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        <ExplanationTxt>DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 2025 FIDDLEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR CREATIVE LEARNING ENGAGED TINKERING, LLC, TO CREATE MATERIAL FOR WORKSHOPS AND LEARNING EXPERIENCES CONSISTENT WITH THE CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION. TINKERING LLC WAS PAID 90,000 FOR THE SERVICES REDENDERED TO FIDDLEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR CREATIVE LEARNING. TINKERING LLC, IS WHOLLY AND EQUALLY OWNED BY MIKE PETRICH, SECRETARY OF FIDDLEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR CREATIVE LEARNING AND KAREN WILKINSON, A DIRECTOR OF FIDDLEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR CREATIVE LEARNING. DURING THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS, THE BOARD FOLLOWED BYLAWS. ACCORDINGLY, MIKE PETRICH AND KAREN WILKENSON RECUSED THEMSELVES FROM THE APPROVAL PROCESS RELATED TO THE CONTRACT DECISION.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>IN 2025 FIDDLEHEAD DEVELOPED INNOVATIVE ACTIVITIES TO ENGAGE YOUNG PEOPLE IN CREATIVRE LEARNING EXPERIENCES; COLLABORATED WITH EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS TO OFFER FREE COURSES AND WORKSHOPS WHERE EDUCATORS COULD LEARN STRATEGIES FOR SUPPORTING CREATIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES AND DEVELOPED CASE STUDIES AND OTHER FREE RESOURCES TO HIGHLIGHT INSPIRING EXAMPLES OF CREATIVE LEARNING.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 11B--ORGGANIZATION'S PROCESS TO REVIEW FORM 990: THE FORM IS PREPARED BY EXTERNAL ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. REVISIONS AND CORRECTIONS ARE MADE AS NECESSARY. ONCE ALL ARE SATISFIED WITH THE RETURN, IT IS APPROVED AND SUBMITTED TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 12C--ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY. EACH DIRECTOR,PRINCIPAL OFFICER AND MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH GOVERENING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS SHALL ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS SUCH PERSON HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY, HAS READ THE POLICY AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY, HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY AND UNDERSTANDS THAT FIDDLEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR CREATIVE LEARNING IS A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3)OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDREAL TAX EXEMPTION THE ORGANIZATION MUST ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITIES WHICH ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS TAX EXEMPT PRRPOSES. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 19-GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION UPON REQUEST.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>BY REQUEST.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>PROJECT DESIGN COSTS 134,400 0 0</ExplanationTxt>
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