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        <ExplanationTxt>Description;EOY Amount^Accounts Receivable;555|Inventory;2696|Prepaid Expenses;14815|Equipment Less Accumulated Depreciation;13801^Total;31867^</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Description;EOY Amount^Credit Card Payable;4683|Youth Art Scholarship Fund;3767|Concert Series Merger Fund;10108|Youth Visual Art Fund;14239|Payroll Taxes Payable;1391|Sales Tax Payable;237^Total;34425^</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990-EZ, Part III, Line (28-31)</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Other Program Services $11,598: $3635 Greenstone Art Camp, $2103 Theater Camp, $1457 Art Workshops, $1219 Arts in Action, $800 City Band, $527 Art Classes, $475 Dance Workshops, $424 Playing Cards, $302 Arts in the Park, $258 Community Dances, $177 Mural Project, $152 Maker's Market, $69 Poetry Night.</ExplanationTxt>
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