Certificate of Incorporation
(NY Not-for-Profit Corporation)

Summary

This is a template for a certificate of incorporation that may be used to form a New York not-for-profit corporation and has been designed to meet minimum statutory requirements. This template contains practical guidance, drafting notes, and an alternate clause. The completed certificate of incorporation, together with the statutory filing fee of $75, should be submitted to the New York Department of State, Division of Corporations, One Commerce Plaza, 99 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12231. Checks should be made payable to the New York Department of State (DOS). For a full listing of key content for in-house counsel and corporate secretaries when performing corporate functions, see In-House Corporate Secretary Resource Kit. For a full listing of key content covering Not-For-Profit Corporation formation, organization, tax considerations, maintenance, ownership, management, dissolution, and state-specific guidance, see Not-for-Profit Corporations Resource Kit. For more information on forming a New York not-for-profit corporation, see Not-for-Profit Corporations (NY).