ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE REEHL MISSION VISION ARTICLE I NAME The name of this corporation is: The Reehl Mission Vision (the “Corporation”), ARTICLE II PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION The Corporation is a public benefit corporation. ARTICLE III REGISTERED OFFICE AND REGISTERED AGENT The address of the initial registered office of the Corporation is 943 Redwood Ave, Crete, NE 68333; and the name of its initial registered agent at such address is Rev. Ronald J. Benson. ARTICLE IV NAME AND ADDRESS OF INCORPORATOR The name and address of the incorporator of the Corporation are: Name Address Rev. Ronald J. Benson 943 Redwood Ave, Crete, NE 68333 ARTICLE V DURATION The period of the Corporation’s existence is perpetual. ARTICLE VI MEMBERS The Corporation shall not have members. ARTICLE VII DIRECTORS The affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by a Board of Directors. The qualifications, term, duties, method of acting and method of appointment and removal of Directors shall be set forth in the Corporation’s Bylaws. The names and addresses of the initial Directors follow: Rev. Ronald J. Benson - 943 Redwood Ave, Crete, NE 68333 Karen Tiedeman - 21601 S. 25th, Hickman, NE 68372 Suzanne Jagels - 4834 Road T, Davenport, NE 68335 Lyle Weitzel, 844 N. Bellevue Ave, Hastings, NE 68901 Cindi Jo Trahms - 4499 370th Ave. Janesville, MN 56048 ARTICLE VIII PURPOSE The Corporation is organized for charitable and/or educational purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and its successor provisions as amended from time to time or the corresponding sections of any future tax code. Such purposes shall include: 1. Advancement of the Christian religion by promoting the love of God by providing spirituality and humanitarian goods to those most in need in the United States of America as well as in Russia and the Baltic states; 2. Provide Christian spiritual relief to the poor, the distressed, and underprivileged by sharing the word of God and our Savior, Jesus Christ with orphans, hospital patients, and prisoners in the Unites States of America as well as in Russia and the Baltic states; 3. Lessening the burdens of government by: a. implementing a comprehensive plan to solicit and collect donor contributions to fulfill and fund the Corporation’s purposes; b. collaborating with the Corporation’s colleagues in Russia and the Baltic states to facilitate the distribution of humanitarian goods to those in need; 4. Combating community deterioration by working with church congregations and clergy in the Unites States of America as well as in Russia and Baltic states, to provide reliable, consistent Christian spiritual care for residents of such communities. ARTICLE IX DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS UPON DISSOLUTION Upon dissolution of the Corporation, all the Corporation’s assets and property of every nature and description remaining after the payment of all liabilities and obligations of the Corporation shall be paid over and transferred to qualified charitable organizations for charitable purposes. Such purposes shall be consistent with the charitable purposes of this Corporation and for one or more exempt purposes within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the 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. In the event of such dissolution of the Corporation and in the making of distributions to qualified charitable organizations for charitable purposes the Directors shall give consideration to the nature, amount, and purpose of distributions as well as the charitable organizations which were the recipients of distributions during the period the original Directors were serving as Directors. Any such assets not so disposed of shall be disposed of by a Court of Competent Jurisdiction 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. ARTICLE X CORPORATE OPERATIONS The Board of Directors shall be subject to the following provisions: 1. The Directors shall not have or exercise any power or authority either expressly, by interpretation, or by operation of law to, nor shall the Directors directly or indirectly, engage in any activity which would in any manner or for any purpose be contrary to the provisions of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and its successor provisions as amended from time to time or the corresponding sections of any future tax code. 2. No part of the assets or net earnings of the Corporation may inure to the benefit of or be distributable to directors, officers, or other private persons having a personal or private interest in the Corporation, except the Corporation is authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for services actually rendered and to make reimbursement in reasonable amounts for expenses actually incurred on behalf of the Corporation. 3. No substantial part of the activities of the Corporation or the Directors on behalf of the Corporation shall consist of the carrying on of propaganda or of otherwise attempting to influence legislation. The Corporation and the Directors on behalf of the Corporation shall not in any manner or to any extent participate in, or intervene in, any political campaign (including the publication or distribution of statements) on behalf of any candidate for public office nor shall the Corporation or the Directors on behalf of the Corporation engage in any “prohibited transaction” as defined in Section 503(b) of the Internal Revenue Code as the same now exists or as the same may be amended. 4. Neither the whole nor any part or portion of the assets or net earnings of the Corporation shall be used, nor shall the Corporation ever be operated for objects or purposes other than those set forth in Article VIII above. The undersigned, being the incorporator of the Corporation and the initial directors of the Corporation, for the purpose of forming the Nonprofit Corporation under the Nebraska Nonprofit Corporation Act do adopt and sign these Articles of Incorporation this 18th day of September, 2023. Rev. Ronald J. Benson, Incorporator & Director Karen Tiedeman, Director Suzanne Jagels, Director Lyle Weitzel, Director Cindi Jo Trahms, Director CR — September 27, October 04, 11, 2023 ZNEZ
