Gentoo Foundation Inc. Articles of Incorporation
The undersigned, for the purposes of forming a nonprofit
corporation under the provisions of the New Mexico Nonprofit
Corporation Act, Section 53-8-1, et seq., N.M.S.A. 1978, hereby
adopts the following Articles of Incorporation for such
The name of the corporation (hereinafter referred to as the
Corporation) is: GENTOO FOUNDATION, Inc.
The Corporation shall have perpetual existence.
The Corporation is organized and at all times shall be
operated, on a non-profit basis exclusive far the advancement
and education and promotion of software development in an open
There shall be one class of members as fixed by the bylaws
of this corporation Only those persons who meet the criteria
established by the board of trustees may be a member of the
organiaation. Each member shall be entitled to one vote
(a) No part of the net earnings of the Corporation shall inure
to the benefit of, or be distributable to, its directors,
trustees, officers, or other private persons, except that the
Corporatian shall be authorired and empowered to pay reasonable
Compensation for services rendered and property.
Notwithstanding any other provision of these articles, the
Corporation shall not carry on any activities not permitted to
be carried on by a Corporation exempt from Federal income tax
under section 501(c)(1) of the internal Revenue Code of 1986 or
the corresponding provision of any future United States
Internal Revenue Law (hereinafter, the "Code").
(b) This Paragraph (b) shall apply only if the Corporation is
or becomes a private foundation as that term is defined by
Section 509 of the Code. The Corporation shall expend or
distribute its income for each year at such time and in such
amount and manner as not to subject it to tax under Section
4942 of the Code; and shall refrain from any act of self
dealing, any retention of excess business holdings, any
investment and any taxable expenditure which would subject it
to tax under sections 4941, 4943, 4944 or 4945 of the Code.
Upon the dissolution of the corporation, the Board of Directors
shall, after paying or making provision for the payment of all
of The liabilities of the Corporation, dispose of all the
assets of the Corporation for the purposes of the Corporation,
or to one or more organizations which are exempt under section
501(c) of the Code, as the Board of Trustees shall determine.
Initial Registered office and Initial Registered Agent
The street address of the initial registered office of the
Corporation is 205 Tulane Drive. SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106.
The name of the initial registered agent of the Corporation,
Daniel Robbins, an individual resident in New Mexico whose
business office is at the above address, is 205 Tulane Drive,
SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106.
Board of Trustees
The number of trustees of the Corporation shall be not less
than three or more than twenty-one. The initial Board of
Trustees shall consist of thirteen persons. Thereafter, the
Board of Trustees shall consist of such number of persons, not
Less than three, as shall be fixed by the Bylaws. The initial
Trustees who shall hold office until their successors shall
take office, are as follows:
Code Listing 9.1
Corey Shields 410 Hickory Dr.
Ellettsville, IN 47429
Kurt Lieber 329 Washington Street 81
Ellettsville, IN 47429
Nicholas Jones 3341 S. Wasbash Ave.
Chicago, IL 60616
Jay Pfeifer 3534 Elf Cliff Pass Drive
San Antonio, TX 78247
Grant Goodyear 23103 Burcan Ct
Spring, TX 77373
Seemant Kulleen 2230-B Delaware Ave
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Deedra Waters 7160 Stark Ave.
Pensacola, FL 32514
John P. Davis 12250 Nantucket Drive
Chardon, OH 44024
Aron Griffis 3 Winding Valley Road
Hollis, NH 03049
Sven Vermeulen Leopold 2 lann 49
Paul de Vrieze Reitse Hoevenstraat 7b
Tilburg, 5042 EA,
Joshua Brindle 6489 NW 63rd #351
Oklahoma City, OK 73132
Martin Schlemmer 17 Saxonburg Cresant
Oakglean, Bellville 7350
The name and address of each Incorporator of the Corporation
is as follows:
Code Listing 10.1
Daniel Robbins 205 Tulane Drive
Albuquerque, NM 87106
STATE OF NEW MEXICO
COUNTY OF BERNALILLO
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this
14th day of May. 2004. by Daniel Robbins as the Incorporator of
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