Pursuant to Section 55A-2-02 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, the undersigned corporation does hereby submit these Articles of Incorporation for the purposed of forming a non-profit corporation.
ARTICLE I - NAME
ARTICLE II - PURPOSE
ARTICLE III - LOCATION
The place in this state where the principal office of the Corporation is to be located is Wake County.
ARTICLE IV - BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The number of incorporators constituting the initial Board of Directors of the Corporation is seven and the names and addresses of the persons who are incorporators and who will serve as Directors until their successors are elected (as shall be specified in the Bylaws) are:
| Joseph G. Slater | 1316 Alderman Circle | Raleigh, NC 27603 |
| Augie Kreivenas | 1012 Alabama Avenue | Durham, NC 27705 |
| Liz Mahanna | 1012 Alabama Avenue | Durham, NC 27705 |
| Beth Cates | 2705 Kilgore Avenue | Raleigh, NC 27607 |
| Brian Dobyns | 828 Mt. Willing Road | Efland, NC 27243-9724 |
| Nancy Whinham | 1802 Hillcrest Drive | Durham, NC 27712 |
| Perry Sugg | 1714 N. Terry Road | Durham, NC 27712 |
ARTICLE V - MEMBERSHIP
TFDA shall have members as set forth in the bylaws.
ARTICLE VI - RESTRICTIONS
No part of the net earnings of the Corporation shall inure to the benefit of, or be distributable to, its members, directors, 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 these articles of incorporation. 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 publication or distribution of statements) any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office. Notwithstanding any other provisions of these Articles, the Corporation shall not conduct or carry on any activities not permitted to be conducted or carried on (a) by an organization exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Code or (b) by a corporation, contributions to which are deductible under Section 170(c)(2) of the code.
ARTICLE VII - AMENDMENTS
The Board of Directors shall have the power to amend these Articles by affirmative vote of a majority of the Board.
ARTICLE VIII - DISSOLUTION
Upon the dissolution of the Corporation, the Board of Directors shall, after paying or making provision for the payment of all of the liabilities of the corporation, dispose of all the assets of the corporation exclusively for the purposes of the corporation in such manner, or to such organization or organizations organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable, educational, scientific or literary purposes as shall at the time qualify as an exempt organization or organizations under section 501(c)(3) of the Code as the Board of Directors shall determine, or to federal, state, or local governments to be used exclusively for public purposes. Any such assets not so disposed of shall be disposed of by the Superior Court of the county in which the principal office of the corporation is then located, exclusively for such purposes or to such organizations, such as court shall determine, which are organized and operated exclusively for such purposes, or to such governments for such purposes.
ARTICLE IX- REGISTERED OFFICE AND AGENT
The address of the registered office of the Corporation is 1316 Alderman Circle, Raleigh, NC, Wake County and the registered agent at such address shall be Joseph G. Slater.
ARTICLE X - INCORPORATOR
The name and address of the Incorporator is:
Joseph G. Slater
1316 Alderman Circle
Raleigh, NC 27603