The District of Columbia Articles of Merger of Domestic and Foreign Non-Profit Corporations is a legal document that must be filed with the District of Columbia Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs Corporations Division to effectuate the merger of two or more non-profit corporations, one or more of which are domestic and one or more of which are foreign. The merger must be approved by the board of directors of each of the merging corporations and the members of each merging corporation must also give their approval by a vote. The Articles of Merger must include information about the terms of the merger, the name of the surviving corporation, and the name and address of the resident agent in the District of Columbia. Once approved and filed, the merger is effective upon the filing date. Different types of District of Columbia Articles of Merger of Domestic and Foreign Non-Profit Corporations include the Short Form Articles of Merger and the Long Form Articles of Merger. The Short Form Articles of Merger is used when the merging non-profit corporations are both domestic and the Long Form Articles of Merger is used when one or more of the merging corporations are foreign.