L I F E MINISTRIES INC: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
L I F E MINISTRIES INC (EIN 02-0387107)
Tax period
2013-04-01 to 2014-03-31
Filed
2014-09-24
IRS object ID
201412679349300831
Schema version
2013v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2014-09-24T13:48:13-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-03-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN453636258PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Weidema Lavin Grott & Riendeau PCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line114 Manchester Square Suite 281AddressLine1
CityPortsmouthCity
StateNHState
ZIP Code03801ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-04-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN020387107EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LIFE Ministries IncBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlLIFEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6035690202PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 476AddressLine1
CityWolfeboro FallsCity
StateNHState
ZIP Code03896ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMalcolm CookPersonNm
Person TitleTreasurerPersonTitleTxt
Phone6038757535PhoneNum
Signature2014-09-24SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDebra E Grott CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00741076PTIN
Phone6037661968PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2015-11-30 17:44:51ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMalcolm CookPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1164 Black Point RoadAddressLine1
CityAlton BayCity
StateNHState
ZIP Code03810ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$242,776GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1985FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNHLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionFood PantryActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body17VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent17VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$296,918PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$214,123CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$8,657PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$28,653CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$305,575PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$242,776CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$0PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$0CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$109,270PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$142,482CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$109,270PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$142,482CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$196,305PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$100,294CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$420,746TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$521,040TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$420,746NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$521,040NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionProvide food and some basic necessities to low income families/persons in need. The Pantry is open one day per week and serves 75-120 households per week for a total of approximately 110,000 meals for the year. Additional distribution of over 300 meals for Thanksgiving/Christmas.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$142,482ExpenseAmt
Revenue$242,776RevenueAmt
DescProvide food and some basic necessities to low income families/persons in need.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$142,482TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document0IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members17GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member17IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy0ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMalcolm CookPersonNm
Phone6038757535PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1164 Black Point RoadAddressLine1
CityAlton BayCity
StateNHState
ZIP Code03810ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (21 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerInd
Jane Batchelder
Coordinator14.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RevTed Rice
Director5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dianne Wasmuth
Director5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rev Robert Key
Director5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rev David Lindsay
Director5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Maureen Faul
Director5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rev Thomas Christian
Director5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kathy Davey
Director5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rev Gina Finocchiaro
Director5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rev Mark Larson
Director5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Barbara McClure
Director5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rev Robert Cole
Director5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Susan Maus
Director5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rev Mark Whitman
Director5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kathy Barnard
Director5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joe Carilli
Director5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Stanley Anderson
President12.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Kent Cromwell
Vice President8.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Malcom Cook
Treasurer8.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Priscilla Jones
Asst Treasurer8.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Theresa DeChiaro
Secretary8.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$0TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$0TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K0IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$214,123AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$214,123TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$28,653TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$28,653RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$242,776TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$28,653RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$542TotalAmt
Program Services$542ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$619TotalAmt
Program Services$619ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,626TotalAmt
Program Services$13,626ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,277TotalAmt
Program Services$2,277ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,401TotalAmt
Program Services$1,401ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,931TotalAmt
Program Services$1,931ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
Food Purchases$120,907$120,907
Print, Publications$987$987
Postage$192$192

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$142,482TotalAmt
Program Services$142,482ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,942BOYAmt
EOY$6,627EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$72,867BOYAmt
EOY$51,455EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$7,006LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,401LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$5,605EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$339,937BOYAmt
EOY$457,353EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$420,746BOYAmt
EOY$521,040EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$420,746BOYAmt
EOY$508,540EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$12,500EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$420,746BOYAmt
EOY$521,040EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$420,746BOYAmt
EOY$521,040EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$100,294ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$139,049CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$140,892CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$178,493CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$296,918CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$214,123CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$969,475TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$139,049CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$140,892CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$178,493CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$296,918CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$214,123CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$969,475TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$969,475PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$385CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$833CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$615CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,657CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$28,653CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$39,143TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$385CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$833CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$615CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,657CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$28,653CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$39,143TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$139,434CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$141,725CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$179,108CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$305,575CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$242,776CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,008,618TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.96120PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.98640PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.03880InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.01360InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$7,006OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,401DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,605BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$5,605TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11Board of Directors reviews and approves Form 990 before it is filed.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12The organization is in the process of putting together a written conflict of interest policy which will be monitored by the officers of the organization.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 18Form 990 available upon request.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19All governing documents available for public inspection upon request

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