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02 Models of the Maker RequestRECEIVED MODELS OF THE MAKER JUL 2 9 2003 Women's Ministries 1325 18th SE CITY MANAGER Paris, Texas 75460 PARIS, TEXAS 903-783-0353 Name and Address 1. Corporate Name: Models of the Maker 2. Address: 1325 18th SE Paris, Texas 75460 903-783-0353 (Phone) 903-783-0353 (Fax) motm07@hotmail.com (Email) 3. Contact Person: Cindy Bowlin 4. Title: Executive Director Corporate Status and Tax Exempt Status Please see Attachment #1: Letter from the Secretary of State Please see Attachment #2: IRS Letter for 501 (c)(3) Status Purpose Models of the Maker is a faith-based, totally volunteer, private, non-profit organization, governed by a dedicated board of directors. The organization is located in Paris, Lamar County, Texas. The mission of Models of the Maker is to provide a home for homeless women and their children (if needed). The goal is to empower each woman to find a permanent home. The organization has just completed its successful third year of operation of working with Iow-income persons who are significantly underserved within our community. This shelter serves not as an emergency shelter but as a long-term program which targets breaking the cycle of homelessness. The overall goal is to empower women to break the cycle of homelessness by teaching positive life skills and decreasing negative behaviors which are the major factors in their being homeless. The current shelter can house up to 20 individuals comfortably. The shelter serves about 100 women on a one-to-one basis per year. Volunteers from throughout the community who are proficient in administration, finance, housemanager, cook, housekeeping, counseling, parenting, etc., are extensively utilized thereby reducing overhead expenses. Financial support comes from throughout the community including churches, organizations, businesses, and individuals. In fact, the women themselves pitch in to help whenever they can to support this very needed program. The local industries of Campbell Soup which provides in-kind food, Kimberly Clark who provides diapers and Ocean Spray send us juice are good examples of local industry support. MODELS OF THE MAKER How project differs from other projects addressing the same problem. Models of the Maker is the only organization in this community seeking to serve this population of homeless women. The unique contribution of Models of the Maker · Committed and Kind Volunteer force · Heartfelt Commitment · Strong Community Support · Warm and inviting Shelter · Long Term Services · Mentorship Program Cindy Bowlin is an ordained minister who has worked for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Ms. Bowlin has been involved in the substance abuse field as a treatment specialist and counselor. In addition to these experiences, Ms. Bowlin worked three years for a victim services program. Cindy is well connected with the Paris community and is receiving solid support to provide services to homeless women in this northeast Texas area. Models of the Maker is requesting $10,000 from the City of Paris for 2003/2004. Our shelter struggles to meet its commitments monthly. The city's support of $10,000 will allow the organization to meet our operational expenses and be able to pay the rent and keep the lights on! I Budget 2003-2005 City of Paris Request ITEM City of VIODELS 2005 2006 Paris OF THE 2004 MAKER 2004 NCOME Annual Giving $ $ 5,000 $ 5,150 $ 5,305 Community support $ lO,OOO $ 18,494 $ $ Grants $ $ 47,038 $ 48,449 $ 49,903 Community Churches $ $ 17,500 $ 18,025 $ 18,566 TOTAL INCOME: $ 10,000 $ 88,032 $ 71,624 $ 73,773 EXPENSES Salaries Director $ 10,000 $ 24,000 $ 35,020 $ 36,071 Night Manager $ $ 10,000 $ 10,300 $ 10,609 Housemanager/Cook $ $ 14,816 $ 15,260 $ 15,718! Frini;e Benefits $ $ 5,822 $ 5,997 $ 6,177 Travel $ $ 2,400 $ 2,472 $ 2,546 Telephone $ $ 1,200 $ 1,236 $ 1,273 Food $ $ 2,400 $ 2,472 $ 2,546 supplies $ $ 5,206 $ 5,362 $ 5,523 Rent $ - $ 7,200 $ 7,416 $ 7,638 Utilities $ $ 7,200 $ 7,416 $ 7,638 Toiletries $ $ 2,000 $ 2,060 '$ 2,122 Cleaning Products $ $ 2,000 $ 2,060 $ 2,122 Utility Deposits to pre~nt Hom-!