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ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION1
Article I
The name of this corporation is [Name of Corporation] (“Corporation”).2
Article II
A. This Corporation is a nonprofit public benefit corporation and is not organized for the private gain of
any person. It is organized under the Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law for [choose one:
[charitable] OR [public] OR [charitable and public]] purposes.3 The specific purpose of this
Corporation is to [insert specific purpose].4
B. This Corporation is organized and operated exclusively for [insert one or more exempt purposes
(e.g., charitable, educational, etc.)] purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code").5
Article III
The name and address in the State of California of this Corporation’s initial agent for service of process is
[name and street address].6
Article IV
The initial street and mailing address of this Corp