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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT MAINTAIN COMMITTEES THAT WERE AUTHORIZED TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DURING 2015. AN AUDIT COMMITTEE OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS WAS FORMED JULY 2015.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BY THE CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT THAT PREPARED THE FORM. THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND FORMALLY APPROVED PRIOR TO FILING.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON A REGULAR BASIS. WHEN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS IDENTIFIED, A PERSON WHO HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST SHALL NOT PARTICIPATE IN OR BE PERMITTED TO HEAR THE BOARD'S DISCUSSION OF THE MATTER EXCEPT TO DISCLOSE MATERIAL FACTS AND TO RESPOND TO QUESTIONS. IN ADDITION, A PERSON WHO HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO A CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION MAY NOT VOTE ON THE CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION AND SHALL NOT BE PRESENT IN THE MEETING ROOM WHEN THE VOTE IS TAKEN.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>PROVIDED UPON REQUEST.</ExplanationTxt>
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