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        <MethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt>TIME INVOLVED</MethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt>
      </TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp>
      <TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp>
        <OtherOrganizationName>
          <BusinessNameLine1Txt>GSGA FOUNDATION INC</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
        </OtherOrganizationName>
        <TransactionTypeTxt>Q</TransactionTypeTxt>
        <MethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt>TIME INVOLVED</MethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt>
      </TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp>
      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Schedule R, Part V #2</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>The Association donates funds to the GSGA Foundation, Inc., an entity that shares some common management with the Association. Annual donations to the GSGA Foundation, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2023 was $219,376.</ExplanationTxt>
      </SupplementalInformationDetail>
    </IRS990ScheduleR>
  </ReturnData>
</Return>