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        <ExplanationTxt>Financial statements are available upon request. IRS Form 990 is filed annually and is public information available to all. In addition, a copy of IRS Form 990 is provided to GuideStar, a leading online database that collects and disseminates information on over 1.8 million IRS-registered nonprofit organizations in the United States.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>The Freedom Cafe is a non-profit specialty caf? dedicated to ending human trafficking and the commercial exploitation of all people. The caf? provides a collaborative space that invites the local community to take ownership and action toward a slave-free world. We seek to educate about root causes, actions necessary for preventing, to create a world where all people are free.</ExplanationTxt>
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