Wisconsin § 182.007 - Charitable corporations and community funds, amending articles.

Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 182.007 — Charitable corporations and community funds, amending articles., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 182.007. Charitable corporations and community funds, amending articles.

182.007(1) (1) A community fund, community chest or community union corporation of a kind mentioned in sub. (1m) may change substantially the original purposes of its organization upon the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of its members entitled to vote, at a meeting called for that purpose and in no event shall its purposes be other than charitable. 182.007(1m) (1m) Any nonstock corporation organized solely for charitable purposes and any community fund, community chest or community union corporation, organized for the purpose of raising funds for and serving community and public welfare agencies or services may, in addition to any method provided in its articles of organization, amend its articles at any annual meeting or at any special meeting duly called for that purpose. Notice of the meeting shall be published as a class 2 notice, under ch. 985 , the last insertion not less than 20 days prior thereto. The notice shall specify the time and place of such meeting, that such amendment will be proposed and a copy thereof. Unless otherwise provided in the articles 10 members shall constitute a quorum, and the amendment may be adopted by affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members present.

Source: official Wisconsin text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 182.007 ("Charitable corporations and community funds, amending articles.") is part of the Wisconsin Statutes, the codified statutory law of Wisconsin. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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