~ness $ $ 1,000 $ 1,030 $ 1,061 Rent Deposits to prevent Home~-~ness $ $ 2,788 $ 2,872 $ 2,958 TOTAL EXPENSES: $ 10,000 $ 88,032~ $ 100,973 $ 104,002 Please Note: An audit is not available at this time. Our organization does not currently have the funds to pay for an audit. Mike Endsley currently does all of our accounting. 7/9/2003 I 10:26 AM MODELS OF THE MAKER Providing Shelter for Homeless Women & Children Paris, Texas 75461 903-783-0353 1202 Pine Bluff Street P.O, Box 87 Board of Directors Rhonda Fisher- President Linda Hood - Vice President Patricia Allen - Secretary/Treasur,er. Cindy Bowlin - Executive Director CERTIFICATE ~F INCORPORATION MODELS DF THE MAKER WDMEN~S M[NISTKIES CttARTER NU~BFk 015~1295 THE UNDERS~bNED~ AS SECREtaRY OF STATE UF TH~ STATE UF ~EXAS~ HEREBY CERIIF~ES THAT THE AT~ACHED ARTICLES 13F INCUKPORATION FOR THE ABOVE Nfi~EU CORPORATIIIN HAVE BEEt; K~CEIVED IN THIS OFFICE AND ARE FOUND TO CUNFORI~ TO LAH, ~CCtJROINGLY~ TltE UHDFRSIGNFD~ AS SECRETARY UF STATE~ AND BY VIRTUE UF THF AUTttI1R~TY VESFED Ill THE SECRETARY BY L~W~ IIEREBY ISSUES THIS CERTIFICATE DF TNCORPORATION, ISSUAI'iCE OF THIS CERTiFiCATE OF INCORPI]RATIO'I DUES NOT AUTHORIZE TIlE USE UF fi CORPORATE NA~E IN THIS sTAT~ IN VIDLATIUN OF THE R~GHTS OF AN~TIIFR UtiOFR THE FEDERAL TPAr)E~A~'K ACT DF 19&6~ THE TEXAS TRfiDERARK LAW~ Tilt ASStJH[O BIISTN~SS OR pR~FESSIOHAL NAtlc ACT OR THE CU~HON LAW, DATED FEB, ].?,~ ZOOU EFFFCTIVE Fl~8, 1-?~ ZOO0 ~ ,, , · Elton Bomer, Secretary of State BRADY FISHE~ 26 NE ZND STREET PARIS eTX 75660 ~ODCLS OF THE M~K:R WU~ENIS HIN[$TRIES CHARTER NUHBER OL57129§-01 IT HAS B[FN [}UR pL£ASUI?, &TL) APPROVE ANt} PLACE UN RECOP, O THE A~TICLES DF iNCUPP~iF, ATILJN THAT CRL: lEO Y~tU~ CI}KPgP. ATIUN. WE EXTEND OUR B~ST WISHES FOP. SUCGESS IH YQUR NEW VENTUR!!, AS a CbRPOR~T)ON~ ~[~U AFl[ SUBJECT TQ STATE TAX LAWS, SOME NON-PROFIT Ci)RPO:ATIF}~S A~E KX[.('tP1 F~UM TH~ PAYMENT OF FRANCHIS~ TAXES AND MAY ALSq ~L LX~HPT FKr~ 'FFq PAY~LHT OF SALES AND USE TAX ON THE PURCHASE OF TAXABL~ IT[~I~. IF YglJ FgEL TftAl' UNDER THE LAW YUUR CORPORATION IS ENTITLLD TU ~3F rX-HPF YL)U t~[IST APPLY TO 1Hlj CIJHPTROLLEK UF PUBLIC CIJUNTS FOR Tilt ~:xr'HpTIUH. THF SECF, ETA)~Y gF STATE CANNUT HAKE SUCH IF WE CAb U~ O~ FURTHER SERVICE AT ANY TI~E~ PLEASE LET US KNOW.  V~RY TRULY YOURS~ Elton Somer, Secretary of State Bmployer ~den~iE~ca~ ion Nu~.ber 170~317g001040 M~H~g~t~ conEacE Telephone N~ ''"bt r ~ ~/0 e~ O aoWblN (s77) s2~-ss00 ~l'~:~B4~i AecoUntt.g Period Z, .lit Deue~er 31 Fo~ndation ~tat~e C]a~siftca~i~ AdvanCe Rolling pe,'i~ 1 February 17, 20( 0 Advance Ruling Period December 31~ 20)4 Addendum Appliea: No laa#ed ou in{ormatio~ you I~upplied, and a~eumtt~g your operation1§ will be crated in your application for recognition of exemption, we have determined you are exempt from federal income tax ullder eectto~ 501(a) of the Ii~ter~Rl Revenue gecs~ee'~ ate a newl~ ~ea~ed organization, we are not now making f~nal ~eterm[nat~on oE your foundation status under eect~on 509(a) oE the Code. }lowever, we have determined that you can reasonably expecL to be a publicly supported organization described ~n sectiona 509(a) (1) aud 170(b) (1) (A) Accordingly, during an advance ruling period you will be treated publicly supported organization, and no~ as a private foundahto~. Thia advance ruling period begtne and ends on 5he dates aborn above. Wthhi~ 90 daya after ~he end of your advance ruling period, you mueh aend Ua the information needed to determine whether you have met the me~t~ of the applicable eupport teat during the advance ruling period. IE you eetabl[eh that you have been a publicly supported organization, we will fy yoU aa a section 509{a) (1) or 509(a) (2) organization ae long as you continue to meet