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          <CityNm>Gatesville</CityNm>
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        <PurposeOfGrantTxt>Child Care Scholarships</PurposeOfGrantTxt>
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          <CityNm>Elizabeth City</CityNm>
          <StateAbbreviationCd>NC</StateAbbreviationCd>
          <ZIPCd>27909</ZIPCd>
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        <PurposeOfGrantTxt>Child Care Scholarships</PurposeOfGrantTxt>
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          <BusinessNameLine1Txt>Windsor Jumpin' Jacks Child Care Center</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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          <AddressLine1Txt>310A West Granville Street</AddressLine1Txt>
          <CityNm>Windsor</CityNm>
          <StateAbbreviationCd>NC</StateAbbreviationCd>
          <ZIPCd>27983</ZIPCd>
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        <CashGrantAmt>9440</CashGrantAmt>
        <PurposeOfGrantTxt>Child Care Scholarships</PurposeOfGrantTxt>
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        <NonCashAssistanceDesc>To cover cost for needy families</NonCashAssistanceDesc>
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        <GrantTypeTxt>Concrete Family Support - ARPA</GrantTypeTxt>
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        <GrantTypeTxt>Basic needs for needy families.</GrantTypeTxt>
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        <ValuationMethodUsedDesc>Purchase price</ValuationMethodUsedDesc>
        <NonCashAssistanceDesc>Purchase of items and payment of utility bills for families struggling to pay high cost of ordinary living.</NonCashAssistanceDesc>
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        <GrantTypeTxt>Gift cards &amp; food cards</GrantTypeTxt>
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        <ValuationMethodUsedDesc>Purchase price</ValuationMethodUsedDesc>
        <NonCashAssistanceDesc>NPP - 34 parents received a weekly incentive for 16 weeks. IY/COP - 66 parents received a weekly incentive for 14 weeks.</NonCashAssistanceDesc>
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        <GrantTypeTxt>Vision Screening</GrantTypeTxt>
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        <GrantTypeTxt>Books for outreach</GrantTypeTxt>
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        <ValuationMethodUsedDesc>Purchase price</ValuationMethodUsedDesc>
        <NonCashAssistanceDesc>DPIL books distributed to families with preschoolers.</NonCashAssistanceDesc>
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      <GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp>
        <GrantTypeTxt>Childcare scholarships</GrantTypeTxt>
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        <NonCashAssistanceAmt>63138</NonCashAssistanceAmt>
        <ValuationMethodUsedDesc>Childcare cost</ValuationMethodUsedDesc>
        <NonCashAssistanceDesc>Childcare assistance.</NonCashAssistanceDesc>
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        <ExplanationTxt>Files of eligibility and attendance information are maintained. Information is received upon enrollment in the program and monthly thereafter to document the amount of payment due. Reviews of documentation are performed each month and updated eligibility information is required annually.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Schedule I, Part II, Line 1</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>See Schedule I, Part IV, Statement 1</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Schedule I, Part III</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>See Schedule I, Part IV, Statement 2</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>The form 990 is sent to all directors via email prior to submission.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Each board member must sign a new conflict of interest policy at the beginning of the fiscal year. The form details the existing policy and has space for the listing of any organizations that the board member is affiliated with that could possibly present a conflict. The board member signs that form as being "true and correct."</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>The executive director/CEO's salary is reviewed and approved by the Board of Directors. For other staff, a salary schedule is maintained with pay grades and ranges. These pay grades and pay ranges are used to determine salaries for all employees based on the specific job description, experience and other relevant factors.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>The Finance Director/CFO maintains a file on the network server of digital copies of the 990, financial statements, the state charitable solicitation license, bi-annual audit and other documents that may be of interest to funders or other users. These documents can be printed, emailed or uploaded upon request.</ExplanationTxt>
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