Trusts for benevolent public purpose; general rules

Sec. 21. Subject to the provisions of this section and of section 23 of this chapter, every trust for a benevolent public purpose that is subject to the provisions of Subchapter A of Chapter 42 of Subtitle D of the Internal Revenue Code shall: (1) distribute each taxable year amounts sufficient for such trust to avoid liability for the tax imposed by Section 4942 of the Internal Revenue Code, except that this subdivision shall not apply to split-interest trusts; (2) not engage in any act of self-dealing (as defined in Section 4941(d) of the Internal Revenue Code) which would subject such trust to liability for the taxes imposed by Section 4941 of the Internal Revenue Code; (3) not retain any excess business holding (as defined in Section 4943(c) of the Internal Revenue Code) which would subject such trust to liability for the taxes imposed by Section 4943 of the Internal Revenue Code; (4) not make any investment which would jeopardize the carrying out of any of such trust's exempt purposes (within the meaning of Section 4944 of the Internal Revenue Code) and which would subject such trust to liability for the taxes imposed by Section 4944 of the Internal Revenue Code; and (5) not make any taxable expenditure (as defined in Section 4945(d) of the Internal Revenue Code) which would subject such trust to liability for the taxes imposed by Section 4945 of the Internal Revenue Code. The provisions of this section shall not apply to split-interest trusts or amounts thereof to the extent that such split-interest trusts and amounts are not, under Section 4947 of the Internal Revenue Code, subject to the prohibitions applicable to private foundations.