2025-NBBA-Bylaws
The National Beep Baseball Association BY-LAWS
(As of March 3, 2025)
ARTICLE I: PURPOSE
The corporation is organized exclusively for charitable and
educational purposes, which includes
distributions to organizations under section 501(c) (3) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (or the
corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue
Law).
The purpose of the NBBA is to improve the general community through a
Representative national
organization which assists, promotes, encourages, and develops an
amateur beep baseball program
through the United States of America and international communities;
to elevate the ability of individuals
who are Blind, visually impaired and legally blind to perform
recreational and competitive athletics; to
invite, encourage, and support the participation of both individuals
who are sighted and non-sighted
towards that goal; to cooperate with both public and private agencies
and organizations in the
development and promotion of amateur athletic programs for people who
are blind and individuals who
have physical disabilities; to provide for the free exchange of
ideas, opinions and information relative to
amateur athletics for people with disabilities through publication of
a newsletter and other media; to
establish such operations and/or special funds, including but not
limited to permanent endowment funds to finance the NBBA and its
programs within the meaning and limitation of Section 501(c)(3) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.
ARTICLE II: MEMBERSHIP,
VOTING, AND DUES
SECTION A: MEMBERSHIPMembership
in the NBBA shall begin on the 1st of July and shall be completed on
the 30th of June of the
following year.
Membership shall be comprised of three ( 3) categories: Regular,
Affiliated Team and Sustaining. Only
regular and Affiliated Team members shall be considered voting
members.
• Regular Members:
Any individual may join the NBBA as a Regular Member Provided he/ she
meets and abides by the provisions set forth in these by- laws. The
individuals may make or second motions, propose
nominations, serve on committees, and be eligible to election to any
office of the NBBA or its Board of
Directors. All are encouraged to form and join an Affiliated Team and
establish league participation
within their respective geographic location.
•Affiliated Team Members:
All prospective teams wishing to join the NBBA must submit a $50 fee
and legibly complete a Team registration form. The fee along with the
completed form must be received by the NBBA Secretary and
postmarked no later than March 1 of each year. Teams submitting the
required documents after March
1 shall be considered late and receive a penalty equivalent to double
the team registration fee. If a team
is continuously late in sending the required documents, the situation
regarding the infraction will be
brought to the attention of the NBBA Board of Directors. For teams to
be eligible to participate in the
current year’s World Series, the team registration documentation
along with the World Series fee must
be received and be postmarked to the NBBA Secretary no later than
July 1 of that year. Teams may not
be eligible to participate in that year’s World Series if documents
are not received and postmarked by
July 1 of that year. All NBBA sanctioned beep baseball teams must
have at least five (5) blind or visually
impaired players and at least two (2) sighted members to serve as
pitcher, catcher and spotter. All
members must be in good standing with the NBBA. Only Affiliated Teams
in good standing will be eligible to compete in all NBBA sanctioned
tournaments. Initial team rosters along with the $20
membership fee must be received by the NBBA Secretary and postmarked
no later than June 1. A
membership fee of $40 will be imposed if initial team rosters along
with membership fees are received by the NBBA Secretary and postmarked
after June 1. All affiliated teams may make additions/deletions
to their respective rosters by July 1. All deletions of regular
members must be accompanied by a signed release form; signatures of the
deleted team member along with the team coach must be affixed on the
release form to be valid. Membership fees are non-refundable. All
final rosters must be received by the
NBBA Secretary and postmarked by July 1. After July 1, only two (2)
Regular Members will be allowed on
the final roster. (These members must not have appeared on an
Affiliated Team’s initial roster.) The
membership dues of Regular Members must be paid in full to the NBBA
Secretary, prior to the call to
order at the meeting of the General Assembly at the World Series of
that year, in order to be eligible to
participate in the World Series.
•Sustaining Members:
This category of membership shall be comprised of all current family
and child members, and of
individuals and organizations previously placed into this category.
Sustaining memberships are not
entitled to vote or hold office in the NBBA. Organizations and
corporations will receive a Certificate of
Appreciation displaying their membership to the NBBA.
All communications generated by the Secretary of the NBBA will be
sent to all registered members,
where applicable.
SECTION B: VOTING
Each Regular Member in good standing attending the annual World
Series convention or a special
meeting shall be entitled to one ( 1) vote in the NBBA. An Affiliated
Team in good standing, which has a
delegated representative attending the annual convention or a special
meeting, is entitled to one ( 1)
vote at all committee meetings. There shall be no provisions within
the NBBA for proxy voting.
SECTION C: DUES
All dues shall be received by the NBBA Secretary and postmarked by
the 1st of June of each year for
Regular and Sustaining Members in order to become a member in good
standing for that fiscal year.
After the 1st of June, all Regular membership fees will become $ 40.
Affiliated Team dues of $ 25 must
be received by the NBBA Secretary and postmarked by the 1st of March
of each year in order to become
a team in good standing and be eligible to register for the World
Series. ( Exception: New Affiliated
Team( s), which has never registered with the NBBA Secretary, and
formed between the 1st of March
and the 1st of June of a given year, may register for $ 50 and be
eligible to participate in that year’s
World Series).
Unless otherwise modified by the Directors, dues are as follows:
A. Regular Members: $ 20 per member ( September 1 – May 31)
B.$ 40 per member ( June 1 – August 31)
C. Sustaining Members: ( Family, Child and Individuals)
D.$ 20 per member ( September 1 – May 31)
E.$ 40 per member ( June 1 – August 31)
F. Sustaining Members ( Organizations): $ 100 per membership
G. Affiliated Team: $ 25 per team by March 1 or $ 50 for new team
March 1 to June 1 All dues shall besubmitted to the NBBA Secretary, who
shall prepare
an official voting roster. The NBBA Secretary will
also maintain a current mailing list.
ARTICLE III: SUSPENSION
AND EXPULSION
SECTION A: SUSPENSION
For violation of rules or inappropriate activity, any Regular Member
or Affiliated Team Member may be
suspended or expelled by a two- thirds ( 2/ 3) vote of the members
attending an annual convention or
special meeting after a hearing as provided for under Robert’s Rules
of Order. In the proceedings to
suspend or expel, the member so charged shall have the right to
vote.
SECTION B: SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Purpose: To maintain the integrity and high standards of the NBBA
presented to the public at large and
to promote a positive image of the game of beep baseball.
• Definition: Substance abuse is defined as the excessive use of
alcohol and/ or any use of controlled substances during any game or
related function of
any sanctioned NBBA tournament or event, including the World
Series.
❖ A minor found under the influence or in possession of alcohol will
be in violation of the controlledsubstance By- law and shall be treated
in the same
manner as the fore stated By- law.
❖ A Coach or Team Manager that knowingly allows a minor to consume or
possess alcohol will be inviolation of the controlled substance By- law
and shall
be treated in the same manner as the fore statedBy- law.
Penalty:
Any NBBA member under the influence of alcohol to the point of being
disruptive at any sanctioned
event will be given a warning and could be asked to leave the
premises for a first offense. The second offense will result in a one-
game suspension at that tournament, or the next NBBA sanctioned
tournament in which his team participates. If a third offense occurs,
the member will be suspended for
the remainder of that tournament and all of the next tournament in
which his team participates. In case
of a fourth offense, the NBBA board will take the situation under
consideration and will be given full
power to pass appropriate punishment including membership expulsion.
Any infraction will remain on
record for 2 years from the date of the infraction during which time
additional infractions will be
cumulative. If a member does not incur additional infractions in that
2 years, the slate will be clean. Any
NBBA member discovered with controlled substances in his possession,
or found under the influence of
such substances, will be suspended for that tournament. A second
offense will result in NBBA board
action with possible NBBA membership termination. Note: All
disciplinary actions shall be given in
writing to the offending member, his team and the NBBA.
Re- admittance:
In cases where membership expulsions are issued, the member can
petition one year after the date of
expulsion after demonstrating acceptable behavior.
SECTION C: FINES AND PENALTIES
All Affiliated Teams must register by the 1st of March. If an
Affiliated Team registration fee is not
received and postmarked by the NBBA Secretary by the 1st of March,
the following registration fees for
Affiliated Teams apply:
1. The first offense will be $ 50.
2. The second offense will be $ 75.
3. The third offense will be $ 100.
Note: These late fees include the $ 25 registration fee. If further
offenses occur, the Tournament
Committee shall take consideration on further disciplinary action on
that team.
Tournament entry fees of current set amount must be received and
postmarked by the NBBA Secretary
by THE 1st of July. If received and postmarked after the 1st of
July:
list of 1 items
1. the First offense fee will be the current fee + $ 75;
2. Second offense will be current fee + $ 150;
3. Third offense will be current fee + $ 300.
If further offenses occur, the Tournament Committee shall consider
taking further disciplinary action on
that team.
All ” New Affiliated Teams” must register by the 1st of June, without
penalty. After the 1st of June, the
Tournament Committee has the right to impose penalties. A ” New
Affiliated Team” is defined as: The
majority of the blind or visually impaired players must be new
regular members of the NBBA and 50% of
the sighted staff must be new regular members of the NBBA. ( Note:
changing the name of an existing
affiliated team to qualify as a ” New Affiliated Team” is
prohibited.)
If affiliated teams have outstanding offenses and fines, this
Affiliated Team begins from a first offense
position. Those offenses stand as recorded. If any affiliated team
receives no fines or penalties for three
consecutive years, that team will go back to a NO offense status.
ARTICLE IV: MEETINGS
There shall be one ( 1) annual meeting of the membership of the NBBA
each summer in conjunction with
the annual World Series tournament. Notification should be sent to
the membership 45 days prior to
said meeting. The general membership meeting cannot be held more than
one ( 1) day prior to the National Tournament or later than one ( 1)
minute before the first ball is pitched during this tournament.
Special meetings of the membership may be called by a majority vote
of the Board of Directors, provided a 45day notice has been given to the
membership. Any vote of the Board of Directors may be taken by phone or
by mail, but such a vote must be reduced to writing by the secretary
within ten ( 10)
days of said vote for later publication. In addition to any meetings
held in conjunction with the annual meeting, the Board of Directors
shall convene either by conference call or in person on a date set by
the
Board of Directors. These dates for both the Fall and Spring Board
Meetings shall be set by the Board
during either the Post-General Assembly Board Meeting of the World
Series or previous Spring Board
Meeting. In addition, dates for the Fall Board Meeting shall take
place no later than December 1, and
the Spring Board Meeting can be held no later than May 1 of any
year.
ARTICLE V:
OFFICERS, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, POWERS, AND
ELECTION/ APPOINTMENT
The officers of the NBBA shall consist of a President, First Vice
President, Second Vice President,
Secretary, and Treasurer. Terms of the President, First Vice
President, Second Vice President and
Secretary shall be two ( 2) years commencing at the time of
election.
The Treasurer shall be appointed by the President with the approval
of the majority of the Board of
Directors and shall serve until such time he/ she chooses to resign
or a majority of the Board of Directors
relieves the Treasurer of his/ her position. The Treasurer shall
serve as an ex- officio officer and shall have
a vote on the Board of Directors. Anyone with a code of ethics or
major bylaw infraction within 1 year is ineligible to run for 3 years if
holding a current board of director position, or seeking election to
the
board. Any previous incident prior to the enactment of this bylaw (
July 2018) will not be considered.
The officers of the NBBA shall perform the usual functions of the
office as described in Robert’s Rules of
Order in addition to those set forth in these By- Laws. All
proceedings shall be conducted in accordance
with Robert’s Rules of Order, except where otherwise specified in
these By- Laws.
SECTION A: DUTIES
• President:
The President shall conduct all special and regular meetings of the
NBBA, shall serve as chair of the
Board of Directors, shall establish all committees pursuant to the
By- Laws, and shall sit as ex- officio
member of all but the Nominating Committee, shall be responsible for
all employees of the NBBA, and
with the approval of the Board of Directors, shall be responsible for
the selection and dismissal of said
employees.
• First Vice President:
The First Vice President shall be responsible for the duties of the
President in the event that the
President is absent or otherwise unable to carry on the affairs of
the NBBA, shall chair the Tournament
Committee, and shall be in charge of any equipment purchased by the
NBBA and shall be responsible for
the repair, storage and distribution of said equipment as directed by
the Board of Directors.
• Second Vice President:
The Second Vice President shall be responsible for the duties of the
President in the event that the
President and First Vice President are absent or otherwise unable to
carry on the affairs of the NBBA and
shall chair the Public Relations Committee.
• Secretary:
The Secretary shall be responsible for the duties of the President in
the event that the President, the
First Vice President, and the Second Vice President are absent or
otherwise unable to carry on the affairs
of the NBBA, shall report and read all minutes of meetings which
shall be open for examination to any
member in good standing, shall maintain a roster of Regular Members
and Affiliated Team Members for
voter certification purposes, shall chair the Membership Committee,
shall reduce to writing all polls
taken by mail, phone, and in general to keep the records of the
NBBA.
• Treasurer:
The Treasurer shall furnish financial reports to the Board of
Directors as prescribed by the Board of
Directors and at any meeting thereof, shall be in charge of all funds
of the NBBA including checking
accounts and savings accounts, shall chair the Finance and Budget
Committee, and shall file, or cause to
be filed, all financial reports required by Federal, state and local
governmental entities.
• Head Umpire:
The Head Umpire shall be in charge of umpires for the tournaments; be
responsible for putting together
the training for the umpires and have a way of improving the quality
of the umpires; work with the host tournament committee to make sure the
umpires are ready; serve on the Tournament committee;
enforce the Rules of the NBBA fairly; and be responsible to the
President of the NBBA and Board of
Directors.
SECTION B: BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The 16- member Board of Directors shall consist of:
The current executive officers of the NBBA ( President, 1st Vice
President, 2nd VicePresident, Secretary).
The Treasurer ( by appointment)
The immediate past President of the NBBA
The Head Umpire ( by appointment)
Nine ( 9) Members- at- Large The terms of the 9 Members- at- Large
shall be for three ( 3) year terms.
Elected Officers of the NBBA may not serve more than three ( 3) full
consecutive terms in the same Office that they are nominated for and
elected to; however, no Director may serve more than two ( 2)
full consecutive terms. ( Filling in for an unexpired term does not
count.) No member of the Board of
Directors shall receive compensation from the NBBA as an officer or
Director. Officers and Directors
may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the exercise of
their duties, at the discretion of the
Board of Directors. No employee of the NBBA shall be eligible for
election to any office of the NBBA. A
vacancy in any office will be filled by the Board of Directors for
the intervening time until the next
annual meeting; the vacancy shall then be filled by election if the
nominations are submitted by June
1st or with nominations from the floor if the vacancy occurs after
June 1st for the unexpired term of the
office ( Amended by General Assembly vote, 114- 17- 30, 2023, Norman,
Oklahoma). The Board and all
policy making committees must be made up of at least a simple
majority of blind or visually impaired
athletes.
A member of the Board of Directors may be dismissed when:
A. Three- fourths ( 3/ 4) of the Board votes for dismissal;
B. If the member misses two ( 2) consecutive Board meetings without
good and sufficient cause.
C. If the member fails to reply, without cause, to two ( 2)
consecutive mail votes.
In the case where the past president does not fulfill his obligations
as set forth in the bylaws, the Board
of Directors will fill that position for the intervening time until
the next annual meeting. If the current
president is re- elected, the past president’s position would then be
filled by election if the nominations
are submitted by June 1st or with nominations from the floor if the
vacancy occurs after June 1st for the
unexpired term of the office
(Amended by the General Assembly vote:
114- 17- 30, 2023, Norman,
Oklahoma).
SECTION C: ELECTIONS
The Officers and Members- at- Large of the Board of Directors shall
be elected at the annual meeting of
the membership of the NBBA. Officers shall be elected by a majority
vote of the membership. Members-
at- Large of the Board of Directors shall have one ( 1) ballot for
the full- term positions and one ( 1) ballot,
if necessary, for the unexpired term positions. One ( 1) vote shall
be taken, for each member in good
standing, for the number of Members- at- Large equal to the number of
positions open. The top vote-
getters in each category shall be elected to serve in those
positions. Terms for Members- at- Large of the
Board of Directors shall commence upon the culmination of elections.
The Officers and Members- at-
Large of the Board of Directors shall be elected at the annual
meeting of the membership of the NBBA.
Officers shall be elected by a majority vote of the membership.
Members- at- Large of the Board of
Directors shall have one ( 1) ballot for the full term positions and
one ( 1) ballot, if necessary, for the
unexpired term positions. One ( 1) vote shall be taken, for each
member in good standing, for the
number of Members- at- Large equal to the number of positions open.
The top vote- getters in each
category shall be elected to serve in those positions. All newly
elected Board of Directors from the
annual meeting of the membership of the NBBA will commence upon new
business of the Post World
Series Board Meeting to be held within 30 days of the conclusion of
the World Series ( Amended by
General Assembly vote, 118- 11- 32, 2023, Norman, Oklahoma).
Anyone with a code of ethics or major bylaw infraction within 1 year
is ineligible to run for 3 years if
holding a current board of director position, or seeking election to
the board. Any previous incident
prior to the enactment of this bylaw ( July 2018) will not be
considered.
