[Oe List ...] What is the Ecumenical Institute?

[John C. Montgomery]

I understood that there was an amicable parting between EI, once a program of the Federation and the Federation mid 60s (?) where EI became a separate organization.

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From: "W. J." <synergi at yahoo.com> 

Apparently EI exists on paper as a 501.c3, with a BoD and an executive, annual Form 990's, real estate (4750 N. Sheridan Road), and whatever staff it takes to keep the real estate minimally operational. So it's a landlord with a lot of rental income, government grants for renovations, etc., but not much else programatically. And oh yes, the Archives!

So what happened to the Church Federation of Greater Chicago?

Marshall


Marianna Bailey <wmbailey at charter.net> wrote:
Since I did not see any mention of EI, does this mean that EI no longer 
exists as an organization?
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> BY-LAWS
>
> OF
>
> The Institute of Cultural Affairs
>
> (revised on June 12, 2005 by Board approval)
>
> ARTICLE I
>
> Purposes
>
> The purposes for which the Institute is organized are:
>
> The Corporation is organized and shall be operated exclusively for
> educational, charitable and
>
> scientific purposes. To the extent consistent with such purposes, the
> Corporation shall engage in training and
>
> research, demonstration activities to inspire global social innovators,
> facilitate a new consensus in education,
>
> develop leadership, transform the quality of human service, and activities
> designed to lessen neighborhood
>
> tensions, eliminate prejudice and discrimination, and combat community
> deterioration and juvenile
>
> delinquency, including the presentation of public discussion groups, 
> forums,
> panels, lectures, seminars and
>
> other similar programs, and the dissemination of booklets, pamphlets or
> other similar publications.
>
> The Corporation shall also have all powers which are now or shall 
> hereafter
> be granted to not-forprofit
>
> corporations under the General Not For Profit Corporation Act of the State
> of Illinois.
>
> Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, the Corporation shall
> not conduct or carry on
>
> any activities not permitted to be conducted or carried on by an
> organization exempt under Section 501(c)(3)
>
> of the United States Internal Revenue Code and the regulations promulgated
> there under as they now exist or
>
> as they may hereafter be amended.
>
> No part of the earnings or assets of the Corporation shall inure to the
> benefit of or be distributed to
>
> any shareholder or member, director or officers of the Corporation or any
> other private individual. The
>
> Corporation shall not carry on propaganda or otherwise attempt in any 
> manner
> to influence legislation or
>
> participate or intervene in any political campaign on behalf of any
> candidate for public office.
>
> If the corporation shall be dissolved, the assets of the corporation shall
> be applied and distributed as
>
> follows:
>
> (a) All liabilities and obligations of the Corporation shall be paid,
> satisfied and discharged, or
>
> adequate provision shall be made therefore;
>
> (b) Assets held by the Corporation upon condition requiring return, 
> transfer
> or conveyance, which
>
> condition occurs by reason of the dissolution, shall be returned,
> transferred or conveyed in accordance with
>
> such requirement;
>
> (c) All remaining assets not disposed of under either of the preceding
> paragraphs (a) or (b) shall be
>
> transferred or conveyed to one or more charitable, scientific or 
> educational
> organizations which shall be
>
> exempt under the provisions of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
> Code of 1954 or the corresponding
>
> provisions of any federal tax law which may then be in effect.
>
> ARTICLE II
>
> Offices
>
> The Institute shall have and continuously maintain in the State of 
> Illinois
> a registered office and a
>
> registered agent whose office is identical with such registered office, 
> and
> may have other offices within or
>
> without the State of Illinois as the Board of Directors may from time to
> time determine
>
>
>
> ARTICLE III
>
> Board of Directors
>
> Section 3.1 . General Powers. The affairs of the Institute shall be 
> managed
> by its Board of
>
> Directors.
>
> Section 3.2. Number and Tenure. The number of directors of the Institute
> shall be up to twentyseven.
>
> The Board shall be divided into three classes of nine members each. The 
> term
> of office of each class
>
> shall be three years and until successors shall have been elected and
> qualified. Effective January 1, 1994, each
>
> director may serve only two consecutive three year terms and then may not 
> be
> eligible for re-election as a
>
> director until the passage of one year after the expiration of his/her
> second term. At each regular annual
>
> meeting directors shall be elected by the whole Board to succeed the class
> whose term then expires. Directors
>
> need not be residents of Illinois.
>
> Section 3.3 . Regular Meetings . The regular annual meeting of the Board 
> of
> Directors for the election
>
> of their successors and the transaction of such other business as may be
> properly brought before the meeting
>
> shall be held at the hour of 10:00 A.M. on the third Saturday in October 
> of
> each year, if not a legal holiday, or,
>
> if a legal holiday, then on the next succeeding business day, and shall be
> held at such place as shall be specified
>
> in the notice of such meeting. The Board of Directors may provide by
> resolution the time and place, either
>
> within or without the State of Illinois, for the holding of additional
> regular meetings of the Board without
>
> other notice than such resolution. -
>
> Section 3.4. Special Meeting. A special meeting of the Board of Directors
> may be called by or at the
>
