7 Foundation Indemnification of Trustees, Officers, and Employees

Section 7.1. Actions in the Best Interest of the Foundation

The Foundation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or
completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigation (other than an action by or in the right of the Foundation) by reasons of the fact that he or she is or was a Director, Officer, employee or agent of the Foundation, against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed. to the best interests of the Foundation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceedings, if he or she had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceedings by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or pleas of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Foundation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, did not have reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.

Section 7.2. Exceptions

The Foundation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the Foundation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a Director, Officer, employee or agent of the Foundation, against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Foundation, except that no indemnification shall be made in respect. of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his or her duty to the Foundation unless and only to the extent that the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification for such expenses which the Court shall deem proper.

Section 7.3. Expenses

To the extent that a Director, Officer, employee or agent of the Foundation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in Sections 1 and 2 of this Article or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he or she shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection therewith.

Section 7.4. Determination of Indemnification

Any indemnification under Sections 1 and 2 of this Article (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Foundation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the Director, Officer, employee or agent is proper in the circumstances because he or she has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Sections 1 and 2. Such determination shall be made (i) by the Board of Directors by a majority vote of a quorum (as defined in Article III, Section 3.9 of these Bylaws) consisting of Directors who were not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, or (ii) if such quorum is not obtainable, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion. Notwithstanding the failure or refusal of the Directors of the Foundation to make provision therefor, such indemnification shall be made if a court of competent jurisdiction made a determination that the Director, Officer, employee or agent has a right to indemnification hereunder in any specific case upon the application of such Director, Officer, employee or agent.

Section 7.5. Repavment of Expenses

Expenses incurred in defending a civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding may be paid by the Foundation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding as authorized by the Board of Directors in the specific case upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the Director, Officer, employee or agent to repay such amount unless it shall ultimately be determined that he or she is entitled to be indemnified by the Foundation.

Section 7.6. Insurance

The Foundation shall have power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a Director, Officer, employee, or agent of the Foundation, against any liability asserted against him or her or the Foundation and incurred by him or her or the Foundation in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the Foundation would have the power to indemnify him or her against such liability under the provisions of this Article.

By Law ID: 
7
By Law Name: 
Foundation Indemnification of Trustees, Officers, and Employees
Adopted Date: 
Sunday, October 1, 1995
Bylaw Type: