RACKWiki:Articles of Incorporation

RACKWiki, Inc. is in the pre-incorporation phase and is not yet a legal entity. These Articles of incorporation are a working draft, are not yet legally binding, and are subject to change at any time. This organization is not currently authorized to accept tax-deductible donations.

1. ARTICLE 1: NAME
   1. The name of this corporation is RACKWiki, Inc. (“Corporation”).
2. ARTICLE 2: AGENT AND OFFICE
   1. The name and address of this Corporation’s initial agent for service of process is
      [name and street address].
   2. The initial street and mailing address of this Corporation is
      [address].
3. ARTICLE 3: PURPOSES
   1. This Corporation is organized and operated exclusively for charitable, educational, and scientific purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).
   2. 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 charitable purposes under California Corporations Code section 5110.
   3. The specific purpose of this Corporation is harm reduction in the BDSM community through the creation, compilation, and free dissemination of information. Our programs include performing original research on kink-related incidents, maintaining a collaboratively edited website (wiki) of harm reduction content, publishing free educational physical and digital media, and hosting panels and lectures on kink safety.
      To maximize our impact on current efforts, we may seek to collaborate with other non-profit organizations which fall under the 501(c)(3) section of the internal revenue code and are operated exclusively for charitable, educational, and/or scientific purposes.
4. ARTICLE 4: LIMITATIONS
   1. 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.
   2. Notwithstanding any other provision of these Articles of incorporation, this Corporation shall not carry on any activities not permitted to be carried on (i) by a corporation exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Code or (ii) by a corporation, contributions to which are deductible under Section 170(c)(2) of the Code.
   3. 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).
5. ARTICLE 5: NON-PROFIT NATURE AND DISSOLUTION
   1. The property of this Corporation is irrevocably dedicated to charitable, educational, and scientific purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Code. No part of the net income or assets of this Corporation shall ever inure to the benefit of any of its directors or officers, or to the benefit of any private person, except that this Corporation is 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 2 hereof.
   2. Upon the dissolution or winding up of this Corporation, its assets remaining after payment, or provision for payment, of all debts and liabilities of this Corporation shall be distributed to a nonprofit fund, foundation, or corporation (i) which is organized and operated exclusively for charitable, educational, and scientific purposes meeting the requirements of Section 214 of the California Revenue and Taxation Code, (ii) which has a specific purpose related to harm reduction, and (iii) which has established its tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Code.
6. ARTICLE 6: DURATION
   1. The period of duration of this Corporation is perpetual.
7. ARTICLE 7: AMENDMENTS
   1. Any amendment to the Articles of Incorporation may be adopted by approval of two-thirds (2/3) of the board of directors.

______________[signature]_______________

[Typed name], Incorporator and Initial Agent