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        <ReturnReference>FORM 990, PART V, LINE 1A:</ReturnReference>
        <Explanation>ARMS OF HOPE (EIN: 51-0416193), A RELATED ENTITY, PAID THE COMPENSATION FOR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS OF MEDINA CHILDREN'S HOME, INC. AND WAS REIMBURSED BY MEDINA CHILDREN'S HOME, INC. FOR THE EXPENSE. AS SUCH, ARMS OF HOPE FILED THE NECESSARY 1099S UNDER ITS NAME AND EIN, BUT THE COMPENSATION IS REPORTED ON THIS FORM 990.</Explanation>
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      <GeneralExplanation>
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        <Explanation>ARMS OF HOPE (EIN: 51-0416193), A RELATED ENTITY, PAID THE SALARIES OF EMPLOYEES OF MEDINA CHILDREN'S HOME, INC. AND WAS REIMBURSED BY MEDINA CHILDREN'S HOME, INC. FOR THE EXPENSES. AS SUCH, ARMS OF HOPE FILED THE NECESSARY W-2S AND W-3 UNDER ITS NAME AND EIN, BUT THE SALARIES ARE REPORTED ON THIS FORM 990.</Explanation>
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      <GeneralExplanation>
        <ReturnReference>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2</ReturnReference>
        <Explanation>KEVIN MCDONALD (DIRECTOR) AND NATHALIE MCDONALD (CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER) ARE HUSBAND AND WIFE.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT MAKE ANY CHANGES TO ITS OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE YEAR.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>ARMS OF HOPE, A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, SUPPORTS MEDINA CHILDREN'S HOME, BOLES CHILDREN'S HOME AND BOLES CHILDREN'S HOME REALTY CORP IN THE FORM OF PROVIDING GOVERNANCE AND LEADERSHIP THROUGH ITS RELATIONSHIP AS THE SOLE MEMBER OF BOTH MEDINA CHILDREN'S HOME, BOLES CHILDREN'S HOME AND BOLES CHILDREN'S HOME REALTY CORP. AS SOLE MEMBER, ARMS OF HOPE HAS GOVERNANCE POWERS OVER BOTH MEDINA CHILDREN'S HOME, BOLES CHILDREN'S HOME AND BOLES CHILDREN'S HOME REALTY CORP, SO MEMBERS OF ARMS OF HOPE'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAVE GOVERNANCE POWERS OVER BOTH MEDINA CHILDREN'S HOME, BOLES CHILDREN'S HOME AND BOLES CHILDREN'S HOME REALTY CORP IN THE FORM OF EXERCISING ALL POWERS ARMS OF HOPE HAS OVER MEDINA CHILDREN'S HOME, BOLES CHILDREN'S HOME AND BOLES CHILDREN'S HOME REALTY CORP AS THEIR SOLE MEMBER. THE MEMBERS OF ARMS OF HOPE'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS ONLY VOTE ON MATTERS RELATING TO MEDINA CHILDREN'S HOME, BOLES CHILDREN'S HOME AND BOLES CHILDREN'S HOME REALTY CORP THAT ARE RESERVED TO ARMS OF HOPE AS THEIR MEMBER IN THEIR BY-LAWS.</Explanation>
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