Articles of Incorporation
From Buffalo Lab, Inc.
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FIRST
The name of the corporation is BUFFALO LAB, INC.
SECOND
The corporation is a corporation as defined in subparagraph (a)(5) of Section 102 (Definitions) of the Not-for-Profit Corporation Law.
THIRD
Said corporation is organized exclusively for charitable, educational, and scientific purposes, including, for such purposes, the making of distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code. To this end, the corporation shall:
- Maintain space suitable for technical and social collaboration for members of the organization and the community at large
- Collaborate on all forms of technology, culture and craft in innovative ways
- Further the experience of its members in crafts that interest them through collaboration, workshops, and open discussions
- Further the knowledge and experience of the public through talks, demonstrations, workshops, and public seminars pertaining to member crafts, inventions, and discoveries.
- Apply the results of its work to specific cultural, charitable, and scientific causes.
- Release the results of its work to the community through free and open licensing of intellectual property
Nothing herein shall authorize the corporation to operate, maintain, or manage a charter school, a nursery school, an elementary school, a secondary school, a college, university or to advertise or offer credit-bearing courses or degree in New York State. Except as authorized by Title VIII or other applicable statute, nothing herein shall authorize the corporation to engage in the practice of any profession in New York, engage in the training of any profession in New York or to use a professional title or term of any profession in New York in violation of Title VIII of the Education Law.
FOURTH
The corporation shall be a Type B corporation pursuant to Section 201 of the Not-for-Profit Corporation Law.
FIFTH
The office of the corporation is to be located in the County of Erie, State of New York.
SIXTH
The names and addresses of the initial directors of the corporation are
MATTHEW C LEHNER
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COLDEN, NY 14033
BENJAMIN MADOFF
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BUFFALO NY, 14201
CHRISTOPHER L POOLE
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BUFFALO, NY 14220
SEVENTH
The Secretary of State is designated as agent of the corporation upon whom process against it may be served. The address which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process accepted on behalf of the corporation is:
MATTHEW C LEHNER
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COLDEN, NY 14033
EIGHTH
No part of the net earnings of the corporation shall inure to the benefit of, or be distributable to its members, trustees, officers, or other private persons, except that the corporation shall be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered and to make payments and distributions in furtherance of the purposes set forth in Article Third hereof. No substantial part of the activities of the corporation shall be the carrying on of propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, and the corporation shall not participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distribution of statements) any political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office. 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 the corresponding section of any future federal tax code, or (b) by a corporation, contributions to which are deductible under section 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code.
NINTH
Upon the dissolution of the corporation, assets shall be distributed for one or more exempt purposes within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code, or shall be distributed to the federal government, or to a state or local government, for a public purpose. Any such assets not so disposed of shall be disposed of by a Court of Competent Jurisdiction of the county in which the principal office of the corporation is then located, exclusively for such purposes or to such organization or organizations, as said Court shall determine, which are organized and operated exclusively for such purposes.
TENTH
The corporation will distribute its income for each tax year at a time and in a manner as not to become subject to the tax on undistributed income imposed by section 4942 of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code. The corporation will not engage in any act of self-dealing as defined in section 4941(d) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code. The corporation will not retain any excess business holdings as defined in section 4943(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code. The corporation will not make any investments in a manner as to subject to to tax under section 4944 of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal code. The corporation will not make any taxable expenditures as defined in section 4945(d) of the Internal Revenue code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code.
