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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>CONSULTING EXPENSE OF $31,480 OF STRATEGIC PLANNING AND $272,424 OF TEAM FELLOW, LEADER INSTITUTE PROGRAMS.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>PART XII, LINE 2C:</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WAS CHARGED WITH GOVERNANCE DURING EARLY 2017.</ExplanationTxt>
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