How to start a charitable educational trust in US?


I would like to starta charitable educational trust in the US. I am unaware of anyone who has started such a thing, nor do I have much money to put in money from my pocket. I would like to know the legal formalities in starting charitable trust in the US.

There was an article called "Yes, you can start your own charitable foundation" by a writer at USA Today. Can’t reproduce it here, but you can read it online at the USA Today website.

http://www.usatoday.com/money/perfi/columnist/waggon/2006-06-29-charity_x.htm

  1. #1 by cynic47 on June 27, 2010 - 5:33 pm

    This is a question for an experienced trust lawyer, not a bunch of anonymous helpers on Yahoo Answers.
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  2. #2 by v b on June 27, 2010 - 5:49 pm

    Let’s see, you don’t have any money and won’t be funding the trust yourself, but you want to do what, start one and pay yourself to run it???
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  3. #3 by PiggiePants on June 27, 2010 - 6:09 pm

    There was an article called "Yes, you can start your own charitable foundation" by a writer at USA Today. Can’t reproduce it here, but you can read it online at the USA Today website.

    http://www.usatoday.com/money/perfi/columnist/waggon/2006-06-29-charity_x.htm
    References :

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