ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF FAIRBANKS YOUTH ADVOCATES
1. NAME
This Corporation shall be known as Fairbanks Youth Advocates.
2. PERIOD OF DURATION
The duration of the existence of this corporation shall be perpetual.
3. PURPOSE
a. The corporation is organized exclusively for charitable educational, religious, or scientific purposes within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (or corresponding section of any future Federal Tax Code).
b. This corporation is organized to do the following.
1) To propagate the Christian faith and spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ as revealed through the Holy Scriptures by all means of communication, whether written, visual, or verbal, but especially through the relational by loving, discipling, healing, and counseling with hurting people in need of wherever we find them.
2) To provide all manner of counseling services and programs to deal with marital, family, substance abuse, adolescent, sexual/physical abuse, and other issues, both in individual and group settings, from a faith-based perspective and to the highest professional standard.
3) To care for youth and young adults who are homeless, from broken families struggling educationally, without resources, suffering abuse, or otherwise marginalized in programs, residential settings, and by any other means that work for positive outcomes.
4) To serve the purposes of this organization translocally, including other nations, and work with like purposed entities, faith-based and otherwise, to accomplish said purposes.
5) To erect and maintain buildings, business offices, vehicles, training centers, equipment and such other property as is deemed necessary to fulfill the objectives of this organizations; to open bank accounts, sign leases, write grants, fundraise, hold mortgages, and undertake other financial matters needed to fulfill this corporation’s purposes; and to organize and promote such activities as deemed necessary for the upkeep and continuance of said property and finances.
c. No part of the net earnings of the corporation shall inure to the benefit of or bedistributable to its members, trustees, directors, officers or other private persons, except that the corporation shall be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered and to make payments and distributions in furtherance of Section 501(c)(3) purposes. No officer of the corporation or any individual shall be entitled to share in the distribution of any of the corporation assets on dissolution of the corporation. 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 or intervene in (including the publishing or distribution of statements) any political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office.
d. Nothwithstanding any other provision of these Articles, the corporation shall not conduct or carry on any activities not permitted to be conducted or carried on by an organization exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and its regulations as they now exist or by any organization contributions to which are deductible under Section 170(c)(3) of such Code and Regulations as they now exist or as they may be hereafter amended.
4. NAME AND ADDRESS OF REGISTERED AGENT
The name of the registered agent is Marylee Bates whose physical address is 1290 St. Anton Drive, Fairbanks, AK 99712 and whose mailing address is the same.
5. NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF INCORPORATORS
The names and addresses of the incorporators are as follows:
Marylee Bates
1290 St. Anton
Fairbanks, AK 99712
Kathie Gettinger
928 Stimple Court
Fairbanks, AK 99712
Patrick Endres
2923 Moose Mountain Road
Fairbanks, AK 99709
6. NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF INITIAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The initial Board of Directors is as follows:
Marylee Bates
1290 St. Anton
Fairbanks, AK 99712
Kathie Gettinger
928 Stimple Court
Fairbanks, AK 99712
Patrick Endres
2923 Moose Mountain Road
Fairbanks, Alaska
7. MEMBERS
There shall be no members.
8. BY-LAWS
Nothwithstanding these Articles of Incorporation, all affairs, decisions, operations, and guidelines, of this organization shall be established and governed by the By-laws.
9. DISTRIBUTION ON LIQUIDATION OR DISSOLUTION
Upon the dissolution of the corporation, the Board of Trustees shall, after paying or making provision for the payment of all the liabilities of the corporation, dispose of all the assets of the corporation exclusively for the purposes of the corporation in such a manner, or to such organization or organizations organized and operated exclusively for charitable educational, religious, or scientific purposes as shall at the time qualify as an exempt organization or organizations under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Law), as the Board of Trustees shall determine. Any such assets not so disposed of shall be disposed 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.
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Marylee Bates Date
Registered Agent & Director
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Patrick Endres Date
Board President
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Barb Tyndall Date
Board Secretary