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          <State>NY</State>
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        <PurposeOfGrant>FUNDED PARTNER</PurposeOfGrant>
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          <City>UTICA</City>
          <State>NY</State>
          <ZIPCode>13502</ZIPCode>
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        <PurposeOfGrant>FUNDED PARTNER</PurposeOfGrant>
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          <City>UTICA</City>
          <State>NY</State>
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        <PurposeOfGrant>FUNDED PARTNER</PurposeOfGrant>
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          <BusinessNameLine1>LEARNING DISABILITY ASSOCIATION OF THE MV</BusinessNameLine1>
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          <AddressLine1>401 COLUMBIA STREET</AddressLine1>
          <City>UTICA</City>
          <State>NY</State>
          <ZIPCode>13502</ZIPCode>
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        <AmountOfCashGrant>30000</AmountOfCashGrant>
        <PurposeOfGrant>FUNDED PARTNER</PurposeOfGrant>
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          <BusinessNameLine1>LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF MID-NEW YORK</BusinessNameLine1>
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        <AddressUS>
          <AddressLine1>255 GENESEE STREET</AddressLine1>
          <City>UTICA</City>
          <State>NY</State>
          <ZIPCode>13501</ZIPCode>
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        <AmountOfCashGrant>46000</AmountOfCashGrant>
        <PurposeOfGrant>FUNDED PARTNER</PurposeOfGrant>
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          <BusinessNameLine1>MOHAWK VALLEY COMMUNITY ACTION</BusinessNameLine1>
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        <AddressUS>
          <AddressLine1>9882 RIVER ROAD</AddressLine1>
          <City>MARCY</City>
          <State>NY</State>
          <ZIPCode>13403</ZIPCode>
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        <AmountOfCashGrant>26000</AmountOfCashGrant>
        <PurposeOfGrant>FUNDED PARTNER</PurposeOfGrant>
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        <RecipientNameBusiness>
          <BusinessNameLine1>MULTI-CULTURAL ASSOC FOR MED INTERPRET</BusinessNameLine1>
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        <AddressUS>
          <AddressLine1>309 GENESEE STREET</AddressLine1>
          <City>UTICA</City>
          <State>NY</State>
          <ZIPCode>13501</ZIPCode>
        </AddressUS>
        <AmountOfCashGrant>17000</AmountOfCashGrant>
        <PurposeOfGrant>FUNDED PARTNER</PurposeOfGrant>
      </RecipientTable>
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          <BusinessNameLine1>NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER OF UTICA</BusinessNameLine1>
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        <AddressUS>
          <AddressLine1>293 GENESEE STREET</AddressLine1>
          <City>UTICA</City>
          <State>NY</State>
          <ZIPCode>13501</ZIPCode>
        </AddressUS>
        <AmountOfCashGrant>59773</AmountOfCashGrant>
        <PurposeOfGrant>FUNDED PARTNER</PurposeOfGrant>
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          <BusinessNameLine1>PARKWAY SENIOR CENTER</BusinessNameLine1>
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        <AddressUS>
          <AddressLine1>220 MEMORIAL PARKWAY</AddressLine1>
          <City>UTICA</City>
          <State>NY</State>
          <ZIPCode>13501</ZIPCode>
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        <AmountOfCashGrant>30609</AmountOfCashGrant>
        <PurposeOfGrant>FUNDED PARTNER</PurposeOfGrant>
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        <RecipientNameBusiness>
          <BusinessNameLine1>PETER MAURIN HOUSE INC</BusinessNameLine1>
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        <AddressUS>
          <AddressLine1>130 EAGLE STREET</AddressLine1>
          <City>UTICA</City>
          <State>NY</State>
          <ZIPCode>13501</ZIPCode>
        </AddressUS>
        <AmountOfCashGrant>15000</AmountOfCashGrant>
        <PurposeOfGrant>FUNDED PARTNER</PurposeOfGrant>
      </RecipientTable>
      <RecipientTable>
        <RecipientNameBusiness>
