Corporate Information
SMI was incorporated on December 22, 1981 in Los Angeles, California by its Trustees William J. Duckhorn, Edward E. Brewer and Cecilia P. Murray. On June 17, 1982 the Board of Trustees amended the Articles of Incorporation. The day after, on June 18, 1982, SMI's Board of Directors, then consisting of Roger C. Barnes, Karen Sue Campbell and Howard D. Becker, adopted the Bylaws of the newly created organization.
On September 21, 1993 the following individuals held corporate positions at SMI: The Board of Trustees was composed of Jonathan Epstein, Jessica Pruitt and Pablo Lobato. The members of SMI's Board of Directors at that time were Jean Discher, Bernard Radburn and Claire Edwards. SMI's President was Jean Discher, its Secretary and Treasurer Beate Gordon and its Assistant Secretary Bernard Radburn.
As of November 23, 2000, SMI's corporate officers were Richard Fear (Chief Executive Officer/President), Joi Marchant (Secretary) and Claire Edwards (Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer).
At present the official address of SMI is 6331 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90028. SMI operates from the same address as the Church of Scientology International and other sub-entities of CSI. SMI's official agent is Jeanne Caugan. Her official address is 3055 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 900, Los Angeles, CA 90010.
On August 18, 1993, SMI filed an application for tax exemption under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and on September 3, 1993 a request for a "Group Exemption Ruling" for the affiliated Scientology "missions" in the United States. In 1993, the Internal Revenue Service eventually granted SMI's requests for exemption.
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