the requ~rementa of the applicable support teat. IE you do not meet tbe public support zequirements during the advance rul~u9 period, we w~l]. claaa~EY you aa a private foundation for future per~oda. Also, ~ we you aa a private ~oumdation, we will treat you aea private foundation ~rom your beginning date Eot purposes of section 507(d) and 4940. Orantor~ ~ud co~%rlbu~ot~ may rely on our determination that yoU are ~ot private foundation until.90 daya after the end of your advance ruling perlod. If you eend ug the required information within the 90 days, ~railtor8 and better 104~ (~/CG) ont~iblito~ may uo~tnu~ ~o rely on the advance dete~mtna~ion until we [iaa~ ~tnation ~ yoU~ ~oundatton stains. Itbil"h a .orAte t. Internal Revenue Bulletin stating that rill n~ lon~e~ ~ea~ yoO a. a publicly ~uppo~ted organ{ZhtloU, g~a,}tor. ~ont~lbutot~ may ~ot ~Y..~ ~h{~ de~e~mina~ion after the date we publ.~h the ~otice, Iff addition, ~ yuu lose your e~a~us aa a publicly supported o~ga~l- :a~lo~ and a grantor or conkrlbuhor wa~ responsible for, or was aware o[, ~y ~ot ~elY o~ khl~ determination [rom the date o[ the act or failure to act. %1,o, Ifa graHto~ or eo~t~lbutor learned that we had given not'Ce that you ~ould ~e removed from ~la~sificatlon a~ a publicly supported organtxmtlon, ~hat per~o~ may not rely on thl~ de%ermtnation a~ o[ the date he or mc~lted such ~owledge. If yo~ cha~ge yoU~ eoUt~ea o~ eupporh, your purposeS, character, or me~bod of opetattom, please let u~ know so we can con,ider the effect o[ the change your exempt ~st~ and [oundat~om status. If you amend your organtzatto~al document or bylawe, please ge~d ~ a copy of the amended document or bylaws. Also~ let us know all changea in your name or address. Ra ~[ 4a~USt~ 1, 19~4~ ~0~ a~ llable for social eecurtty taxes under the Federal Insurance Cont:lbuklong Act on amounts of ~100 or more you pay each of your employees durlng a calendar year. YoU are not liable for the tax lmposed undez the Federal UnemploymeUt Tax Act (FUTA) · Ozgs~lzatlona kha~ are ~ot prlvate foundatton~ are not subject to tbs pri- vate foundstlo~ excise taxee ~nder chapter 42 of tbs Internal Revenue Code. llowever, you are not automatically exempt from otter federal exciae taxea. you have any que~tlong about ~xcige~ employment, or other federal taxes, please let ~e know. Donor~ may deduct cont~tbu%to~ ko you a~ provided ~n ~ectton 150 of tile internal Reven~e Code. Beque~t~, legacies, devises, transferS, or gl[t~ to you or for your u~e are deductlble for Federal estate and gift tax putpo~e~ ~[ they meet the applicable provt~ions of sectlonS 2055, 2106, mad 2522 of tbM Code. Donor~ may ded~c~ oont~tbut~on~ ~o you only to the extent that their contr~butlona are gifts, wlth no consideration received. Ticket purcbagee and similar parents ~n conjUnCtiOn with fundratSing events may not necessarily qualify as deductible contrlbuttona, dependin~ on the circumstance". Revenue Rul{n~ 67-246, published in CUmUlative Bulletin 1967-2, on page 104, g~veg guldellneg regarding when taxpayers ~ay deduct payments for admission to, other participation in, fundrat,tng actiVitieS for charity. You are not reqUired to file Form 990, Return of organization Exempt From ~ncome Tax, if your grog~ tece~pt~ each year are normally $25,000 or you receive ~ Form 990 package tn the mall, .imply attach tbs labeI provided, check the box In tbs headin~ to indicate that your an~lual gross receipts are normally $25,000 or lesS, and sign the return. Because you will be treated a publlc charlty for return filln~ purposes durin~ your entire advance rullng bet~e~ 104~ ' t $2o n ~y tB ~h~tg~d wh~ a t~L~t~ t~ filed late, unle~ there tm reauonable cauue the del~Y. MoW~Ver, the maximum penalty charged cannot exceed ~10,000 or B pezce~t of y~r gto~ zeuelpt~ for the year, whichever im lem~- For otganlZs%lon~ wlth gro~ ~ecetpt~ exceeding $1,000,000 ~n a~y year, the penalty ~ $~00 per day per r.turm, unles~ there i. reasonable