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        <Explanation>Form 990 preparer completes all required forms including backup documentation. Financial and IT Manager reviews all required forms and backup documentation and returns to preparer for corrections, if applicable. After Financial and IT Manager completes final review, Executive Director reviews and signs the Form 990. Electronic pdf copies are sent to all Board Members via email prior to filing the complete Form 990.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>Although the Executive Director receives no compensation, his in-kind salary was determined based on the Nonprofit Compensation Associates Fair Pay for Northern California Nonprofits: The 2011 Compensation and Benefits Survey's comparability data. The Financial and IT Manager's salary is based on the same comparability data in determining compensation.</Explanation>
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        <ReturnReference>Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19</ReturnReference>
        <Explanation>Audited Financial Statements and IRS Form 990 are available for public inspection on our website at www.wildnet.org. Other documents and policies are available upon request.</Explanation>
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