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Articles of Incorporation, Not for Profit Organization, with Tax Provisions Articles of Incorporation of _____________________ (Name), a _________________ (Name of State) Nonprofit Corporation The undersigned, pursuant to _______________________ (cite state statute) hereby executes the following document and sets forth: 1. Type of Corporation: Nonprofit 2. The name of the corporation is ______________________ (Name) . 3. The future effective date is (Complete if applicable): ______________________ 4. The period of duration is [ ] ___ years or [ ] perpetual. 5. The purpose of the non-profit corporation is (set forth purpose) ____________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ . 6. Name and Street Address of the Registered Agent and Registered Office is ________ ______________________________________________________________________ (street address, city, state, zip code) . 7. The name and complete address of each incorporator are as follows: Name and Address: ______________________________________________ Name and Address: ______________________________________________ Name and Address: ______________________________________________ 8. Other Provisions: 8.1 Notwithstanding any other provision of these Articles, the purposes for which the corporation is organized are exclusively for charitable, religious, and educational purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Law. 8.2 This corporation is organized exclusively for charitable, religious, and educational purposes, including, for such purposes, the making of distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Law 8.3 No part of the net earnings of the corporation shall inure to the benefit of or be distributable to its members, trustees, directors, officers, or other private persons, except that the corporation shall be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered and to make payments and distributions in furtherance of the purposes set forth in this Article and Article 5. No substantial part of the activities of the corporation shall be the carrying on of propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, and the corporation shall not participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distribution of statements) any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office. Notwithstanding any other provision of these articles, the corporation shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on (a) by a corporation exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Law) or (b) by a corporation, contributions to which are deductible under Section 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Law). 8.4 Upon the dissolution of the corporation, the Board of Directors shall, after paying or making provision for the payment of all of the liabilities of the corporation, dispose of all the assets of the corporation exclusively for the purposes of the corporation in such manner as the Board of Directors shall determine, or to such organization or organizations organized and operated exclusively for charitable, religious, or educational as shall at the time qualify as an exempt organization or organizations under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future United State Internal Revenue Law). Any such assets not so disposed of shall be disposed of by the chancery court of the county in which the domicile of the corporation is then located, exclusively for such purposes to such organization or organizations, as said court shall determine, which are organized and operated exclusively for such purposes. 8.5 The corporation shall also have all rights and powers that are reasonably necessary to accomplish the stated purposes of the corporation. 9. Signatures of Incorporators: ________________________________ ________________________________ (Printed Name of Incorporator) (Printed Name of Incorporator) ________________________________ ________________________________ (Signature of Incorporator) (Signature of Incorporator)