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          <City>knoxville</City>
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        <PurposeOfGrant>giant panda habitat selection grants</PurposeOfGrant>
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          <City>urbana</City>
          <State>IL</State>
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        <PurposeOfGrant>giant panda nutrition</PurposeOfGrant>
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        <Identifier>Procedure for Monitoring Grants in the U.S.:</Identifier>
        <ReturnReference>Part I, Line 2:</ReturnReference>
        <Explanation>Schedule I, Part I, Line 2: External Organizations that have received grants from the Memphis Zoo were by invitation only. Each institution submits a grant for internal approval during May of each year and all the projects are tied to our giant panda program and ESA permit from USFWS. Expenses are paid as cost reimbursable and we recieve quarterly invoices from each institution.</Explanation>
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          <NamePerson>jason rothschild</NamePerson>
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        <Relationship>director</Relationship>
        <DescriptionOfTransaction>VP at suntrust bank which is the Zoo's primary bank.</DescriptionOfTransaction>
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        <MethodOfDeterminingRevenues>FMV</MethodOfDeterminingRevenues>
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        <NumberOfContributions>1</NumberOfContributions>
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        <Description>paper</Description>
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        <MethodOfDeterminingRevenues>COST</MethodOfDeterminingRevenues>
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        <NonCashCheckbox>X</NonCashCheckbox>
        <Description>airline tickets</Description>
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        <Identifier>Third Party Use:</Identifier>
        <ReturnReference>Part I, Line 32b:</ReturnReference>
        <Explanation>The organization uses a broker to sell stock that is donated.</Explanation>
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        <Identifier>Non Reporting of Revenue:</Identifier>
        <ReturnReference>Part I, Line 33:</ReturnReference>
        <Explanation>Note: A $15,000 stock donation that was received during the fiscal year in satisfaction of a prior year pledge has been included on Part I, line 9 of this Schedule M as well as on Form 990, page 9, part VIII, line 1g. The $15,000 stock donation was not included on Schedule B for this year because the donor and the donor's pledge were reported on Schedule B in the year the pledge was made.</Explanation>
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        <Identifier>Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11</Identifier>
        <Explanation>the form 990 is prepared by dixon hughes and then reviewed by the officers of the zoo and the board of directors.</Explanation>
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      <GeneralExplanation>
        <Identifier>Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c</Identifier>
        <Explanation>The policy is distributed to all new employees and new board directors. the policy is also available on our intranet. in addition, request inquiries are made.</Explanation>
      </GeneralExplanation>
      <GeneralExplanation>
        <Identifier>Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a</Identifier>
        <Explanation>a committee is convened by the chairman of the board to consider and decide on the compensation of the president of the zoo based on evaluations of similar nonprofit organizations, including but not limited to other zoos. the chairman of the board sends a letter to the cao of the zoo with the decision made regarding the zoo president's salary.</Explanation>
      </GeneralExplanation>
      <GeneralExplanation>
        <Identifier>Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19</Identifier>
        <Explanation>governing documents and audited financial statements are available upon request and are also on file with the city of memphis parks department. The 990 is on guidestar and is also available upon request. the conflict of interest policy is available upon request or on the memphis zoological intranet.</Explanation>
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      <GeneralExplanation>
        <Identifier>form 990, part xi, question 2c</Identifier>
        <Explanation>The finance committee selects and assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit. The finance committee is selected from the board of directors. this process has not changed from the prior year.</Explanation>
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