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        <ExplanationTxt>FOR ITS PRODUCTION SEASON AND FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 1, 2023 AND ENDING AUGUST 31, 2024, RUSTON COMMUNITY THEATRE PRODUCED AND STAGED SEVEN PRODUCTIONS. THE PRODUCTIONS HAD DIVERSITY OF THEMES AND CONTENT, INCLUDING COMEDY, DRAMA, AND MUSICALS, WITH TWO PRODUCTIONS STAGED ESPECIALLY FOR A YOUTH CAST RANGING FROM 8 YEARS TO 18 YEARS. EACH OF THE SEVEN PRODUCTIONS HAD FOUR PERFORMANCES FOR AUDIENCES OF ALL AGES WITH TWO OF SEVEN PRODUCTIONS HAVING TWO ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCES EACH FOR SCHOOL AGE AUDIENCES. THE THIRTY-TWO TOTAL PERFORMANCES OF THE PRODUCTION SEASON DREW A COMMUNITY AUDIENCE OF APPROXIMATELY 10,700. ADDITIONALLY, THE CAST AND CREW OF THE SEVEN PRODUCTIONS TOTALED APPROXIMATELY 250 AMATEUR PERFORMERS AND PRODUCTION SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS DRAWN FROM THE COMMUNITY. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D- ALL OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS PLEASE REFER TO FIRST EXEMPT PURPOSE ACCOMPLISHMENT</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>FOR ITS PRODUCTION SEASON AND FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 1, 2021 AND ENDING AUGUST 31, 2022, RUSTON COMMUNITY THEATRE PRODUCED AND STAGED SEVEN PRODUCTIONS HAVING A DIVERSITY OF THEMES AND CONTENT, INCLUDING COMEDY, DRAMA, AND MUSICAL, WITH TWO OF THE SEVEN PRODUCTIONS STAGED ESPECIALLY FOR A YOUTH CAST RANGING IN AGE FROM 8 YEARS TO 18 YEARS. EACH OF THE SEVEN PRODUCTIONS HAD FOUR PERFORMANCES FOR AUDIENCES OF ALL AGES WITH THREE OF THE SEVEN PRODUCTIONS HAVING TWO ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCES FOR SCHOOL AGE AUDIENCES. THE THIRTY-FOUR TOTAL PERFORMANCES OF THE PRODUCTION SEASON DREW A COMMUNITY AUDIENCE OF APPROXIMATELY 14,300. ADDITIONALLY, THE CAST AND CREW OF THE PRODUCTIONS TOTALED APPROXIMSTELY 375 AMATEUR PERFORMERS AND PRODUCTION SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS DRAWN FROM THE COMMUNITY. ADDITIONALLY, ON HALLOWEEN IN 2021, AS A COMMUNITY AND FUNDRAISING EVENT FOR RCT, THE MANAGEMENT OF A LOCAL CARWASH ASKED RCT TO TEAM WITH THE CARWASH FOR A HALLOWEEN CARWASH EVENT. FOR THIS EVENT, RCT PROVIDED A HALLWOEEN SETTING AND DECORATIONS AT THE CARWASH, AND PERFORMERS, PRIMARILY YOUTH, DRESSED IN HALLOWEEN COSTUMES PROVIDING ENTERTAINMENT AND HANDING OUT HALLOWEEN TREATS. THE CARWASH MANAGEMENT SHARED A PORTION OF THE CARWASH REVENUES WITH RUSTON COMMUNITY THEATRE.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>PLEASE REFER TO FIST EXEMPT PURPOSE ACCOMPLISHMENT.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE SITTING TREASURER OF RUSTON COMMUNITY THEATRE REVIEWS THE COMPLETED FORM 990 AND PRESENTS A REPORT ON THE RETURN AND PROVIDES A COPY TO THE BOARD. THE TREASURER MAINTAINS A PERMANENT RECORD OF THE RETURN.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>BOOK / TAX DEPRECIATION DIFFERENCE 6,490 NET UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS 0 NET UNREALIZED LOSS ON INVESTMENTS 0 ROUNDING -2 TOTAL 6,488</ExplanationTxt>
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