The Pagan Online Campus
Articles of Incorporation

Article 1: Corporate Name
The name of the Corporation shall be The Pagan Online Campus (“TPOC”).

Article 2: Registered Agent and Registered Office
The Corporation shall have and maintain in the State of Texas a registered office and a registered agent as required by the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act.

1. The initial registered agent is Jon Edens.
2. The initial registered office shall be in Conroe Texas, mailing address of P.O. Box 1188, Conroe, Texas 77305-1188.

Article 3: Management
Management of the affairs of the Corporation is to be vested in its board of directors. The number of directors, which must be a minimum of three, that constitutes the initial board of directors and the names of the persons who are to serve as directors until the first annual meeting or until their successors are elected or appointed and qualified are set forth below:

1. Dalighla Kaine – New York
2. Mireacien – New York
3. Jon A. Edens (Athrawon) – Texas

Article 4: Organizational Structure
The Corporation will have one or more classes of members as provided in the Bylaws.

Article 5: Duration
The period of duration is perpetual.

Article 6: Purpose
The purpose of this Corporation is to provide religious education, support of educational and literary objectives of its members and the Pagan community, and provide charitable support to members of the Pagan community. These purposes shall include, but not restricted to, the following:

1. To promote the Pagan religions as a legitimate and recognized religion as assured by the Constitution of the United States.
2. To provide an online resource for the education and benefit of its members who desire to learn more about the Pagan ideas, practices, morals and ethics.
3. To provide a forum for the open discussion of ideas without fear of reprisal.
4. To encourage the understanding of Pagan religious ideas, practices, morals, and ethics.
5. To discourage discrimination of differing religious practices, ideas, or ethics.
6. To provide emotional, mental, and occasionally monetary support for those in the Pagan community who have need of such support.
7. To provide monetary and other support to recognized 501(c)(3) organizations that further the goals of the Pagan community.
8. To support the literary objectives of its members and of the Pagan community.
9. To provide information and direction to individuals and agencies on matters pertaining to the Pagan religions, practices, beliefs, morals or ethics.
10. To encourage and promote cooperation among individuals, organizations, entities, or authorities who are involved in the promotion or understanding of the Pagan religions.
11. To actively participate in the future direction of the Pagan religions and beliefs.

Article 7: Non-Profit
Notwithstanding anything else herein provided, the Corporation is organized and shall be operated exclusively for religious, educational, charitable or literary purposes, as said terms have been and shall be defined pursuant to sections 170(c) and 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. All powers of this Corporation shall be exercised only in such manner as will assure the operation of this Corporation exclusively for said religious, education, charitable or literary purposes, as so defined, it being the intention that this Corporation shall be exempt from federal income tax and that contributions to it shall be deductible pursuant to said sections of the code, and all purposes and powers herein shall be interpreted and exercised consistently with this intention.

No part of the net earnings of the Corporation shall inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to its members, directors, officers, private shareholders or individuals, except that the Corporation shall be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for services actually rendered and to make payments and distributions in furtherance of the Corporation's purposes. No substantial part of the activities of the Corporation shall consist of the carrying on of propaganda or otherwise attempting to influence legislation (except as otherwise provided in Section 501(h) of the Internal Revenue Code), and the Corporation shall not participate or intervene in (including the publishing or distribution of statements) any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office.

Article 8: Dissolution
In the event of any liquidation, dissolution, termination, or winding up of the Corporation (whether voluntary, involuntary or by operation of law), the property or assets of the Corporation remaining after providing for the payment of its debts and obligations shall be conveyed, transferred, distributed, and set over outright to one or more religious, educational, charitable or literary institutions or organizations, created and organized for non-profit purposes similar to those of the Corporation, which qualify as exempt from income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Article 9: Director Liability
The Directors of the Corporation shall not be liable to the Corporation for monetary damages for an act or an omission in the Director’s capacity as a Director, except that this article shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a Director for any act described in Article 7.06B(1)-(5) of the Texas Miscellaneous Corporations Law Act, as amended.