Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 4-10-406 (2026)

Charitable purposes; enforcement.

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(a) A charitable trust may be created for the relief of
poverty, the advancement of education or religion, the promotion
of health, 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 or
otherwise provide for selection of a particular charitable
purpose or beneficiary or if the designated charitable purpose
cannot be completed or no longer exists, the court may select
one (1) or more charitable purposes or beneficiaries. The
selection shall be consistent with the settlor's intention to
the extent it can be ascertained.

     (c) The settlor of a charitable trust, among others, may
maintain a proceeding to enforce the trust.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases, 2007–2020 · leading case: Thomas Gilcrease Found., as Tr. for the Gilcrease Hoback One Charitable Trust Thomas Gilcrease Found., as Tr. for the Gilcrease Hoback Two Charitable Trust & Thomas Gilcrease Found., as Tr. for the Gilcrease Hoback Three Charitable Trust v. Andy Cavallaro, sued in his Off. Capacity as the Teton Cnty. Assessor, an Agency of the Cnty. of Teton, State of Wyoming, 2017 WY 67 (Wyo. 2017).

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Thomas Gilcrease Found., as Tr. for the Gilcrease Hoback One Charitable Trust Thomas Gilcrease Found., as Tr. for the Gilcrease Hoback Two Charitable Trust & Thomas Gilcrease Found., as Tr. for the Gilcrease Hoback Three Charitable Trust v. Andy Cavallaro, sued in his Off. Capacity as the Teton Cnty. Assessor, an Agency of the Cnty. of Teton, State of Wyoming, 2017 WY 67 (Wyo. 2017). · cites it 8× “The Foundation sought a declaration from the district court that the trusts for which it acts as trustee are charitable trusts within the meaning of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 4-10-406 (a) (LexisNexis 2015) and are exempt from taxation under Wyo.”

Hicks v. Dowd, 2007 WY 74 (Wyo. 2007). · cites it 5× “(a) A charitable trust may be created for the relief of poverty, the advancement of education or religion, the promotion of health, governmental or municipal purposes, or other purposes the achievement of which is beneficial to the community.”

Devon Energy Prod., Lp v. Grayson Mill Operating, Llc, 2020 WY 28 (Wyo. 2020). · cites it 2× “In that case, the Thomas Gilcrease Foundation filed a declaratory judgment action in district court for a declaration that the trusts it acted as trustees over were charitable trusts under Wyo.”

Courtenay C. & Lucy Patten Davis Found. v. Colorado State Univ. Rsch. Found., 320 P.3d 1115 (Wyo. 2014). · cites it 2× “See Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 4-10-406 (c) (LexisNexis 2018) (specifying who may enforce express charitable trust); see also Hicks v.”

The Courtenay C. & Lucy Patten Davis Found. & Amy Davis, Individually v. Colorado State Univ. Rsch. Found., Univ. of Wyoming Found. & C.C. Davis & Co., LLC, a Wyoming Ltd. Liab. Co., & Gregory A. Phillips, Wyoming Attorney Gen., In His Off. Capacity, 2014 WY 32 (Wyo. 2014). · cites it 2× “See Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 4-10-406 (c) (LexisNexis 2013) (specifying who may enforce express charitable trust); see also Hicks v.”

— Wyo. Stat. § 4-10-406(a) — 1 case

Thomas Gilcrease Found., as Tr. for the Gilcrease Hoback One Charitable Trust Thomas Gilcrease Found., as Tr. for the Gilcrease Hoback Two Charitable Trust & Thomas Gilcrease Found., as Tr. for the Gilcrease Hoback Three Charitable Trust v. Andy Cavallaro, sued in his Off. Capacity as the Teton Cnty. Assessor, an Agency of the Cnty. of Teton, State of Wyoming, 2017 WY 67 (Wyo. 2017). “The Foundation sought a declaration from the district court that the trusts for which it acts as trustee are charitable trusts within the meaning of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 4-10-406 (a) (LexisNexis 2015) and are exempt from taxation under Wyo.”

— Wyo. Stat. § 4-10-406(c) — 1 case

Hicks v. Dowd, 2007 WY 74 (Wyo. 2007). “(a) A charitable trust may be created for the relief of poverty, the advancement of education or religion, the promotion of health, governmental or municipal purposes, or other purposes the achievement of which is beneficial to the community.”

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