# Legal Documents Official documents signed by Srila Prabhupada establishing and governing ISKCON, the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust, and related institutions. --- ## Founding Documents - [[extras/legal/incorporation|Certificate of Incorporation]] — July 13, 1966 *Official incorporation of ISKCON in New York State* - [[extras/legal/constitution|Constitution of Association]] *The original objectives and purposes of ISKCON* - [[extras/legal/lod|League of Devotees Prospectus]] — May 16, 1953 *Srila Prabhupada's first organization, established in Jhansi, India* --- ## Governance Documents - [[extras/legal/dom|Direction of Management]] — July 28, 1970 *Establishes the Governing Body Commission (GBC)* - [[extras/legal/amendments|Amendments for Official Documents]] — July 22, 1974 *Establishes Srila Prabhupada as Founder-Acarya* - [[extras/legal/will|Declaration of Will]] — June 1977 *Srila Prabhupada's last will regarding ISKCON properties and management* --- ## Trust Agreements - [[extras/legal/bbt|Bhaktivedanta Book Trust Agreement]] — May 29, 1972 *Establishes the BBT for publishing Srila Prabhupada's books* - [[extras/legal/mvt|Mayapur-Vrindaban Trust Fund Agreement]] — July 1971 *Trust for maintaining the temples in Mayapur and Vrindaban* --- **Total:** 8 documents