ARTICLE VI: AMENDMENTS
SECTION A: Amendment of Bylaws:
These Bylaws may be amended at any regular annual meeting by a two-
thirds ( 2/ 3) vote of those
present at said meeting and in good standing in accordance with the
voting procedures contained
herein. These By- Laws may be amended at any special meeting of the
membership by a two- thirds ( 2/ 3)
vote of members present and in good standing and eligible to vote in
accordance with the voting
procedures contained herein, and providing that said proposal is read
on the floor of the previous
annual meeting nearest the date of the special meeting, and providing
that said proposed amendment
has been presented in writing to the President of the NBBA no later
than thirty ( 30) days before said
special meeting. All amendments must be received electronically to
the Chairperson of the Bylaws
Committee no later than June 1st of each year.
SECTION B: Proposing Amendments
Proposed amendments to the Bylaws may be considered by the General
Assembly at any general
assembly meeting without following procedures set forth in Section A
above, provided they are
presented to the Bylaws Committee electronically no later than June
1st. No amendments shall be
accepted from the floor at the general Assembly. Proposed amendments
considered in this manner shall
require an affirmative vote of three- fourths ( 3/ 4) of the entire
General Assembly for passage.
ARTICLE VII: STANDING
COMMITTEES
Unless otherwise authorized by the Board of Directors, all members of
all Standing Committees will
serve terms of not more than one ( 1) year, ending with the last day
of the next annual meeting. Policy
making committees must meet the criteria set forth in Article V –
Section B.
• Membership Committee:
The President shall appoint a Membership Committee in order to
obtain a certified voting roster of those members in good standing to
be available prior to each special
or regular meeting.
•Projects Committee:
The President shall appoint a Projects Committee to study and
recommend projects to be conducted by the NBBA and generally to
supervise all projects of the NBBA,
excluding the National Tournament.
•Finance and Budget
Committee:
The President shall appoint a Finance and Budget Committee
whose duties shall be to organize and conduct all fund- raising
projects of the NBBA under the direction
and approval of the Board of Directors. The Finance and Budget
Committee shall likewise make and recommend annually a budget to the
Board of Directors.
•Public Relations Committee:
The President shall appoint a Public Relations Committee which
shall have the duties of preparing and disseminating all publicity
and public relations materials, shall
maintain a nation- wide public relations program, and shall likewise
assist in all association committee
projects.
•Competition Committee:
The President shall appoint a Competition Committee which shall
make recommendations of new or modified NBBA rules to the membership
as a whole at the annual
meeting. Rule changes require a simple majority vote of the
membership present and in good standing
at the annual meeting. All voting members in good standing may make
suggested rule changes or
modifications to the Competition Committee if submitted
electronically no later than June 1st of each
year to the Chair of said Committee.
•Executive Committee:
An Executive Committee consisting of the President, First Vice
President, Second Vice President, and Secretary may conduct business
of the NBBA. The Executive
Committee can authorize expenditures of up to five hundred dollars ($
500). • Tournament Committee:
Refer to Article XII.
•Vision Committee:
The President shall appoint a Vision Committee in order to establish
a
roster of all members in good standing who meet the criteria of the
vision policy prior to any NBBA
sanctioned event. At least half of the Vision Committee shall consist
of members in good standing who
are qualified to interpret vision reports from medical personnel.
ARTICLE VIII: REPORTING
AND NOMINATIONS
The Chair of all committees shall furnish oral or written reports to
the Board of Directors at their regular
meetings and to the annual convention. Nominations for Officers and/
or Directors whose terms expire
that year must be received electronically no later than June 1st of
each year to the Chair of the Nominating Committee. If nominations for
board positions are not met, the alternative process would
be used for all positions seeking double the amount of directors’
positions and at least one nomination
for the executive positions.
ARTICLE IX: FINANCIAL REVIEW
The President of the Board of Directors shall appoint a financial
review committee to examine the affairs
of this corporation annually and report their findings to the annual
convention. Every two ( 2) years there
will be an external financial review by an independent accounting
firm chosen by the financial review
committee.
ARTICLE X: DISCRETIONARY
COMMITTEES
The President, at his/ her discretion, may appoint such other
committees as may be deemed just and proper. No committee action shall
be binding upon the NBBA unless approved by the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE XI: QUORUM
Unless otherwise specifically prescribed herein, a quorum to conduct
business at any meeting of the NBBA shall be those members attending
such meetings. Motions or other matters of business shall be
determined by a majority of those members attending and voting. A
quorum of those conducting
business of the Board of Directors shall be a majority of those
members of the Board of Directors.
