Print Form STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA SECRETARY OF STATE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION Nonprofit Corporation - Domestic Filing Fee $25.00 TYPE OR PRINT CLEARLY IN BLACK INK Pursuant to S.C. Code of Laws §33-31-202, the undersigned corporation submits the following information: 1. The name of the nonprofit corporation is __________________________________________________ 2. The initial registered office (registered agent’s address in SC) of the nonprofit corporation is ___________________________________________________________________________________ Street Address ___________________________________________________________________________________ City County State Zip Code The name of the registered agent of the nonprofit corporation at that office is ___________________________________________________________________________________ Print Name I hereby consent to the appointment as registered agent of the corporation. _____________________________________________ Agent's Signature 3. Check “a”, “b”, or “c” whichever is applicable. Check only one box. a. The nonprofit corporation is a public benefit corporation. b. [ ] The nonprofit corporation is a religious corporation. c. 4. [ ] [ ] The nonprofit corporation is a mutual benefit corporation. Check “a” or “b”, whichever is applicable. a. This corporation will have members. b. 5. [ ] [ ] This corporation will not have members. The address of the principal office of the nonprofit corporation is ___________________________________________________________________________________ Street Address ___________________________________________________________________________________ City NP – Domestic - Articles of Incorporation County State Zip Code Form Revised by the South Carolina Secretary of State, June 2008 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com Name of Corporation _______________________________________________ 6. If this nonprofit corporation is either a public benefit or religious corporation complete either “a” or “b”, whichever is applicable, to describe how the remaining assets of the corporation will be distributed upon dissolution of the corporation. If you are going to apply for 501(c)(3) status, you must complete section “a.” a. [ ] Upon dissolution of the corporation, assets shall be distributed for one or more exempt purposes within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the 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 asset not so disposed of shall be disposed of by the Court of Common Pleas of the county in which the principal office of the corporation 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. [ ] If you choose to name a specific 501(c)(3) entity to which the assets should be distributed, please indicate the name of the selected entity. ______________________________________________________________________ OR b. [ ] If the dissolved corporation is not described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Code, upon dissolution of the corporation, the assets shall be distributed to one or more public benefit or religious corporations or to one or more of the entities described in (i) above. [ ] If you chose to name a specific public benefit, religious corporation or 501(c)(3) entity to which the assets should be distributed, please indicate the name of the selected entity. ______________________________________________________________________ 7. If the corporation is a mutual benefit corporation complete either “a” or ‘b”, whichever is applicable, to describe how the (remaining) assets of the corporation will be distributed upon dissolution of the corporation. a. [ ] Upon dissolution of the mutual benefit corporation, the (remaining) assets shall be distributed to its members, or if it has no members, to those persons to whom the corporation holds itself out as benefiting or serving. b. [ ] Upon dissolution of the mutual benefit corporation, the (remaining) assets, consistent with the law, shall be distributed to ______________________________________________________________________ 8. The optional provisions which the nonprofit corporation elects to include in the articles of incorporation are as follows (See S.C. Code of Laws §33-31-202(c)). ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ NP – Domestic - Articles of Incorporation Form Revised by the South Carolina Secretary of State, June 2008 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com Name of Corporation _______________________________________________ 9. The name and address of each incorporator is as follows (only one is required, but you may have more than one). ___________________________________________________________________________________ Name Address Zip Code ___________________________________________________________________________________ Name Address Zip Code ___________________________________________________________________________________ Name 10. Address Zip Code Each original director of the nonprofit corporation must sign the articles but only if the directors are named in these articles. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Name (only if named in articles) Signature of director ___________________________________________________________________________________ Name (only if named in articles) Signature of director ___________________________________________________________________________________ Name (only if named in articles) 11. Signature of director Each incorporator listed in #9 must sign the articles. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Signature of incorporator ____________________________________________________________________________________ Signature of incorporator ____________________________________________________________________________________ Signature of incorporator 12. If the document is not to be effective upon filing by the Secretary of State, the delayed effective date/time is __________________________________________________________________________ Filing Checklist ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Articles of Incorporation (in duplicate) $25.00 made payable to the South Carolina Secretary of State Political Associations must submit a CL-1Form and an additional $25 fee Self-Addressed, Stamped Return Envelope Return all documents to: South Carolina Secretary of State’s Office Attn: Corporate Filings P.O. Box 11350 Columbia, SC 29211 NP – Domestic - Articles of Incorporation Form Revised by the South Carolina Secretary of State, June 2008 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com