Minnesota Articles of Organization (Cooperative) are documents used to form a cooperative in the state of Minnesota. A cooperative is a business owned and operated by its members in order to provide mutual benefit to its members. The Articles of Organization must include the name of the cooperative, its purpose, its place of business, and the names and addresses of its incorporates and board of directors. It must be signed by the incorporates and filed with the Minnesota Secretary of State. There are two types of Minnesota Articles of Organization for Cooperatives: the Minnesota Cooperative Corporation Act and the Minnesota Limited Cooperative Association Act. The Minnesota Cooperative Corporation Act requires that the Articles of Organization include the name of the cooperative, its purpose, its place of business, and the names and addresses of its incorporates and board of directors. The Minnesota Limited Cooperative Association Act requires that the Articles of Organization include the name of the cooperative, its purpose, its place of business, the names and addresses of its incorporates and board of directors, and the names and addresses of the managers or managing board of the cooperative. Both types of Articles of Organization must be signed by the incorporates and filed with the Minnesota Secretary of State.