The Power of Giving: Charitable Trusts In a world where kindness and generosity can often seem in short supply, charitable trusts stand out as beacons of hope and compassion. You don’t have to be Warren Buffett, one of the world’s richest men, to set up a charitable trust, who recently told the Wall Street Journal he has re-worked his will to put his wealth in a new charitable trust after his death.  Buffett has donated about $130.1 million last year to the four charities run