<------ Back to CBDO mainpage Community Based Development Organization (CBDO) Amendments to Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws Articles of Incorporation Click Here to Download Sample "Articles of Amendment" After downloading the sample Articles of Amendment they will need to be edited to fit your purposes. The downloaded document is a sample of Articles of Amendment that can be used to amend your Florida nonprofit Articles of Incorporation so as to qualify the organization as a "Community Based Development Organization" (CBDO) under 24 CFR 570.204 while at the same time maintaining your "charitable" exemption under section 501(c)(3) of the IRS Code. NOTE: you may not need to make these amendments if the required language is already in there. Instructions to amend Articles of Incorporation: First, you must examine your present articles incorporation to determine the numbering of the sections which correspond to the language in the amendment document.  Then edit the amendment document to correctly reference those section numbers. Then, file these Articles of Amendment with the Florida Department of State. There is a $35.00 filing fee. Mail the Articles of Amendment and a check payable to "Secretary of State", to: Florida Department of State Division of Corporations P.O. Box 6327 Tallahassee, Florida 32314 cc Bylaws Click Here to Download Sample Bylaw Amendments After downloading this file edit it to fit your needs. The purpose of the amendments is to specify a geographic area of operation and to properly structure your board of directors The document is a sample board resolution amending the bylaws to add language required to be a CBDO.  You must first examine your present bylaws to determine the specific section(s) that needs to be amended.  After doing this, edit the sample bylaw amendment document that you downloaded from this website to make it refers to the specific section of your present bylaws that need to be amended. Note: Your existing Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation may (or may not) have specific requirements for adopting amendments.  If there are such requirements they must be followed.  If there are no such requirements the amendments can be adopted by a simple board resolution (be sure to include the resolution in the corporation's official minute book).