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PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF STATE
BUREAU OF CORPORATIONS AND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS
Read all instructions prior to completing. This form may be submitted online at https://www.corporations.pa.gov/.
Fee: $125
Check one: Domestic Nonprofit Corporation (§ 5306) Nonprofit Cooperative Corporation (§ 7102)
In compliance with the requirements of the applicable provisions (relating to articles of incorporation or
cooperative corporations generally), the undersigned, desiring to incorporate a nonprofit/nonprofit cooperative
corporation, hereby state(s) that:
1. The name of the corporation is:
2. Complete part (a) or (b) – not both:
(a) The address of this corporation’s current registered office in this Commonwealth is:
(post office box alone is not acceptable)
Number and Street City State Zip County
(b) The name of this corporation’s commercial registered office provider and the county of venue is:
c/o:
N
ame of Commercial Re
g
istered Office Provider Count
y
3. The corporation is incorporated under the Nonprofit Corporation Law of 1988 for the following
purpose or purposes.
4. The corporation does not contemplate pecuniary gain or profit, incidental or otherwise.
5. Check and complete one: The corporation is organized on a nonstock basis.
The corporation is organized on a stock share basis and the aggregate
number of shares authorized is _______________________________.
Return document by mail to:
Name
Address
City State Zip Code
Return document by email to: _________________________________
Articles of Incorporation-Nonprofit
DSCB:15-5306/7102
(rev. 7/2015)
*5306*
5306
DSCB:15-5306/7102-2
10. The specified effective date, if any, is:
month day year hour, if any
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the incorporator(s)
has/have signed these Articles of Incorporation this
day of , .
Signature
Signature
Signature
11. Additional provisions of the articles, if any, attach an 8½ x 11 sheet.
7. For Nonprofit Corporation Only:
Check one: ______ The corporation shall have no members.
______ The corporation shall have members.
8. For Nonprofit Cooperative Corporation Only:
Check and complete one:
____ The corporation is a cooperative corporation and the common bond of membership among its
members is: .
____ The corporation is a cooperative corporation and the common bond of membership among its
shareholders is: .
9. The name(s) and address(es) of each incorporator(s) is (are) (all incorporators must sign below):
Name(s) Address(es)
6. For unincorporated association incorporating as a nonprofit corporation only. Check if applicable:
_____ The incorporators constitute a majority of the members of the committee authorized to
incorporate such association by the requisite vote required by the organic law of the
association for the amendment of such organic law.
DSCB:15-5306/7102 - Instructions
Pennsylvania Department of State
Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
P.O. Box 8722
Harrisburg, PA 17105-8722
(717) 787-1057
web site: www.dos.pa.gov/corps
Instructions for Completion of Form – (Articles of Incorporation–Nonprofit):
A. Typewritten is preferred. If handwritten, the form shall be legible and completed in black or blue-black ink in order to
permit reproduction. The nonrefundable filing fee for this form is $125 made payable to the Department of State.
Checks must contain a commercially pre-printed name and address.
Enter the name and mailing address to which any correspondence regarding this filing should be sent. This field must be
completed for the Bureau to return the filing. If the filing is to be returned by email, an email address must be provided. An
email will be sent to address provided, containing a link and instructions on how a copy of the filed document or
correspondence may be downloaded. Any email or mailing addresses provided on this form will become part of the filed
document and therefore public record.
B. Under 15 Pa.C.S. § 135(c) (relating to addresses) an actual street or rural route box number must be used as an address,
and the Department of State is required to refuse to receive or file any document that sets forth only a post office box
address.
C. The following, in addition to the filing fee, shall accompany this form:
(1) One copy of a completed form DSCB:15-134A (Docketing Statement).
(2) Any necessary copies of form DSCB:19-17.2 (Consent to Appropriation of Name).
(3) Any necessary governmental approvals.
D. For Domestic Nonprofit Corporation Only: For general instructions relating to the incorporation of nonprofit
corporations see 19 Pa. Code Ch. 41 (relating to nonprofit corporations generally). These instructions relate to such
matters as corporate name, stated purposes, term of existence, authorized share structure, inclusion of names of first
directors in the Articles of Incorporation, provisions on incorporation of unincorporated associations, etc.
E. For Nonprofit Cooperative Corporation Only: For general instructions relating to the incorporation of cooperative
corporations see 19 Pa. Code Ch. 51 (relating to cooperative corporations). Under 15 Pa.C.S. § 7103 (relating to use
of term “cooperative” in corporate name) the corporate name in Paragraph 1 must, unless otherwise provided by
statute, contain one of the terms “cooperative” or “coop.” See 19 Pa. Code § 17.7 (relating to cooperative names).
See also the general instructions relating to the incorporation of nonprofit corporations, 19 Pa. Code Ch. 41 (relating
to nonprofit corporations generally). These instructions relate to such matters as corporate name, stated purposes,
term of existence, authorized share structure, inclusion of names of first directors in the Articles of Incorporation,
provisions on incorporation of unincorporated associations, etc.
Under 15 Pa.C.S. § 7102(a) the articles of the corporation must set forth a common bond of membership among its
members or shareholders by reason of occupation, residence or otherwise.
F. One or more corporations or natural persons of full age may incorporate a nonprofit/nonprofit cooperative corporation.
G. Per 15 Pa.C.S. § 5307 (relating to advertisement), the incorporators shall advertise their intention to file or the
corporation shall advertise the filing of articles of incorporation. Proofs of publication of such advertising should not
be submitted to, and will not be received by or filed in, the Department, but should be filed with the minutes of the
corporation.
H. This form and all accompanying documents shall be mailed to the address stated above.
DSCB:15-5306/7102 - Instructions
NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS ONLY
Pursuant to 15 Pa.C.S. § 5110, a nonprofit corporation is required to annually notify the Department of State of any
change of its officers. If no change of officers has occurred since the last report, the report need not be filed. These
annual reports are submitted on form DSCB:15-5110 (Annual Statement-Nonprofit Corporation). No fee is required for
this filing.
Please forward annual report to the Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations, P.O.
Box 8722, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8722.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS
Nonprofit corporations that solicit funds from citizens of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania must register with the
Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations of the Department of State, unless exempt from registration
requirements. Please contact the Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations at 207 North Office Building,
Harrisburg, PA 17120, (717) 783-1720 or 1-800-732-0999 within Pennsylvania, for more information on registration.
Pennsylvania sales tax exempt status may be obtained from the Department of Revenue, Registration Division,
Exemption Unit, Department 280901, Harrisburg, PA 17128-0901. Any other type of exempt status may be obtained or
explained by contacting your local Federal Internal Revenue Service.
Please be advised that the date and signature of the Secretary of the Commonwealth indicate the filing in the
Department of State. NO CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION IS ISSUED for nonprofit corporations.
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