Articles Of Incorporation Of
The Amy H Remley Foundation, Incorporated
A Not For Profit Corporation
The undersigned, for the purposes of forming a not for profit corporation under the Florida General Corporation Act, Chapter 617, hereby adopt the following Articles of Incorporation:
Article I, The Amy H Remley Foundation
The name of the corporation shall be: The Amy H Remley Foundation, Incorporated, a not for profit corporation.
Article II, Principal Office
The principal place of business and mailing address of the corporation shall be:
1100 Southeast U.S. Highway 19 |
Crystal River, Florida 34429 |
Article III, Purpose
The purpose for which the not for profit corporation is organized is:
The purpose for which this not for profit corporation is formed is for education, science and charitable purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code, and includes, but not limited to: 1) promoting and facilitating activities to enhance, preserve and restore water quality of use by the community of Citrus County, Florida; 2) encouraging and facilitating public and private financial contributions for funding activities to enhance, preserve and restore water quality of use by the community of Citrus County, Florida; and 3) doing any other thing incidental to or connected with the foregoing purposes or in the advancement thereof, but not for the pecuniary profit or financial gain of its directors except as permitted under the not for profit Florida General Corporation Act. The not for profit corporation shall have all general powers enumerated in Section 302 of the not for profit Florida General Corporation Act Chapter 617, Florida Statutes.
To accomplish this purpose, the not for profit corporation may solicit, receive, purchase and borrow with or without security, real and personal property, including funds by way of gifts, contributions and subscriptions and administer, own, hold, convey, transfer, disburse, lend and sell for such charitable, scientific, literary and educational purposes as are permitted by Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code, and no assets of the not for profit corporation shall inure to the benefit of any private individual.
The not for profit corporation is organized and operated solely for administrative and managerial purposes. It is not intended that the corporation show any net earnings and no part of any net earnings which may occur shall inure to the benefit of any private person.
Article IV, Exempt Status
The not for profit corporation shall have an exempt status as follows:
The not for profit corporation is constituted to attract substantial support through contributions, directly or indirectly, and has not been formed for pecuniary profit or financial gain and no part of the assets, income or profit of the not for profit corporation is distributed to, or insures to the benefit of, its directors or officers except to the extent permitted under the Not For Profit Florida General Corporation Act, Chapter 617, Florida Statutes. No substantial part of the activities of the not for profit corporation shall be the carrying of propaganda, or otherwise attempting, to influence legislation, and the not for profit 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 this certificate, the not for profit corporation shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on (a) by a corporation exempt from the federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding provisions of any future federal tax code, or (b) by a corporation, contributions to which are deductible under section 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding provisions of any future federal tax code.
Article V, Duration
The term of existence of the corporation is perpetual, existence commencing on the date of execution and acknowledgment of these articles by the State of Florida. Upon dissolution of the not for profit corporation, any remaining assets shall be transferred only to an organization having like charitable, scientific, literary, and educational purposes as are permitted by Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code, and as deemed appropriate by a majority vote of the steering committee at a special dissolution meeting as set forth in the Bylaws. No assets shall be conveyed or distributed to any individual.
Article VI, Manner Of Election
The manner in which the directors are elected or appointed shall be set forth in the Bylaws of the Not for Profit Corporation which are to be adopted at the initial meeting of the directors.
Article VII, Initial Directors And/Or Officers
The name(s), address(es), and specific title(s) of the initial directors and/or officers shall be:
Norman Keith Hopkins, Director |
Samuel H. Lyons, Director |
1030 North Crescent Drive |
4096 Camelia Drive |
Crystal River, Florida 34429 |
Hernando Beach, Florida 34507 |
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Robert P. Gill, Director |
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7330 West Golf Club Street |
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Crystal River, Florida 34429 |
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Article VIII, Initial Registered Agent And Street Address
The initial registered agent of the not for profit corporation and street address shall be:
Todd W. Vraspir, Esquire |
5327 Commercial Way, Suite A101 |
Spring Hill, Florida 34606 |
Article IX, Incorporators
The name and address of the incorporators of these Articles of Not for Profit Incorporation is:
Todd W. Vraspir, Esquire |
5327 Commercial Way, Suite A101 |
Spring Hill, Florida 34606 |
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