cause for th~ delay. The maxl~m p~nalty for an or9antzmt~°n with gro~S receipts exceeding exceed $5~,000 ThlS penalty may also be charged ~[ ~1,~00,"~ ~hall not ....... ur ~eturn is complete be[ute you tet~Z~ ~S not complete, 8o~ please De uu~ ;o You ~e ~ot ~equi~ed to file ~eder~l income t~x rekurn~ u.l~ you ~ubJect to the t~x on unrelated bu~ine~ income under ~ection ~11 o~ the Cede. If you ~re gub~ect to thig t~x~ you mu~t file an income ka~ recur, on Form ~0-T, ~xempt organizatio" ~u~ine~ Income T~x Return. In thi~ letLer we not dete~ining whether any o~ your present or proposed acttvitte~ are unre- lated trade or bu~tnes~ a~ defined tn section 513 of the Code. later YoU are required to make your annual information return, Form 990 or are nl~o Form 990-~Z, available for publt~ tn~pection for three yearn after the app] icat Ion, of the due date of the return or the date the return is filed, you tin documents, and your exemption letter. Copies of the~e required to make mvatlable for public inspection your exemption raregalso reqUtr~d to be provided to any individual upon written or ~ :~; ~ee~ for copying ~ ement by placing theme documents on per~On request without charge other than reamonable the - ~,~ftll tht~ requtr ..... mnlV with the~e internet. Penal~=- ~ information is avaliauz= - ~ ~,,r toll free re uirement". Add~tl°~a~.-n.mantzation, or you may ca** ~- n~e~ ~ho~ above. You need an employer identlfleatlon nu~er even if you have no If am employer idemtif~cstton number was not entered on your appl~catl~n, we will as~lgn a number to you ~d advl~e you of it. please use that number all retUrn~ you file and in all correspondence wlth the interual Revenue Servt~e. I~ we ~td in the headtn~ of tht~ letter that an addendum applte~, the addendum enclosed t~ an integral part of this letter. Because tht~ letter could help u~ re~olve any que~tton~ about your exempt ~tatus smd [oumdstlon mtatu~, you should keep it in your perma,ent records. Steven T, Miller Director, Exempt organization. ~e~er lo¢S .. Assessment of Tax Uttder 5ecLiu, 4940 ul ~tM~tatl~~: (SOO I, stmctlons off reverse side.) I Revg~uo code, and os pn t of ~ ~e~ tlest filed with Form 1023 thor the ar Section 8501(c)(4) o~th~ Interne ~ nnlzathm mulet section 1 lO(b)(1)(A v) or ,..,.,,,.-..."" "" ..... ~ ..... ::~:2,E~;;~.w~ ~ e~flh~o decume,ll hlter~81 Revenue, .o. ~OX 8~ ~at~g~ ~X 75461 commissioner ~ ............. e. Exempt Orgenl~allons) ' ' ' ' ' sin' tax (Ira osed under sectlo~ 4940 ~oflsent epd pg .... ,, d 8 years, 4 mouths, a ~d lu days tax yeats m the advance tul~g period ,,,,I exten get, ........... '- sent to the omanlzetlen befme tho period Y vet If a notice of daf c ency m tax mr an o:.~]~e. ]~,~,~ h~ the .umber exphes the IIm~ lot msRmg a~ u3~= ..... pmhlbRad, plu~ 60 days. . beeembe~ 3t, 2000 ~ndlng date of first ~ax year ............. ~:'ai~;~h~l ......... ~mant) l}ate line ol orgefll~eoefl las ~,u. u cindy G, nowlinf ~flcef of tlUStOe~evl.g authority t~ slgtl · or IRS uae oflly Istdct Ohectof or hsslst~mmfsslongr (Employee Plans e~d Exempt O~gnnlz~ ~ate ?, ,,.,.~,,,. ~l~,~.~. ~,,,,~ o~.~,,x~o, ~UL 2 1 2000 MODELS OF THE MAKER A 501 (c) (3) Non-Profit Corporation Paris, Lamar County, Texas BYLAWS OF THE CORPORATION Article I-Officers 1.01 Principle Offices: The principal office of the corporation shall be located in Lamar County, Texas. The corporation may have such other offices, either temporary or permanent, within the State of Texas, as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine or as the affairs of the corporation may require. 