity in my will?"

Look up how to sign a valid will in a U.S. state: witnesses, notarization and self-proving affidavits, handwritten (holographic) wills, electronic wills and remote online notarization, plus the state's estate or inheritance tax, with statute links.

List the cause areas MyLastWill supports for charitable gifts (e.g. cancer research, rare diseases, education, animal welfare, global health), with what each gift would be used for.

Find a U.S. charity's exact legal name, EIN (federal tax ID), city and state, and 501(c)(3) status from IRS filings (via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer), with ready-to-use bequest and beneficiary-form wording. Helpful before a specific charity is named in a will or on a beneficiary form, because many charities have similar names. Search by name (optionally with a state), then look up the chosen organization by EIN. Churches and very small charities may not appear because they don't file Form 990.

Search MyLastWill.org's plain-English guides, state will requirements, FAQ and glossary about wills, estates, charitable bequests, estate tax and online signing. Returns result ids for fetch.