An Alabama Domestic Nonprofit Corporation Certificate of Formation is a legal document that is required to be filed in order to form a nonprofit corporation in the state of Alabama. It is filed with the Alabama Secretary of State, and it outlines the basic information about the corporation, including its name, purpose, address, and its members. Additionally, the Certificate of Formation must include a statement of purpose and a clause stating that the corporation is formed for a charitable or educational purpose. There are two types of Alabama Domestic Nonprofit Corporation Certificates of Formation: the Standard Certificate of Formation and the Simplified Certificate of Formation. The Standard Certificate of Formation requires more detailed information and can be used for more complex nonprofit corporations, while the Simplified Certificate of Formation is designed for simpler organizations and requires less detailed information.