Form Cf:0041 - Articles Of Incorporation Of A Tax-Exempt
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3ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
DO NOT PUBLISH
OF A TAX-EXEMPT
THIS SECTION
Pursuant to A.R.S. §10-3202
ARTICLE 1
(Arizona Non-Profit Corporation)
If you are the holder or
assignee of a
1. Name: The Name of the Corporation is:
tradename, attach a
copy of the tradename
_________________________________________________________________
certificate.
ARTICLES 2
2. Purpose: The purpose for which the corporation is organized is:
The Internal Revenue
Code places certain
_________________________________________________________________
restrictions upon the
purpose of a tax
exempt non profit
corporation. Please
3. Character of Affairs: The character of affairs of the corporation will be:
refer to Federal
Publication #557.
_________________________________________________________________
Before completing this
article.
ARTICLE 3
4. No part of the net earning of the corporation shall inure to the benefit of, or be
The name cannot imply
distributable to its members, directors, officers, or other private persons, except that the
that the corporation is
corporation shall be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for
organized for any
services rendered and to make payments and distributions in furtherance of the purposes
character of affairs
set forth in Article 2. No substantial part of the activities of the corporation shall be the
other than the initial
business indicated in
carrying on of propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, and the
this article.
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.
ARTICLE 4
Notwithstanding any other provision of these Articles, the corporation shall not carry on
This Article is included
any other activities not permitted to be carried on: (a) by a corporation exempt from
for the purpose of
obtaining tax-exempt
Federal Income Tax under Section ______ of the United States Internal Revenue Code
status with the IRS and
(or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Law) or: (b)
to comply with A.R.S.
by a corporation, contributions to which are deductible under Section ______ of the
§10-2326. If the
United States Internal Revenue Code (or the corresponding provisions of any future
corporation intends to
United States Internal Revenue Laws).
apply for tax-exempt
status, you will need to
cite the specific Section
5. Upon the dissolution of the corporation, the Board of Directors shall, after paying or
of the IRS code, as
making provision for the payment of all of the liabilities of the corporation, dispose of all its
amended, under which
assets exclusively for the purposes of the corporation in such a manner, or to such
the corporation plans to
organize. For further
organizations organized and operated exclusively for charitable, educational, religious or
information please
scientific purpose as shall at the time qualify as an exempt organization or organizations
refer to publication
under Section _____ of the United States Internal Revenue Code (or the corresponding
#557.
provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Laws) as the Board of Directors
shall determine. Any such assets not disposed of shall be disposed of by the Superior
ARTICLE 5
Insert applicable
Court of the county in which the principal office of the corporation is then located,
Section number of the
exclusively for such purpose or to such organization or organizations, as said Court shall
IRS Code.
determine, which are organized and operated exclusively for such purpose.
ARTICLE 6
6. The power of indemnification under the Arizona Revised Statutes shall not be denied
This provision is not
or limited by the bylaws.
mandatory. See
A.R.S. §10-3302(14).
CF:0041 - Tax-Exempt
Arizona Corporation Commission
For Non-Profits
Page 2 of 4
Corporations Division
Rev: 11/2008
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