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FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B FORM 990 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR END IS PREPARED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS. IT IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WHO IS KNOWLEDGEABLE IN TAX PREPARATION AND CERTAIN OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE BROUGHT FORWARD AND MADE SUBJECT TO THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST PROCEDURES, AS ENUMERATED IN ARTICLE III OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 17 MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSISSIPPI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW MEXICO, NEW YORK, NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH DAKOTA, OKLAHOMA, OREGON, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, UTAH, VIRGINIA, WASHINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATIONS'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. NO LOBBYING EXPENSES INCURRED FOR 2012 THROUGH 2015