sos.mt.gov/Business/Forms/
64-Foreign_Nonprofit_Corporation_Certificate_of_Authority
Revised: 07/2015
STATE OF MONTANA
CERTIFICATE of AUTHORITY for a FOREIGN NONPROFIT
CORPORATION 35-2-822, MCA
MAIL: LINDA McCULLOCH
Secretary of State
P.O. Box 202801
Helena, MT 59620-2801
PHONE: (406) 444-3665
FAX: (406) 444-3976
WEB SITE: sos.mt.gov
Prepare, sign, and submit with an original signature and filing fee.
This is the minimum information required.
(This space for Secretary of State use only)
Required Filing Fee: $20.00
24 Hour Priority Handling check box and Add $20.00
1 Hour Expedite Handling check box and Add $100.00
Make checks payable to Secretary of State.
If the document is hand written, please print legibly or the application may be denied.
1. Name of the Corporation: ____________________________________________________________________________________
2. The date of incorporation: ______________________________ period of duration: _____________________________________
(Month/Day/Year)
3. The Corporation is organized in the following state, tribe, or country: ________________________________________________
4. The business mailing address of the principal office: ______________________________________________________________
City: ______________________________________________ State: ________________ Zip Code: _________________________
5. The name of the entity’s Commercial Registered Agent for service of process in Montana:
(A list of Commercial Registered Agents is available at: http://sos.mt.gov/Business/Agents/index.asp.)
Name: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Or, the name and address of the entity’s Noncommercial Registered Agent for service of process in Montana:
Name: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Actual Street Address or Rural Route Box Number in Montana: (Must be an actual geographic location.)
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
City: _________________________________________________________ Zip Code: ____________________________________
And, a mailing address in Montana, if different:
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
City: _________________________________________________________ Zip Code: ____________________________________
Appointment of a Registered Agent is affirmation of the Registered Agent’s consent to serve as Registered Agent.
6. The names, titles, and business mailing addresses of the current directors and officers: (At least three directors and one officer
are required per 35-2-415, MCA.) (Attach a separate list if necessary.)
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
sos.mt.gov/Business/Forms/
64-Foreign_Nonprofit_Corporation_Certificate_of_Authority
Revised: 07/2015
7. This Nonprofit Corporation is a (you must check one):
Public Benefit Corporation with members Public Benefit Corporation without members
Mutual Benefit Corporation with members Mutual Benefit Corporation without members
Religious Corporation with members Religious Corporation without members
8. A description of the business being transacted: ___________________________________________________________________
9. I, HEREBY SWEAR AND/OR AFFIRM, under penalty of law, including criminal prosecution, that the facts contained in this
document are true and that this entity has complied with the organizational laws in the jurisdiction in which it is organized and
that it exists in that jurisdiction.
__________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________
Signature of Presiding Officer of the Board of Directors, President, or other Officer Date
_________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________
Printed Name Title
10. Daytime Contact: Phone _______________________________________ Email ________________________________________