The Executive Board of the NIH Community Orchestra met on February 13, 2002, for the purpose of adopting the following Articles of Association.

Articles of Association of the undersigned, a majority of whom are citizens of the United States, desiring to form a Non-Profit Association do hereby certify:

First:

The name of the Association shall be National Institutes of Health Community Orchestra (NIHCO).

Second:

The place where the principal office of the Association is located is the City of Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland.

Third:

Said Association is organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes, including, for such purposes, the making of distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code.

Fourth:

The names and addresses of the persons who are the present members of the executive Board of the Association are as follows:

Board members

Music Directors and Conductors

Mr. Gary Daum, NIH Community Orchestra Music Director and Conductor

Dr. Nancia d'Alimonte, NIH Chamber Orchestra Music Director and Conductor

Dr. Frederick T. Chin, President

Ms. Ginger McLaughlin, Vice-President

Fr. James Kofski, Secretary

Mr. Martin Brown, Treasurer

Members of the Executive Board and Officers shall be appointed from time to time in accordance with the by-laws of the Association, as adopted on February 13, 2002.

Fifth:

No part of the net earnings of the association shall inure to the benefit of, or be distributable to its members, trustees, officers, or other private persons, except that the association shall be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered and to make payments and distributions in furtherance of the purposes set forth in Article Third hereof. No substantial part of the activities of the Association shall be the carrying on of propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, and the Association shall not participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distribution of statements) any political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office. Notwithstanding any other provision of these Articles, the Association shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on (a) by an Association exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code, or (b) by a corporation, contributions to which are deductible under section 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code.

Sixth:

Upon the dissolution of the Association, assets shall be distributed for one or more exempt purposes within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code, or shall be distributed to the federal government, or to a state or local government, for a public purpose. Any such assets not so disposed of shall be disposed of by a Court of Competent Jurisdiction of the county in which the principal office of the association is then located, exclusively for such purposes or to such organization or organizations, as said Court shall determine, which are organized and operated exclusively for such purposes.

In witness whereof, we have hereunto subscribed our names this 13^h day of February, 2002.

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President Secretary

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Vice President Treasurer

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Orchestra Director