Our Mission

The goals of the foundation are:

a) To raise adequate funds or donations to maintain the operations of the foundation and to disperse annual scholarships.

b) To disperse a minimum of three annual scholarships to deserving students studying music and dance in an institution of higher learning (university, college, or trade/vocational school) each year.

Articles of Incorporation

THOMAS “TOMMY GIGZ” SHAW II MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION

ARTICLE I

The name of this corporation is THOMAS “TOMMY GIGZ” SHAW II MEMORIAL ;SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION.

ARTICLE II

A. This corporation is a nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation and is not organized for the private gain of any person. It is organized under the Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation;Law exclusively for charitable purposes.

B. The specific purpose of this corporation is to help gifted and talented students attain;their dreams of studying music and/or dance at an approved college, university, or trade;school by providing financial assistance in the form of annual scholarships.

ARTICLE III

The name and address in the State of California of this corporation's initial agent for;service of process is:

Available upon request

ARTICLE IV

A. This corporation is organized and operated exclusively for charitable purposes within;the meaning of Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3).

B. No substantial part of the activities of this corporation shall consist of carrying on;propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, and the corporation shall;not participate or intervene in any political campaign (including the publishing or

distribution of statements) on behalf of any candidate for public office.

ARTICLE V

The property of this corporation is irrevocably dedicated to charitable purposes and no;part of the net income or assets of this corporation shall ever inure to the benefit of any;director, officer or member thereof or to the benefit of any private person. Upon the

dissolution or winding up of the corporation, its assets remaining after payment, or;provision for payment of all debts and liabilities of this corporation, shall be distributed;to a nonprofit fund, foundation or corporation which is organized and operated;exclusively for charitable purposes and which has established its tax exempt status under;Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3).

ARTICLE VI

The Corporation elects to have no members. Any action which would otherwise;require a vote of members shall require only a vote of the members of the Board of;Directors, and no meeting or vote of members shall be required for this Corporation, any

provision of the Articles of Incorporation of this Corporation or the Bylaws of the;Corporation to the contrary notwithstanding.

ARTICLE VII

The period of duration of corporate existence of this corporation is perpetual.

ARTICLE VIII

The corporation shall not have capital stock.

ARTICLE IX

In furtherance of its nonprofit tax-exempt purposes, the Corporation shall have the;following powers and authority:

(a) To do all acts, perform all functions, and carry on all activities permitted by the;nonprofit corporation laws of the State of California, or of any other State in which the;Corporation is qualified to act.

(b) To have and exercise all powers and rights enjoyed by corporations generally in;the State of California, and in any State in which the Corporation is qualified to act, as long;as the exercise of such powers is not specifically prohibited for nonprofit corporation.

(c) To use all media, whether now known or hereafter discovered, including but not;limited to print, television, and radio.

(d) To exercise such incidental powers as may reasonably be necessary to carry out;the purposes for which the Corporation is established, provided that such incidental powers;shall be exercised in a manner consistent with its tax-exempt status as a organization as set;forth in Section 501(c)(3) of the Code.

(e) Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Articles of Incorporation, the;Corporation shall not, except to an insubstantial degree, engage in any activity or exercise;any powers that are not in furtherance of the nonprofit purposes of the Corporation, and the

Corporation shall not carry on any activity not permitted to be carried on (a) by a;corporation exempt from any Federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Code, or;under the corresponding section of any future United States revenue law; or (b) by a

corporation, contributions to which are deductible under 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) of the Code, or the;corresponding section of any future United States revenue law.

ARTICLE X

The Board of Directors may adopt, amend, or repeal these Articles by a 2/3;affirmative vote of the Directors. Any amendment to the Articles shall be subject to;approval or rejection by the President of the Corporation.

ARTICLE XII

The liability of the directors of the corporation for monetary damages shall be eliminated;to the fullest extent permissible under California law.;The corporation is authorized to indemnify the directors and officers of the corporation to;the fullest extent permissible under California law.