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        <ExplanationTxt>DOUG BRACKEN HAS A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH TIM LESIAK, A PART OWNER OF OHIO ELITE WHO IS ALSO A PART OWNER OF THE GREAT RIVER LEAGUE, A LICENSED LEAGUE OF ECNL.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>CHRISTIAN LAVERS IS PART OWNER OF FC WISCONSIN, A CLUB IN THE ECNL GIRLS.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>AMIE BRACKEN, DOUG BRACKEN'S WIFE, WAS PAID TO DEVELOP THE POSITIVE BEHAVIOR CAMPAIGN AS AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR AND THEN SUBSEQUENTLY JOINED THE ECNL ORGANIZATION AS AN EMPLOYEE AS THE DIRECTOR OF BRAND MANAGEMENT IN JUNE 2024.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>THE ORGANIZATION'S ACCOUNTING STAFF PROVIDE INFORMATION FOR PREPARING THE FORM 990 TO A PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM. AFTER THE TAX RETURN IS PREPARED, IT IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, AND COMMISSIONER WITH REPRESENTATIVE(S) FROM THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM. AFTER THIS REVIEW, THE PRESIDENT SIGNS THE RETURN AND IT IS FILED.</ExplanationTxt>
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