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        <ExplanationTxt>PRIOR TO FILING, A COPY OF FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL DIRECTORS. FORM 990 IS ALSO REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Pt VI, Line 12c</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS MONITORED THROUGH AN ANNUAL DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT SIGNED BY THE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES. THIS POLICY IS ENFORCED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD (OR ANOTHER BOARD DESIGNEE), AND THE DISINTERESTED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Pt VI, Line 15a</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>COMPENSATION DECISIONS FOR THE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE STAFF WERE MADE BY A REVIEW OF COMPARABLE POSITIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS, AND THEN REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Pt VI, Line 15b</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>COMPENSATION DECISIONS FOR KEY EMPLOYEES AND OTHER OFFICERS WERE MADE BY A REVIEW OF COMPARABLE POSITIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS, AND THEN REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Pt VI, Line 19</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM INSTITUTE MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ONLY AS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE FEDERAL AND STATE LAW. ITS ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE DC DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND CONSUMER PROJECTION. ITS ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS ARE ALSO PART OF ITS FORM 1023.</ExplanationTxt>
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