          <BusinessNameLine1>RESOURCE CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING</BusinessNameLine1>
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        <AddressUS>
          <AddressLine1>409 COLUMBIA STREET</AddressLine1>
          <City>UTICA</City>
          <State>NY</State>
          <ZIPCode>13502</ZIPCode>
        </AddressUS>
        <AmountOfCashGrant>151000</AmountOfCashGrant>
        <PurposeOfGrant>FUNDED PARTNER</PurposeOfGrant>
      </RecipientTable>
      <RecipientTable>
        <RecipientNameBusiness>
          <BusinessNameLine1>RICHFIELD SPRINGS YOUTH MINISTRY</BusinessNameLine1>
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        <AddressUS>
          <AddressLine1>17 CHURCH STREET</AddressLine1>
          <City>RICHFIELD SPRINGS</City>
          <State>NY</State>
          <ZIPCode>13439</ZIPCode>
        </AddressUS>
        <AmountOfCashGrant>4000</AmountOfCashGrant>
        <PurposeOfGrant>FUNDED PARTNER</PurposeOfGrant>
      </RecipientTable>
      <RecipientTable>
        <RecipientNameBusiness>
          <BusinessNameLine1>SALVATION ARMY OF HERKIMER</BusinessNameLine1>
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        <AddressUS>
          <AddressLine1>431 N PROSPECT ST</AddressLine1>
          <City>HERKIMER</City>
          <State>NY</State>
          <ZIPCode>13350</ZIPCode>
        </AddressUS>
        <AmountOfCashGrant>13500</AmountOfCashGrant>
        <PurposeOfGrant>FUNDED PARTNER</PurposeOfGrant>
      </RecipientTable>
      <RecipientTable>
        <RecipientNameBusiness>
          <BusinessNameLine1>SALVATION ARMY OF UTICA</BusinessNameLine1>
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        <AddressUS>
          <AddressLine1>14 CLINTON PLACE</AddressLine1>
          <City>UTICA</City>
          <State>NY</State>
          <ZIPCode>13501</ZIPCode>
        </AddressUS>
        <AmountOfCashGrant>13500</AmountOfCashGrant>
        <PurposeOfGrant>FUNDED PARTNER</PurposeOfGrant>
      </RecipientTable>
      <RecipientTable>
        <RecipientNameBusiness>
          <BusinessNameLine1>SAMARITAN COUNSELING CENTER</BusinessNameLine1>
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        <AddressUS>
          <AddressLine1>1643 GENESEE STREET</AddressLine1>
          <City>UTICA</City>
          <State>NY</State>
          <ZIPCode>13501</ZIPCode>
        </AddressUS>
        <AmountOfCashGrant>37749</AmountOfCashGrant>
        <PurposeOfGrant>FUNDED PARTNER</PurposeOfGrant>
      </RecipientTable>
      <RecipientTable>
        <RecipientNameBusiness>
          <BusinessNameLine1>THE PEACEMAKER PROGRAM</BusinessNameLine1>
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        <AddressUS>
          <AddressLine1>502 COURT STREET SUITE 234</AddressLine1>
          <City>UTICA</City>
          <State>NY</State>
          <ZIPCode>13502</ZIPCode>
        </AddressUS>
        <AmountOfCashGrant>45000</AmountOfCashGrant>
        <PurposeOfGrant>FUNDED PARTNER</PurposeOfGrant>
      </RecipientTable>
      <RecipientTable>
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          <BusinessNameLine1>THEA BOWMAN HOUSE</BusinessNameLine1>
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        <AddressUS>
          <AddressLine1>731 LAFAYETTE STREET</AddressLine1>
          <City>UTICA</City>
          <State>NY</State>
          <ZIPCode>13502</ZIPCode>
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        <AmountOfCashGrant>102000</AmountOfCashGrant>
        <PurposeOfGrant>FUNDED PARTNER</PurposeOfGrant>
      </RecipientTable>
      <RecipientTable>
        <RecipientNameBusiness>
          <BusinessNameLine1>UPSTATE CEREBRAL PALSY</BusinessNameLine1>
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        <AddressUS>
          <AddressLine1>1020 MARY STREET</AddressLine1>
          <City>UTICA</City>
          <State>NY</State>
          <ZIPCode>13501</ZIPCode>
        </AddressUS>
        <AmountOfCashGrant>30000</AmountOfCashGrant>
        <PurposeOfGrant>FUNDED PARTNER</PurposeOfGrant>
      </RecipientTable>
      <RecipientTable>
        <RecipientNameBusiness>
          <BusinessNameLine1>YMCA OF THE MOHAWK VALLEY</BusinessNameLine1>
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        <AddressUS>
          <AddressLine1>83 E MAIN ST</AddressLine1>
          <City>MOHAWK</City>
          <State>NY</State>
