Charitable trust
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| Equitable doctrines |
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| Equitable remedies |
| Equitable interests |
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For equitable interests arising in property law, see Property law |
| Types of Trusts |
| Formation and governance of trusts |
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A charitable trust is an irrevocable trust established for charitable purposes. In some jurisdictions, it is a more specific term than "charitable organization". A charitable trust enjoys varying degrees of tax benefits in most countries and also generates goodwill. Some important terminology in charitable trusts includes the term "corpus" (Latin for "body"), referring to the assets with which the trust is funded, and the term "donor," which is the person donating assets to a charity.