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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Management duties delegation Part VI line 3</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>The Death Valley 49ers have provided scholarship assistance to qualified graduates of the Death Valley High School District since 1976 and during that time 54 scholarships have been awarded. No permanant Death Valley resident had completed college until this program was initiated. Now college entry is a goal of many students and degrees have been received in a wide assortment of fields. The Death Valley 49ers also provide funding for the Amargosa Opera House.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Organizational document changes Part VI line 4</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Voting-Member: To be a voting-member a member has to make three meetings in the last year.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>A return copy is submitted to the board for approval prior to filing</ExplanationTxt>
      </SupplementalInformationDetail>
      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>The conflict of interest policy requires that policy be provided to the officers and directors anually so that they understand and agree to comply with the policy</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Upon written request to the current Secretary, a copy of the Final Tax Return for the year requested will be made for requestors review.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Explanation of other changes in net assets or fund balances Part XI line 9</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Funds increased in value</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>General explanation attachment</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Upon written request to the current Secretary, a copy of the Final Tax Return for the year requested will be made available for requestors review.</ExplanationTxt>
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