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          <StateAbbreviationCd>NC</StateAbbreviationCd>
          <ZIPCd>28210</ZIPCd>
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        <CashGrantAmt>112500</CashGrantAmt>
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          <BusinessNameLine1Txt>CONGREGATIONS FOR KIDS</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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        <CashGrantAmt>19938</CashGrantAmt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>BALLANTYNE BALL IS A CHARITY THAT SUPPORTS LOCAL CAUSES TO ENHANCE LIVES IN OUR COMMUNITY. EACH YEAR WE HOPE TO EXPAND THE GROUPS WE SUPPORT AND INCREASE THE IMPACT WE ARE HAVING LOCALLY IN THE LIVES OF THOSE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HARDSHIP.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>CAMPAIGNS TO RAISE FUNDS DONATED TO THE MARTIN TRUEX JR. FOUNDATION, LANCASTER CHILDREN'S HOME, AND HOPEWAY</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>BOARD REVIEWS ANNUALLY</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST</ExplanationTxt>
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