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('FOG') IS A PUBLICLY SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION UNDER IRC SECTION 170 (B)(1)(A)(VI) AS IT MEETS THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TESTS UNDER TREASURY REGULATIONS SECTION 1.170A-9(E)(3) BASED ON THE FOLLOWING: A HIGH PERCENTAGE, 30%, OF THE ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORT CAME FROM GENERAL PUBLIC FOR TAX YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2016. FOGS BOARD OF DIRECTORS REPRESENT THE BROAD INTEREST OF THE COMMUNITY. THE DIRECTORS ARE COMMUNITY LEADERS AND PROFESSIONALS IN THE COMMUNITY. SUBSTANTIALLY MOST OF THE DIRECTORS RESIDE IN THE UNITED STATES. FOG MAINTAINS A CONTINUOUS AND BONA FIDE PROGRAM FOR SOLICITATION OF FUNDS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO BENEFIT, PERFORM AND CARRY OUT THE CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC, LITERARY OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES OF GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY. FOGS FUNDRAISING EFFORTS TARGET ALUMNI OF GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY IN THE UNITED STATES. FOGS FUNDRAISING EFFORTS ALSO TARGET TRUSTS, FOUNDATIONS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS SEEKING FUNDS TO HELP SUPPORT RESEARCH OF GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY. 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