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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>LINE 1A</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>The organization is a charitable trust; as such, it does not have any voting members. It is directed and managed by an independent corporate trustee, Busey Bank.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>LINE 12C</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>The organization is a charitable trust. Its Trustee is Busey Bank. Busey Bank, as a separate organization, does have a written conflict of interest policy. Its officers, directions and employees are required to disclose annually interest that could give rise to conflicts. Busey Bank regularly and consistently monitors and enforces compliance with this policy through employee education and representation.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>LINE 13, 14</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Busey Bank has a written whistleblowers policy and a written document retention and destruction policy.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>LINE 15</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Busey Bank, as trustee of the Margaret Bloom Trust, sets it's fees based on its standard fee schedule used in assessing fees to all exempt organization clients. Its fee schedule is comparable to industry fee schedules in the area.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>LINE 19</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Busey Bank makes available, upon request, the Trust agreement and amendments as well as financial statements. It also will make available the Companys conflict of interest policy.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>EXPLANATION FOR FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 1a</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>The organization is a charitable trust; as such, it does not have any voting members. It is directed and managed by an independent corporate trustee, Busey Bank.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>EXPLANATION FOR FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 8a</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Actions of the corporate trustee are subject to regular review by oversight committees of the trust company; all meetings documented.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>EXPLANATION FOR FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 8b</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Actions of the corporate trustee are subject to regular review by oversight committees of the trust company; all meetings documented.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11-DESCRIPTION OF PROCESS FOR REVIEW</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Busey Bank, as trustee, prepares the form 990 for the charitable trust, the form 990 is reviewed by both tax and administrative personnel at the trust company familiar with the charitable trust. A copy is provided to the University of Illinois, the supported organization.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>EXPLANATION FOR FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12c</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>The organization is a charitable trust. Its trustee is Busey Bank. The trustee maintains a written conflict of interest policy. Its officers, directors and employees are required to annually disclose interests that could give rise to conflicts. Busey Bank monitors and enforces compliance with this policy through employee education and reporting.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Busey Bank makes available, upon request, the Trust Agreement and amendments as well as financial statements (as included in its Form 990.) It also will make available the company's conflict of interest policy.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>EXPLANATION FOR FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
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