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        <ExplanationTxt>ANNUAL REPORTS OF ALL SOURCES OF REVENUE AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS FOR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, TRUSTEES, AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE THEN REPORTS FINDINGS TO THE FULL BOARD AT THE NEXT SCHEDULED REGULAR MEETING.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>AFA'S CEO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS' COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AFTER A THOROUGH AND DELIBERATE DISCUSSION AND AN INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS AND COMPARISON OF SIMILAR NONPROFIT ENTITIES LOCATED IN THE SAME GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION AS AFA.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AFTER A THOROUGH REVIEW OF COMPARIABLE AND SIMILAR NONPROFITS LOCATED WITHIN THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA OF AFA.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE WWW.AFA.NET. THEY MAY ALSO BE OBTAINED THROUGH THE MAIL BY CONTACTING AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION, INC. AT PO DWR 2440, TUPELO MS 38803-2440 OR CALLING 662-326-4543.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24E</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>INTERNET BROADCAST FEES 348,135 10,276 12,576 ANNUITY PAYMENTS 0 0 340,545 LICENSES AND PERMITS 304,258 8,981 10,991 PRODUCTS AND PREMIUMS 275,476 8,132 9,952 PRODUCTION 174,087 10,610 6,481 HOUSING ALLOWANCE 135,858 8,280 5,058 TELEPHONE 127,823 7,791 4,759 FUND RAISING CONSULTANTS 100,151 6,104 3,728 COMPUTER EXPENSE 93,797 5,717 3,492 PUBLIC EDUCATION 100,088 0 0 SATELLITE SERVICE 90,149 5,495 3,356 SCHOLARSHIPS 77,400 4,718 2,882 SHARE-A-THON EXPENSE 76,261 4,648 2,839 TAXES AND LICENSES 75,868 4,624 2,824 COMPUTER PROGRAMS 69,086 4,211 2,572 BANK CHARGES 67,066 4,088 2,497 GROUNDS AND MAINTENANCE 60,673 3,698 2,259 CREDIT FEES AND COLLECTIO 52,333 3,190 1,948 USE TAX 36,819 2,244 1,371 CONTRIBUTIONS 29,089 1,773 1,083 REGISTRATION FEES 28,093 1,712 1,046 JANITORIAL EXPENSES 27,720 1,690 1,032 HONORARIUMS 21,443 1,307 798 AUTO USAGE 17,794 1,084 662 TRASH 15,897 969 592 SECURITY 13,622 830 507 EQUIPMENT RENTAL 13,573 827 505 DUES 11,136 679 415 PROGRAM SERVICES 8,059 491 300 FLORAL AND GIFTS 6,537 398 243 RESOURCE MATERIAL 5,436 331 202 SUBSCRIPTIONS 5,242 320 195 COMMISSIONS 5,379 159 194 KITCHEN EXPENSES 4,773 291 178 SPECIAL EVENTS/PROJECTS 4,552 278 170 PEST CONTROL 3,442 210 128 INVESTMENT FEES 1,067 65 40 MISCELLANEOUS 140 9 5 TOTAL 2,488,322 116,230 428,425</ExplanationTxt>
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