A charitable trust may be created for the relief of poverty, the advancement of education or religion, the promotion of health, governmental or municipal purposes, or other purposes the achievement of which is beneficial to the community.
If the terms of a charitable trust do not indicate a particular charitable purpose or beneficiary, the court may select one or more charitable purposes or beneficiaries. The selection must be consistent with the settlor's intention to the extent it can be ascertained.
The settlor of a charitable trust, among others, may maintain a proceeding to enforce the trust.
Structure Mississippi Code
Chapter 8 - Mississippi Uniform Trust Code
Article 4 - Creation, validity, modification, and termination of trust
§ 91-8-401. Methods of creating trust
§ 91-8-402. Requirements for creation
§ 91-8-403. Trusts created in other jurisdictions
§ 91-8-405. Charitable purposes; enforcement
§ 91-8-406. Creation of trust induced by fraud, duress, or undue influence
§ 91-8-407. Evidence of oral trust; trust in land
§ 91-8-408. Trust for care of animal
§ 91-8-409. Noncharitable trust without ascertainable beneficiary
§ 91-8-410. Modification or termination of trust; proceedings for approval or disapproval
§ 91-8-411. Modification or termination of noncharitable irrevocable trust by consent
§ 91-8-414. Modification or termination of uneconomic trust
§ 91-8-415. Reformation to correct mistakes
§ 91-8-416. Modification to achieve settlor's tax objectives