We Believe in Education
Our Mission
To provide tools to assist current and potential students who exemplify the qualities, character, and intestinal fortitude necessary to continue the spirit of excellence by way of injection of educational scholarships and access to real and reliable networks that will impact the recipient's life in the short term by way of financial aid as well as in the long-term via corporate support to bolster goals, aspirations, dreams and future endeavors.
The Organization.
The Ella F. Kennerly (EFK ) Education Matters Scholarship, Inc. is organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes for 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. No part of the net earnings of the corporation shall inure to the benefit of, or be distributable to its members, trustees, officers, or other private persons, except that the corporation 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 these Article 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 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, corresponding section of the 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 corporation assets they 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. Any such assets not disposed of shall be disposed of by the Court of Common Pleas of the county in which the principal office of the organization is then located, exclusively for such purposes or to such organization or organizations, as said Court shall determine, which are organized and operated exclusively for such purposes. No director shall have any personal liability to the corporation or other directors of the corporation, for monetary damages for breach of duty of care or other duty as a director, by reason of any act or omission occurring subsequent to the date when this provision becomes effective, except that this provision shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director for (a) any appropriation, in the violation of his/her duties, of any business opportunity of the corporation; (b) acts or omissions which intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of the law; (c) liabilities of a director imposed by Section 14-3-860 through 14-3- 864 of the Georgia Non-Profit Corporation Code; or (d) any transaction from which the director derives an improper personal
benefit.