[CSL board] IMPORTANT tax exempt status and electronic meeting to ammend articles of incorporation:

[Paul Hansen]

aye

On Aug 1, 2006, at 6:21 AM, Laura MacNeil wrote:

> Laura MacNeil seconds the following motion:
>
> Be it resolved that we will amend Article II
>    of our articles of  incorporation in the state
>    of Massachusetts to make item (1) of Article II
>    read:
>
>        The organization is organized exclusively for charitable
>        and educational purposes under section 501(c)(3) of the
>        Internal Revenue Code.
>
>    Be it further resolved that the existing items 1-6 of Article II
>    will be renumbered as items 2-7
>
>    Be it further resolved that the officers of the corporation
>    are authorized to file the necessary paperwork with the State
>    of Massachusetts to register these amendments to our articles
>    of incorporation.
>
> Dan MacNeil wrote:
>
>> Ms Smith writes in her latest request for information (due Tuesday  
>> the 8th):
>>
>> 1) Upon our initial review of your organization it did not appear  
>> that your organization would qualify for exemption under section  
>> 501(c)(3). However after reviewing your responses, it appears that  
>> you can qualify for exemption under section 501(c)(3). However you  
>> will be required to to amend your articles of incorporation to  
>> perfect your purpose clause so that your purposes fall within the  
>> purview of section 501(c)(3). Your purpose as stated alone in  
>> Items 1 through 4 under article II are not consistent with section  
>> 501c3 because they don not directly accomplish one of the  
>> established categories of charitable purposes. Therefore it is  
>> recommended that you add the following language under Article II  
>> as the beginning statement.
>>
>>     The organization is organized exclusively for charitable
>>     and educational purposes under section 501(c)(3) of the
>>     Internal Revenue Code.
>> #####
>>
>> For reference our articles of incorporation are:
>>
>>     http://thecsl.org/sys/legal_and_tax/ma_st_articles_of_inc.pdf
>>
>> So I would like a second and a vote for the following motion:
>>
>>     Be it resolved that we will amend Article II
>>     of our articles of  incorporation in the state
>>     of Massachusetts to make item (1) of Article II
>>     read:
>>
>>         The organization is organized exclusively for charitable
>>         and educational purposes under section 501(c)(3) of the
>>         Internal Revenue Code.
>>
>>     Be it further resolved that the existing items 1-6 of Article II
>>     will be renumbered as items 2-7
>>
>>     Be it further resolved that the officers of the corporation
>>     are authorized to file the necessary paperwork with the State
>>     of Massachusetts to register these amendments to our articles
>>     of incorporation.
>>
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Paul Hansen
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Director, CTC VISTA Project
College of Public and Community Service
University of Massachusetts/Boston
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Boston, MA 02125-3393

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