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      <ExplanationTxt>Due to changes in the volunteer staff and lack of proper oversight, the necessary steps to prepare and correctly file Form 990-EZ were inadvertently missed. Checking prior historical records, it seems attempts to submit the form online were taken but there were rejections on the submission that were not handled, thus, the forms ended up not accepted. We acknowledge that this was a failure on our part and take full responsibility for the oversight. We are committed to maintaining compliance with all IRS filing requirements moving forward and have already taken steps to avoid this from happening in the future. Additionally, we filed Form 1023 and reinstatement our tax-exempt status. We have paper filled the missing periods and have been asked to E-filled 2023 and 2024. We respectfully request consideration for reviewing and accepting our returns due to our corrective actions.</ExplanationTxt>
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