1. The board of trustees shall establish a charitable trust for the benefit of individuals with disabilities.

2. The board of trustees shall accept contributions to the charitable trust at the termination of trust accounts and other contributions from donors in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by the board of trustees.

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 402.207

  • Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020

3. The trustees shall as necessary determine the amount of income and principal of the charitable trust to be used to provide benefits for individuals with disabilities. Benefits provided shall only be those that have no negative effect on the individual’s entitlement to government benefits. Any income not used to provide benefits shall be added to the principal annually.

4. Any person with the consent of the board of trustees may establish a restricted account within the charitable trust and may determine, with the consent of the board of trustees, the class of individuals eligible to be recipients of funds from the restricted account, so long as the eligible recipients are individuals with disabilities as set forth in section 402.200.

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