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        <ExplanationTxt>Program Service Expenses 42,324, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 MEDICAL AND SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES. ASF RAISES AWARENESS OF CURRENT CLINICAL GUIDELINES, HELPS PROMOTE EMERGING RESEARCH AND CURRENT CLINICAL TRIALS AT MEDICAL CONFERENCES, AS WELL AS SPONSORS MEDICAL AND SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUMS AT EVENTS SUCH AS THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY KIDNEY WEEK, ONE OF THE LARGEST RENAL MEETINGS IN THE WORLD, AND THE INTERNATIONAL PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY ASSOCIATION CONGRESS.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part III, Line 4d</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Program Service Expenses 0, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 INTERNATIONAL ALPORT SYNDROME COLLABORATION. ASF IS WORKING WITH GLOBAL STAKEHOLDERS PATIENTS, CLINICIANS, RESEARCHERS, AND PHARMA INDUSTRY TO DEVELOP A STRATEGIC RESEARCH AGENDA TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL TREATMENTS AND ADDRESS UNMET NEEDS IN RESEARCH AND PATIENT CARE. ASF HAS SPONSORED OR CO-SPONSORED 2 INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH WORKSHOPS AND 2 SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part III, Line 4d</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Program Service Expenses 135,210, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 1,500 ADVOCACY. ASF AND ITS MEMBERS PARTICIPATE IN COLLABORATIVE ADVOCACY EVENTS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF ISSUES RELATED TO ALL KIDNEY AND RARE DISEASES, AS WELL AS ALPORT SYNDROME. ASF HAS SUPPORTED EVENTS COORDINATED BY THE NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION, AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY, NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF RARE DISORDERS, AND THE RARE DISEASE LEGISLATIVE ADVOCATES. ONLINE INFORMATION AND RESOURCES. ASFS WEBSITE ENSURES THAT CLEAR AND ACCURATE INFORMATION ABOUT ALPORT SYNDROME IS READILY AVAILABLE. RESOURCES INCLUDE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, WEBINARS, CLINICAL GUIDELINES, AND VIDEOS FROM PATIENT AND MEDICAL CONFERENCES. SOCIAL MEDIA, BLOG AND MONTHLY E-NEWSLETTER. ASF ACTIVELY USES FACEBOOK, TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, AND YOUTUBE, MAINTAINS A PRIVATE FACEBOOK SUPPORT GROUP AND DISSEMINATES A MONTHLY E-NEWSLETTER TO PROVIDE THE LATEST ALPORT SYNDROME DEVELOPMENTS AND ONGOING COMMUNICATION AND SUPPORT. ASF ALSO HAS A BLOG TO HIGHLIGHT ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE TO THE ALPORT SYNDROME COMMUNITY.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>CHAIR SHARON LAGAS, AND DIRECTOR STANLEY SILVER, ARE RELATED AS DEFINED BY THE IRS DEFINITION OF RELATIVE.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11 B</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE TREASURER OF THE ORGANIZATION DISTRIBUTES A PDF COPY OF 990 RETURN TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR A REVIEW AND COMMENT PRIOR TO BEING FILED. AT THE FIRST MEETING OF THE BOARD FOLLOWING THE FILING OF THE 990 WITH THE IRS, THE COMPLETE FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD BY THE ORGANIZATIONS LEAD OFFICERS WITH RESPONSIBILITY OVER THE FORM 990S REVIEW THEREAFTER, QUESTIONS ARE TAKEN AND THE FORM, ITS PREPARATION, AND ITS PUBLIC RELATION IMPACT IS DISCUSSED.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>AT EACH BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETING, IF THERE IS A DISCUSSION OF SELECTING OR ENGAGING A VENDOR OR SERVICE PROVIDER, ALL IN ATTENDANCE ARE ASKED TO RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM THIS DISCUSSION IF THERE COULD BE A PERCEIVED CONFLICT. ANNUALLY, THE ORGANIZATION REVIEWS AND DISCUSSES THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND REQUESTS THAT EACH BOARD MEMBER LIST AND ACKNOWLEDGE ANY KNOWN CONFLICTS.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 A B</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE BOARD MAY HIRE AND COMPENSATE INDIVIDUALS FOR NECESSARY SERVICES RENDERED TO THE ORGANIZATION SO LONG AS SUCH COMPENSATION IS REASONABLE. THE BOARD SHALL DETERMINE REASONABLE COMPENSATION AMOUNTS BASED UPON COMPENSATION PAID BY SIMILARLY SITUATED NONPROFITS FOR LIKE SERVICES. THE BOARD MAY RELY UPON SALARY STUDIES, AS WELL AS DATA REGARDING COMPENSATION PAID BY AT LEAST THREE SPECIFIC PEER ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR SIZE TO DETERMINE REASONABLE COMPENSATION. THE TERMS OF SUCH COMPENSATION, INFORMATION RELIED UPON TO DETERMINE THE TERMS OF ANY COMPENSATION, AND ITS SOURCE SHALL BE RECORDED IN WRITING. AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS A VOTING MEMBER OF THE BOARD OR A COMMITTEE WITH THE BOARD DELEGATED POWERS AND WHO RECEIVES COMPENSATION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, FROM THE FOUNDATION FOR SERVICES IS PRECLUDED FROM PARTICIPATING IN DISCUSSIONS OR VOTES PERTAINING TO THEIR OWN COMPENSATION.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE ORGANIZATION WILL PROVIDE IN A TIMELY MANNER, COPIES OF ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS INCLUDING ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WHEN REQUESTED IN WRITING OR IN PERSON.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part XI, Line 8</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>OTHER CONTRACT SERVICES 82,340, PATIENT SUPPORT EDUCATION CONSULANTS 50,080, PROGRAM 50,080, ADMIN -0-, FUNDRAISING -0- ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT 30,940, PROGRAM -0-, ADMIN 30,940, FUNDRAISING -0- PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES 1,320, PROGRAM -0-, ADMIN 1,320, FUNDRAISING -0-.</ExplanationTxt>
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