ARTICLE I
The name of this Corporation shall be:
The DACOR-BACON HOUSE FOUNDATION.
ARTICLE II
The period of duration of this Corporation shall be perpetual.
ARTICLE III
The purposes for which this Corporation is organized and operated shall be:
(a) To bring together so as to strengthen and further the mutual purposes of this Corporation [DACOR Educational and Welfare Foundation] and BACON HOUSE, a nonprofit corporation established in the District of Columbia, June 4, 1975 and merged into this Corporation [DACOR Educational and Welfare Foundation] effective the date of the amendment of these Articles;
(b) To serve in an exclusively charitable, educational and literary capacity, as provided in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended (or the corresponding provision of any future U.S. internal revenue law); and in furtherance of its exclusively charitable, educational and literary purposes, it may conduct the following activities:
furnish financial aid and assistance to persons who formerly were engaged in the conduct of the international relations of the United States, and who are impoverished or distressed, and are in need of such assistance for their maintenance or support, or their medical, dental, nursing, hospital and surgical care; and furnish similar aid and assistance to the widows, widowers and dependents of such persons who are likewise impoverished or distressed;
provide scholarships and loans to persons who formerly were engaged in the conduct of the international relations of the United States, and who are impoverished or distressed, and are in need of educational or technical training to assist them in finding remunerative or useful employment; and provide scholarships and loans for similar purposes to the widows and widowers of such persons who are likewise impoverished or distressed;
provide scholarships and loans to the dependents or former dependents of persons who formerly were or now are engaged in the conduct of the international relations of the United States, and who are without adequate means to provide funds for the educational or technical training of such dependents;
furnish financial or technical assistance to American community schools overseas attended by the dependents of persons engaged in the conduct of the international relations of the United States or the dependents or members of the Armed Forces of the United States;
assist universities and colleges in the study and teaching of the conduct of the international relations of the United States, including the establishment and support of professorships and fellowships and the granting of prizes and awards for outstanding books, theses, papers, and articles regarding the conduct of the international relations of the United States; and assist individuals of proven merit to complete studies, research, writing, lecturing and similar activities related to the conduct of international relations;
establish and maintain library and research facilities with materials regarding the conduct of the international relations of the United States, including the papers, books, documents, memoirs and objects d’art of persons who formerly were or are engaged in the conduct of the international relations of the United States;
increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries by means of educational and cultural exchange;
strengthen the ties which unite the United States with other nations by demonstrating the educational and cultural interests, developments and achievements of the people of the United States and other nations and the contributions being made toward a peaceful and more fruitful life for people throughout the world;
promote international cooperation for educational and cultural advancement;
print, publish or distribute its own materials or distribute its own materials or distribute materials printed by others, utilize television or radio and encourage international visits and exchanges to promote closer understanding and further cultural relations between the United States and other countries of the world; and
instruct or train individuals or instruct the public by conducting public discussion groups, forums, panels, lectures, or other similar programs leading to an understanding and appreciation of the social, cultural, artistic, political,economic and legal activities of the United States and of other countries of the world, thereby fostering educated leadership;
(c) To own and maintain the historic property located at 1801 F Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. as a permanent facility where the above activities may be carried on, not only by the Foundation, but also by other organizations with similar purposes; in this connection, to maintain the second or main floor of the building for public affairs purposes for the use of organizations or individuals in ways compatible with the purposes set forth in these Articles; this floor shall not be leased for the exclusive use of any person or organization; however, nothing provided herein shall prohibit rental of the floor or parts thereof on a short-term, hourly or daily fee basis to appropriate organizations or persons; and
(d) To engage in any other lawful activity consistent with the purposes set forth above and for which corporations may be organized under the District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act.
Provided however, that this Corporation shall not engage in transactions or activities which are not permitted to be carried on by a corporation described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended (or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue law), which is exempt from Federal income taxes, or by a corporation, contributions to which are deductible under Section 170(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended (or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue law), and, provided further, that the assets of this Corporation shall at no time inure to the benefit of any person having a personal or private interest in this Corporation, except for reasonable allowances for salaries for services actually rendered and for reimbursement in reasonable amounts for expenses actually incurred in attending to the affairs of this Corporation, and, provided further, that no substantial part of the activities of this Corporation shall consist of the carrying on of propaganda, or of otherwise attempting to influence legislation, and this Corporation shall not participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distribution of statements) any political campaign on behalf of any candidate.
ARTICLE IV
This Corporation shall have no members.
