Minnesota Statutes
Minn. Stat. § 315.44 (2026)
Ymca, Ywca; Formation, Certificate
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Three or more persons may form a corporation known as a Young Men's Christian Association or a Young Women's Christian Association by adopting, signing, and acknowledging a certificate of incorporation containing:
(1) the names and places of residence of the incorporators;
(2) the name of the corporation, the location of its principal place of business, and the period of its duration;
(3) the objects of its organization expressly stated;
(4) the number of its directors, not less than five, who shall manage its affairs, how and when elected, and the time and place of annual meetings; and
(5) the terms of admission to active membership.
The certificate must be recorded with the county recorder of the county of its principal place of business.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1985–1989 · leading case: State Ex Rel. McClure v. Sports & Health Club, Inc., 370 N.W.2d 844 (Minn. 1985).
State Ex Rel. McClure v. Sports & Health Club, Inc., 370 N.W.2d 844 (Minn. 1985). “Both the YMCA and the YWCA are, by sections 315.44 and 315.49 (1984), incorporated under this chapter.”
In Re the Condemnation by the Minneapolis Cmty. Dev. Agency, 439 N.W.2d 708 (Minn. 1989). “The YMCA claims a real estate tax exemption as “an institution of purely public charity” and, in its tax exemption statement, states the principal use of its property to be: To carry out the program services necessary to achieve the charitable and social purposes for which this…”
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