F-01 · Choose the business form

For a corporation, complete the selected jurisdiction’s Articles of Incorporation and corporate Bylaws, including [name], [address and agent], [lawful purpose], [share classes and authorization], [incorporator], [initial governance], and other mandatory provisions. For an LLC, use Articles of Organization and an operating agreement with [members], [contributions], [ownership percentages], [management], [allocations and distributions], [transfers], [exit], and [dissolution]. Do not use nonprofit Articles or a charitable dissolution clause for an ordinary privately owned business.

These PA clauses supplement a complete jurisdiction-specific business formation package. The California Secretary of State, for example, distinguishes corporate Articles and Bylaws from LLC Articles and operating agreements.

F-02 · PA governance rider

F-02a · Business purpose

[Business] shall provide [products/services] to [customers], using PA-informed reasoning, collaborative practice, examined outcomes, and sustainable resource development. Subject to applicable law and its governing documents, managers shall record the effects of material decisions on customers, workers, owners, and affected institutions. A private business remains responsible for its own finances and obligations.

F-02b · Accountable authority

[Authorized governing body] shall adopt PA Standard [version] and an adapted Operations Manual. Delegation, conflicts, complaints, corruption review, productive correction, and independent appeal shall be documented. This rider shall not silently change ownership rights, fiduciary duties, employment rights, voting powers, or contractual remedies. Changes to those rights require the legally necessary express approvals.

F-02c · Corruption identification and conversion

Document concerns about diverted resources, concealed interests, manipulated decisions, or harm to an agreed beneficial purpose. Preserve evidence, appoint unconflicted review, permit a response, approve proportionate safeguards and a productive correction plan, verify results, and provide independent appeal. Commercial urgency shall not justify retaliation, falsifying certification, evading required reports, or misuse of licensed materials.

F-02d · Separate identity

[Business] is owned by [owners], governed by [body], and formed in [jurisdiction]. It is not a nonprofit division, subsidiary, agent, or certification issuer merely because it uses licensed PA resources. Any additional relationship must be expressly established by a lawful agreement and described accurately.

F-03 · Model license agreement

Parties: [nonprofit legal name and address] (Licensor) and [business legal name and address] (Licensee). Effective [date]. Governing law and forum [selected after review]. Authorized signers [names/titles].

L-01 · Defined property and rights

Licensor grants [nonexclusive/exclusive] rights to the specifically listed materials in Schedule A [titles, versions, ownership evidence], for [permitted uses], [territory], [channels], and [term]. All ungranted rights remain with their owner. Attribution shall follow Schedule A. Derivative-work permissions and ownership shall be expressly stated. No right to certify, sublicense, or use a certification mark is granted unless specifically listed and validly authorized.

L-02 · Payment and mission return

Licensee shall pay [fixed fee/royalty formula], with [minimum if any], [reporting period], [payment date], and [verifiable calculation]. State treatment of refunds, taxes, related-party sales, and bundled products. Unconflicted nonprofit decision makers shall document fair terms, comparable information where available, charitable purpose, and private-benefit review. Donations shall be separately recorded and shall not purchase favorable certification.

L-03 · Quality and truthful claims

Licensee shall use the identified standard version, disclose permitted adaptations, and correct material inaccuracies. Claims shall accurately distinguish education, licensing, and any independently issued certification. Licensor may review relevant licensed use under [reasonable notice and confidentiality rules]. Review shall not give unrestricted access to protected customer or personnel data.

L-04 · Records, improvements, and complaints

Maintain usage and payment records for [period] and permit a proportionate verification process. Identify rights to newly developed content and shared improvements in Schedule B. Route product complaints to [business channel] and certification complaints to [independent issuer channel]. Apply the agreed corruption review and correction procedure without obstructing legal remedies.

L-05 · Breach and exit

Provide written notice and [cure period], except where lawful immediate action is necessary for serious safety, privacy, or rights violations. Define suspension scope, appeal, termination, final payments, return or deletion of restricted materials, treatment of existing customers, and removal of expired marks. Termination shall not transfer business ownership or charitable assets automatically.

L-06 · Review and execution

Complete confidentiality, data protection, liability allocation, insurance if relevant, dispute resolution, assignment, renewal, and integration clauses appropriate to the actual transaction. Sign only after corporate authorization, rights verification, and jurisdiction review. Signatures: [Licensor], [Licensee], [date].

Keep charitable and commercial purposes clear

A 501(c)(3) organization must avoid prohibited private benefit and insider enrichment. Independent ownership alone does not resolve a conflicted or unfavorable license. Source: IRS private-benefit guidance.