If you “inherit” a Charitable Foundation from your parents, is that just as good as inheriting the cash? Can you do anything through the Foundation?

Question

Many people seem to believe that “inheriting” e.g. The Gates Foundation is just as profitable as inheriting tens of billions in cash. My gut tells me that charitable law must be more complicated than that. What’s the truth?

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Answer 1

You can name a spendthrift trust just about anything you want. Not all things that claim to be charity are. Also so long as there is intention for the beneficiary to receive something at some point it is legal.