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        <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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        <ExplanationTxt>INTERNET BROADCAST FEES 389,424 11,495 14,068 ANNUITY PAYMENTS 0 0 305,554 PROFESSIONAL FEES 200,101 83,273 9,943 OTHER 245,643 14,966 9,140 CREDIT FEES AND COLLECTIO 180,037 10,973 6,702 FUND RAISING CONSULTANTS 150,266 9,159 5,594 COMPUTER EXPENSE 127,654 7,780 4,752 PRODUCTION 126,887 7,734 4,724 TELEPHONE 126,749 7,725 4,719 HOUSING ALLOWANCE 125,447 7,646 4,670 SHARE-A-THON EXPENSE 109,189 6,655 4,065 PROGRAM SERVICES 101,076 6,161 3,763 PRODUCTS AND PREMIUMS 92,976 2,745 3,359 SATELLITE SERVICE 90,149 5,495 3,356 CONTRIBUTIONS 90,100 5,491 3,354 COMPUTER PROGRAMS 83,911 5,114 3,124 TAXES AND LICENSES 83,381 5,082 3,104 GROUNDS AND MAINTENANCE 67,552 4,117 2,515 SCHOLARSHIPS 64,652 3,941 2,407 USE TAX 41,097 2,505 1,530 AUTO USAGE 14,749 899 549 COMMISSIONS 10,041 296 363 PUBLIC EDUCATION 5,500 0 0 TOTAL 2,526,581 209,252 401,355</ExplanationTxt>
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