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        <Explanation>Each Board member and cabinet officer is required to review and sign the conflict of interest policy yearly. The governance committee and the chair of the Board are given copies of the board members signed policies and a review is performed and conflicts noted.</Explanation>
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        <ReturnReference>Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15</ReturnReference>
        <Explanation>Currently the Personnel committee manages the compensation based on market study for the President and the President works with the Personnel committee to manage the cabinet officers. The Personnel committee has direct oversight and requests market comparability information for their review. The market comparability is done in the Fall. This was last done in the Fall of 2012. Concordia uses State of Nebraska, CUPA-HR, GOPAC, CUS and AICUN data when available for the comparability information.</Explanation>
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      <GeneralExplanation>
        <Identifier>F990_P06_S0C_L19</Identifier>
        <ReturnReference>Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19</ReturnReference>
        <Explanation>At this time they are not readily available to the public. We would make them available for public inspection upon request.</Explanation>
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      <GeneralExplanation>
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        <ReturnReference>Form 990, Part VII, Section A, Line 1a</ReturnReference>
        <Explanation>For each person listed in column (A), they had the following average hours devoted to Concordia Foundation Nebraska, related organization listed in schedule R: Dennis Brink .6, Robert Cooksey .6, Keith Grimm .6, Barry Holst .6, Mike Klintworth .6, James Knoepfel .6, John Kuddes .6, Bonnie O'Neill Meyer .6, Lyle Middendorf .6 ,Tim Moll .6, Paul Schudel .6, Tim Schwan .6, Russ Sommerfeld .6, Max Wake .6, Jill Wild .6, Karl Ziegler .6, Monique Nunes .6, Brian Friedrich 3, David Kumm .6, Richard Maddox 2</Explanation>
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        <ReturnReference>Form 990, Part XI, Line 5</ReturnReference>
        <Explanation>Net unrealized gain loss on investment - $(997,334), Change in beneficial interest in split-interest agreements - $(54,624), Change in beneficial interest in perpetual funds - $11,858.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>Primary Activity - Promote the University through solicitation of funds to encourage various activities of the University.</Explanation>
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      <Explanation>Files form 8868 - Application for Extension of Time for an automatic 3-month extension.</Explanation>
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