The association was granted a provisional charter in 1929 and its Absolute Charter in 1946.

The library received its provisional charter in 1976 and subsequently began to earn support through tax dollars.

The Antwerp Liberal Literary Institute first received a provisional charter in 1856.

Inside was a provisional charter for a nonprofit institution called the People's Museum, embossed with a gold seal of validation.

The museum first obtained a provisional charter from the Board of Regents in 1987.

The college obtained a provisional charter, and its official name was changed to Hofstra College on January 16, 1937.

The New York State Education Department approved a five-year provisional charter for the school, which will expire on January 14, 2013.

Two years later, still housed in City Hall, the museum was granted a provisional charter by the State Board of Regents.

James Luckey was appointed president in 1908 and Houghton College received its provisional charter from New York in 1923.

On April 10, 1822, Geneva College received a provisional charter.