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        <ExplanationTxt>FROM DECEMBER 2011 THROUGH NOVEMBER 2017, EVIDENCE INDICATES THAT THE FOUNDATION'S FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MISHANDLED AND MISAPPROPRIATED APPROXIMATELY $770,000 OF FOUNDATION FUNDS WHILE HE WAS WITH THE FOUNDATION. THE FOUNDATION REPORTED THIS MATTER TO THE ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE IN FEBRUARY 2018 AND TO THE U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IN MARCH 2018. THE FOUNDATION HAS SINCE IMPLEMENTED STRONGER INTERNAL CONTROLS IN ITS ACCOUNTING, CASH DISBURSEMENT AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS, INCLUDING SEGREGATION OF ACCOUNTING AND DISBURSEMENT FUNCTIONS, PROPER REVIEW PROCEDURES FOR CASH DISBURSEMENTS, ELIMINATION OF ATM CASH WITHDRAWALS FROM FOUNDATION ACCOUNTS AND REPLACEMENT OF EXTERNAL ACCOUNTANTS AND AUDITORS.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD TREASURER REVIEWS FORM 990 AND DISCUSSES IT DURING THE TREASURER'S REPORT AT TE NEXT BOARD MEETING.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>EVERY DIRECTOR AND OFFICER, IN A MANNER, FORM AND FREQUENCY TO BE PRESCRIBED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, SHALL BE REQUIRED, AS A CONDITION OF HIS OR HER OFFICE, TO DISCLOSE FULLY ANY INTEREST THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE 8 OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS AND ANY POLICY ADOPTED BY THE BOARD RELATING TO CONFLICT OF INTEREST.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THEIR WEBSITE.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.</ExplanationTxt>
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