> request of the president or any two directors and such person or persons 
> may
> fix any place, either within or
>
> without the State of Illinois, as the place for holding any special 
> meeting
> of the Board so called.
>
> Section 3.5 . Notice. Notice of the annual or any special meeting of the
> Board of Directors shall be
>
> given at least two days previously thereto by written notice delivered
> personally or sent by mail or telegram to
>
> each director at his address as shown by the records of the Institute. If
> mailed, such notice shall be deemed to
>
> be delivered when deposited in the United States mail in a sealed envelope
> so addressed, with postage thereon
>
> prepaid. If a notice be given by telegram, such notice shall be deemed to 
> be
> delivered when the telegram is
>
> delivered to the telegram company. Any director may waive notice of any
> meeting. Attendance of a director at
>
> any meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except
> where a director attends a meeting for
>
> the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business 
> because
> the meeting is not lawfully called
>
> or convened. 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 waiver of notice
> of such meeting, unless specifically
>
> required by law, the Articles of Incorporation or by these By-Laws.
>
> Section 3.6 . Action Without a Meeting. Any action required by law to be
> taken at a meeting of the
>
> Board of Directors, or any other action which may be taken at a meeting of
> the Board of Directors, may be
>
> taken without a meeting, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action
> so taken, shall be signed by all of the
>
> directors entitled to vote in respect of the subject matter thereof. Such
> consent shall have the same force and
>
> effect as a unanimous vote, and may be stated as such in any articles or
> document filed with the Secretary of
>
> State under the General Not For Profit Corporation Act of the State of
> Illinois.
>
> Section 3.7 . Quorum. Six directors shall constitute a quorum for the
> transaction of business at any
>
> meeting, provided if less than six directors are present, a majority of 
> the
> directors present may adjourn the
>
> meeting from time to time without further notice.
>
> Section 3.8 . 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 except where
> otherwise provided by law, the
>
> Articles of Incorporation or by these By-Laws.
>
>
>
>
>
> Section 3.9 . Vacancies . Any vacancy, however occurrin g, 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 for the
> unexpired term of his predecessor in
>
> office.
>
> Section 3.10. Committees of Directors . The Board of Directors, by
> resolution adopted by a majority
>
> of the directors in office, may designate and appoint one or more 
> committees
> each of which shall consist of
>
> two or more directors, which committees, to the extent provided in such
> resolution, shall have and exercise
>
> the authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the
> Corporation. The designation and
>
> appointment of any such committees and the delegation thereto of authority
> shall not operate to relieve the
>
> Board of Directors, or any individual director, of any responsibility
> imposed upon it or him by law.
>
> ARTICLE IV
>
> Officers
>
> Section 4.1 . Number. The officers of the Institute shall be a President,
> one or more Executive Vice
>
> Presidents (if elected by the Board of Directors), one or more Vice
> Presidents (if elected by the Board of
>
> Directors), a Secretary, a Treasurer and such other officers and assistant
> officers as may be elected or
>
> appointed by the Board of Directors. Any two or more offices may be held 
> by
> the same person, except the
>
> offices of President and Secretary.
>
> Section 4.2. Election and Term of Office. The officers of the Institute
> shall be elected annually by
>
> the Board of Directors at the regular annual meeting of the Board of
> Directors. If the election of officers shall
>
> not be held at such meeting, such election shall be held as soon 
> thereafter
> as conveniently possible. Effective
>
> January 1, 1994, no officer may serve successive terms in excess of three
> years, but may be eligible for election
>
> as an officer after the passage of one year from the expiration of his/her
> last terms in office. Election or
>
> appointment of an officer or agent shall not of itself create contract
> rights. Any officer may resign at any time
>
> by giving notice to the Board of Directors or to the President or to the
> Secretary. A resignation of an officer
>
> need not be accepted in order to be effective.
>
> Section 4.3 . Removal. Any officer may be removed by the Board of 
> Directors,
> either with or
>
> without cause, whenever in its judgment the best interests of the 
> Institute
> shall be served thereby. The removal
>
> of an officer shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, 
> of
> the person so removed.
>
> Section 4.4. Vacancies . A vacancy in any officer, however caused, may be
> filled by the Board of
>
> Directors for the unexpired portion of the term.
>
> Section 4.5 . President. The President shall be the principal executive
> officer of the Institute and shall
>
> in general supervise and control all the business and affairs of the
> Corporation, subject to any directions which
>
> may be given by the Board of Directors. He shall preside at all meetings 
> of
> the Board of Directors and shall
>
> have the authority to appoint such managers or assistants, designated by
> geographical region or otherwise, as
>
> he shall determine and shall have the authority to remove such managers or
> assistants at his discretion.
>
> Section 4.6. Executive Vice Presidents . The Executive Vice Presidents, in
> order of their seniority,
>
> shall, in the absence of the President, perform his duties. Any Executive
> Vice President shall perform such
>
