CoCo Restated Articles of Incorporation for Website.pdf

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COLLINS COALITION

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

(RESTATED JUNE 16, 2021)

ARTICLE 1

Name: Collins Coalition

ARTICLE 2

Effective date is upon filing.

ARTICLE 3

Tenure is perpetual existence.

ARTICLE 4

PURPOSE (RESTATED)

The Collins Coalition is a Corporation organized exclusively for charitable, religious,

educational, or scientific purposes as specified in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue

Code, or the corresponding section of a future federal tax code. This corporation shall not be

operated for profit, but rather shall be operated exclusively for charitable purposes.

The specific purpose of Corporation is educational: Advancing education by instructing, training,

and raising awareness about the benefits that word games such as Scrabble® can provide to

persons, including improvements in cognitive skills, reduced social isolation, and possibly

staving off degenerative mental conditions.

Specifically, Corporation advances the following aims:

(1) Provide players with a supportive environment in which to increase their skills, learn new

words, foster sportsmanship, and have fun regardless of rank or previous experience;

(2) Host competitive tournaments where players can demonstrate and sharpen their verbal

and mathematical skills, memorization, and tactical and strategic reasoning—including

the ability to draw inferences from opponents’ plays;

(3) Encourage and facilitate the existence and growth of local and regional opportunities to

promote word game play domestically and abroad, such as through clubs or community

tournaments;

(4) Develop and institute ethical standards governing the behavior and play of all members;

(5) Promote English literacy and mathematical aptitude, especially in children, by making

available educational tools and training opportunities that increase literacy and skill

development through skills-based word games.

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

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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. Notwithstanding

any other provision of these articles, this corporation shall not, except to an insubstantial

degree, engage in any activities or exercise any powers that aren't in furtherance of the

purposes of this corporation.

ARTICLE 5

VOLUNTARY DISSOLUTION (RESTATED)

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

ARTICLE 6

DIRECTORS

Peter Armstrong

Portland, OR 97211

Conrad Bassett-Bouchard

Oakland, CA 94605

Evans Clinchy

Seattle, WA 98115

Becky Dyer

Austin, TX 78703

Steven Pellinen

Minneapolis MN 55436

Puneet Sharma

Redwood City, CA 94061

Geoff Thevenot

Crystal Lake IL 60014

ARTICLE 7

REGISTERED AGENT

Washington Registered Agent, LLC

170 S. Lincoln St.

Suite 100

Spokane, WA 99201

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ARTICLE 8