CAIR 1994 Articles of Incorp (DCRA File Re WTF Fka CAIR-An as of 6.18.13_OCR)

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GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIADEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AN D REGULATORY AFFAfRS

BUSINESS REGULATION ADMINISTRATION

CERT I F ICATE

THIS IS TO CERTIFY hat all applicable provisions of the DISTRICTOF COLU:MBIA NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT have been com:E_li_ed with andaccordingly, this CERTIFICATE o f INCORPORATION is herebyissued toCOUNCIL ON AMERIC.AN.ISLAMIC RELATIONS, INC.

as of SEPTEMBER 15TH, 1994.

Sharon Pratt KellyMayor

Hampton CrossDirectorBarry K CampbellAdministratorB/J!ess Regulation Administration).)1 A-'.,,-(1,,,.,,,;z.,U_ / 'r.r; . ~ ''rtL-;:JDesiree M. Jones ;t2 'Act Asst Superintendent of CorporationsCorporations Division


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Law OIJ"ICC.I& NORAIR, P.C,

l l l l l l k ~ CourtFair fu, VA2l031

876-9484

. 9ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

OFCOUNCIL ON AMERICAN-ISuAMIC RELATIONS, INC.

TO: Department of Consumer and Regulatory A ffa i r sBusiness Regula t ion Adminis t ra t ionCorporat ions Divis ionWashington, D.C.THE UNDERSIGNED, a l l of whom a re n a t u ra l persons of the ageof e igh teen yea rs o r more, ac t ing as i ncorpora to rs o f acorpora t ion pursuant to the D is t r i c t o f Columbia, Nonprof i tCorporat ion Act , hereby c e r t i f y :

ARTICLE IThe name o f the corpora t ion, h e re i n a f t e r r e f e r r ed to as the"Corporat ion" i s COUNCIL ON AMERICAN-ISLAMIC RELATIONS , INC .

ARTICLE I IThe per iod of dura t ion o f the Corporat ion i s perpe tua l .

ARTICLE I I IThe purpose o r purposes fo r which the corpora t ion i sorganized i s to promote i n t e r e s t and unders tanding among the

genera l publ ic and government o f f i c i a l s with r egards to Islam andMuslims in North America; and conduct educa t iona l serv ices in thef i e lds o f : re l ig ion, cu l tu re , educat ion , soc ie ty , and his to ryconcern ing I s lamic i s su es both in th e United Sta t e s and abroad .

Sa id corpora t ion i s organized exc lus ive ly fo r the promotionof s o c i a l wel fa re as s t a t ed under Sec t ion 501 (c ) (4) of theIn t e rn a l Revenue Code (o r the corresponding prov i s ions o f anyfu tu re United Sta t e s In t e rn a l Revenue Law) . The Corporat ion mayrece ive and adminis ter funds fo r s o c i a l welfare purposes with inth e meaning of Sec t ion 50l(c) (4) of th e In t e rn a l Revenue Code of1986 and, to t h a t end, th e Corporat ion i s empowered to hold anyproper ty , o r any undiv ided i n t e r e s t t h e re in , without l imi ta t ionas to amount o r va lue , to dispose o f any such proper ty and toi n v es t , r e i n v es t , o r de a l with the p r in c ip a l o r the income insuch manner as , in the judgment o f the d i r ec t o r s , w il 1 bes tpromote th e purposes of th e Corporat ion , wi thout l i mi t a t i o n ,excep t such l imi ta t ions , if any, as may be conta ined in theins t rument under which such proper ty i s r ece ived these A rt i c l e sof Incorpora t ion , th e By-Laws of the Corporat ion , o r any

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.eappl icable laws, to do any other ac t o r th ing inc iden ta l to orconnected with the foregoing purposes o r in advancement thereof ,bu t no t fo r the pecuniary p ro f i t o r f inanc ia l gain of i t sdi rec to rs o r of f ice r s except as permi t ted under th e D is t r i c t o fColumbia Non-Prof i t Corpora t ion Act .

In fu r therance o f i t s exclusive promotion o f soc ia l welfare ,th e Corpora t ion s h a l l have a l l th e genera l powers enumerated inSect ion 29-505 o f the D is t r i c t o f Columbia Nonprof i t Corpora t ionAct as now i n e f f ec t o r as may he rea f t e r be amended, toge therwith th e power to s o l i c i t gran ts and con t r ibu t ions fo r suchpurpose .ARTICLE IV

