N.Y. Not-for-Profit Corporation Law § 1001: Plan of dissolution and distribution of assets

§ 1001. Plan of dissolution and distribution of assets.

(a) The board shall adopt a plan for the dissolution of the

corporation and the distribution of its assets. Such plan shall

implement any provision in the certificate of incorporation prescribing

the distributive rights of members.

(b) If the corporation is a charitable corporation and has no assets

to distribute and no liabilities at the time of dissolution, the plan of

dissolution shall include a statement to that effect.

(c) If the corporation has no assets to distribute, other than a

reserve not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars for the purpose of

paying ordinary and necessary expenses of winding up its affairs

including attorney and accountant fees, and liabilities not in excess of

ten thousand dollars at the time of adoption of the plan of dissolution,

the plan of dissolution shall include a statement to that effect.

(d) If the corporation has assets to distribute or liabilities, the

plan of dissolution shall contain:

(1) a description with reasonable certainty of the assets of the

corporation and their fair value, and the total amount of debts and

other liabilities incurred or estimated by the corporation, including

the total amount of any accounting and legal fees incurred or estimated,

in connection with the dissolution procedure.

(2) a statement as to whether any gifts or other assets are legally

required to be used for a particular purpose.

(3) if there are assets received and held by the corporation either

for a charitable purpose or which are legally required to be used for a

particular purpose, a statement that the assets owned by the

corporation, subject to any unpaid liabilities of the corporation, shall

be distributed as required by any gift instrument or to a charitable

corporation or organization or organizations exempt from taxation

pursuant to federal and state laws and engaged in activities

substantially similar to those of the dissolved corporation. Each such

recipient organization shall be identified and the governing instrument

and amendments thereto of each of the proposed recipient organizations

shall be annexed to such statement, along with the most recent financial

report of each recipient organization and a sworn affidavit from a

director and officer of each recipient organization stating the purposes

of the organization, and that it is currently exempt from federal income

taxation.

(4) if any of the assets of the corporation are to be distributed to a

recipient for a particular legally required purpose, an agreement by the

recipient to apply the assets received only for such purpose shall be

included.