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RESOLUTION BY CORPORATION 
CONFERRING AUTHORITY UPON AN OFFICER 
TO EXECUTE A POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR 
THE COLLECTION OF CHECKS DRAWN ON 
THE UNITED STATES TREASURY

Resolved that  _____________________________________________________________________________________________,
                                                                                       ( Exact name of corporation )
does hereby name  ___________________________________________________, as attorney, to receive, endorse, and 
                                                                           ( Name of attorney )
collect for and in behalf of the corporation any check drawn on the United States Treasury and to give full discharge 
therefore; and further, that _______________________________________________________________ be, and is hereby 
                                                                                                 ( Name and title of officer )
authorized and empowered to execute, in behalf of said corporation, a power of attorney appointing the said                
_________________________________________________________, as such attorney for the purpose above expressed.
                                        ( Name of attorney )

The said corporation hereby ratifies and confirms all that may lawfully be done by virtue hereof.

I HEREBY CERITIFY that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of a resolution passed at a ________________________
                                                                                                                                                                                          ( Regular or special )
meeting of the Board of ________________________________________________________________, the governing body of 
_______________________________________________________________, a corporation duly organized and existing under 
                                          ( Exact name of corporation ) 
and by virtue of the laws of ____________________________, held on the ___________ day of _____________, 20____, at 
________________________________.

AND I FURTHER CERTIFY that due notice of said meeting was given to each member of said Board; that a quorum was 
present; and that said resolution has not been amended or repealed.

WITNESS my signature and the seal of said corporation this __________ day of _____________, 20_______.

                                                                                         ______________________________________________
                                                                                                                            ( Official signature of officer )

[ IMPRESS CORPORATE SEAL HERE ]                                  ______________________________________________
                                                                                                                           ( Official title of officer )

            IMPORTANT - Do not execute this instrument without first reading the instructions on  
            the next page. Exact compliance with these instructions will avoid complications.

FS Form 235                      Department of the Treasury | Bureau of the Fiscal Service                                                                   December 2021
( SUPERCEDES SF 235 ( APR 1963 )                                        Page 1 of 2

RESOLUTION BY CORPORATION 
CONFERRING AUTHORITY UPON AN OFFICER 
TO EXECUTE A POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR 
THE COLLECTION OF CHECKS DRAWN ON 
THE UNITED STATES TREASURY

            INSTRUCTIONS FOR FISCAL SERVICE FORM 235 - READ CAREFULLY
                                 SEE 31 CFR Part 240 for more information

1. This form should be used only when authority is given to an officer of the corporation to execute power 
of attorney authorizing a third person to endorse and collect checks drawn on the United States Treasury 
in the name of the corporation.

2. This resolution should accompany a power of attorney on FS Form 234 or FS Form 236, executed by 
the officer authorized herein to execute such power. 

3. Certification should be made by the secretary or assistant secretary, or such other officer as may be 
custodian of the corporate seal and records. If the resolution confers power upon the same officer who 
certifies thereto, another officer not therein authorized should join in the certification.

4. The corporate seal should always be impressed. If the corporation has no seal, a statement to that 
effect should be inserted in the certificate, and the certificate should be sworn to before a notary public or 
other officer authorized to administer oaths generally, and unless authenticated by the official impression 
seal of such officer should be accompanied by a certificate from the proper official showing that the 
officer was in commission on the date of acknowledgment. The date when the officer’s commission 
expires should appear in any event. If a certificate is furnished, such certificate should show the dates of 
the beginning and expiration of the officer’s commission, and such period of commission should include 
the date of acknowledgment of the affidavit. Affidavits sword to before a judge or clerk of court and 
bearing the seal of the court need not be accompanied by any further certification.

5. POWERS OF ATTORNEY NEED NOT BE FILED WITH THE UNITED STATES TREASURY.

FS Form 235                      Department of the Treasury | Bureau of the Fiscal Service  December 2021
( SUPERCEDES SF 235 ( APR 1963 ) Page 2 of 2