Vermont § 405 - Charitable purposes; enforcement

§ 405. Charitable purposes; enforcement

• (a) A charitable trust may be created for the relief of poverty; the advancement of education
  or religion; the promotion of health, scientific, literary, benevolent, governmental,
  or municipal purposes; or other purposes the achievement of which is beneficial to
  the community. (b) If the terms of a charitable trust do not indicate a particular charitable purpose
  or beneficiary or if the designated charitable purpose cannot be completed or no longer
  exists, the trustee, if authorized by the terms of the trust, or if not, the Probate
  Division of the Superior 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. (c) The settlor of a charitable trust, the Attorney General, a cotrustee, or a person
  with a special interest in the charitable trust may maintain a proceeding to enforce
  the trust. (Added 2009, No. 20, § 1; amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 236, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)