MARCH ON WASHINGTON FILM FESTIVAL: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
MARCH ON WASHINGTON FILM FESTIVAL (EIN 46-4604132)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-05-13
IRS object ID
201641349349301424
Schema version
2015v2.1
Source
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Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11The President and Finance Manager review the 990 before it is filed.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Governing documents are made available to the public upon request.

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