Secretary of State
Control No.: 15017567
Date Filed:2/19/2015 [Link] PM
Articles of Incorporation
The Name of the Corporation:
GREAT RESCUE DOGS, INC.
The corporation is organized pursuant to the Georgia Nonprofit Corporation Code.
The Principal Place of Business:
107 Lamar Lane
Hoschton, Georgia 30548
Registered Agent’s Name and Address:
PATRICK BREWER
4323 Mundy Mill Road
Suite 100
Oakwood, Georgia 30566, Hall County
Effective Date: February 12, 2015
Optional Provisions:
A. The corporation is organized pursuant to the provisions of the Georgia Nonprofit Corporation Code.
B. The corporation is organized exclusively for charitable, religious, educational, and scientific purposes,
including, for such purposes, the making of distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations
under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or corresponding section of any future federal tax code.
C. 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 the purpose clause 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 any candidate for public office. Notwithstanding any other provision of this document, the corporation
shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on (a) by an organization exempt from federal
income tax under section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or corresponding section of any future federal
tax code, or (b) by an organization, contributions to which are deductible under section 170(c)(2) of the Internal
Revenue Code, or corresponding section of any future federal tax code.
D. 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 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 disposed of shall be disposed of by the Court of Common Pleas 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.
E. The affairs of the corporation shall be managed by a board of directors. The method of electing the board of
directors shall be determined by the bylaws of the corporation.
F. No director shall be liable to the corporation or its members for monetary damages for any action taken, or
failure to take any action, as a director, except liability:
(1) For any appropriation, in violation of his or her duties, of any business opportunity of the corporation;
(2) For acts or omissions which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;
(3) For the types of liabilities set forth in O.C.G.A. § 14-3-860 through § 14-3-860; or
(4) For any transaction from which the director received an improper personal benefit, provided, however, that
the within provision shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director for any act or omission occurring prior to
the effective date hereof.
Incorporator(s):
Lisa M. Gable, Attorney at Law
5875 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., Suite 170
Norcross, Georgia 30092
The Corporation will not have members.
A person who signs a document submits an electronic filing he or she knows is false in any material respect
with the intent that the document be delivered to the Secretary of State for filing shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished to the highest degree permissible by law.
[O.C.G.A. § 14-2-129.]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed these Articles of Incorporation on the date set
forth below:
Signed by: Lisa M. Gable, Attorney at Law Incorporator
Date: February 19, 2015
