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        <Explanation>The Audit committee reviews the 990 during a committee meeting. A copy of the full 990 is provided to the committee, who review and approve the 990 prior to its review by the full governing body. This review is reported to the Board at its spring meeting. The full 990 is made available to the governing board via an internal website.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>The Board maintains a Compensation Committee. This committee reviews available data from the MFA's peer museums, as well as participating in surveys with peer museums concerning compensation. The committee utilized the information obtained concerning peer museums' directories salary and other compensation information, combined with performance measurement, to discuss and determine appropriate compensation for the director and key officers. Documentation of peer data on compensation and performance measurement is maintained.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>The Museum's full financial statements are available on the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Attorney General's website, Guidestar.org and upon request from the Museum. Certain excerpts of the financial statements are available on the Museum's website (www.mfa.org).</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>The Museum maintains an audit committee which is responsible for the oversight of the audit of the Museum's financial statements. The audit committee selects the auditor and approves the auditors fees on an annual basis before the engagement letter with the audit firm is signed by Museum management. Management works with the auditors on scheduling and preparation of schedules. Management compiles the financial statements for the fiscal year under audit and provides these to the auditors. The financial statements are reviewed by the auditors. Management provides draft audited financial statements to the audit committee prior to a formal meeting at which the draft financial statements are presented to the committee. Both management and the auditors attend the committee meeting. The auditors meet with the audit committee separately from management for discussion and questions &amp; answers. The audit committee approves the financial statements and presents the approved financial statements to the full board for final review and approval.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>The Schedule K calculation was performed by an independent third party which specializes in performing these calculations. The Museum's bonds were issued in December 2007 and mature in 2037, a thirty year period. The percentage calculated as private business use is for the current fiscal year spanning July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010. The overall measurement period for private business use is measured over the entire thirty year term of the bonds.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>Founded in 1870, the Museum has a collection of over 450,000 objects. The collection includes works of art ranging from masters of American painting to the icons of Impressionism, from exquisite Asian scrolls to Egyptian mummies. All activities and services provided by the Museum are related to its chartered purpose ("for the purpose of erecting a museum for the preservation and exhibition of works of art, or making, maintaining and exhibiting collections of such works, and for affording instruction in the fine arts..."). In order to accomplish this purpose, the Museum maintains an ongoing series of on-site programs and activities, as well as in partnership with other museums located throughout the world. These programs allow for improvement of access to works of art. The Museum receives nearly 1,000,000 visitors each year who attend exhibitions, lectures, concerts and courses on site. Additionally, the Museum provides a number of days throughout the year with free admission to further increase access to the Museum and its services.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>As disclosed in Schedule L, the MFA invests in Baupost Value Partners IV, LP. A trustee of the MFA, Scott Nathan, has an ownership interest in the entity to which a management fee is paid. The determination to invest in this partnership was made by the MFA's Investment Committee. The Committee determined that the investment in Baupost was the best fit for the portfolio amongst investments of the same type. Mr. Nathan was not involved in any part of the due diligence surrounding the selection of the investment and excuses himself from any discussion concerning the investment. The MFA is charged a standard management fee.</Explanation>
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