GERMAN AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CENTRAL

THE CORPORATION IS ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL, AND SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES, INCLUDING, FOR SUCH PURPOSES, THE MAKING OF DISTRIBUTIONS TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT QUALIFY AS EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, OR THE CORRESPONDING SECTION OF ANY FUTURE FEDERAL TAX CODE. TO THE EXTENT CONSISTENT WITH THE PRECEDING SENTENCE AND PERMISSIBLE UNDER FLORIDA LAW, THE PURPOSES OF THE CORPORATION SHALL INCLUDE, BUT SHALL NOT BE LIMITED TO, FOSTERING AND ADVANCING GERMAN/AMERICAN, CROSS CULTURE EDUCATION, COMMUNICATIONS, CUSTOMS, TRADITIONS AND IDEALS, INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING, PEACE AND GOODWILL; SUPPORTING COMMUNITY RELATIONS, INDIVIDUALS, AND CONTRIBUTING TO ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING, HAVING A GERMAN CULTURAL OR ACADEMIC INTEREST.