MISSION STATEMENT
OF
S.N.O.
Salcha's Neighborly Organization
The Mission of Salcha's Neighborly Organization (S.N.O.) is to use it's non-profit status to provide a 'safety net', a multitude of community services to Salcha. Including, but not limited to, designing, providing and maintaining a LEED facility to be known as the Salcha Community Center; along with the management needed to provide the community services implied by such a name.
Believing that the ability of public transit; shower and laundry facilities; and the opportunities found in our U.S. public library system can and will improve lives; SNO desires to assist in bringing these basic services to Salcha.
Approved 6-12-08
by SNO Board
Articles of Incorporation
Of
Salcha's Neighborly Organization (S.N.O.)
A Non-Profit Corporation
Articles of Incorporation of the undersigned, a majority of whom are citizens of the United States, desiring to form a Non-Profit Corporation under the Non-Profit Corporation Law of Alaska, do hereby certify:
Article 1: The name of the corporation shall be: Salcha's Neighborly Organization
(SNO).
Article 2: The Place in this state where the principal office of the Corporation is to be
initially located is 6824 Markgraf St., Salcha, Alaska of the Fairbanks North Star Borough.
Article 3: Said corporation is organized exclusively for charitable, cultural, educational, literature and purposes' of goodwill including, for such purposes, the making of distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organization under section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future tax code. The specific purpose of the corporation is to provide and facilitate community services to our unincorporated community of Salcha.
Article 4: The corporation shall have up to nine (9) directors. The initial directors'
names and addresses are:
1. Melissa Wills-Markgraf 8750 Richardson Hwy. Salcha, AK. 99714
Article 5: 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 3 hereof. SNO shall make all concerted effort that no board member or officer hold any Conflict of Interest. No substantial part of the activities of the corporation shall be the carrying on of propaganda; or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, and the corporation shall not participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distribution of statements), any political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office. Notwithstanding any other provision of these articles, this corporation shall not, except to an insubstantial degree, engage in any activities or exercise any powers that are not in furtherance of the purposes of the corporation.
Article 6: Upon the dissolution of the corporation, assets shall be distribute 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 shall be disposed of by a Court of Competent Jurisdiction of the country in which the principal office of the corporation is then locate exclusively for such purposes or to such organizations, as said Court shall determine, which are operated exclusively for such purposes.
Article 7: The registered agent and registered office of this corporation are:
Maurice Mills, 6824 Markgraf St. Salcha, Alaska 99714
Article 8: The corporation shall have members. The classes, qualifications, rights and
obligations of the members of the corporation are spelled out in the Bylaws of the corporation.
Article 9: The period of duration of the corporation is perpetual. Article 10: Names and addresses of Incorporators:
In witness whereof, we have hereunto subscribed our names this 23 Day of June 2008
Melissa Wills – Markgraf
Incorporator
Fred Markgraf
Incorporator
Morrie Mills
Incorporator
The undersigned, being the registered (or statutory) Agent listed in these Articles of Incorporation hereby accepts the position as such and agrees to act in such capacity. The undersigned further represents that he or she is familiar with the obligations of the position and agrees to comply with them.
Morrie Mills
Registered Agent