Corporations may be organized under §§ 4-28-201 — 4-28-206 and 4-28-209 — 4-28-224 for any lawful purpose including, without being limited to any one (1) or more of the following purposes: charitable; benevolent; eleemosynary; educational; civic; patriotic; political; religious; social; fraternal; literary; cultural; athletic; scientific; agricultural; horticultural; animal husbandry; and professional, commercial, industrial, or trade association. However, labor unions, rural electric corporations, cooperative agricultural or marketing associations, etc., organized for either direct or indirect financial gain or advantage, and any cooperative associations coming within the purview of §§ 4-30-101 — 4-30-117, 4-30-201, 4-30-202, and 4-30-204 — 4-30-207 shall be governed by the particular acts applicable to such associations.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law
Subtitle 3 - Corporations and Associations
Chapter 28 - Nonprofit Organizations
Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Nonprofit Corporation Act
§ 4-28-203. Applicability of subchapter
§ 4-28-204. Effect on preexisting corporations
§ 4-28-206. Articles of incorporation generally
§ 4-28-208. Private foundations — Amendment of articles of incorporation by operation of law
§ 4-28-211. Board of directors
§ 4-28-214. Registered agent — Service of process
§ 4-28-215. Compensation and reimbursement to members, directors, officers, etc
§ 4-28-216. Powers of Secretary of State
§ 4-28-217. Rules by state agencies applicable
§ 4-28-218. Books and accounting records
§ 4-28-219. Shares of stock and dividends prohibited
§ 4-28-220. Loans to directors and officers prohibited
§ 4-28-221. Admission of foreign corporation
§ 4-28-222. Involuntary dissolution
§ 4-28-223. Fees to be paid to Secretary of State