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Summary of the Not For Profit Articles of Incorporation (February 1, 2000)

This 4-page document is the Articles of Incorporation for GROWTH ORGANIZATION OF TOPEKA/SHAWNEE COUNTY, INC. (the original legal name of the organization now known as GO Topeka), filed in Kansas on February 1, 2000.

Key Details

• Registered Office: 120 E. 6th Street, 3 Townsite Plaza, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas 66603
• Resident Agent: Greater Topeka Chamber of Commerce (at the same address)

Purpose (Article III)

The corporation is organized exclusively as a non-profit business league / chamber of commerce under Section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code. Its core purposes are:

• To encourage business and industry to locate and develop in the greater Topeka area and to promote the common economic interests of the region.
• To qualify for and receive taxes, grants, and other public or private funding.
• To engage in any lawful activity allowed for non-profit corporations under Kansas law.

Other Important Provisions

• Director Liability (Article VI): Directors have broad protection from personal liability for monetary damages, with standard exceptions (breach of duty of loyalty, bad faith, intentional misconduct, etc.).
• Existence: Perpetual (Article VII).
• Fiscal Year: Calendar year, ending December 31 (Article IX).
• No Private Inurement (Article X): No part of the net earnings may benefit organizers, directors, members, trustees, officers, or other private persons (except reasonable compensation for services).
• Dissolution (Article X): Upon dissolution, remaining assets must go to another 501(c)(6) business league/chamber of commerce organization (or be distributed by the local court for the same purposes).
• No Capital Stock (Article XI); membership conditions are set by the bylaws (Article XII).
• Elections: Directors and officers may be elected by voice vote (no written ballot required).

The document was prepared by attorney S. Lucky DeFries of Coffman, DeFries & Northern (later Nothern/Mothern), signed by DeFries, and notarized by Tina M. Powell on February 1, 2000.

This is the foundational legal document that established the non-profit economic development corporation that operates in partnership with the Joint Economic Development Organization (JEDO) in Topeka/Shawnee County.