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Donor Lacks Standing To Enforce Conditions on Gift

Donor Lacks Standing To Enforce Conditions on Gift

Donor Lacks Standing To Enforce Conditions on Gift

Court says donor did not show that gift created trust
The donor of a charitable contribution has no standing to enforce conditions imposed on the gift when enforcement would require the recipient’s board of directors to declare a default on a loan made with the donated money, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court has ruled. ( In re: Foundation for Anglican Christian Tradition , Commonwealth Ct., PA, 11/5/14. ) The facts of the case were somewhat convoluted. David W. Rawson had made a gift to the Foundation for Anglican Christian Tradition and helped it raise additional funds “for the purpose of supporting Biblical and traditional Anglican Christian principles.” The Foundation loaned money to the Church of the Good Shepherd to buy property...

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