To demonstrate its primary mission, an entity must provide one of the following types of governing leadership-approved documents that clearly state its mission or purpose:
- Governing leadership-approved organizing document (e.g., articles of incorporation, charter, or similar),
- Governing leadership-approved governance document (e.g., bylaws, operating agreement, partnership agreement, or similar), or
- Governing leadership-approved resolution or directive.
Please note, if a governing leadership-approved resolution/directive will be used to demonstrate an entity’s mission, the purpose of the resolution/directive must be to establish the mission. A resolution/directive that identifies an entity’s mission as part of the background information on why the resolution/directive is being made will not be accepted as proof of mission.