1.02 Re,qistered Office and A.qent: The Corporation shall have and cor~tinuously maintain within the State of Texas a registered office and a registered agent whose address is identical with such registered office, as required by the Texas Non-Profit Corporalion Act. The registered office may, but need not be, registered office and the person serving as registered agent may be changed from time to time by the Board of Directors in accordance with the provisions of the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act. Article II-Members and Classes of Members 2.01 The corporation shall have no members of any class. Article III-Board of Directors 3.01 General Powers: The affairs of the corporation shall be managed by its Board of Directors. 3.02 Nature, Tenure and Qualifications: The initial number of Directors shall be three, which number may be expanded to not more than 25 by a majority vote of the Directors then in office without the necessity of an amendment to these Bylaws. The majority of the Directors should be from next annual meeting and until such Director's successor(s) shall have been elected and have accepted such position. The only qualification for service as a Director shall be a demonstrated interest in the achievement of the corporation's goals. 3.03 ReRular MeetinRs: A regular annual meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held during the month of September without notice other than by this Bylaw. The Board of Directors may provide by resolution the date, time and place, within the State of Texas, for the holding of additional regular meetings of the Board without notice other than such resolution. 3.04 Special MeetinRs: Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by or at the request of the Chairman of the Board or by any two directors. The person or persons authorized to cell such special meeting of the Board may fix any date, time and place, within the State of Texas, for any special meeting to the Board of Directors called by them. 3.05 Attendance: A member of the Board of Directors may be terminated if he/she misses three consecutive regular meetings. Such absences will be grounds for dismissal from the Board. Models of the Maker 3.06 Notice: Notice of any special meeting of the Board of Directors shall be given at least five days previous thereto be written notice delivered personally or sent by mail or telegram to each Director at his address as shown by the records of the corporation. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered two days following its deposit in the United States mail, postage pre- paid. If notice is given by telegram, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered one day following the date such telegram is delivered to the telegraph company. Any Director may waive notice of such meeting in writing. The attendance of a Director at any meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when a Director attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transactions of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened and does not participate in said meeting until determined to be valid by a two-thirds majority vote of the Board of Directors. In the event the said meetings, by such vote of the Board of Directors, determined to have been lawfully called and convened, such member of the Board appearing to protest such meeting may, convened, such member of the Board appearing to protest such meeting may, thereafter, participate in such meetings as he may determine. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors need be specified in the notice or waive of notice of such meetings, unless specially required by law, by these Bylaws, or by the resolution which has resulted in the call of such meeting. 3.07 Quorum: A majority of the Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the Board of Directors, unless otherwise required herein; but if less than a majority of Directors are present at such meeting, the meeting shall be adjourned by the Directors then present from time to time until a quorum is present without further notice. 3.08 Manner of Acting: The act of a majority of the Directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors, unless the action of a greater number of Directors is required by law or these Bylaws. 