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THE ORGANIZATION IN ADDITION TO THESE ACTIVITIES ALSO PROVIDES SPACE CAMP OPTIONS TO DEVELOP THE INTEREST OF YOUTH, HIGH SCHOOL, AND COLLEGE STUDENTS AS WELL AS OTHER STEM RELATED ACTIVITIES. PARI WAS ORGANIZED IN 1998 AND HAS OPERATED CONTINUOUSLY SINCE THEN AND MAINTAINS CONTINUING AND BONA FIDE EFFORTS TO SOLICIT AND RAISE OPERATING FUNDS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC AS WELL AS FROM FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL UNITS, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, OTHER PUBLIC CHARITIES, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. PARI IS GOVERNED BY AN INDEPENDENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT REPRESENTS A BROAD SPECTRUM OF THE TYPE OF ACTIVITIES PROVIDED BY THE ORGANIZATION AS WELL AS PROVIDING LEGAL AND BUSINESS EXPERIENCE. THE BOARD MEETS ON A REGULAR BASIS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. PARI ALSO OFFERS VARIOUS PROGRAMS RELATED TO ASTRONOMY AND SPACE EXPLORATION TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON A CONTINUING BASIS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. 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IN ADDITION, RELATIONSHIPS ARE DEVELOPED WITH UNIVERSITIES, BOTH LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY, SUCH AS THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA - CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA - ASHEVILLE, AND OTHERS. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION HAS IMPLEMENTED A VARIETY OF SPACE CAMP OPTIONS, WHICH INCLUDE ASTRONOMY, SCIENCE, AND ROBOTICS PROVIDING AN ARRAY OF LEARNING EXPERIENCES, FROM ASTRONOMY, PHYSICS, AND ASTROBIOLOGY, WITH THE SAME EQUIPMENT USED BY NASA, TO SIMULATE SPACE MISSIONS THAT TEACH LEADERSHIP, TEAMWORK, AND STEM PRINCIPLES. OTHER CAMP OFFERINGS INCLUDE EXPERIENCE IN ROBOTICS, SENSORS, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, CRYPTOGRAPHY AND SECRET MESSAGING, COMPUTATIONAL THINKING, AND 3D DESIGN AND PRINTING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A COPY OF FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD AND IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION WHO HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD TO PROVIDE OVERSIGHT AUTHORITY OVER THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO ITS FILING. 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