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          <AddressLine1Txt>PO Box 428</AddressLine1Txt>
          <CityNm>Rosenberg</CityNm>
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        <PurposeOfGrantTxt>To provide scholarships</PurposeOfGrantTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>Fort Bend County Fair Association provides funding to the Fort Bend County Fair Scholarship Foundation, Inc. The Foundation awards scholarships to deserving Fort Bend County students. Further information is available on the Association's website. The close relationship between the organizations' leadership provides proper oversight on the use of the funds.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part III, Line 1</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>The Association was organized for charitable, educational, and scientific purposes to encourage and promote the breeding, raising, and marketing of better livestock and farm products by the exhibition of livestock and farm products at public fairs and hold the Fort Bend County Annual Fair which benefits youth, agriculture and supports education.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 1a</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>The President has the power to appoint an executive committee composed of the immediate past president, elected officers, and two directors from the board. The President is the Chairman of the executive committee. The board of directors delegates powers to the executive committee. Any act of the executive committee that comes within the scope of power and authority given to the executive committee by the board of directors shall be final.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>The 990 is reviewed by management and the executive committee. It is approved by the board before it is filed with the IRS.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>The executive committee and management review compliance with the conflict of interest policy on a regularly scheduled basis.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>The executive committee reviews salaries annually and proposes any changes which are approved at the full board meeting.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Upon request.</ExplanationTxt>
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