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| All are welcome. All our visitors have entire freedom of faith and are asked to allow others to practice freely. We encourage open discussion, and help for all, through blogs and email. We govern our organization - including wording, stipends and other expenditures, volunteering, questions asked and answered, and all other decisions - openly through voting and brain-storming by all in the guestbook and emails. We have no membership requirement, and we wish to include all as members. We hope for representation for those who are deemed human, and also for all those who are not. We think that hearing and helping all helps us to transcend human misconceptions. We are sure that giving all- human or otherwise- the opportunity to have a voice and a vote will give us the eternal happiness we all need! We, mostly citizens of the United States, formed a non-profit church as a tax-exempt organization following IRS 501(c)3 tax code. The name of this church is Hear Voices. Our principal office is in the Town of Randolph, Ma, Norfolk County. This organization's purpose is exclusively the advancement of religion. We will receive public support as defined by 501(c)3 Code and will receive tax-deductble donations under section 170(c)2 of the Internal Revenue Code and corresponding state and federal tax code..We will receive tax-deductible donations through an online donations button that makes credit card use simple. We will receive checks and money orders by regular mail. We will eagerly respond to offer of other types of donations through email, phone and other regular correspondence. We will carefully make sure we adhere to all rules applying to church donations under 501(c)3 and all future laws and tax codes. We may share funds with, or receive funds from, other organizations that are exempt under section 501(c)3. We will compensate persons reasonably in our quest to advance religion. None of this organization's net earnings and assets will inure to private individual nor private organizations nor private interests. No creator, family member of creators, shareholders nor any other person will control benefits for profit. We will not overcompensate nor benefit any person nor organization excessively, nor profit, nor act in any way that would violate 501(c)3 non-profit Code. We will not substantially affect legislation, make nor distribute political statements, carry on propoganda, intervene in political elections, be a part of political campaigns, nor effect contests for public office. We plan to receive tax-deductible donations as allowed by our church status. We realize that we will follow all section 501(c)3 rules and laws, as well as rules and established by all US courts and future tax codes. We will not violate laws nor public policies. We will not in any subsantial way act other than in our here-stated purposes. Upon dissolution of this organization, the assets of this organization shall be distributed to the United States federal government for public purposes, as allowed by current and future tax and court rules and laws. A Court of Competent Jurisdiction of the county of which this organiztion's principal office is located must have assets distributed to the US federal government if we dissolve. As witnesses, in February, 2009: Thank you! |
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