MINNESOTA TRAPPERS ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
MINNESOTA TRAPPERS ASSOCIATION (EIN 41-1470201)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-05-07
IRS object ID
202521279349302697
Schema version
2024v5.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-05-07T13:30:39-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN411656121PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SCHLENNER WENNER & CO CPA'S PABusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1630 ROOSEVELT RD STE 201AddressLine1Txt
CityST CLOUDCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP56301ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN411470201EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE MINNESOTA TRAPPERS ASSOCIATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMINNBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2188392000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line111382 BONNIE ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityBRAINERDCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP56401ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBRIAN FISCHERPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone5072766322PhoneNum
Signature2025-05-05SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonSHELLEY GAETZPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00066049PTIN
Phone3202510286PhoneNum
Preparation2025-05-05PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerBRIAN FISCHERPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line111382 BONNIE ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityBRAINERDCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP56401ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$294,909GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.MNTRAPPERS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1959FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMNLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionENSURE ETHICAL FUR TRAPPING PRACTICES, EDUCATE THE PUBLIC, AND CONSERVE RESOURCES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body10VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent12VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers50TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$90,696PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$82,065CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$48,440PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$42,666CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$6,659PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$7,165CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$85,772PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$116,765CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$231,567PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$248,661CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$8,150PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$15,045CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$15,244PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$15,970CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$218,467PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$195,757CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$241,861PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$226,772CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$10,294PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$21,889CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$330,176TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$352,065TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$330,176NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$352,065NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionENSURE ETHICAL FUR TRAPPING PRACTICES, EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND CONSERVE RESOURCES.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$226,772ExpenseAmt
DescTRAPPER EDUCATION FOR ALL BEGINNING TRAPPERS IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA AS REQUIRED. HOSTED TRAPPER'S DAY AT THE STATE CAPITAL TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND LEGISTATORS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF TRAPPING. PROVIDED EDUCATION AT NUMEROUS BOOTHS AT COUNTY FAIRS AND EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF MINNESOTA.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$226,772TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document7IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members10GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member12IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy0ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMNStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBRENDA JINDRAPersonNm
Phone2188392000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line111382 BONNIE RDAddressLine1Txt
CityBRAINERDCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP56401ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (31 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
BRIAN FISHER
PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BERT HIGHLAND
VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATELYN WILLERS
SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$2,044$0$0
BRENDA JINDRA
TREASURER5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$3,200$0$0
PAUL ZEIROTH
DISTRICT 1 DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RYAN BISHOP
CO-DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVE PAHLEN
DISTRICT 2 DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS MORINVILLE
CO-DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERIC MAIJALA
DISTRICT 3 DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DON MCGAFFEY
CO-DIRECTOR/LEGAL DEFENSE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIETH FRIEDSAM
CO-DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RALPH HANNEKJEN
DISTRICT 4 DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOM BOSER
CO-DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DALE JINDRA
CO-DIRECTOR/LEGAL DEFENSE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATT AKERSON
DISTRICT 5/RAFFLE CHAIR6.00Yes (X)$3,100$0$0
PETE JONAS
CO-DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TYLER THOMPSON
DISTRICT 7 DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM WILSON
CO-DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TERRY MCELMURY
DISTRICT 8 DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIM LARSON
CO-DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JO MCELMURY
MEMBERSHIP COORDINATORS5.00Yes (X)$2,044$0$0
SHAWN JOHNSON
MAGAZINE EDITOR/EDUCATION2.00Yes (X)$750$0$0
RANDY GOLDENMAN
LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERIC MAIJALA
SOUVENIR COORDINATORS1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DENISE WINDSCHITL
SUSTAINING DONOR COORDINAT1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIM CAVEN
TANNED FUR PROJECT1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEITH LARSON
MAGAZINE EDITOR2.00Yes (X)$3,416$0$0
ADAM TOWLES
WEBMASTER3.00Yes (X)$1,416$0$0
DAN COLLINS
FTA DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK NIE
CO-DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEN HOWARD
DISTRICT 6 DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$15,970TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$0TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K0IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$44,007MembershipDuesAmt
All Other Contributions$38,058AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$82,065TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
PROGRAM REVENUE110000$38,173$38,173
NEWSLETTER ADVERTISING541800$4,493$4,493
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$42,666TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$7,165TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$7,165ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$163,013FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$46,248FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$116,765TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$116,765ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$248,661TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$42,666RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$123,930ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,045TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,970TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,280TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,072TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$500TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,200TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,477TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,802TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
PROGRAM EXPENSES$45,515
NEWSLETTER$34,232
MEMBERSHIP EXPENSES$28,082
REIMBURSED EXPENSES$5,244

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,353TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$226,772TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$330,176BOYAmt
EOY$182,274EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$169,791EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$330,176BOYAmt
EOY$352,065EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$330,176BOYAmt
EOY$352,065EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$330,176BOYAmt
EOY$352,065EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$330,176BOYAmt
EOY$352,065EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$21,889ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues NondedYes (1)SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House LobbyingYes (1)OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I-A, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationHIRED LOBBYIST TO HELP US MONITOR LEGISTATION AT THE STATE CAPITAL. HELD TRAPPER'S DAY AT STATE CAPITAL.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1FUNDRAISING EVENTSEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$163,013GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$163,013GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$46,248OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$163,013GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$163,013GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$46,248OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$46,248DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$116,765NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2BRENDA JINDRA AND DALE JINDRA ARE HUSBAND AND WIFE. KATELYN WILLERS IS THE DAUGHTER OF BRENDA AND DALE JINDRA.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6MEMBERS ELECT ALL OFFICERS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING AND DIRECTORS AT THE DISTRICT MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BCHANGES TO THE BYLAWS
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B990 WAS NOT PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF ITS GOVERNING BODY BEFORE FILING
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15COMPENSATION IS LISTED IN THE POLICY AND PROCEDURES DOCUMENT FOR SECRETARY, TREASURER, MEMBERSHIP COORDINATOR, NEWSLETTER EDITOR AND WEBMASTER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON A QUARTERLY BASIS AND UPON REQUEST.

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