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ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF HOME OF HOPE, INC.

The name of the corporation is Home of Hope, Inc.

A.	The corporation is a nonprofit public benefit corporation and is not organized for the private gain of any person. It is organized under the Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law for charitable purposes.
B.	The specific purpose of this corporation is to provide care, education and support to orphaned and destitute children.

The name and address in the State of California of this corporation's initial agent for service of process is:
Nilima Sabharwal, 190 Tobin dark Drive, Hillsborough, CA 94010.

A.	This corporation is organized and operated exclusively for charitable purposes within the meaning of Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
B.	Notwithstanding any other provisions of these articles, the corporation shall not exercise any powers that are not in furtherance of the charitable purposes of this corporation, not shall it carry on any activities not permitted to be carried on (a) by a corporation exempt from federal income tax under Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
C.	No substantial part of the activities of this corporation shall consist of carrying on propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, and the corporation shall not participate or intervene in any political campaign (including the publishing or distribution of statements) on behalf of any candidate for public office.

A.	The property of this corporation is irrevocably dedicated to charitable purposes and no part of the net earnings or assets ofthis corporation shall ever inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, any director, officer, member, or other private person. Upon the dissolution or winding up of the corporation, its assets remaining after payment, or provisions for the payment, of all debts and liabilities of this corporation, shall be distributed to a nonprofit fund, foundation, or corporation which is organized and operated exclusively for charitable purposes and which has established its tax exempt status under Section -501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
B.	The corporation shall distribute its income for each tax year at such time and in such manner as not to become subject to the tax on undistributed income imposed by Section 4942 of the Internal Revenue Code.
C.	The corporation shall not engage in any act of self-dealing as defined in Section 4941 (d) of the Internal Revenue Code.
D.	The corporation shall not retain any excess business holdings as defined in Section 4943 (c) of the Internal Revenue Code.
E.	The corporation shall not make any investments in such manner as to subject it to tax under Section 4944 of the Internal Revenue Code.
F.	The corporation shall not make any taxable expenditures as defined in Section 4945 (d) of the Internal Revenue Code.

DATED:6/21/99	Nilima Sabharwal Incorporator
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