Sample Articles of Incorporation Rev 105

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
for
XYZ DIVISION INC, A UTAH NON-PROFIT CORPORATION
The Articles will then proceed with a statement such as:
We, the undersigned natural persons all being of the age of twenty-one years or
more, acting as incorporators under the state of Utah Non-Profit Corporation and
Cooperative Association Act, adopt the following Articles of Incorporation for
such Corporation:
The articles are then generally numbered and delineated as follows:
Article I
NAME
The name of the corporation is stated.

The Corporation is a non-profit corporation. The name of the non-profit
corporation is XYZ DIVISION, INC.
Article II
DURATION
The period of duration of the corporation is stated. (A fixed number of years may
be stated.)
The period of duration of this corporation is perpetual.
Article III
PURPOSE
The specific purpose for which the corporation has been formed is enumerated.
(a) The purpose for which the corporation is organized is exclusively for
charitable and educational purposes authorized by the UTAH Non-Profit
Corporation and section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code as amended or
supplemented, including for the development of and administering the sport of
amateur fencing within the geographic area designated to the corporation and
activities in furtherance of and incidental thereto including assisting and
supporting such other organizations as may be reasonably related to the
foregoing purposes, and for such other non-profit purposes as may be authorized
by the UTAH Non-Profit Corporation and section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code.
Article IV
Address
The street address of its initial registered office 1234 Smith Rd., Smithtown,
Utah, 89101 and the name of its initial registered agent at such address is Frank
Jones.
Article V
Principal Place of Business
The place in this state where the principal place of business of the corporation is
to be located is the city of Smithtown, Countyville County.
Article VI
Directors
A statement declaring whether or not the corporation will have “voting

members." The number of directors constituting the initial governing board (at
least three (3)) and may list the name of each of those directors.
The number of directors of this Corporation shall be three (3), or more than three,
as fixed from time to time by the By-Laws of the Corporation. The number of
directors constituting the present Board of Directors of the Corporation is three,
and the names and addresses of the persons who are to serve as directors until
their successors are elected and shall qualify are:
John Doe Bill Doe

123 South North Temple 321 North South
Temple
Salt Lake City, Utah 84222 Salt Lake City, Utah
84222
Mary Doe
123 North South Temple
Salt Lake City, Utah 84222
Article VII
Distribution declarations
Non-profit corporations that are tax-exempt must provide a declaration of

distribution of corporate assets. The specific suggested language is as follows:
(i) No part of the net earnings of the corporation shall inure to the benefit of, or be
distributable to, its members, trustees, officers, directors or other persons, except
that the corporation shall be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable
compensation for services rendered to the corporation and to make payments
and distributions in furtherance of the purposes set forth herein.
(ii) 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, 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.
(iii) The corporation shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be
carried on (a) by a corporation exempt from Federal income tax under 501(c)(3)
of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended or the corresponding provision of any
future Federal Internal Revenue tax code, or (b) by an 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 VIII
DISSOLUTION
It is required that tax-exempt corporations provide in the articles of incorporation

for the distribution of assets upon dissolution. The specific suggested language is
as follows:
Upon the 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 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.
Article IX
REGISTERED OFFICE AND INCORPORATOR
The address of the corporation's initial registered office, the name of the
incorporator and his signature acknowledging acceptance as such must be
included. The address must be a street address. A Post Office Box is not
permitted.
The address of the corporation's initial registered office shall be:
321 South North Temple

Salt Lake City, Utah 84222
Such office may be changed at any time by the Board of Directors without
amendment of these Articles of Incorporation.
The corporation’s incorporator at such address shall be:
John Doe
I hereby acknowledge and accept appointment as incorporator:
________________________________________________________________________
Signature of agent
This section of your articles is MANDATORY and should closely follow the format
shown here:
In Witness Whereof, We, John Doe, Mary Doe, Bill Doe, have executed these
Articles of Incorporation in duplicate this day of , 20 , and say:
That they are all incorporators herein; that they have read the above and
foregoing Articles of Incorporation; know the contents thereof and that the same
is true to the best of their knowledge and belief, excepting as to matters herein
alleged upon information and belief and as to those matters they believe to be
true.
John Doe
Mary Doe
Bill Doe
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ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

XYZ DIVISION INC, A UTAH NON-PROFIT CORPORATION

The Articles will then proceed with a statement such as:

The articles are then generally numbered and delineated as follows:

The name of the corporation is stated.

A statement declaring whether or not the corporation will have “voting

John Doe Bill Doe

Non-profit corporations that are tax-exempt must provide a declaration of

It is required that tax-exempt corporations provide in the articles of incorporation

321 South North Temple

The corporation’s incorporator at such address shall be:

I hereby acknowledge and accept appointment as incorporator:

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