Articles Of Incorporation (Not For Profit) - Florida Division Of Corporations

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FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF STATE
DIVISION OF CORPORATIONS
INSTRUCTIONS FOR NOT FOR PROFIT ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
The following are instructions, a cover letter and sample articles of incorporation pursuant to Chapter 617,
Florida Statutes (F.S.)
NOTE: THIS IS A BASIC FORM MEETING MINIMAL REQUIREMENTS FOR FILING ARTICLES
OF INCORPORATION.
The Division of Corporations strongly recommends that corporate documents be reviewed by your legal
counsel. The Division is a filing agency and as such does not render any legal, accounting, or tax advice.
If you intend to apply for IRS federal tax exemption as a charitable organization, your articles of incorporation
must contain a required purposed clause and a dissolution of assets provision. Valuable information on 501 (c)
(3) qualification is on the IRS website, It includes sample articles of incorporation. Click the
“charities and Nonprofits” link and then the Life Cycle of a Public Charity link.
Chapter 496, F.S., requires charitable organizations or sponsors intending to solicit contributions from the
public in the state of Florida to register annually with the Division of Consumer Services. They may be reached
at (850) 488-2221 or 1-800-435-7352 for more information.
A preliminary search for name availability can be made on the Internet through the Division’s records at
Preliminary name searches and name reservations are no longer available from the Division
of Corporations. You are responsible for any name infringement that may result from your corporate name
selection.
Pursuant to Chapter 617.0202, F.S., the articles of incorporation must set forth the following:
The name of the corporation must include a corporate suffix such as Corporation,
Article I:
Corp., Incorporated, or Inc.; “Company” or “Co.” may not be used as a corporate
suffix by a nonprofit corporation.
Article II:
The principal place of business and mailing address of the corporation. The principal address
must be a street address. The mailing address, if different, can be a P.O. Box address.
CR2E006 (09/16)

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