(a) A charitable trust is a trust in which the settlor provides that the trust property shall be used for charitable purposes.
(b) Charitable purposes shall include:
(1) The relief of poverty;
(2) The advancement of education;
(3) The advancement of ethics and religion;
(4) The advancement of health;
(5) The advancement of science and the arts and humanities;
(6) The protection and preservation of the environment;
(7) The improvement, maintenance, or repair of cemeteries, other places of disposition of human remains, and memorials;
(8) The prevention of cruelty to animals;
(9) Governmental purposes; and
(10) Other similar subjects having for their object the relief of human suffering or the promotion of human civilization.
(c) If the settlor provides for both charitable and noncharitable purposes, the provisions relating to the charitable purposes shall be governed by this article.
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