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The Articles of Incorporation were adopted by the AREA membership on August 17, 1994, and were amended August 23, 1998; April 7, 2003; October 7, 2004, and March 12, 2009.  

The Bylaws were amended by Board action in 1995, 1998, 2004, and 2009. 

The Internal Revenue Service accepted the Articles of Incorporation, and confirmed AREA as a nonprofit organization on July 8, 1996. 

• View 2009 Articles of Incorporation
  
  
• View 2009 Bylaws
  
  
• View Certificate of Incorporation
  
  
• View Non-Profit Status July 2022
  
  
• View Certificate of Good Standing Colorado July 2022
  
  
• Tax Identification Number: 45-0438164, Contact Treasurer for additional details.
  
  
• Tax Filings: 2021  2020  2019  2018 2017  2016  2015
  
  
• View: IRS Tax Form 990N Years 2008-2021
  
  
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• AREA Tax and Accounting Status

The Aquatic Resources Education Association is a tax-exempt, non profit corporation under IRS 501(c)(3) regulations.  As a small non profit, we are digitally oriented and operated, meaning our President, President-Elect, Secretary and Treasurer are in different geographic locations; our corporation operates online digitally, across channels, without a physical, centralized brick-and-mortar presence; and, we conduct our corporate business electronically. Our officers are elected every two years during our biennial meeting.

• For up-to-the-minute documentation of our tax-exempt, non profit 501(c)(3) status, see the IRS online Tax Exempt Organization Search, https://apps.irs.gov/app/eos/allSearch, and choose Search by "Organization Name" and Search Term "Aquatic Resources Education Association." The organization details from the IRS are confirmed and displayed.  
• For up-to-the-minute documentation of our Colorado State tax-exempt, non profit status, https://www.coloradosos.gov/biz/BusinessEntityCriteriaExt.do?resetTransTyp=Y and type "Aquatic Resources Education Association" into the search field. Click the link on the latest document to confirm and display our status. 

If there are additional questions about our non profit status, please have them directed to the AREA President.