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KIC 501(c)(3) Articles of Inc.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
of
KIDS IN CREATION
To; Secretary of State State of California Sacramento, CA 95814
I, the undersigned, a natural person of age twenty-one or more, acting as incorporator, adopt the following Articles of Incorporation for the purpose of forming a nonprofit religious corporation pursuant to the Nonprofit Religious Corporation Law, and hereby certify that:
ARTICLE I: The name of the corporation is:
Kids in Creation
hereafter referred to as "the Corporation."
ARTICLE 2: The period of its duration is perpetual.
ARTICLE 3: The Corporation is a religious corporation and is organized under the Nonprofit Religious Corporation Law and shall be operated exclusively for religious purposes. More specifically, but not limited to, it shall engage in activities to further the ministry of the gospel of Jesus Christ through engaging youth and adults in seeing God in creation and the support of similar ministry activity.
Provided no jeopardy is created to its status as a corporation exempt from federal income tax under Section 50l(c)(3) of the Code, the Corporation further shall be authorized: to do any and all lawful acts which may be necessary and useful, suitable, or proper for the furtherance of the purposes of the Corporation; to engage in any lawful business or activities related thereto; and to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the California Nonprofit Religious Corporations Law,
ARTICLE 4: The directors of the Corporation shall be elected by the directors then in office
as provided in the Bylaws of the Corporation.
ARTICLE S: The Corporation shall have no members.
ARTICLE 6: The following provisions are hereby adopted for the purpose of defining, limiting, and regulating the power of the Corporation and its directors:
6.1 The property of this Corporation is irrevocably dedicated to religious purposes, and no part of the net earnings of the Corporation shall inure to the benefit of or be distributable to its incorporators, directors, officers, or other persons, except that the Corporation shall be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for service rendered and to make payments and
distributions in furtherance of its purposes as set forth in these Articles. 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, intervene in (by the publication or distribution of statements or otherwise) any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office. Notwithstanding any other provision of these Articles, the Corporation shall not cany on any other activities not permitted to be carried on by: (1) a corporation exempt from Federal Income Tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or a successor statute of similar import (hereinafter the "Code") or (2) a corporation, contributions to which are deductible under Section 170(c)(2) of the Code.
6.2 The Corporation shall seek such sources of support, including the solicitation of grants and loans from private sources and direct or indirect contributions from the general public, as may be necessary to enable it to qualify as a publicly supported organization. In the event this Corporation is in any one year determined to be a "private foundation" as defined by Section 5Q9(a) of the Internal Revenue Code it shall:
6.2.1 Distribute its income for each tax year at such time and in such manner so that it will not become subject to the lax on undistributed income imposed by Section 4942 of the Code.
6.2.2 Not engage in any act of self-dealing as defined in Section 4941 (d) of the Code.
6.2.3 Not retain any excess business holdings as defined in Section 4943(c) of the Code-
6.2.4 Not make any taxable investments as defined in Section 4944 of the Code.
6.2.5 Not make any taxable expenditures as defined in Section 4945{d) of the Code.
6.3 No gift or grant will be accepted if it contains major conditions which would restrict or violate any of the Corporation's religious purposes or if it would require serving a private as opposed to public interest.
6.4 Upon dissolution or winding up of this Corporation, all assets remaining after payment, or provision for payment, of all debts and liabilities of the Corporation, shall be distributed to a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization, then to one or more other nonprofit funds, foundations, or corporations which are organized for religious purposes and are at that time exempt from tax under Section 501 (c)(3) of the Code as determined by the board of directors.
ARTICLE 7: The name and address in the State of California of this Corporation's initial agent for service of process is: Craig Lomax, 6400 Brown's Road, Placerville, California 95667.
ARTICLE 8: The number of directors constituting the initial Board of Directors shall be three. Subsequent board membership may be increased or decreased as provided in the Bylaws.
ARTICLE 9: The names and addresses of persons who are to serve as the initial directors until the first meeting of the board of directors or until their successors shall be qualified are:
David Cooke
Ed Kennedy
Craig Lomax
ARTICLE 10: The name and address of the incorporator of the Corporation is:
Jonathan A. Ruybalid, 1008 W. 21s1 Road, Marquette, NE 68854.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned incorporator has set his hand this 27th day of August, 2004.
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