Bylaws
Center for Developmental Disabilities Advocacy and Community Supports
Constitution & Bylaws
Constitution & Bylaws
ARTICLE I – GENERAL PURPOSES AND LIMITATIONS
The Center for Developmental Disabilities Advocacy and Community Supports (“The Center”, “CDDACS”, or “Association”) is organized and will be operated exclusively as an association within the meaning of Sections 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended or the corresponding section of any future United States Internal Revenue Law (the “Code”). The Center’s purposes include, but are not limited to, any purposes set forth specifically in its Articles of Incorporation, as may from time to time be amended (the “Articles”).
To further The Center’s purpose and mission, The Center will have and exercise all of the powers conferred by the provisions of the General Not for Profit Corporation Act of the State of Illinois, as may from time to time be amended (the “Act”), not outside the scope of the Articles.
No part of the net earnings of The Center may inure to the benefit of, or be distributable to its Directors, trustees, officers or other private persons, except that The Center will 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 the Articles.
Notwithstanding any other provisions herein, The Center will not carry on any activities not permitted to be carried on by an organization exempt from federal income tax under section 501(a) of the Code, as an organization described in section 501(c)(6) of the Code.
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