SAMPLE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION Article I Name and Organization

The name of this association is __________________________. ________________is designated an unincorporated nonprofit association created under Article II Intent and Purpose the laws of the State/Commonwealth of _____________________. a Chapter of the It is the intent of _________________ to become International Jugglers Association, Inc. (IJA), and thereby to be subject to the general supervision and contro l of the IJA. ___________________ consists of five or more members joined by mutual consent for the common, nonprofit purposes of educating and renderin g assistance to fellow jugglers, providing an accessible source of information pertaining to juggling to ju gglers and the III ARTICLE Office and maintaining the history of juggling in public; and recording and Duration theThe office of ________________________ shall be located at the 1. State (or Commonwealth) the________________. address at which of Secretary-Treasurer (or alternate title) has official residence; or at ____________________ may engage in any and all other such place as charitable activities permitted time to time determine, or as the ________________ may from to an organization exempt from federal income tax under Section business of 501(c)(3) of the Code Article IVrequire. _____________________ may or corresponding Structure andprovisions of the federal tax law. To future Membership these ends, 2. The duration of _______________________ shall be perpetu al. _______________ may do and engage in any and all lawful activities that may be 3. The death, removal, or resignation of any member of incidental or reasonably shall ____________________ necessary to any of these purposes, and it shall have and may not result in the dissolution of __________________________. exercise all other powers and authority now or h ereafter conferred upon unincorporated nonprofit corporations in the State/Commonwealth of __________________.

______________________ consists of individuals and groups dedicated to the promotion IN advancement of juggling undersigned have executed these and WITNESS WHEREOF, the and related arts, through public Articles of training, and education, Association on this__________ Membership is open to anyone wishing to skill development. day of ______________, 200__. render support, guidance ______________________________ and encour agement to individuals wishing to learn or enhance President (or alternate title) juggling and related skills and activities. ATTEST: _________________ is a purely voluntar y organization, and no _______________ shall be governed by at least five (5) officers to membership fee or be determined are the ______________________________ annual dues by required for membership (or, membership in group. The name (or alternatenumber of officer po sitions will be Secretary-Treasurer _________________ and total title) determined as theupon the payment of annual dues in an amount set b becomes effective group requires, changeable as circumstances necessitate. One person y a quorum of then will be members of as organization). existing designated the ARTICLEthis VI _____________s agent in Recordsstate/commonwealth, as needed, Accounting and following state law ____________________ does not discriminate on the basis of The fiscal year of _________________ shall be January 1 through December 31 of each requirements. , age, race, color, sex year. religious affiliation, handicap, national origin, or other personal factor. All minute books, correspondence, and other records of ____________________ shall be Two-thirds of the then-existing membership constitute a quorum of preserved by the Officers. Records that have ceased to be of use for the conduct of the _________________. affairs of ___________ ________may be turned over for preservation to a depository designated by it, or discarded. Officers may be elected annually by nomination and a majority ARTICLE VII vote of at least a quorum Dissolution of the organization. In the event of the dissolution of _________________, its property, funds, and other
assets shall be transferred to whatever organization or o rganizations operated exclusively for charitable, educational, and/or scientific purposes as _________________ may determine, provided such organization or organizations qualify as tax-exempt under the Internal Revenue Code of the United States. Article V Association Leadership