# Board Resolution for Return of Funds During Dissolution of Empowering Change **Resolution Number:** 2025-01 **Date:** 1/31/2025 **Meeting:** Special Meeting of the Board of Directors of Empowering Change **Present:** Rowan Brad Quni; Jason Thompson **WHEREAS,** Empowering Change, a non-profit corporation organized and existing under the laws of Illinois, is in the process of dissolution; and **WHEREAS,** on [Date of Initial Funding], Rowan Brad Quni, a member of the Board of Directors, provided funds in the amount of $8,000 for the purpose of establishing a bank account for Empowering Change at BMO Bank; and **WHEREAS,** despite diligent efforts, the intended bank account at BMO Bank was not successfully opened, and the funds were returned to Empowering Change in the form of a cashier’s check dated [Date of Cashier’s Check], payable to Empowering Change, bearing check number [Check Number]; and **WHEREAS,** these funds were never utilized by Empowering Change for any of its charitable purposes; and **WHEREAS,** Rowan Brad Quni personally provided the aforementioned $8,000, and it is deemed equitable and appropriate to return these funds to Rowan Brad Quni as the original funder; and **WHEREAS,** the Board of Directors has determined that the return of these funds to Rowan Brad Quni is in the best interests of Empowering Change, particularly in light of its impending dissolution; **NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT:** 1. The cashier’s check dated [Date of Cashier’s Check], bearing check number [Check Number], in the amount of $8,000, payable to Empowering Change, which represents the return of funds originally provided by Rowan Brad Quni for the purpose of establishing a bank account, shall be endorsed by Rowan Brad Quni and made payable to Rowan Brad Quni. 2. Rowan Brad Quni is hereby authorized to receive these funds as the original funder, as the non-profit never utilized the funds. 3. The proper officers of Empowering Change are hereby authorized and directed to execute any and all documents, and to take any and all actions necessary or appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this Resolution, including the proper endorsement of the check as described above and inclusion of a copy in the dissolution filings. 4. This return of funds to Rowan Brad Quni is considered a liquidation of assets during the dissolution process and is not subject to any further restrictions or conditions. 5. This resolution shall be included in the minutes of this meeting and made part of the official records of Empowering Change. **CERTIFICATION** The undersigned, Rowan Brad Quni, Secretary of Empowering Change, hereby certifies that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of a resolution duly adopted at a meeting of the Board of Directors of said corporation held on 1/31/2025, at which meeting a quorum was present and voting, and that said resolution is now in full force and effect. Dated: 1/31/2025 /Rowan Brad Quni/ Rowan Brad Quni Secretary, Empowering Change /Jason Thompson/ Jason Thompson