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THE ORGANIZATION APPLIES A MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT RECOGNITION THRESHOLD FOR ALL TAX UNCERTAINTIES. TAX BENEFITS THAT HAVE A GREATER THAN FIFTY PERCENT LIKELIHOOD OF BEING SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE TAXING AUTHORITIES ARE RECOGNIZED. BASED ON ITS EVALUATION, THE ORGANIZATION HAS CONCLUDED THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS REQUIRING RECOGNITION IN ITS FINANICAL STATEMENTS. MEMBERS OR STOCKHOLDERS FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6: THE SOLE MEMBER OF NATURE VENTURES, INC. IS KALAMAZOO NATURE CENTER, INC., A MICHIGAN NONPROFIT CORPORATION. MEMBER POWER TO ELECT FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A: KALAMAZOO NATURE CENTER, INC., THE SOLE MEMBER, ELECTED THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. 990 FORM REVIEW PROCESS FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B: THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE COMMITTEE, CONSISTING OF THE BOARD'S TREASURER, TWO BOARD TRUSTEES, FOUR PAST BOARD TRUSTEES, THE CEO, COO AND THE V.P. 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