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        <ExplanationTxt>THE JOSEPH E. SHANER COMPANY PROVIDED MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO THE ORGANIZATION, WHICH PAID THE JOSEPH E. SHANER COMPANY $115,000 DURING FISCAL YEAR 2017 FOR THESE SERVICES. AS OF JANUARY 2017, STRINGFELLOW MANAGEMENT COMPANY TOOK OVER THE MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR THE ORGANIZATION, AND WAS PAID $115,000 DURING FISCAL YEAR 2017 FOR THESE SERVICES. KRISTEN PHILIPS SERVES AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ORGANIZATION THROUGH HER EMPLOYMENT AT THE JOSEPH E. SHANER COMPANY DURING 2016 AND THE STRINGFELLOW MANAGEMENT COMPANY STARTING IN 2017. SHE WAS COMPENSATED BY BOTH MANAGEMENT COMPANIES IN THE RESPECTIVE YEARS OF EMPLOYMENT. SHE WAS NOT COMPENSATED OVER $100,000 DURING THE YEAR BY THE TWO MANAGEMENT COMPANIES.</ExplanationTxt>
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