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Articles of Incorporation

Revised and Amended


ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

OF

ARKANSAS FAITH IN ACTION STATE COALITION, INC.

On 18 April, 2005 a meeting of the incorporators of Arkansas Faith In Action State Coalition, Inc. met to amend the Articles of Incorporation for the corporation. The vote of the incorporators was unanimous that the following Articles of Incorporation be accepted. Approval of these Articles was by unanimous vote of the members of the corporation.

The undersigned incorporators, natural persons 18 years of age or older, in order to form a corporate entity adopts the following articles of incorporation.

ARTICLE I

NAME/REGISTERED OFFICE

The name of this corporation shall be ARKANSAS FAITH IN ACTION STATE COALITION, INC., located at 26096 Interstate-30, Bryant, AR 72022. Said corporation is a religious corporation which has (15) members.

ARTICLE II

PURPOSE

This organization is organized exclusively for charitable, religious, educational, and scientific 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, or corresponding section of any future federal tax code. All funds, whether income or principal, and whether acquired by gift or contribution or otherwise, shall be developed to said purposes.

ARTICLE III

LIMITATIONS

At all times the following shall operate as conditions restricting the operations and activities of the corporation:

No part of the net earnings of the organization shall inure to the benefit of, or be distributable to, its members, trustees, officers or other private persons, except that the organization 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 the purpose clause hereof.

No substantial part of the activities of the organization shall be in the carrying on or propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, and the organization 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 this document, the organization shall not have any other purpose and shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on (a) by an organization exempt from federal income tax under section 501 ( c ) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or corresponding section of any future federal tax code, or ( b) by any organization, contributions to which are deductible under section 170 (c) (2) of the Internal Revenue Code, or corresponding section of any future federal tax code.

ARTICLE IV

DURATION

The duration of the corporate existence shall be perpetual.

ARTICLE V

DIRECTORS

The corporation shall have no members. The management and affairs of the corporation shall be at all times under the director of a Board of Directors, whose operations in governing the corporation shall be defined by statue and by the corporation’s by-laws. No Director shall have any right, title, or interest in or to any property of the corporation.

The corporation’s first Board of Directors shall be comprised of the following natural persons:

Dr. Buster Lackey, PO Box 247, Conway AR 72033 -- Chairperson Carol H. Smith, 8223 East Elm Street, Benton, AR 72015 -- Vice Chairperson

Pete Howell, 604 Colonial Drive, Heber Springs, AR 72543 -- Secretary

Nicole Heaps, 501 Millwood Circle, Maumelle, AR 72113 -- Treasurer

Annette Dove, 3512 W. 2nd St, Pine Bluff, AR 71601 -- Director

Jackie Duvall, PO Box 10544, Russelville, AR 72812-0544 -- Director

Linda Fitts, 824 Camp St, El Dorado, AR 71730 -- Director

Diane Parsons, PO Box 251964, Little Rock, AR 72225 -- Director

Paul Ramsey, PO Box 247, Beebe, AR 72012 -- Director

Oleeyer Smith, PO Box 1975, Blytheville, AR 72316 -- Director

Healey Tonsing, 1125 N. College St, Fayetteville, AR 72703 -- Director

ARTICLE VI

PERSONAL LIABILITY

No officer or Director of this corporation shall be personally liable for the debts or obligations of this corporation of any nature whatsoever, nor shall any of the property of the officer, or Directors be subject to the payment of the debts or obligations of this corporation.

ARTICLE VII

DISSOLUTION

Upon the dissolution of the organization, assets shall be distributed for one or more exempt purposes within the meaning of section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or corresponding section of any future federal tax code, or shall be distributed to the federal government, or to a state or local government, for a public purpose. Any such assets not disposed of shall be disposed of by the Court of Common Please of the county in which the principal office of the organization is then located, exclusively for such purposes or to such organization or organizations, as said Court shall determine, which are organized and operated exclusively for such purposes.

ARTICLE VIII

INCORPORATOR

The incorporator(s) of this corporation are:

Dr. Buster Lackey, 10000 Brockington Rd, Sherwood, AR 72120 -- Chairperson

Carol H. Smith, 8223 East Elm Street, Benton, AR 72015 -- Vice Chairperson

Pete Howell, 49 Riverbend Cove, Heber Springs, AR 72543 -- Secretary

Nicole Heaps, 501 Millwood Circle Suite A, Maumelle, AR 72113 -- Treasurer


The undersigned incorporator certifies both that he executes these Articles for the purposes herein stated.



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Dr. Buster Lackey Date

 


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