          <ZIPCode>13407</ZIPCode>
        </AddressUS>
        <AmountOfCashGrant>29500</AmountOfCashGrant>
        <PurposeOfGrant>FUNDED PARTNER</PurposeOfGrant>
      </RecipientTable>
      <RecipientTable>
        <RecipientNameBusiness>
          <BusinessNameLine1>YOUR NEIGHBORS</BusinessNameLine1>
        </RecipientNameBusiness>
        <AddressUS>
          <AddressLine1>108 UTICA ROAD</AddressLine1>
          <City>CLINTON</City>
          <State>NY</State>
          <ZIPCode>13323</ZIPCode>
        </AddressUS>
        <AmountOfCashGrant>10000</AmountOfCashGrant>
        <PurposeOfGrant>FUNDED PARTNER</PurposeOfGrant>
      </RecipientTable>
      <RecipientTable>
        <RecipientNameBusiness>
          <BusinessNameLine1>YWCA OF THE MOHAWK VALLEY</BusinessNameLine1>
        </RecipientNameBusiness>
        <AddressUS>
          <AddressLine1>1000 CORNELIA STREET</AddressLine1>
          <City>UTICA</City>
          <State>NY</State>
          <ZIPCode>13502</ZIPCode>
        </AddressUS>
        <AmountOfCashGrant>119500</AmountOfCashGrant>
        <PurposeOfGrant>FUNDED PARTNER</PurposeOfGrant>
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      <GeneralExplanation>
        <ReturnReference>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11</ReturnReference>
        <Explanation>LINE 11A EXPLANATION - AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE UNITED WAY'S 990 WITH MANAGEMENT AND THEN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL REVIEW AND APPROVE PRIOR TO FILING AND RELEASING IT TO THE PUBLIC.</Explanation>
      </GeneralExplanation>
      <GeneralExplanation>
        <ReturnReference>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C</ReturnReference>
        <Explanation>ANNUALLY, ALL STAFF, BOARD MEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST BY SIGNING "CODE OF ETHICS" QUESTIONNAIRES. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIR THEN REVIEWS THE QUESTIONNAIRES FOR CONFLICTS.</Explanation>
      </GeneralExplanation>
      <GeneralExplanation>
        <ReturnReference>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15</ReturnReference>
        <Explanation>OUR COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY STATEMENT STATES THAT THE POLICY OF THE UNITED WAY OF THE VALLEY &amp; GREATER UTICA AREA IS TO PROVIDE COMPENSATION THAT IS FAIR, REASONABLE AND CONSISTENT WITH COMPENSATION PAID IN THE NON-PROFIT SECTOR FOR POSITIONS OF COMPARABLE WORTH, COMPLEXITY AND RESPONSIBILITY. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR UNDER THE GUIDELINES SET FORTH IN THE COMPENSATION POLICY USING THE FOLLOWING PROCESS: 1) ANNUAL BENCHMARKING 2) SALARY RANGES - THREE BROADBAND LEVELS A) DIRECTOR LEVEL B) PROFESSIONAL/SUPPORT LEVEL C) ADMINISTRATIVE 3) PERFORMANCE REVIEWS OUR COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY STATEMENT STATES THAT THE POLICY OF THE UNITED WAY OF THE VALLEY &amp; GREATER UTICA AREA IS TO PROVIDE COMPENSATION THAT IS FAIR, REASONABLE AND CONSISTENT WITH COMPENSATION PAID IN THE NON-PROFIT SECTOR FOR POSITIONS OF COMPARABLE WORTH, COMPLEXITY AND RESPONSIBILITY. THE HR COMMITTEE SHALL RECOMMEND TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THE COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES UNDER THE GUIDELINES SET FORTH IN THE COMPENSATION POLICY USING THE FOLLOWING PROCESS: 1) ANNUAL BENCHMARKING 2) SALARY RANGES - THREE BROADBAND LEVELS A) DIRECTOR LEVEL B) PROFESSIONAL/SUPPORT LEVEL C) ADMINISTRATIVE 3) PERFORMANCE REVIEWS 4) SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES</Explanation>
      </GeneralExplanation>
      <GeneralExplanation>
        <ReturnReference>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19</ReturnReference>
        <Explanation>THE UNITED WAY'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST AT THE UNITED WAY OFFICES. IN ADDITION, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS FILED WITH THE CHARITIES BUREAU ARE AVAILABLE ON THAT AGENCY'S WEB SITE AND THE UNITED WAY'S WEBSITE.</Explanation>
      </GeneralExplanation>
      <GeneralExplanation>
        <Identifier>AUDIT COMMITTEE</Identifier>
        <ReturnReference>PART XII, LINE 2C</ReturnReference>
        <Explanation>THE ORGANIZATION HAS AN AUDIT COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT.</Explanation>
      </GeneralExplanation>
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