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        <ExplanationTxt>HBFOL RECEIVED AN UNUSUAL GRANT OF $600,000 ON DECEMBER 1, 2021. THIS GRANT WAS RECEIVED AS A BEQUEST ENTIRELY UNEXPECTEDLY FROM AN INDIVIDUAL HBFOL HAD NOT SOUGHT FUNDING FROM AND HAD NO PLANS TO SEEK FUNDING FROM. WE ARE EXTRAORDINARILY GRATEFUL FOR THIS CONTRIBUTION, AND FOR WHAT IT WILL ALLOW US TO DO AS AN ORGANIZATION. SINCE RECEIVING THIS GRANT, HBFOL HAS BEGUN WORKING TO EVALUATE OUR SCOPE OF OPERATIONS TO ENSURE THESE FUNDS ARE USED IN WAYS THAT MAXIMIZE OUR ORGANIZATIONS IMPACT IN FULL ALIGNMENT WITH THE OBJECTIVES AND NEEDS OF VARIOUS CONSTITUENCIES,INCLUDING THE HERMOSA BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY, HERMOSA BEACH AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES, AND OUR BOARD,PATRONS,AND SUPPORTERS.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Amended return information</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>1. AMENDING FORM 990 BOX G, ORIGINAL = $617,123 CORRECTED = $689,2262. AMENDING FORM 990 PART VIII, LINE 1F ORIGINAL = $605,270 CORRECTED = $677,4773. AMENDING FORM 990 PART VIII, LINE 1G ORIGINAL = $0 CORRECTED = $76,4604. AMENDING FORM 990 PART VIII, LINE 2A PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE ORIGINAL = $0 CORRECTED = $4,2535. AMENDING FORM 990 PART VIII, LINE 12 TOTAL REVENUE ORIGINAL = $612,765 CORRECTED = $689,226 6. FORM 990 PART IX COLUMN A LINE 24C ORIGINAL=$0 CORRECTED = $72,207 GOVERNMENT PROVIDED FACILITY7. FORM 990 SCHED A PART III SECTION A LINE 1 COLUMN E ORIGINAL =$5,270 CORRECTED = $7,7708. FORM 990 SCHED A PART III SECTION A LINE 3 ORIGINAL = $0 CORRECTED = $73,9309. FORM 990 SCHED A PART III SECTION A LINE 6 ORIGINAL = $9,523 CORRECTED = $85,98410. FORM 990 SCHED A PART III SECTION A LINE 9 ORIGINAL = $9,523 CORRECTED =$85,98411. FORM 990 SCHED A PART III SECTION A LINE 13 ORIGINAL = $17,018 CORRECTED =$93,47912. FORM 990 SCHED A PART III SECTION C LINE 15 FROM 76.099% TO 88%13. FORM 990 SCHED A PART III SECTION D LINE 17 FROM 23.901% TO 12% 14. FORM 990 SCHEDULE M ORIGINAL $0 CORRECTED $76,460</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>DISCUSSED WITH AND PRESENTED TO RELEVANT BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW AT BOARD MEETING</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Part VIII response or note to any line in Part VIII</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>FORM 990 PART VIII LINE 2A -2ENO PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE IS LISTED RELATED TO BOOK SALES DESPITE THIS PROGRAM GENERATING REVENUE. FOLLOWING IRS FORM 990 INSTRUCTION, SINCE HBFOL IS NOT A HOSPITAL, COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY, THE PROFITS FROM SALES OF INVENTORY (BOOKS), WHICH ARE DIRECTLY ALIGNED WITH AND SUPPORT HBFOL PROGRAMMATIC OBJECTIVES, ARE NOT ACCOUNTED FOR HERE, AND ARE INSTEAD ACCOUNTED FOR IN FORM 990, PART VIII LINE 10A - 10C</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Part IX response or note to any line in Part IX</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>HBFOL OTHER EXPENSES (FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24A - 24E) EXCEED 10% OF TOTAL FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES (FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 25) DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR. WHILE THERE ARE NO MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES, AND SO HBFOL IS NOT REQUIRED TO SUBMIT SCHEDULE O FOR THESE EXPENSES, WE VOLUNTARILY SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING LIST OF ALL OTHER EXPENSES. BOOKSTORE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT INCLUDES ALL EXPENSES RELATED TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE BUILDING SHELL, SHELVING, AND OTHER ELEMENTS OF INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE HBFOL BOOKSTORE. THE BOOKSTORE WAS THE PRIMARY SITE OF PROGRAMMATIC ACTIVITIES (BOOK SALES) THROUGHOUT THIS FISCAL YEAR, AND THESE IMPROVEMENTS WERE BOTH NECESSARY AND IMPORTANT TO SUPPORT THE EFFECTIVENESS AND IMPACT OF THIS PROGRAM, WHICH SIMULTANEOUSLY SUPPORTS THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE ORGANIZATION AND CONTINUATION ....ITS IMPACT. REGULATORY FILING FEESS INCLUDES STANDARD REGULATORY FEES TO MAINTAIN COMPLIANCE WITH CALIFORNIA AND FEDERAL NONPROFIT AND CORPORATE REGULATIONS.</ExplanationTxt>
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