Motions or other matters of business shall be determined by a
majority vote of those Directors
attending and voting.
ARTICLE XII:
TOURNAMENT, TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE
COMPOSITION, DUTIES, POWERS,
AND FEES
SECTION A: TOURNAMENT
A National Tournament which shall be the official Tournament of the
NBBA and the World Series of Beep Baseball shall be held each year in
the summer. Tournament may be held in July or August with strong
consideration given to school starting dates because of volunteers who
work for schools and younger players who are still in school.
SECTION B: TOURNAMENT CITY
SELECTION
All tournament sites shall be selected two ( 2) years in advance.
Representatives of cities wishing to host
the tournament shall be prepared to present to the Board of Directors
and/ or the members, information concerning the host city, fields, hotel
accommodations, transportation, and potential sponsorship
available.
SECTION C:
TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE COMPOSITION
The Tournament Committee shall consist of the First Vice President (
Chair), President, Secretary, Treasurer, Head Umpire & 3 members-
at- large. The latter three members are appointed by the Chair of the
Tournament Committee. The 3 members- at- large can serve as long as the
chair desires, as long as
the members- at-large are dues paying members of the NBBA, and
attend, in person, at least one regularly scheduled physical meeting of
the tournament committee in any consecutive two- year period.
SECTION D: DUTIES
As the duties of any one Tournament Committee may last two ( 2) years
or longer, the President, First
Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer, as ex-officio, shall, when
necessary to comply with the provisions of these By- Laws, serve on more
than one committee at a time. The President shall be coordinator between
the NBBA and other organizations involved with the NBBA Tournament. The
First
Vice President shall chair the Tournament Committee and shall perform
all duties prescribed herein and
under Robert’s Rules of Order. The Secretary shall perform all duties
as prescribed by the committee or
its chair along with those prescribed herein. The Treasurer shall
perform all duties as prescribed by the
committee or its chair along with those prescribed herein. The host
city representatives shall make all
arrangements for the NBBA Tournament, and after committee approval of
all arrangements, shall carry
out said arrangements. The Member- at- Large shall perform duties as
directed by the committee or its
chair.
SECTION E: POWERS
The Tournament Committee is responsible for, but not limited to, the
following:
1. Conducting an NBBA Tournament
2. Making all arrangements in accordance with these By- Laws
3. Choosing officials for the Tournament with Board approval
4. Publicizing the Tournament with Board coordination
5. Transmitting information to potentially involved teams concerning
the Tournament
SECTION F: FEES
Tournament entry fees shall be dispersed in the following manner:
when
financially feasible after the expenses of the current year’s World
Series have been paid:
A. One- third of the entry fee to the John Ross Endowment Fund.
B. Two- thirds to the NBBA Tournament Fund to be
specifically controlled by the Tournament Committee. All teams must
remit the tournament entry fee
( the amount for the upcoming year to be determined by the NBBA
Tournament Committee and announced at the Awards Ceremony) by the 1st of
July of the tournament year to the Secretary of the
NBBA.
SECTION G: TOURNAMENT AWARDS
Removed from this Article by General Assembly Vote 134- 10- 10, 2023,
Norman, Oklahoma.
ARTICLE XIII: RESTRICTED
ACTIVITIES
No part of the net earnings of the organization shall be used for the
benefit of, or be distributable to its
members, directors, officers, or other private persons, except that
the organization 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 I
hereof. No substantial part of the activities of the corporation shall
be to carry on propaganda or otherwise attempt to influence legislation.
The corporation shall not participate in or intervene in ( including the
publishing or distribution of statements) any political campaign on
behalf of any candidate for public office.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of these articles, the
organization shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be
carried on by a corporation exempt from Federal Income Tax under
Section 501( c) ( 3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 or the
corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue
Law.
ARTICLE XIV: DISSOLUTION
OF CORPORATION
Upon the dissolution of this organization, the Board of Directors
shall, after paying or making provisions
for the payment of all the liabilities of the organization, dispose
of all the assets of the organization
exclusively for the purposes of the organization in such manner, or
to such organization( s) organized
exclusively for the promotion and development of amateur athletics
for the blind and shall, at the time,
qualify as an exempt organization( s) under Section 501( c) ( 3) on
the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.
Submitted with changes Monday, March 3, 2025
Courtney Williams Chair
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