Zonta International Foundation Articles of Incorporation under the General Not for Profit Corporation Act State of Illinois, USA We, the Incorporators being natural persons of the age of twenty-one years or more and citizens of the United States, for the purpose of forming a corporation under the “General Not for Profit Corporation Act” of the State of Illinois, do hereby adopt the following Articles of Incorporation: 1. The name of the corporation is: Zonta International Foundation. 2. The name and address of the registered agent and registered office are: Valerie Fassler Levitan, 35 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60601. 3. The duration of the corporation is perpetual. 4. The first board of directors shall be four (4) in number, their names and addresses being as follows: Cornelia S. Hodges, 2650 Cooper Avenue #313, Springfield, IL 62704 Carol Borecky, 16 Belhaven Drive, Springfield, IL 62704 Frances Braker Crann, 1341 “G” Greenwillow Road, Glenview, IL 60025 Teresa Conway, 532 Sterling Road, Kenilworth, IL 60043 5. The corporation is organized exclusively for charitable purposes, to carry out the charitable objectives of Zonta International including providing service at the global and local level and to support charitable organizations that advance the charitable objectives of Zonta International Foundation. (Amended 1998) 6.1 The place in this state where the principal office of the Corporation is to be located is the Village of Oak Brook, DuPage County. 6.2 No part of the net earnings of the Corporation shall inure to the benefit of, or be distributable to its members, directors, 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 5 hereof. 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 56
ZONTA INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
