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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>ERIE ARTS AND CULTURE (EAC) PROVIDES SOCIAL AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND SERVICES FOR ARTISTS, ARTS AND CULTURE ORGANIZATIONS, AND CULTURE BEARERS THROUGH ENDOWMENTS AND ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH PENNSYLVANIA COUNCIL ON THE ARTS (PCA). EAC GRANTS FUNDS TO INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS AND ARTS AND CULTURE ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH ITS ENDOWMENTS AND REGRANTING THROUGH ITS PCA PARTNERSHIP. THE PCA PARTNERSHIP ALSO FUNDS LIFELONG LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT AGES AND ABILITIES THROUGH THE ARTS AND LEARNING PROGRAM, AND DOCUMENTS AND PRESERVES DIVERSE CULTURES THROUGH THE FOLK ARTS PROGRAM.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>OUR INDEPENDENT AUDITORS PREPARE AND DELIVER A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 FOR REVIEW TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND TO THE TREASURER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THEY ARE GIVEN APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK TO REVIEW THE DRAFT FORM 990 AND RESPOND WITH THEIR COMMENTS. AFTER THIS WEEK PERIOD, ALL APPROPRIATE EDITS ARE MADE TO THE DRAFT FORM 990 AND THE FINAL EDITED FORM 990 IS THEN FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>BOARD MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES REVIEW, UPDATE, AND SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ANNUALLY.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AFTER SELF ANALYSIS.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>YES, THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON VERBAL OR WRITTEN REQUEST.</ExplanationTxt>
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