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      <GeneralExplanation>
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        <Explanation>This process includes review and approval by the governing board or management, conducted using comparability data from like-sized nonprofits and appropriate recordkeeping of decisions.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>The organization makes these documents available upon request.</Explanation>
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