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        <ExplanationTxt>IN 2018 THE GROSS RECEIPTS HAS GROWN OVER 200,000 AND HAS THUS QUALIFIED THE "KIDS WRITE GOOD" TO FILE FORM 990 RATHER THAN 990-EZ.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>AUSTIN BAT CAVE IS A 501(C)3 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS (AGES 6-18) WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP THEIR CREATIVE AND EXPOSITORY WRITING SKILLS. WE CONNECT A DIVERSE POPULATION OF YOUNG WRITERS AND LEARNERS WITH A VIBRANT COMMUNITY OF ADULT VOLUNTEERS IN AUSTIN.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE MANAGEMENT TEAM WILL REVIEW THE TAX RETURN AND RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE 990 TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE TREASURER AND THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WILL REVIEW THE 990. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WILL FORMALLY APPROVE THE TAX RETURN. ALL DIRECTORS ARE PROVIDED A COPY OF THE 990 PRIOR TO FILING.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
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