3.09 Vacancies: Any vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors and any directorship to be filled by reason of an increase in the number of directors shall be filled by the Board of Directors. A Director elected to fill a vacancy shall be elected to serve until the conclusion of the next annual regular meeting of the Board. 3.10 Compensation: Directors shall not receive any stated salaries for their services, but by resolution of the Board of Directors reasonable expenses of attendance, if any, may be allowed for attendance at each regular or special meeting of the Board; but nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any Director from serving the corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation therefore, having due regard for the limitations of the Internal Revenue Code on self-dealing and any restrictions on non-profit corporations. ~3.11 Informal Action by Directors: Any action required by law or by these Bylaws to be taken at a meeting of the Board of Directors or any action which may be taken at a meeting of Directors, may be taken without a meeting if consent in writing setting forth the action so taken shall be signed by all of the Directors then in office, 2of5 Models of the Maker Article IV-Advisory Board 4.01 The corporation shall have an Advisory Board composed of individuals selected by the Board of Directors for their interest in the goals of the corporation or in view of their special expertise in areas of importance to the corporation, such as finance, public relations, etc. The members of the Advisory Board shall not receive any compensation for their efforts on behalf of the corporation nor shall they have any binding voice or vote in the determination of the corporation affairs. Article V-Officers 5.01 Officers: The officers of the corporation shall be a chairman of the Board of Directors, a Secretary and a Treasurer, and such other officers; as may be elected in accordance with the provisions of this Article V. The Board of Directors may elect or appoint such other officers as it shall deem desirable, such officers to have the authority and perform the duties prescribed by the Board of Directors· The Board may appoint an Executive Director who, if appointed, shall serve as the Chief Operating Officer and be directly responsible to the Board of Directors from which the powers of his office are derived· 5.02 Election and Term of Office: The officers of the corporation shall be elected annually by the Board of Directors at the regular annual meeting of the Board. If the election of officers shall, for any reason, not be had at such meeting, the officers then in office shall continue to serve until the election is had, which shall be as soon after such annual meeting as is convenient. New offices may be created and filled at any meeting of the Board of Directors. Each officer shall hold office until his successor has been duly elected and accepted the responsibilities of the office to which elected. 5.03 Qualifications of Officers: No officers except the Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Secretary and Treasurer need be members of the duly elected and serving Board of Directors. 5.04 Vacancies: Any vacancy in an office because of death, resignation, disqualification or otherwise, may be filled by the Board of Directors for the unexpired portion of the term of any such office. 