ARTICLE V
The affairs of this Corporation shall be managed by its Board of Trustees. The number of members of this Corporation’s Board of Trustees shall be fixed in the By-laws, except that there shall be no fewer than eleven members, one of whom shall be the President of the Supreme Court Historical Society or his designee ex officio. The provisions of the By-laws shall govern the time, place, and manner of appointing members of the Board of Trustees. The President of the Supreme Court Historical Society or his designee may not be removed from the Board of Trustees except by consent of two-thirds of the members of the Board of Trustees then in office, including that of such ex officio member. Paragraph 4 of Section I of the By-laws regarding such ex officio member, and so much of Section VI of the By-laws relating thereto, may not be amended or repealed without the consent of two-thirds of the members of the Board of Trustees then in office, including that of such ex officio member.
ARTICLE VI
There shall be six members of the initial Board of Directors of this Corporation [DACOR Educational and Welfare Foundation]. The names and addresses, including street and number, of the members of the initial Board of Directors shall be:
George V. Allen
4730 Quebec Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20016
Joseph E. Jacobs
2810 35th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20007
Julian F. Harrington
1689 32nd Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20007
Richard P. Butrick
3032 Dent Place, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20007
Ware Adams
2535 Waterside Drive, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008
John Hamlin
5000 34th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008
The initial Bylaws of this Corporation shall be adopted by the initial Board of Directors named in these Articles of Incorporation. Each member of the initial Board of Directors shall hold office until his successor shall have been appointed and qualified as may be specified in the Bylaws.
ARTICLE VII
In the event of the dissolution of this Corporation, all of its remaining assets and property of every nature and description after the payment of all liabilities and obligations of this Corporation upon condition requiring return, transfer or conveyance, which condition occurs by reason of the dissolution, shall be paid over and transferred to Diplomatic and Consular Officers, Retired if the latter Corporation is then qualified for exemption from Federal income taxes as an organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended. If Diplomatic and Consular Officers, Retired is not then qualified for said exemption, the remaining assets and property of this Corporation shall be paid over to one or more corporations, societies or organizations which engage in activities substantially similar to those of this Corporation and which are then qualified for exemption from Federal income tax as organizations described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in the event that at any time prior to the year 2005, either (i) the Board of Trustees of this Corporation determines that the historic property referred to in Article III, paragraph (d) hereof is no longer usable for the purposes described in such paragraph (d), or (ii) this Corporation or any organization to which such historic property has been transferred ceases to be an organization exempt from tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, and other arrangements cannot be made in accordance with the terms of the Last Will and Testament of Virginia Murray Bacon, probated in the District of Columbia, for the transfer of such property to an organization which is so exempt, then such property shall be offered to Harvard College in Cambridge, Massachusetts; Adelphi University in Garden City, New York; and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. in accordance with the terms of such Last Will and Testament.
ARTICLE VIII
The address, including street and number, of this Corporation’s initial registered office in the District of Columbia shall be:
1718 H Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
The name of this Corporation’s initial registered agent at such address shall be:
John Hamlin
ARTICLE IX
The Board of Trustees shall have the right to alter, amend or repeal any provision contained in these Articles of Incorporation at any meeting of the Board of Trustees by the vote of the majority of the members then in office, except that no amendment shall be made which would change the purpose of this Corporation as set forth in Article III of these Articles of Incorporation to allow transactions or activities which are not permitted to be carried on by a corporation described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, which is exempt from Federal income taxes, or by a corporation, contributions to which are deductible under Section 170(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, or which would permit any assets of this Corporation to inure to the benefit of any person having a personal or private interest in this Corporation, except for reasonable allowances for salaries for services actually rendered and for reimbursement in reasonable amounts for expenses actually incurred in attending to the affairs of this Corporation, or which would permit any substantial part of the activities to consist of the carrying on of propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, or which would permit this Corporation to participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distribution of statements) any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office.
_______________________, 1985
ARTICLE X
The name and address, including street and number, of each incorporator of this Corporation [DACOR Educational and Welfare Foundation] is:
George V. Allen
4730 Quebec Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20016
Joseph E. Jacobs
2810 35th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20007
Julian F. Harrington
1689 32nd Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20007
Richard P. Butrick
3032 Dent Place, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20007
Ware Adams
2535 Waterside Drive, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008
John Hamlin
5000 34th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 15th [?] day of March, 1965.
[Signatures and Seals follow.]
1801 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
202.682.0500
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