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        <Explanation>IN 2009, THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED A GRANT TOTALING $1,000,000 FROM THE BILL &amp; MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION, WHICH THE ORGANIZATION SUBGRANTED $830,000 DURING 2009 TO OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. NO FUNDING WAS RECEIVED DURING 2010 FROM THE BILL &amp; MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION.</Explanation>
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