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          <State>CO</State>
          <ZIPCode>80309</ZIPCode>
        </AddressUS>
        <EINOfRecipient>391481425</EINOfRecipient>
        <IRCSection>501(C) 3</IRCSection>
        <AmountOfCashGrant>299000</AmountOfCashGrant>
        <MethodOfValuation>0</MethodOfValuation>
        <DescriptionOfNonCashAssistance>N/A</DescriptionOfNonCashAssistance>
        <PurposeOfGrant>SCHOLARSHIPS</PurposeOfGrant>
      </RecipientTable>
      <Form990ScheduleIPartIII>
        <TypeOfGrant>SCHOLARSHIPS</TypeOfGrant>
        <NumberOfRecipients>2</NumberOfRecipients>
        <AmountOfCashGrant>15000</AmountOfCashGrant>
      </Form990ScheduleIPartIII>
    </IRS990ScheduleI>
    <IRS990ScheduleM documentId="00000006">
      <AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld>false</AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld>
      <ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts>true</ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts>
      <ThirdPartiesUsed>false</ThirdPartiesUsed>
      <Form990ScheduleMPartII>
        <Identifier>Pt I Line 32b</Identifier>
        <ReturnReference>Form 990</ReturnReference>
        <Explanation>THE ORGANIZATION USES A STOCK BROKERAGE FIRM TO SELL DONATED MARKETABLE SECURITIES FOR CASH AND SUBSEQUENT DEPOSIT INTO OPERATING ACCOUNT FOR PROGRAMMATIC USE.</Explanation>
      </Form990ScheduleMPartII>
    </IRS990ScheduleM>
    <IRS990ScheduleO documentId="00000007" softwareId="12000225">
      <GeneralExplanation>
        <Identifier>Pt VI, Line 11b</Identifier>
        <Explanation>FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD. INCLUDED AS MANAGEMENT LETTER POINT IN AUDIT.</Explanation>
      </GeneralExplanation>
      <GeneralExplanation>
        <Identifier>Pt VI, Line 15a</Identifier>
        <Explanation>NO EMPLOYEES - OFFICERS ARE VOLUNTEERS AND NO MONETARY COMPENSATION IS PAID BY THE ORGANIZATION.</Explanation>
      </GeneralExplanation>
      <GeneralExplanation>
        <Identifier>Pt V, Line 13a</Identifier>
        <Explanation>NO EMPLOYEES - WHISTLEBLOWER POLICIES NOT APPLICABLE</Explanation>
      </GeneralExplanation>
      <GeneralExplanation>
        <Identifier>Pt VI, Line 12c</Identifier>
        <Explanation>NO CURRENT CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY - INCLUDED AS MANAGEMENT POINT FROM AUDIT.</Explanation>
      </GeneralExplanation>
      <GeneralExplanation>
        <Identifier>Pt XII, Line 2c</Identifier>
        <Explanation>EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CHAIRMAN REVIEW AUDITED STATEMENTS AND 990 AND REPORT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATION MADE IN AUDIT REPORT ISSUED.</Explanation>
      </GeneralExplanation>
      <GeneralExplanation>
        <Identifier>Pt VI, Line 8b</Identifier>
        <Explanation>THERE ARE NO COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD. THE BOARD ACTS AS 1 UNIT AND MAKES DECISIONS BASED ON THE BOARD VOTE AS A WHOLE WITHOUT THE USE OF COMMITTEES.</Explanation>
      </GeneralExplanation>
      <GeneralExplanation>
        <Identifier>Pt XI</Identifier>
        <Explanation>UNREALIZED LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS HELD FOR SALE AND ADJUSTMENT TO BEGINNING INVESTMENTS FMV</Explanation>
      </GeneralExplanation>
      <GeneralExplanation>
        <Identifier>Form 990, Part IX, Line 24f</Identifier>
        <Explanation>POSTAGE PRINTING AND COPYING STUDENT SURVEY WEBSITE MAINTENANCE</Explanation>
      </GeneralExplanation>
    </IRS990ScheduleO>
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