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ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
FRIENDS OF THE COUGARS ASSOCIATION
I.
The name of the Association shall be the Friends of the Cougars.
II.
- This Association is a nonprofit public benefit Association and is
not organized for the private gain of any person. It is organized
under the Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law for public and
charitable purposes.
- The specific purpose of this Association is a parents auxiliary for
the Cupertino/San Mateo (now "California") Cougars Traveling
Hockey Club. The main objective of the Association is to provide
funding support to encourage participation in tournament play and
other team-based activities.
III.
The name and address in the State of California of this Association's initial
agent for service of process is:
Debbi Hopper
President
Friends of the Cougars
IV.
A. This Association is organized exclusively for charitable and educational
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.
B. No part of the net earnings of the organization shall inure to the
benefits of, or be distributable to its members, trustees, officers, or
other private persons, except that the organization shall be authorized
and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered and
make payments and distributions in furtherance of the purposes set forth
in the above paragraph.
C. Notwithstanding any other provision of these Articles, the organization
shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on
(a) by a organization exempt from Federal income tax under section 501(c)(3)
of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future
federal tax code, or (b) by a organization contributions to which are
deductible under section 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code, or corresponding
section of any future federal tax code.
D. Upon the dissolution of the organization, 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 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 organization 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.
E. No substantial part of the activities of the Association shall consist
of carrying on propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation,
and the corporation shall not participate or intervene in any political
campaign (including the publishing or distribution of statements) on behalf
of any candidate for public office.
I hereby declare that I am the person who executed the foregoing Articles of
Association, which execution is my act and deed.
(original signed)
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