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Articles of Incorporation

These Articles of Incorporation are signed by the incorporators forthe purpose of forming a non-profit corporation pursuant to theprovisions of Act 327, Public Acts of 1931, as amended, and Act 284, Public Acts of 1972, as amended as follows:

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• Article I
• Article II
• Article III
• Article IV
• Article V

Article I

The name of the corporation is Grand Rapids Cable Access Center.

Article II

The purpose or purposes for which the corporation is organized as follows; To promote the utilization of public service access channels on the Cable Television system in Grand Rapids by assisting in the promoting the development of local programming by and for various ethnic, religious, educational, governmental, professional, cultural and other citizen groups.

To make facilities and equipment available to the general public for the production of noncommercial educational or cultural programs for communication to the public via public and educational channels of the Cable Television system in Grand Rapids.

Said corporation is organized exclusively for charitable, educational, literary purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3), of the Internal Revenue Code.

Said corporation will not intervene in any political campaign, will not attempt to influence legislation, and will not engage in any activity not permitted to be carried on by a corporation exempt undersection 501(c)(3), or by a corporation, contributions to which are deductible under Section 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code 1954, or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Law.

Article III

Said corporation is organized upon a non-stock basis. The amount of assets which said corporation possesses is:
Real Property: None
Personal Property: None

Said corporation is to be financed under the following general plan:

Upon approval of the Federal Communications Commission, the corporation will receive annually from the General Electric Cablevision Corporation, two percent (2%) of the gross subscriber revenues derived from Cable Television operations in Grand Rapids. Additional financial support may be provided by membership fees, service fees, and contributions, grants, or gifts from foundations, governmental agencies,and other organizations and individuals.

Article IV

The address of the initial registered office is 300 Monroe Avenue, NW, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503.

The name of the initial resident agent at the registered office is Joseph G. Zainea (City Manager).

The names and addresses of the incorporators are as follows:

• Abe L. Drasin 300 Monroe NW Grand Rapids MI 49503
• George Bowman 300 Monroe NW Grand Rapids MI 49503
• Harold Dekker 300 Monroe NW Grand Rapids MI 49503
• Raymond G Heidenga 300 Monroe NW Grand Rapids MI 49503
• Thomas W. Warke 300 Monroe NW Grand Rapids MI 49503
• Mary Alice Williams 300 Monroe NW Grand Rapids MI 49503

The names and addresses of the first Board of Directors are as follows:

• Gordon L. Lake 1312 Hall SE Grand Rapids, MI
• Tim Goodwin 7 Burr Oak NW Grand Rapids, MI
• Tina Helderop 1349 Edith NE Grand Rapids, MI
• Vivian Lewis 706 College SE Grand Rapids, MI
• Rev. Donald Wilkins 1313 Bristol NW Grand Rapids, MI
• Craig S. Neckers 541 Russwood NE Grand Rapids, MI
• David Bamborough 522 Ethel SE Grand Rapids, MI
• Rosemary Prebble 734 Giddings SE Grand Rapids, MI
• Roz Fairchild 1002 Walsh SE Grand Rapids, MI

Article V

When a compromise arrangement or a plan of reorganization of this corporation is proposed between this corporation and its creditors, or and class of them or between this corporation and its members or any class of them a court of equity jurisdiction within the state, on application of this corporation or of a creditor or member thereof, or on application of a receiver appointed for the corporation may order a meeting of the creditors or class of creditors or of the members or class of members to be affected by the proposed compromise or arrangement or realization to be summoned in such manner as the court directs. If a majority is number representing 3/4 in value of the creditors or class of creditors, or of the members or class of members to be affected by the proposed compromise of arrangement of are organization of this corporation as a consequence of the compromise or arrangement, the compromise or arrangement and the reorganization, if sanctioned by the court to which the application has been made, shall be binding on all the creditors or class of creditors, or on all the members or class of members and also on this corporation.

Upon the dissolution of the corporation, the Board of Directors shall, after paying or making provisions for the payment of all of the liabilities of the corporation, dispose of all of the assets of the corporation in such a manner, or to such organization or organizations organized and operated exclusively for charitable, educational, religious, or scientific purposes as shall at the time qualify as an exempt organization or organizations under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Law), as the Board of Directors shall determine. Any such assets not so disposed of shall of by the Circuit Court of the county in which the principal office of the corporation is then located, exclusively for such purposes or to such organization or organizations, as said Court shall determine, which are organized and operated exclusively for such purposes.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, the incorporators of the above-named corporation, have hereunto signed these Articles of Incorporation on this 15th day of January, 1980.