Article Fourteen, Voluntary Dissolution and Prohibition Against Sharing Foundation Profits and Assets, Section 1: Method
In addition to the provisions of California Corporations Code ยง6610(b), the Members of the Foundation may elect to voluntarily dissolve the Foundation in the following manner:
A. A petition for the voluntary dissolution must be signed by ten (10%) percent of the Members of the Foundation and submitted to the Foundation's Secretary. Within 45 days of the Board's receipt of said petition, a vote of the Board on said petition for voluntary dissolution shall be held.
B. If a majority of all Directors of the Board vote in favor of voluntary dissolution, then the matter shall be submitted to a vote of the Members (within 45 days after the Board's vote) via a ballot prepared and distributed in accordance with the terms of Sections 8(A), 8(B), 8(C) and 8(D) of Article of these Bylaws. An action for voluntary dissolution shall be deemed approved upon the majority vote of the Members voting, provided that a quorum is met.
C. If the Directors of the Board vote against, or fail to approve, voluntary dissolution, then the matter shall be submitted to a vote of the Members (within 45 days after the Board's vote) via a ballot prepared and distributed in accordance with the terms of Sections 8(A), 8(B), 8(C) and 8(D) of Article of these Bylaws. An action for dissolution under this Section 1(C) shall be deemed approved upon the majority vote of all the Members.
D. The Attorney General must be notified in the event of the commencement of a voluntary dissolution of the Foundation.