MONTANA FEDERATION OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES

MONTANA FEDERATION OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES THE CORPORATION IS ORGANIZED AND SHALL BE OPERATED NOT FOR PROFIT BUT EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE PROMOTION OF THE PUBLIC INTEREST BY MEANS OF CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND LITERARY ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTIONS 501 ( C )(3) AND 170(B )(1 )(A)(IV) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED ("CODE"). IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS OBJECTIVE, THE CORPORATION'S PURPOSES SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO PROMOTING AND ENHANCING PUBLIC SERVICES IN THE STATE OF MONTANA BY SUPPORTING THE EDUCATION, RECOGNITION, AND DEVELOPMENT OF MONTANA PUBLIC SERVANTS IN THE WORK THEY CONDUCT ON BEHALF OF MONTANA'S CITIZENS. THE CORPORATION SHALL HAVE AND EXERCISE ALL RIGHTS AND POWERS CONFERRED ON NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS UNDER SECTION 35-2-118 OF THE MONTANA NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT;PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE CORPORATION SHALL NOT ENGAGE IN ANY ACTIVITIES OR EXERCISE ANY POWERS THAT ARENOT IN FURTHERANCE OF THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF THE CORPORATION.