Articles of Incorporation

KS&A was incorporated on July 16, 1991 in the State of California by the filing of the following Articles of Incorporation, as amended.

Article I.  Name

The name of the corporation is Klinefelter Syndrome & Associates.

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Article II.  Purposes

This corporation is a nonprofit public benefit corporation and is not organized for the private gain of any person.  It is organized under the Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law for charitable purposes.  The charitable purposes of the corporation are to provide information and assistance to those individuals and groups interested in Kleinfelter syndrome.

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Article III.  Initial Agent for Service of Process

The name of the initial agent of the corporation for service of process is Melissa Aylstock whose complete address is 224 John Galt Court, Roseville, California, 95678.

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Article IV.  Tax Exempt Status

(A) This corporation is organized and operated exclusively for charitable purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.


(B) 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 corporation exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or (b) by a corporation contributions to which are deductible under Section 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code.


(C) This corporation shall not, as a substantial part of its activities, carry on propoganda or otherwise attempt to influence legislation; nor shall it participate or intervene (by publication or distribution of any statements or otherwise) in any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office.

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Article V.  Dedication and Dissolution

The property of this corporation is irrevocably dedicated to charitable purposes and no part of the net income or assets of this corporation shall ever inure to the benefit of any director, officer or member thereof or to the benefit of any private person.  Upon the dissolution or winding up of the corporation, its assets remaining after payment, or provision for payment, of all debts and liabilities of this corporation shall be distributed to a nonprofit fund, foundation or corporation which is organized and operated exclusively for charitable purposes and which has established its tax exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being the Incorporators have executed these Articles of Incorporation on July 16, 1991.

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                                                                         Melissa Aylstock, Incorporator

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                                                                          Roger Aylstock, Incorporator

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                                                                       Colleen M. Nichols, Incorporator

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Amendment 1 (August 28, 2005)

By Resolution No. 05-005, the KS&A Board of Directors unanimously amended Article III to read:  The name of the agent of the corporation for service of process is Robert Shelton whose complete address is 11 Keats Court, Coto de Caza, California 92679.

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