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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Footnote for uncertain tax position under FIN 48 (Part X)</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Kantara Initiative is subject to income tax on net income that is derived from business activities that are unrelated to their exempt purposes. Kantara Initiative has determined that it is not subject to unrelated business income tax and has not filed an Exempt Organization Business Income Tax Return (Form 990-T) with the IRS. Kantara Initiative does not have any uncertain tax positions that are material to the financial statements. Kantara Initiative would recognize future accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits and liabilities in income tax expense if such interest and penalties are incurred.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>The Form 990 is reviewed by the Executive Director and Treasurer and provided to the full Board prior to filing.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990 availability to public Part VI line 18</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
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        <ExplanationTxt>Continuation of Mission Statement:Kantaras Mission Statement:Grow and fulfill the market for trustworthy use of identity and personal data. Kantaras Vision: Equitable and transparent exchange of identity and which accredits assessors and approves service providers based on the agreed service assessment criteria for NIST SP 800-63 identity proofing, authentication, and federation at assurance levels IAL 1-3, AAL1-3, and FAL1-3. Approval is based on independent third-party assessments, performed by Kantara-accredited assessors, of the subject services, to determine those services conformity to the applicable criteria. Kantara is the only organization that provides third party assessment against the primary NIST standard for identity.</ExplanationTxt>
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