Palms to Pines Parasports Articles of Incorporation

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Pursuant to §5000 of the laws of California, the undersigned majority of whom are citizens of the United States, do hereby submit these Articles of Incorporation for the purpose of forming a nonprofit public benefit corporation.

ARTICLE 1

Name

The name of the corporation is: Palms to Pines Parasports

ARTICLE 2

Existence

The corporation shall have perpetual existence.

ARTICLE 3

Effective Date

The effective date of incorporation shall be: upon filing by the Secretary of State.

ARTICLE 4

Member

The corporation will have members

ARTICLE 5

Type of non-profit corporation

The corporation is a nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation organized under the nonprofit public benefit corporation law for public and charitable purposes. The corporation is not organized for the private gain of any person.

ARTICLE 6

Initial Agent for Service of Process

The name of the initial agent for service of process is Jerry Alcorn, 1817 North San Clemente Road Palm Springs Ca 92262, Riverside County

ARTICLE 7

Principal Office

The street address of the principal office is: 1817 North San Clemente Road Palm Springs Ca 92262, Riverside County

ARTICLE 8

Mailing Address

The mailing address of the corporation is: 1817 North San Clemente Road Palm Springs Ca 92262, Riverside County

ARTICLE 9

Indemnification

The corporation does indemnify any directors, officers, employees, incorporators, and members of the corporation from any liability regarding the corporation and the affairs of the corporation, unless the person fraudulently and intentionally violated the law and/or maliciously conducted acts to damage and/or defraud the corporation, or as otherwise provided under applicable California statute.

ARTICLE 10

Purpose

The purpose of the corporation is exclusively for charitable, religious, educational, and scientific purposes, including, for such purposes, the making of distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code and herein stated as follows:

  1. To afford a frequent natural sports and recreation environment for people with disabilities for the purpose of producing positive psychological and therapeutic results;

  2. To develop a nucleus of sports and recreation programs and competent instructors to carry the program throughout the corporation’s service areas;

  3. To create greater awareness of the capabilities of people with disabilities through outreach and support;

  4. To enable people with disabilities to achieve and lead a fulfilling life;

  5. To serve as a clearinghouse of adaptive sports information;

  6. To provide programs to introduce adaptive athletes to sports and wellness, assisting in accessing resources to participate.

  7. To conduct other activities consistent with a charitable, non-profit organization as defined in Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or the corresponding provisions of any future United States Internal Revenue law;

  8. To purchase, acquire, own, hold, manage, lease, use and enjoy, sell, exchange, subdivide, mortgage, convey in trust, improve, cultivate, develop, construct, maintain, equip, operate and generally deal in real property, good, wares and merchandise, personal property of every kind and description

  9. To enter into, make, perform, and carry out contracts of any kind for any lawful purpose without limit as to the amount with any person, firm, or corporation, municipality, county, state or federal government, or other municipal or governmental subdivision.

  10. To borrow money, to issue notes, bonds, debentures and other obligations from time to time for the purposes of this corporation, and to secure the same by mortgage, pledge, deed of trust, or otherwise, or to issue the same unsecured.

  11. To purchase, acquire, hold on guaranty, sell, assign, transfer,

  12. To mortgage, pledge or otherwise dispose of and deal in shares, bonds, debentures, notes, or any other indebtedness of any person, firm, or corporation and whether now or hereafter organized and existing; and while a holder thereof to exercise all the rights, powers, and privileges of ownership, including the right to vote thereon to the same extent as a natural person.

  13. To accept gifts, donations, and receive property by devise or bequest, subject to the laws regulating the transfer of property by will, and to apply the principal or interest as may be directed by the donor thereof, or as the board of directors of the corporation may determine in the absence of such directions, in aid and furtherance of the purposes set forth hereinabove.

  14. To do all other acts necessary or expedient for the administration of the affairs and to attain the purposes of the corporation.

  15. To exercise all other such powers not otherwise enumerated herein as are authorized by the California Nonprofit Corporation Act as the same may exist from time to time.

  16. Notwithstanding any of the above statements of purposes or powers, this corporation shall not, except to an insubstantial degree, engage in any activities or exercise any powers that are not in furtherance of the primary purposes of this corporation.

  17. The character and essence of the corporation is the same as the purpose.

ARTICLE 11

Prohibited Activities

The property of this Corporation is irrevocably dedicated to charitable purposes. No part of the net earnings of the corporation shall inure to the benefit of, or be distributable to its members, trustees, 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 the purposes set forth in Article 11.

No substantial part of the activities of this Corporation shall consist of carrying on propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, and this Corporation shall not participate in or intervene in any political campaign (including the publishing or distribution of statements) on behalf of, or in opposition to, any candidate for public office.

  1. Notwithstanding any other provision of these articles of incorporation or other governing instrument of this Corporation, during such period or periods, of time, if any, as this Corporation is treated as a “private foundation” pursuant to Section 509 of the Code: (i) the Corporation’s income must be distributed at such time and in such manner so as not to subject this Corporation to tax under Section 4942 of the Code and (ii) this Corporation is prohibited from (a) engaging in any act of self-dealing (as defined in Section 4941(d) of the Code); (b) retaining any excess business holdings (as defined in Section 4943(c) of the Code) which would subject this Corporation to tax under Section 4943 of the Code; (c) making any investments in such manner so as to subject this Corporation to tax under Section 4944 of the Code; and (d) making any taxable expenditures (as defined in Section 4945(d) of the Code).

ARTICLE 12

Distributions Upon Dissolution

Upon the dissolution of the corporation, after paying or making provisions for the payment of all the legal liabilities 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 the 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. Any such assets not so disposed of shall be disposed of by a court of competent jurisdiction 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.

ARTICLE 13

Incorporator

The name of the Incorporator is:

  • Michael Jeffrey Rosenkrantz

  • Ali Qazi

  • Jerry Alcorn

  • Michael Porter

  • Jessica Hillier-Davidson

  • Jim Rothblatt