1. If the donor consents in a record, an institution may release or modify, in whole or in part, a restriction contained in a gift instrument on the management, investment or purpose of an institutional fund. A release or modification may not allow a fund to be used for a purpose other than a charitable purpose of the institution.
2. The court, upon application of an institution, may modify a restriction contained in a gift instrument regarding the management or investment of an institutional fund if the restriction has become impracticable or wasteful, if it impairs the management or investment of the fund or if, because of circumstances not anticipated by the donor, a modification of a restriction will further the purposes of the fund. The institution shall notify the Attorney General of the application, and the Attorney General must be given an opportunity to be heard. To the extent practicable, any modification must be made in accordance with the donor’s probable intention.
3. If a particular charitable purpose or a restriction contained in a gift instrument on the use of an institutional fund becomes unlawful, impracticable, impossible to achieve or wasteful, the court, upon application of an institution, may modify the purpose of the fund or the restriction on the use of the fund in a manner consistent with the charitable purposes expressed in the gift instrument. The institution shall notify the Attorney General of the application, and the Attorney General must be given an opportunity to be heard.
4. If an institution determines that a restriction contained in a gift instrument on the management, investment or purpose of an institutional fund is unlawful, impracticable, impossible to achieve or wasteful, the institution, 60 days after notification to the Attorney General, may release or modify the restriction, in whole or part, if:
(a) The institutional fund subject to the restriction has a total value of less than $25,000;
(b) More than 20 years have elapsed since the fund was established; and
(c) The institution uses the property in a manner consistent with the charitable purposes expressed in the gift instrument.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 115)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 164 - Administration of Trusts
NRS 164.030 - Petition for instructions: Notice; hearing; final order; appeal.
NRS 164.037 - Petitions: Notice and hearing.
NRS 164.043 - Expenses and compensation of trustees.
NRS 164.067 - Power to sell, convey or encumber.
NRS 164.080 - Establishment; investments; management.
NRS 164.100 - Uniformity of interpretation.
NRS 164.130 - Transfer by court to district court in this State or court outside Nevada.
NRS 164.400 - Presentation; effect; form.
NRS 164.430 - Reliance upon facts contained in certification; enforceability.
NRS 164.440 - Failure to demand certification not improper act; liability.
NRS 164.645 - "Charitable purpose" defined.
NRS 164.647 - "Endowment fund" defined.
NRS 164.650 - "Gift instrument" defined.
NRS 164.653 - "Institution" defined.
NRS 164.655 - "Institutional fund" defined.
NRS 164.657 - "Person" defined.
NRS 164.660 - "Program-related asset" defined.
NRS 164.663 - "Record" defined.
NRS 164.665 - Standard of conduct in managing and investing institutional fund.
NRS 164.670 - Delegation of management and investment functions.
NRS 164.673 - Release or modification of restrictions on management, investment or purpose.
NRS 164.675 - Reviewing compliance.
NRS 164.677 - Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.
NRS 164.680 - Uniformity of application and construction.
NRS 164.715 - Acting in interest of beneficiaries.
NRS 164.720 - Trust having two or more beneficiaries; impartial administration of trust or estate.
NRS 164.750 - Diversification of investments.
NRS 164.760 - Incurring costs.
NRS 164.765 - Determination of compliance with prudent investor rule.
NRS 164.775 - Terms and language of trust which authorize certain investments or strategies.
NRS 164.797 - Administration of unitrust: Duties of trustee; valuation of assets of trust.
NRS 164.798 - Administration of unitrust: Powers of trustee; manner of distributions.
NRS 164.800 - Applicable rules after death of decedent or end of income interest in trust.
NRS 164.835 - Accounting separately for business or other activity.
NRS 164.840 - Allocation of assets, money, property and other receipts to principal.
NRS 164.870 - Allocation of receipts from liquidating assets to income and principal.
NRS 164.905 - Disbursements required to be made from principal.
NRS 164.915 - Transfer of amount from income to principal to make certain principal disbursements.
NRS 164.920 - Payment of taxes required to be paid by trustee.
NRS 164.960 - Applicability of NRS 111.781 to transfers of property made pursuant to trust.