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Mounted Games
Across America, Inc. shall be operated exclusively for charitable,
religious, educational, and scientific purposes, including lessening the
burdens of government, within the meaning of §501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as now in effect or as may hereafter be amended
(“the Code”). The Corporation shall be operated exclusively to foster
national or international competition in equestrian mounted games and
shall be operated primarily to support and develop amateur athletes for
national and international competition in equestrian mounted games.
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The
specific
purposes for which MGAA, Inc. is formed include:
- introducing and
developing the sport of equestrian mounted games within the United
States equestrian community;
- providing
opportunities for mounted games amateur athletes to develop competitive
skills and team cohesiveness by offering a variety of mounted games
competitions at the local, national, and international level;
- providing financial support through public scholarships to assist
mounted games individuals or teams, who would otherwise be unable to do
so, to participate in local, national, and international competitions,
clinics, and seminars;
- providing a standard and consistent team selection process used to
select team members that would represent MGAA at international mounted
games competitions and selecting at least one team each year;
- developing and
promulgating safety standards and procedures detailing fabrication of
mounted games equipment, coaching of mounted games players, training of
horses and ponies used for mounted games competition, and how to host
mounted games competitions;
- sponsoring seminars and clinics with internationally renowned coaches to
develop the level of mounted games skill at the local, national, and
international level; and
- for any other lawful purposes consistent with these Articles of
Incorporation or the Bylaws of MGAA, Inc.
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