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        <IdentifierTxt>RESTRICTIONS AND LIMITATIONS ON AWARDS</IdentifierTxt>
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        <MediumExplanationTxt>BLUE CROSS &amp; BLUE SHIELD OF MS FOUNDATION DOES NOT PROVIDE FUNDING FOR:1) INDIVIDUALS;2) DENOMINATIONAL OR RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS;3) POLITICAL CAUCUSES, CANDIDATES OR CAMPAIGNS;4) SPECIAL EVENTS OR COMMEMORATIVE ADVERTISING, I.E., JOURNALS OR SPONSORSHIPS OF DINNER PROGRAMS, UNLESS PART OF AN OVERALL GRANT INITIATIVE OR PROGRAM;5) PROVIDERS UNLESS TO A 501(C)(3) CHARITABLE BRANCH OF A PROVIDER; OR6) SPORTS TEAMS OR EVENTS</MediumExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990-PF PART VI-B, LINES 1A(3) AND 1A(4)</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
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