A. A charitable trust may be created for the relief of poverty, the advancement of education, religion or science, the promotion of health, governmental or municipal purposes or other purposes, the achievement of which is beneficial to the community, or for the support of one or more organizations that have the purposes prescribed in this section exclusively.

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B. If the terms of a charitable trust do not indicate a particular charitable purpose or beneficiary, the court may select one or more charitable purposes or beneficiaries. The selection must 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.