This is an official notice to all members of the GPHS Band Booster Club. One purpose of the July 14, 2026, regular meeting of the GPHS Band Booster Club will be to consider amending the Articles of Incorporation, with the final proposed form restated in full below.
RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
ARTICLE I: NAME
The name of this organization shall be the Glacier Peak High School Band Booster Club (GPHS Band Booster Club), and it shall run as a non-profit organization, not a private foundation.
ARTICLE II: PURPOSE
The mission of the GPHS Band Booster Club is to recognize, support and be of service to the band department of Glacier Peak High School. This mission includes but is not limited to activities which support the following goals:
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generally assist in raising funds:
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for the purposes of defraying travel and accommodation costs for the Glacier Peak High School Band,
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for the sponsoring of concerts, exhibitions, and competitions that said band may enter or undertake, and
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for the financial assistance of all phases of the Glacier Peak High School Band program.
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encourage community support for the Glacier Peak High School Band, and
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provide opportunities for parental involvement in school programs.
ARTICLE III: MEMBERSHIP
The club shall have members.
ARTICLE IV: DISSOLUTION
The Glacier Peak High School Band Booster Club is organized exclusively for charitable, religious, educational, and/ or scientific purposes or to foster national or international sports competition under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
No part of the net earnings of the organization shall inure to the benefit of, or be distributable to its members, trustees, officers, or other private persons, except that the organization shall be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered and to make payments and distributions in furtherance of the purposes set forth in the purpose clause hereof. No substantial part of the activities of the organization shall be the carrying on of propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, and the organization shall not participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distribution of statements) any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office. Notwithstanding any other provision of this document, the organization shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on (a) by an organization exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or corresponding section of any future federal tax code, or (b) by an organization, contributions to which are deductible under section 170 (c)(2) of the Internal Revenue code, or corresponding section of any future federal tax code.
Upon the dissolution of the organization, assets shall be distributed for one or more exempt purposes within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or corresponding section of any future federal tax code, or shall be distributed to the federal government, or to a state or local government, for a public purpose.
The Associated Student Body fund at Glacier Peak High School is designated to receive this distribution should dissolution occur.