> other duties as may from time to time be assigned to him by the President 
> or
> by the Board of Directors.
>
> Section 4.7 . Vice Presidents . Each Vice President shall have such powers
> and perform such duties
>
> as may be from time to time assigned by the President or the Board of
> Directors.
>
> Section 4.8. Treasurer . If required by the Board of Directors, the
> Treasurer shall give a bond for the
>
> faithful discharge of his duties, in such sum and with such surety or
> sureties as the Board of Directors shall
>
> determine. He shall (a) have custody of and be responsible for all funds 
> and
> securities of the Institute; receive
>
> and give receipts for moneys due and payable to the Institute from any
> source, and deposit all such money in
>
> the name of the Institute, in such banks, trust companies or other
> depositories as shall be selected inaccordance with the provisions of
> Article VI of these By-Laws; and (b) in general, perform all the duties
>
> incident to the office of Treasurer and such other duties as from time to
> time may be assigned to him by the
>
> President or by the Board of Directors.
>
> Section 4.9. Secretary. The Secretary shall (a) keep the minutes of all
> meetings of members and of
>
> the Board of Directors; (b) see that all notices are duly given in
> accordance with the provision of these
>
> By-Laws or as required by law; (c) be custodian of the corporate records 
> and
> of the seal of the Institute and
>
> see that the seal of the Institute is affixed to all documents, the
> execution of which on behalf of the Institute
>
> under its seal is duly authorized under the provisions of these By-Laws; 
> (d)
> keep a register of the post-office
>
> addresses of each member which shall be furnished to the Secretary by such
> member, and (e) in general,
>
> perform all duties incident to the office of the Secretary and such other
> duties as may from time to time be
>
> assigned to him by the President or by the Board of Directors.
>
> Section 4.10. Assistant Secretaries . Each Assistant Secretary shall have
> such powers and perform
>
> such duties as may be from time to time assigned by the President or the
> Board of Directors.
>
> ARTICLE V
>
> Executive Director
>
> The Executive Director is hired by the Board. The Board of Director sets 
> the
> compensation for and
>
> evaluates the performance of the Executive Director. The Executive 
> Director
> has day-to-day responsibilities
>
> for the organization, including carrying out the organiz ation's goals and
> policies. The Executive Director will
>
> attend all Board meetings, report on the progress of the organization,
> answer questions of the Board members
>
> and carry out the duties described in the job description. The Board can
> designate other duties as necessary.
>
> ARTICLE VI
>
> Contracts , Checks, Deposits and Funds
>
> Section 5.1 . Contracts . The Board of Directors may authorize any officer
> or officers, agent or
>
> agents, to enter into any contract or execute and deliver any instrument 
> in
> the name of and on behalf of the
>
> Institute; such authority may be general or confined to specific
> instruments.
>
> Section 5.2. Checks. Drafts etc. All checks, drafts or other orders for 
> the
> payment of money, notes
>
> or other evidence of indebtedness, issued in the name of the Institute,
> shall be signed by such officer or
>
> officers, agent or agents of the Institute and in such manner as shall 
> from
> time to time be determined by
>
> resolution of the Board of Directors. In the absence of such determination
> by the Board of Directors, such
>
> instruments may be signed by the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer and
> countersigned by one other officer
>
> of the Institute.
>
> Section 5.3 . Deposits . All funds of the Institute shall be deposited 
> from
> time to time to the credit of
>
> the Institute, in such banks, trust companies or other depositories as the
> Board of Directors may select.
>
> Section 5.4. Gifts . The Board of Directors may accept on behalf of the
> Institute any contribution,
>
> gift, request or devise for the general purposes or for any special 
> purpose
> of the Institute.
>
> ARTICLE VH
>
> Records
>
> The Institute shall keep correct and complete books and records of account
> and shall also keep
>
> minutes of the proceedings of the Board of Directors and committees having
> any authority of the Board of
>
> Directors, and minutes of the proceedings of the Global Advisory Council,
> and shall keep at its registered
>
> office or principal office a record giving the names and addresses of the
> members of the Board of Directors
>
> and of the Global Advisory Council
>
> ARTICLE VIII
>
> Fiscal Year
>
> The fiscal year of the Institute shall begin on January 1 of each year and
> end on December 31 of such
>
> year.
>
> ARTICLE IX
>
> Seal
>
> The Board of Directors shall provide a corporate seal which shall be in 
> the
> form of a circle and shall
>
> have inscribed thereon the name of the Institute and the words "Corporate
> Seal, Illinois".
>
> ARTICLE X
>
> Waiver of Notice
>
> Whenever any notice is required to be given under the provisions of the
> General Not For Profit
>
> Corporation Act of the State of Illinois or under the provisions of the
> Articles of Incorporation or the
>
> By-Laws of the State of Illinois , a waiver thereof in writing signed by 
> the
> person or persons entitled to such
>
> notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed
> equivalent to the giving of such notice.
>
> ARTICLE XI
>
> Amendments
>
> These By-Laws may be altered, amended or repealed and new By-Laws may be
> adopted by a majority
>
> of the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting called for 
> that
> purpose.
>
> 635179 revised 1993/revised 2005
>
> s.shared/ICA Board/Board Notebook12004/15-By-Laws of The Institute of
> Cultural Affairs
>
>
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