5.05 Chairman of the Board: The Chairman of the Board of Directors shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the corporation and shall, in general, supervise and control all of the business of the corporation and its affairs. The Chairman shall preside at all of the meetings of the Board of Directors. The Chairman may sign with either the Secretary or Treasurer or any other authorized officer or agent, any contracts or instruments which the Board shall have authorized to be executed, except in cases where the Board, by resolution, shall have expressly delegated the signing and execution thereof, except when such power is expresslY granted to some other officer-or officers by these Bylaws or by statute; and the Chairman shall perform all duties incident to the office of Chairman of the Board of Directors and such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors from time to time. 3 of 5 Models of the Maker 5.06 Secretary: The Secretary shall keep the minutes of the Board meetings; give notices in accordance with the provisions of these Bylaws or as required by statute; and be custodian of the corporate records and the seal of the corporation. These duties can be in whole or part, delegated with the consent of the Board of Directors. 5.07 Treasurer: The Treasurer shall have charge and control of and be responsible for all funds and securities of the corporation; receive and give receipts for monies due and payable to the corporation from any source whatsoever, and deposit all such monies in the name of the corporation in such banks or other depositories as shall be selected in accordance with the provisions of Article VI of these Bylaws; and in general, perform all duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Chairman or the Board of Directors. These duties may be, in whole or part, delegated to the Executive Director by the Chairman or the Board. In the event that the duty of writing checks is delegated to the Executive Director, the Secretary of MODELS OF THE MAKER, Inc. (or another person if it is so deleted) shall make out the checks, with invoice, which the Executive Director shall then sign. Article VI-Contracts, Checks, Deposits and Funds 6.01 Contracts: The Board of Directors may authorize any officer or officers, agent or agents of the corporation, in addition to the officers so authorized by these Bylaws, to enter into any contract or executive and deliver any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the corporation. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances. 6.02 Checks and Drafts: All checks, drafts, or orders for the payment of money, notes or other evidence of indebtedness issued in the name of the corporation shall be signed by such officers or agents of the corporation and in such manner as shall from time to time be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors. 6.03 Deposits: Alt funds of the corporation shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the corporation in such banks or other depositories as the Board of Directors may select. 6.04 Gifts: The Board of Directors may accept on behalf of the corporation any contribution, gift or be'quest for the general purposes or for any special purpose of the corporation. Article VII-Books and Records 7.01 The corporation shall keep correct and complete books and records of account and shall also keep minutes of the proceedings of the Board of Directors. All books and records of the corporation may be inspected by any Director or his agent or attorney or by any other person having legitimate reason for any proper purpose at any reasonable time. Article VIII-Fiscal Year 8.01 The fiscal Year of the Corporation shall begin on the first day of January and end on the last day of December in each year. 4of5 Models of the Maker Article, IX-Seal 9.01 The Board of Directors may provide a corporate seal, which shall be in the form of a circle and shall have inscribed thereon the words "Corporate Seal of Models of the Maker" Women's Ministries. Article X-Waiver of Notice 10.01 VVhenever any notice is required to be given under the provisions of the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act or under the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation of this corporation or under the provisions of these Bylaws, a waiver thereof, in writing signed by the person or persons entitled to such notices, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed the equivalent of the giving and the receipt of such notices. 5 of 5