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        <ExplanationTxt>INDEPENDENT COMMUNICATIONS FOR POLITICAL ISSUE ADVOCACY IN MONTANA.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>OTHER PROGRAM SUPPORT EXPENDITURES</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>FORM 990 IS PERPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. BEFORE THE FILING OF THE FORM, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS JOINTLY REVIEWS THE PREPARED DOCUMENT DRAFT TO PROVIDE INPUT AND FEEDBACK. ADDITIONALLY, A FINALIZED COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE IT IS FILED.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>COMPLIANCE IS MAINTAINED BY HAVING BOARD MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS IN ADVANCE AND BY BRINGING ANY TRANSACTIONS WITH POTENTIAL FOR CONFLICT TO A VOTE OF THE BOARD (EXCLUSIVE OF THE DIRECTOR(S) IN QUESTION).</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>SALARIES FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE SET AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ENSURING THAT COMPENSATION IS COMPARABLE TO EQUIVALENT POSITIONS WITH OTHER SIMILAR ORGANIZATOINS IN MONTANA.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>FORM 990 AND OTHER PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DOCUMENTS ARE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>PERFORM DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS OF THE ENTITY.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
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