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        <ExplanationTxt>LUTHERAN COUNSELING NETWORK</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>VOLUNTEER BOARD MEMBERS MEET QUARTERLY FOR DECISION MAKING. OTHER VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE LIAISON BETWEEN HOST CHURCHES AND LUTHERAN COUNSELING NETWORK.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>REVIEW OF FORM 990 IS DONE BY EXAMINATION AND DISCUSSION AT A REGULARLY SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE POLICY IS REVIEWED, DISCUSSED AND SIGNED OFF ON ANNUALLY AT THE MAY BOARD OF DIRECTORS' MEETING.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE IN WRITING AT THE ORGANIZATION'S ANNUAL MEETING. VERBAL EXPLANATION IS MADE AT THE ANNUAL MEETING ALSO.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VIII</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>NON-CASH CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED THE ORGANIZATION UTILIZES OFFICE SPACE THAT HAS BEEN DONATED FOR USE BY ORGANIZATION THERAPISTS IN PROVIDING SERVICES TO PATIENTS. DURING THE COURSE OF 2023 THE ORGANIZATION ESTIMATES THE VALUE OF THIS OFFICE SPACE TO EQUAL 17,875. THE VALUATION AMOUNT IS BASED ON COMPARABLE COST REVIEWS OF SPACE WITHIN THE PUGET SOUND REGION AND THE TOTAL SPACE UTILIZED BY THE ORGANIZATION DURING THE YEAR.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>OTHER ASSETS: THIS WINDFALL RESULTED FROM THE 2016 SALE OF 302 SHARES OF STANDARD INSURANCE CO OF PORTLAND. STANDARD INSURANCE PROVIDES DISABILITY INSURANCE FOR LUTHERAN COUNSELING NETWORK'S (LCN) EMPLOYEES. THE SHARES SOLD HAD BEEN SET ASIDE FOR LCN WHEN THE PORTLAND COMPANY BECAME PUBLICLY TRADED. AT THE SALE (DELISTING) OF THE COMPANY LCN RECEIVED 115.00 PER SHARE AS PART OF THE TERMS OF THE SALE.</ExplanationTxt>
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