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FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 17 KANSAS, KENTUCKY, MAINE, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSISSIPPI, MASSACHUSETTS, MISSOURI, NEVADA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW MEXICO, NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH DAKOTA, OHIO, OKLAHOMA, OREGON, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, UTAH, WASHINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, DIST OF COLUMBIA FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND SUMMARIES OF OPERATIONAL POLICIES ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT NO CHARGE. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G BANK SERVICE CHARGES 0 3,846 0 CONSULTANT SERVICES 10,194 0 6,613 CONTENT AND BROADCAST MEDIA 1,089,821 0 0 PAYROLL FEES 10,562 0 0 OTHER PROCESSING FEES 0 5,752 0 TOTAL 1,110,577 9,598 6,613