Spirit of America Investment Fund Inc, et al. – ‘485BPOS’ on 7/23/02 – EX-99.(A)(IV)

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Post-Effective Amendment
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Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 485BPOS     Form 485BPOS Post Effective Amendment #7              48    196K 
 2: EX-99.(A)(III)  Articles Supplementary                             3     14K 
 3: EX-99.(A)(IV)  Articles of Amendment                               2     11K 
 4: EX-99.(D)(I)  Amendment to Investment Advisory Agreement           2     10K 
 5: EX-99.(E)(I)  Underwriting Agreement, as Amended                  10     28K 
 6: EX-99.(H)(II)  Amendment to Investment Co. Services Agreement      3      8K 
 7: EX-99.(I)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel                         1      9K 
 8: EX-99.(J)(I)  Consent of Independent Auditors                      1      7K 
 9: EX-99.(M)(III)  Distribution Plan                                  2     12K 

EX-99.(A)(IV)   —   Articles of Amendment

EX-99.(A)(IV)
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                                                                 Exhibit (a)(iv)
 ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
TO THE
 ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
 SPIRIT OF AMERICA INVESTMENT FUND, INC.

    THIS IS TO CERTIFY that Spirit of America Investment Fund, Inc., a
Maryland corporation ("Corporation") having its principal office in Syosset, New
York, hereby certifies to the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of   
Maryland that:                                                                  

         FIRST: The designation of each of the Corporation's existing classes of
shares of capital stock is hereby amended from "Class A shares" and "Class B    
shares" to "Spirit of America Real Estate Fund - Class A Shares" and "Spirit of 
America Real Estate Fund - Class B Shares," respectively, with the effect that  
the name of each such class changes as follows:                                 

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From:                   To:                                                
-----                   ---                                                
                                                                           
Class A shares          Spirit of America Real Estate Fund - Class A Shares
Class B shares          Spirit of America Real Estate Fund - Class B Shares

  SECOND: The foregoing amendment does not change the preferences,
conversion or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to      
dividends, qualifications, or terms or conditions of redemption of the capital  
stock of the Corporation.                                                       

        THIRD: A majority of the entire Board of Directors of the Corporation,
at a meeting duly convened and held on June 12, 2002, approved the foregoing    
amendments to the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation and duly adopted 
a resolution in which were set forth the foregoing amendments to the Articles of
Incorporation of the Corporation, declaring that said amendments as proposed    
were advisable.                                                                 

      FOURTH: The foregoing amendments to the Articles of Incorporation of
the Corporation are limited to changes expressly permitted by ss.2-605(a)(1) and
(a)(2) of the General Corporation Law of Maryland to be made without action by  
stockholders and the Corporation is registered as an open-end company under the 
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.                                     

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Spirit of America Investment Fund, Inc. has caused
these presents to be signed in its name and on its behalf by its President and  
witnessed by its Secretary on July 16, 2002.                                    

WITNESS:                                                                        

/s/ Constance Ferreira                       By:      /s/ David Lerner          
--------------------------------                      -----------------------   
Constance Ferreira, Secretary                         David Lerner, President   

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        THE UNDERSIGNED, President of Spirit of America Investment Fund, Inc.,
who executed on behalf of the Corporation the foregoing amendments to the       
Articles of Incorporation of which this Certificate is made a part, hereby      
acknowledges in the name and on behalf of said Corporation the foregoing        
amendments to the Articles of Incorporation to be the corporate act of said     
Corporation and hereby certifies that the matters and facts set forth herein    
with respect to the authorization and approval thereof are true in all material 
respects under the penalties of perjury.                                        

                                          By:   /s/ David Lerner
                                                       -----------------------
                                                       David Lerner, President

Syosset, New York (ss)                                                          

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 16 day of July, 2002.                    

/s/ Trudy Franco                                                                
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Notary Public                                                                   

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Dates Referenced Herein

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This ‘485BPOS’ Filing		Date		First		Last			Other Filings
Filed on / Effective on:		7/23/02							None on these Dates
		7/16/02		1
		6/12/02		1
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10 Subsequent Filings that Reference this Filing

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 4/29/24  Spirit of America Inv Fund Inc.   485BPOS     4/29/24   14:5.5M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 3/28/24  Spirit of America Inv Fund Inc.   485BPOS     3/29/24   15:3M                                     Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 4/28/23  Spirit of America Inv Fund Inc.   485BPOS     5/01/23   13:4.5M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 3/30/23  Spirit of America Inv Fund Inc.   485BPOS     3/30/23   14:3M                                     Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 1/27/23  Spirit of America Inv Fund Inc.   485BPOS     1/29/23   24:2.2M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
11/15/22  Spirit of America Inv Fund Inc.   485APOS                2:692K                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 4/28/22  Spirit of America Inv Fund Inc.   485BPOS     4/29/22   14:5.5M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 3/30/22  Spirit of America Inv Fund Inc.   485BPOS     3/30/22   13:2.4M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 4/29/21  Spirit of America Inv Fund Inc.   485BPOS     4/30/21    3:1.6M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 3/29/21  Spirit of America Inv Fund Inc.   485BPOS     3/30/21    2:997K                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA