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SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND HAS DETERMINED THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF JUNE 30, 2026. TAX RETURNS FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS ARE OPEN FOR EXAMINATION BY TAX JURISDICTIONS. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D SCHOLARSHIPS -10,527 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 4B SCHOLARSHIPS 10,527 true SCHOLARSHIPS 3 3428 FMV TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS 21 7099 FMV TUITION FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE MISSION OF THE GAI IS TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO A BROADER WORLD THROUGH GERMAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE EDUCATION. THE GAI IS THE LARGEST GERMAN LANGUAGE SCHOOL IN NORTH AMERICA, OFFERING CLASSES AND PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS OF ALL AGES. ADDITIONALLY, THE GAI PRODUCES YEAR-ROUND CULTURAL PROGRAMS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C CULTURAL PROGRAMMING & ADVOCACY - THE GAI OFFERS PUBLIC CULTURAL PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT ARE FREE OR VERY AFFORDABLE. LARGER EVENTS INCLUDE THE DEUTSCHE TAGE CELEBRATION, ST. PAUL'S OLDEST ETHNIC FESTIVAL, AS WELL AS THE ST. PAUL OKTOBERFEST. ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING INCLUDES EVENTS SUCH AS ART AND HISTORY EXHIBITS, BOOK READINGS, DOCUMENTARY SCREENINGS, CURRENT EVENT DISCUSSIONS, AND HOLIDAY CONCERTS AND MEALS. THE GAI'S ADVOCACY WORK FOCUSES ON GOALS 4, 7, AND 16 OF THE UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS. GOAL 4 IS TO PROVIDE QUALITY EDUCATION. THE GAI IS AN OFFICIAL APPRENTICESHIP AMBASSADOR OF THE US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. GOAL 7 IS FOR GERMANY AND THE US TO WORK TOGETHER TO DEVELOP BETTER GREEN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY. GOAL 16 IS TO FOSTER PEACE THROUGH COLLABORATING WITH OTHER ETHNIC ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 THE GAI HAS MEMBERS THAT PAY DUES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A GAI MEMBERS ELECT THE MAJORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD ALSO HAS THE ABILITY TO APPOINT A MINORITY OF DIRECTORS, BASED ON NEEDS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE 990 IS PROVIDED TO BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING. 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