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        <ExplanationTxt>THE ORGANIZATION'S PERSONNEL COMMITTEE CHAIRED BY THE TREASURER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWING AND APPROVING THE GENERAL DIRECTOR'S ANNUAL COMPENSATION. THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE REVIEWS COMPARABLE DATA OF SIMILAR TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE SAME GEOGRAPHIC AREA TO DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION OF THE GENERAL DIRECTOR. THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE COMMUNICATES ITS CONCLUSIONS REACHED ON THE GENERAL DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>THE ORGANIZATION WILL MAKE ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 6104 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE BY POSTING IT ON GUIDESTAR.ORG AND OTHER SIMILAR TYPES OF WEBSITES. IN ADDITION, FORMS 990 AND 1023 ARE AVAILABE UPON WRITTEN REQUESTS.</ExplanationTxt>
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