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        <Explanation>SCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2: THE FOUNDATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE TAXING AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS PRIOR TO 2007.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>THE WNED FOUNDATION, INC. KEEPS ACCURATE RECORDS OF ALL TRANSFERS OF FUNDS TO WESTERN NEW YORK PUBLIC BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION. DURING FISCAL YEAR END 2010, THESE TRANSFERS TOTALED $1,135,000.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>The completed Form 990 for the WNED Foundation will be electronically sent to all voting members of the Board of Trustees prior to submission. Review will be done by telephone or in person by the Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer for the Western New York Public Broadcasting Association, for any member who so chooses.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY ALONG WITH AN ANNUAL STATEMENT THAT IS TO BE SIGNED BY OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES, STATING THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED, UNDERSTAND, AND COMPLY WITH THE POLICY.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990S ARE AVAILABLE ON THE WNED FOUNDATION, INC. WEBSITE (WWW.WNEDFOUNDATION.ORG), ON THE GUIDESTAR WEBSITE, OR UPON REQUEST.</Explanation>
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      <GeneralExplanation>
        <Explanation>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE WNED FOUNDATION, INC. DOES NOT HAVE ANY EMPLOYEES.</Explanation>
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