Governance

Automate the Cloud Inc. is a Kentucky nonprofit corporation, incorporated on September 3, 2026 and recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) public charity effective the same date. It has no paid staff; all directors and officers serve as volunteers and receive no compensation.

We teach infrastructure by showing the work, not just the result, and we run the organization the same way. The documents below are published in full, with the names of individuals and any street addresses omitted. Our first annual return to the IRS covers 2026 and will be published once it is filed.

Formation and governance

• BylawsHow the organization is governed: the board, officers, financial controls, and amendment process.
• Articles of IncorporationThe charter filed with the Kentucky Secretary of State on September 3, 2026, including the purpose and dissolution clauses.

Policies

• Conflict of Interest PolicyHow conflicts are disclosed, and how interested persons are excluded from votes and quorum.
• Whistleblower PolicyHow to report a concern, and the protection against retaliation.
• Gift Acceptance PolicyWhat kinds of gifts the organization accepts, and what it declines.
• Grantmaking PolicyHow support to other organizations is reviewed, approved, and documented.
• Scholarship PolicyThe objective, nondiscriminatory criteria used to award scholarships.
• Sponsorship Acknowledgment PolicyHow sponsors are acknowledged without crossing into advertising.
• Fundraising Events GuidanceRules for events, including receipting and the sales-tax threshold.
• Document Retention PolicyHow long records are kept, and what is never destroyed.