City of Baltimore
Charter of Baltimore City

§ 3. Property rights; Trusts; Gifts.

All the property and franchises of every kind belonging to, in the possession of, or hereafter acquired by the City are vested in it and it may dispose of any property belonging to it in the manner and upon the terms provided in the Charter.

The City may receive in trust, and may control for the purposes of such trust, all moneys and assets which may have been or shall be bestowed upon it by will, deed or any other form of gift or conveyance in trust for any corporate purpose, or in aid of the indigent poor, or for the general purposes of education or for charitable purposes of any description. All trust funds now held or subsequently received shall be administered with respect to investment and reinvestment, subject to any limitations in the trust, by the Board of Finance.

The City may also accept grants for its corporate purposes from any government, governmental agency or person.