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What happens if I die leaving income that was due to me in my charitable trust?

If you have any income beneficiaries that succeed you, those amounts you left in the trust will increase the principal that your beneficiaries can take income from. If you do not have subsequent income beneficiaries, your charities will receive even more than they bargained for.
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