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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Periodic reviews are conducted to ensure that the organization operates in a manner consistent with the charitable purposes, and doesn't engage in any activities that could jeopardize the organization's tax exempt status. If the Board has reasonable cause to believe that a member has failed to disclose an actual or possible confict of interest, said member will have the chance to explain the alleged failure to disclose before possible disciplinary and/ corrective action is taken.</ExplanationTxt>
      </SupplementalInformationDetail>
      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>The CEO's compensation is reviewed by the board and is set upon deliberation and vote by the board members without a conflict of interest. Deliberation includes discussion of CEO's performance, organization's performance, and comparability of compensation to similar nonprofits' CEO.</ExplanationTxt>
      </SupplementalInformationDetail>
      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>The organization's governing documents and conflict of interest policy are available upon request.</ExplanationTxt>
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