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      <DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt>53256</DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt>
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      <RevenueNotReportedAmt>1528067</RevenueNotReportedAmt>
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      <RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt>0</RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt>
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      <ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt>0</ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>PART V, LINE 4:</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>ASC'S ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF 19 INDIVIDUAL FUNDS ESTABLISHED FOR A VARIETY OF PURPOSES.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>PART X, LINE 2:</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>ASC IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE ("IRC"). IN ACCORDANCE WITH IRC REGULATIONS, ASC IS TAXED ON UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME, WHICH CONSISTS OF EARNINGS FROM ACTIVITIES NOT RELATED TO THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ASC. ASC ACCOUNTS FOR TAX UNCERTAINTIES BASED ON A MORE LIKELY THAN NOT RECOGNITION THRESHOLD WHEREBY TAX BENEFITS ARE ONLY RECOGNIZED WHEN ASC BELIEVES THAT THEY HAVE A GREATER THAN 50% LIKELIHOOD OF BEING SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST 1,474,997.</ExplanationTxt>
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          <StateAbbreviationCd>NC</StateAbbreviationCd>
          <ZIPCd>28209</ZIPCd>
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        <USAddress>
          <AddressLine1Txt>3811 YORKFORD DRIVE</AddressLine1Txt>
          <CityNm>CHARLOTTE</CityNm>
          <StateAbbreviationCd>NC</StateAbbreviationCd>
          <ZIPCd>28206</ZIPCd>
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        <RecipientEIN>562403601</RecipientEIN>
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        <CashGrantAmt>10000</CashGrantAmt>
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          <AddressLine1Txt>1817 CENTRAL AVE STE 300</AddressLine1Txt>
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          <StateAbbreviationCd>NC</StateAbbreviationCd>
          <ZIPCd>28205</ZIPCd>
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          <AddressLine1Txt>345 N COLLEGE ST</AddressLine1Txt>
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          <StateAbbreviationCd>NC</StateAbbreviationCd>
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        <USAddress>
          <AddressLine1Txt>100 BEATTIES FORD ROAD</AddressLine1Txt>
          <CityNm>CHARLOTTE</CityNm>
          <StateAbbreviationCd>NC</StateAbbreviationCd>
          <ZIPCd>282165302</ZIPCd>
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        <USAddress>
          <AddressLine1Txt>PO BOX 34513</AddressLine1Txt>
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          <StateAbbreviationCd>NC</StateAbbreviationCd>
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        <CashGrantAmt>9813</CashGrantAmt>
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        <USAddress>
          <AddressLine1Txt>3440 TORINGDON WAY STE 205</AddressLine1Txt>
          <CityNm>CHARLOTTE</CityNm>
          <StateAbbreviationCd>NC</StateAbbreviationCd>
          <ZIPCd>28277</ZIPCd>
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        <RecipientEIN>561781060</RecipientEIN>
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        <CashGrantAmt>5000</CashGrantAmt>
        <PurposeOfGrantTxt>CULTURAL VISION GRANT</PurposeOfGrantTxt>
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          <AddressLine1Txt>200 E 7TH STREET</AddressLine1Txt>
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          <StateAbbreviationCd>NC</StateAbbreviationCd>
          <ZIPCd>28202</ZIPCd>
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        <RecipientEIN>561748648</RecipientEIN>
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        <USAddress>
          <AddressLine1Txt>2721 CARDIFF CT</AddressLine1Txt>
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          <StateAbbreviationCd>NC</StateAbbreviationCd>
          <ZIPCd>27103</ZIPCd>
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        <RecipientEIN>200442598</RecipientEIN>
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          <BusinessNameLine1Txt>MATTHEWS PARKS RECREATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES DEPT</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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        <USAddress>
          <AddressLine1Txt>100 MCDOWELL ST</AddressLine1Txt>
          <CityNm>MATTHEWS</CityNm>
          <StateAbbreviationCd>NC</StateAbbreviationCd>
          <ZIPCd>28202</ZIPCd>
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        <RecipientEIN>566001283</RecipientEIN>
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        <CashGrantAmt>5000</CashGrantAmt>
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        <RecipientBusinessName>
