charitable trust

American  

noun

1. a trust designed for the benefit of the general public, as for educational or other charitable purposes (private trust ).

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charitable trust British  

noun

1. a trust set up for the benefit of a charity that complies with the regulations of the Charity Commissioners to enable it to be exempt from paying income tax

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Etymology

Origin of charitable trust

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

The work of Leicester charitable trust Film is Fabulous!

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

Warren Buffett has detailed a plan for nearly all his remaining wealth after his death to go to a new charitable trust overseen by his three children.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

If he failed to survive by 90 days, then she instructed her personal representative to establish a charitable trust “to achieve purposes beneficial to the community” consistent with the couple’s charitable preferences.

From Salon • Jul. 30, 2025

The department maintains that the insurer is not subject to charitable trust rules as a nonprofit mutual benefit corporation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2025

We are, therefore, driven to consider the full objects of the charitable trust under discussion.

From Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London by Parry, Albert William