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CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
Of
SOUTHWEST ASIA VETERANS ASSOCIATION OF GREATER NEW YORK INC.
Under Section 402 of the Not-For-Profit Corporation Law
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED THAT
1. The name of the corporation is:
SOUTHWEST ASIA VETERANS ASSOCIATION OF GREATER NEW YORK INC.
2. The corporation is a corporation as defined in subparagraph (a)(5) of
Section 102
(Definitions) of the Not-For-Profit Corporation Law.
3. The purpose or purposes for which the corporation is formed are as
follows:
Said corporation is organized 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.
The corporation will sponsor activities for United States Veterans of
Southwest Asia
theater conflicts. Activities such as: community awareness forums,
employment opportunity seminars and historical awareness seminars
detailing the sacrifice of the American soldier and the battles they
fought.
The corporation will educate the public on the unique needs of America’s
post-Vietnam era veterans. Additionally, it may provide scholarships for
veterans and their children.
Nothing herein shall authorize the corporation to operate or maintain a
nursery school,
elementary school or secondary school.
Nothing herein shall authorize the corporation to operate or maintain an
institution of higher learning or to grant degrees.
4. In furtherance of its corporate purposes, the corporation shall have
all the general powers
enumerated in Section 202 of the Not-For-Profit Corporation law, together
with the powers to
solicit grants and contributions for the corporate purposes.
5. Nothing herein shall authorize this corporation, directly or
indirectly; to engage in or include among its purposes, any of the
activities mentioned in Not-For-Profit Corporation Las, Section
404(b)-(v).
6. The corporation shall be a Type B corporation pursuant to section 201
of the Not-For-Profit
Corporation Law.
7. The names and addresses of the initial directors of the corporation are
as follows:
Chester L. Marcus
1501 Pinehurst Estates
Lakehurst, NJ 08733
Julius Stevens
2554 Milburn Avenue
Baldwin, NY 11510
Clyde Murry
400 Carlton Avenue
Central Islip, NY 11722
8. Notwithstanding any other provision of these articles, the Corporation
shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on
(a) by a charitable organization exempt from Federal income tax under
section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the
corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue
Law) or (b) by a charitable organization contributions to which are
deductible under section 170 (c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(or corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue
Law). Federal Tax ID EIN 71-0941578.
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