08-539 (Rev. 01/07/2013) Articles of Incorporation Instructions
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Domestic Religious Corporation
AS 10.40.040
Filing Fee: $50.00
INSTRUCTIONS (Please retain for your records):
Refer to Alaska Statutes AS 10.40.040 If you need assistance in completing your filing, it is advised
that you seek legal counsel. Please be aware that this filing will become public information.
ARTICLE 1: Name of Corporation
A corporate name may contain the word "corporation," "company," "incorporated," or "limited," or an
abbreviation of one of these words. To search the availability of the legal name of the corporation in the State
of Alaska go to the Corporations Section at www.commerce.alaska.gov/occ
and select Search Corporations
Database.
ARTICLE 2: Disclosure of Corporate Purposes
The purpose describes activities of the corporation at the time of the initial filing and may include “any lawful.”
In addition to purpose
ARTICLE 3: Value of Property
Provide the estimated value of the entity’s property at the time of executing the articles of incorporation.
ARTICLE 4: Registered Agent
The registered agent of this domestic religious corporations must be an individual who is a resident of Alaska,
or a corporation (excluding LLC, LP and LLP) registered and in good standing with this office. The registered
agent is statutorily responsible for receiving and forwarding processes, notices, or demands on to the last
known address of the entity. A corporation may not act as its own registered agent. A physical address and
a mailing address in the State of Alaska must be given.
Signature of Authorized Person
An archbishop, bishop, president, trustee in trust, president of stake, president of congregation, overseer,
presiding elder, or clergyman, of a church or religious society, who has been chosen, elected or appointed, in
conformity with the constitution, canons, rites, regulations, or discipline of the church or religious society, and
in whom is vested the legal title to the property of the church or religious society, may execute written articles
of incorporation in triplicate, acknowledged before an officer authorized to take acknowledgments.
Mail the Articles of Incorporation and the $50.00 filing fee in U.S. dollars to:
State of Alaska, Corporations Section, PO Box 110806, Juneau, AK 99811-0806
STANDARD PROCESSING TIME for complete and correct applications submitted to this office is approximately
10-15 business days. All applications are reviewed in the date order they are received.
State of Alaska
Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
CORPORATIONS SECTION
PO Box 110806
Juneau, AK 99811-0806
Phone: (907) 465-2550
Fax: (907) 465-2974
Website: www.commerce.alaska.gov/occ