Provis ions fo r the regu la t ion of th e i n t e rna l a f f a i r s o f theCorpora t ion, including provis ions fo r d is t r ibu t ion of asse t s o rdissolu t ion o r f ina l l iquida t ion are as fol lows:A. No p a r t o f th e n et earnings of th e Corpora t ions h a l l inure to the bene f i t of, or be d is t r ibu tab le to i t sdi rec to rs , o f f i c e r (s) of the Corpora t ion, or o ther pr iva tepersons, except t h a t the Corporation s h a l l be author ized andempowered to pay reasonable compensation fo r serv ices renderedand to make payments and di s t r ibu t ions in fu r therance o f thepurposes s e t fo r th in t h i s Art ic le Third .B. The Corpora t ion s h a l l no t par t i c ipa te in , o rin te rvene in ( inc luding the publ i sh ing o r d is t r ibu t ion ofs ta tements) any p o l i t i c a l campaign on behal f o f (or in opposi t ionto) any candidate fo r publ ic of f i ce .C. Notwithstanding any o f the p rov is ions o f thesea r t i c l e s , the Corpora t ion s h a l l no t ca r ry on any other a c t i v i t i e snot permi t ted to be car r ied on (a) by a corpora t ion exempt fromfedera l income tax under Sect ion 501 (c) (4) of the In te rna lRevenue Code (or the Revenue Law) _D. Upon disso lu t ion of th e Corpora t ion, the Board ofDirec to rs sha l l , a f t e r paying o r making prov is ion fo r th e paymentof a l l th e l i a b i l i t i e s o f the corporat ion, dispose of a l l o f theasse t s of th e Corporat ion exclus ive ly fo r the purposes of theCorpora t ion in such manner, o r to such organ iza t ion(s ) organizedand opera ted exc lus ive ly fo r th e purpose o f the promotion o fs o c i a l welfare , as th e t ime s h a l l qual i fy as an exempt

organ iza t ion(s ) under Sect ion 501(c) (4) of the i n t e rna l RevenueCode (or th e cor responding prov is ion o f any United Sta tesIn t e rna l Revenue Law), as th e Board of Di rec to rs s h a l l determine.Any suoh asse t s not so disposed of s h a l l be disposed of by thecour t o f genera l ju r i sd ic t ion of th e j u r i s d i c t i o n in which thepr inc ipa l o f f ce o f the incorpora t ion i s then located,exc lus ive ly fo r such purposes o r to such organ iza t ion (s) , as sa id2


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.ecour t sh a l l determine which are organized and operatedexclus ive ly fo r such purposes .

E. The Corporation s h a l l d i s t r i bute i t s i ncome fo reach t axab le year a t such t ime and in such manner as not tobecome sub jec t to the ta x on undis t r ibu ted income imposed bySect ion 4942 of the In t e rn a l Revenue Code o f 1 954, o rcorresponding prov is ions o f any subsequent federa l t ax laws .

F. The Corporation s h a l l not engage in any ac t ofse l f -dea l ing as def ined in Sect ion 4941 (d) o f the In te rna lRevenue Code o f 1954, o r corresponding provis ions of anysubsequent federa l tax laws .G. The Corpora t ion s h a l l not r e t a in any excessbusiness holdings as def ined in Sect ion 4943(c) o f the In te rna lRevenue code o f 1954, o r corresponding prov is ion of anysubsequent federa l t ax laws.H . The Corpora t ion s h a l l not make anyexpendi tures as def ined in Sect ion 4845 (d) of theRevenue Code o f 1954 , o r cor responding prov is i onssubsequent federa l ta x laws .

ARTICLE V

taxableIn te rna lof any

The Corpora t ion s h a l l have one c lass of non-vot ing members .Jt1/lt/./,'C4;;;P{/5 ~ SV!Cr/ 1 / ~ 1 l o - t < SH4LL& ' J / 2 { 1 / / / t J , P - ~ /h //IC v 4 r . 1 s . t'-ARTICLE VI --,,., . '

The i n i t i a l s t r e e t address in th e Dis t r i c t of Columbia ofth e i n i t i a l reg i s t e red o f f i ce of the corporat ion i s 1090 VermontAvenue, N.W., Sui te 430, Washington, D.C . 20005, and th e name ofth e i n i t i a l reg i s t e red agent a t such address i s th e Prent ice-Hal lCorporation System, Inc.

ARTICLE V IIThe t e r r i t o ry in which the opera t ions o f th e corporat ion arep r i n c i p a l l y to be conducted i s the Uni ted Sta t e s o f America andi t s t e r r i t o r i e s and possess ions , but the operat ions of theCorpora t ion s h a l l no t be l imi ted to such t e r r i t o ry .

ARTICLE VIIIThere sh a l l be a t l e a s t th ree (3 ) di rec to rs who s h a l l bee lec ted o r appointed as provided by th e by-laws.

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.eARTICLE IX

The number o f d i r ec to r s cons t i tu t ing th e initial Board o fD i r ec t o r s i s t h r ee (3) , and th e names and addres ses , inc lud ings t r e e t and number o f th e per sons who a re to se rve as th e i n i t i a ld i r e c t o r s u n t i l the first annual meeting o r u n t i l t h e i rsuccessors a re e l ec t ed and q u a l i f i ed , a re as fo l lows :

~ 1 1 - r e : ~ r ' ~B..Hq Jab e r9748 South MeadeGJ.aahoma, ~ f . l i n o i s 60453O ' A - ~ l . A W I V CIJ!ttJOmar Ahmad3335 Homestead RoadUni t 46Santa C la ra , C al i fo rn i a 95051Nehad Hammad5804 Merton Cour tSu i t e 82Alexandria , Virg in ia 22311

ARTICLE XThe names and addresses o f th e i n i t i a l i ncorpora to r s a re asfo l lows : ~ ~ f & ~ J ~ ~

9748 South MeadeG k l a h e m a , ~ l l ' n o i s 60453t:JJrK,t-ftvi,;,Omar Ahma3335 Homestead RoadUni t 46Santa Cla ra , Cal i fo rn iaNehad Hammad5804 Merton Cour tSu i t e 82

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.eIN WITNESS WHEREOF, th e unders igned have made and subscr ibed

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