Article 3. Purpose
3.1 Purpose
The purpose of this corporation is to promote and encourage technical, scientific, and
artistic skills through individual projects, social collaboration, and education. Also in the
context of these purposes, the corporation shall engage in scientific, charitable and
educational activities within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code, including but not limited to:
- (a). Through talks, classes, workshops, collaborative projects, and other activities,
to encourage research, knowledge exchange, learning, and mentoring in a safe,
clean space.
- (b). Provide educational spaces for teaching practical skills and theory of
technology, science, and art.
- (c). Provide work space, storage, and other resources for projects related to art,
science, and technology that will benefit the individual members' personal growth
in their fields of interest, encouraging the individual members to share their
projects and knowledge for the betterment of society through art, science and
technology.
- (d). To create, learn, and teach, individually and as a group, inviting members of
the community in the Los Angeles area and the world encouraging diversity among
underrepresented groups.
- (e). To develop, support the development of, and provide resources for the
development of free and open source software and hardware for the benefit of
society.
- (f). Collaboration across disciplines for the benefit of cultural, charitable, and
scientific causes.
- (g). To foster, by all legal means, the common purposes of its participants.
- (h). To conduct or engage in all lawful activities in furtherance of the stated
purposes or those incidental to them.
3.2. Limitation on Activities
The activities of the Corporation shall be performed in service to and with guidance of
the community of participants. Notwithstanding any other provisions of these Articles,
the Corporation shall not carry on any activities not permitted to be carried on by a
corporation exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Code.