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STATE of DELAWARE
CERTIFICATE of INCORPORATION
A NON-STOCK CORPORATION
First: The name of this Corporation is Hockessin-Area Community Theatre, Inc.
Second: Its Registered Office in the State of Delaware is to be located at __________
__615 Fraim Circle________________ Street, in the City of _____Newark_______
County of __New Castle_____Zip Code _19711_. The registered agent in charge
thereof is _________________Alan Harbaugh______________________________
Third: Said 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 the corresponding section of any future
federal tax code.
The purpose of the corporation is to engage in any lawful act of activity for
which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of
Delaware.
The specific purpose of this corporation is to:
A. To produce and present, independently or in concert with other institutions or
individuals, theatrical productions and other events of a similar nature for the benefit,
enjoyment, and enrichment of the community.
B. To promote children's involvement in theatre by offering young people the opportunity
to produce and perform plays of a professional quality, on a regular basis, for the public.
C. To provide, for young people, education in all aspects of drama and the theatrical
arts including but not limited to expression, movement, characterization, play writing,
directing, set design and construction, costuming, and makeup by sponsoring classes,
seminars, and public demonstrations.
D. To promote the use of technology in theatre to enhance the creative process, increase
public interaction, and expand theatre performances to the economically and physically
disadvantaged.
This Corporation shall be a nonprofit corporation.
Fourth: The corporation shall not have any capital stock, and may (but need not) have
voting members, and such membership, if any, and classes thereof, shall be as defined in
the corporation's bylaws.
The corporation's first Board of Directors shall be comprised of the following persons:
Alan Harbaugh
615 Fraim Circle
Newark, DE 19711
Ronald W. Knox
97 Chandler Court
Hockessin, DE 19707
Luke A. Short
7 Woodhelven Ct.
Newark, DE 19711
Bill Starcher
4 Whitby Ct.
Hockessin, DE 19707
Cindy Starcher
4 Whitby Ct.
Hockessin, DE 19707
Donald M. Pruden
4817 Pennington Ct.
Wilmington, DE 19808
Heather M. Otto
25 E. Newtown Pl.
Newark, DE 19702
Fifth: 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 Article Third 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 or in
opposition to any candidate for public office. Notwithstanding any other provision of
these articles, this corporation shall not, except to an insubstantial degree, engage in
any activities or exercise any powers that are not in furtherance of the purposes of
this corporation.
Sixth: 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 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. 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.
Seventh: The period of duration of the Corporation is perpetual.
Eighth: No member, officer or Director of this corporation shall be personally liable
for the debts or obligations of this corporation of any nature whatsoever, nor shall
any of the property of the members, officers or Directors be subject to the payment of the
debts or obligations of this corporation.
Ninth: The name and mailing address of the incorporator are as follows:
Name ___Alan Harbaugh____________________________________
Mailing Address_____615 Fraim Circle, Newark, DE__________
________________________Zip Code___19711_____
I, The Undersigned, for the purpose of forming a corporation under the laws of the
State of Delaware, do make, file and record this Certificate, and do certify that the
facts herein stated are true, and I have accordingly hereunto set my hand this
__________day of _______________, A.D. 20______.
BY: ________________________________ (Incorporator)
NAME: ___Alan Harbaugh_________________________(Type or Print)
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