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        <ExplanationTxt>482 FORWARD IS A DETROIT-BASED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT INVESTS ITS RESOURCES AND EFFORTS TO CREATE A DETROIT WHERE EVERY STUDENT GRADUATES READY TO BECOME A FULLY ENGAGED PARTICIPANT IN THE WORLD, EQUIPPED WITH THE CHARACTER AND THE CAPACITY TO NEGOTIATE HER ENVIRONMENT AND CHANGE IT FOR THE BETTER. PROJECTS ARE DETERMINED BY THE COMMUNITY'S NEEDS AND VISION. 482 FORWARD BELIEVES THAT CHILDREN HAVE THE RIGHT TO AN EXCELLENT EDUCATION REGARDLESS OF THEIR RACE OR SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS AND STUDENT SUCCESS IS THE COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY OF OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY. ALSO FAMILIES HAVE THE RIGHT TO DEFINE SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEMS PREVAILING IN THEIR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE AUDITING FIRM PREPARES THE TAX RETURN BASED ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE ORGANIZATIONAND THEN THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND VALINDA VINCENT.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>STIPEND 37,135 0 0 TRAINING 10,238 857 0 MEDIA &amp; TECHNOLOGY 0 3,592 0 TOTAL 47,373 4,449 0</ExplanationTxt>
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