          <BusinessNameLine1Txt>MATTHEWS PLAYHOUSE OF THE PERFORMING ARTS</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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          <AddressLine1Txt>100 E MCDOWLL ST</AddressLine1Txt>
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          <StateAbbreviationCd>NC</StateAbbreviationCd>
          <ZIPCd>28105</ZIPCd>
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        <RecipientEIN>561937368</RecipientEIN>
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          <AddressLine1Txt>721 N TRYON STREET</AddressLine1Txt>
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        <RecipientEIN>510195015</RecipientEIN>
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          <AddressLine1Txt>2730 RANDOLPH RD</AddressLine1Txt>
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        <RecipientEIN>560670666</RecipientEIN>
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          <AddressLine1Txt>1439 EAST BARDEN RD</AddressLine1Txt>
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        <RecipientEIN>461514126</RecipientEIN>
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        <CashGrantAmt>5000</CashGrantAmt>
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        <RecipientEIN>464695666</RecipientEIN>
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          <AddressLine1Txt>PO BOX 1234</AddressLine1Txt>
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          <AddressLine1Txt>2011 WILBURN PARK LANE NW</AddressLine1Txt>
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          <StateAbbreviationCd>NC</StateAbbreviationCd>
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          <AddressLine1Txt>PO BOX 25163</AddressLine1Txt>
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          <StateAbbreviationCd>NC</StateAbbreviationCd>
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        <RecipientEIN>133985609</RecipientEIN>
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        <RecipientEIN>566019660</RecipientEIN>
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        <RecipientEIN>201426441</RecipientEIN>
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        <RecipientBusinessName>
          <BusinessNameLine1Txt>QUE-OS</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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          <AddressLine1Txt>PO BOX 11256</AddressLine1Txt>
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          <AddressLine1Txt>1824 STATESVILLE AVE STE 106</AddressLine1Txt>
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          <StateAbbreviationCd>NC</StateAbbreviationCd>
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        <RecipientEIN>510185359</RecipientEIN>
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      <RecipientTable>
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          <CityNm>CHARLOTTE</CityNm>
          <StateAbbreviationCd>NC</StateAbbreviationCd>
          <ZIPCd>28223</ZIPCd>
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        <RecipientEIN>560791228</RecipientEIN>
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        <RecipientEIN>560591306</RecipientEIN>
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          <AddressLine1Txt>643 HILLSIDE AVE</AddressLine1Txt>
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          <StateAbbreviationCd>NC</StateAbbreviationCd>
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        <RecipientEIN>464220126</RecipientEIN>
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          <BusinessNameLine1Txt>TOSCO MUSIC PARTIES</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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          <AddressLine1Txt>4953 ALBEMARLE RD</AddressLine1Txt>
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          <StateAbbreviationCd>NC</StateAbbreviationCd>
          <ZIPCd>28205</ZIPCd>
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        <RecipientEIN>562135861</RecipientEIN>
        <IRCSectionDesc>501 (C) (3)</IRCSectionDesc>
        <CashGrantAmt>27907</CashGrantAmt>
        <PurposeOfGrantTxt>CULTURE BLOCK PROGRAM</PurposeOfGrantTxt>
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      <RecipientTable>
        <RecipientBusinessName>
          <BusinessNameLine1Txt>TOWN OF CORNELIUS</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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        <USAddress>
          <AddressLine1Txt>21445 CATAWBA AVENUE</AddressLine1Txt>
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          <StateAbbreviationCd>NC</StateAbbreviationCd>
          <ZIPCd>28031</ZIPCd>
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        <RecipientEIN>566001209</RecipientEIN>
        <IRCSectionDesc>GOVT</IRCSectionDesc>
        <CashGrantAmt>5000</CashGrantAmt>
        <PurposeOfGrantTxt>ASC TOWN INITIATIVES GRANT</PurposeOfGrantTxt>
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      <RecipientTable>
        <RecipientBusinessName>
          <BusinessNameLine1Txt>TOWN OF DAVIDSON</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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        <USAddress>
          <AddressLine1Txt>PO BOX 579</AddressLine1Txt>
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