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          <CityNm>NAUGATUCK</CityNm>
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        <PurposeOfGrantTxt>PROVIDE CAPITAL FOR MINORITY BUSINESS.</PurposeOfGrantTxt>
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          <AddressLine1Txt>185 RIDGEFIELD STREET</AddressLine1Txt>
          <CityNm>HARTFORD</CityNm>
          <StateAbbreviationCd>CT</StateAbbreviationCd>
          <ZIPCd>06112</ZIPCd>
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        <CashGrantAmt>37875</CashGrantAmt>
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        <PurposeOfGrantTxt>PROVIDE CAPITAL FOR MINORITY BUSINESS.</PurposeOfGrantTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THIS IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES RESOURCES FOR MINORITY SMALL BUSINESSES TO ACCESS CAPITAL AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO STIMULATE ECONOMIC GROWTH.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE 990 IS PRESENTED AT A BOARD MEETING FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE ORGANIZATION MAKES FORM 990 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.</ExplanationTxt>
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