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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Part I, line 10</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Includes stipends to priests vouchers to seminarians religious books to church SVdP Lent charity high school scholarships sacramental gifts solicitation committee grants wheelchair campaign meet life initiative adopt-a-family supreme and state per capita fees and religious information bureau One grant was greater than 5000 It was 14140 to the Missouri KofC Designated Charity Fund which supports disability charities called the Columbian Charities of Missouri Inc in St Louis MO Approximately 28 other grants ranged from 4300 to 1750</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Part I, line 16</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Includes costs for the ICD church picnic ICD school Dinner Auction Council Christmas Party Council St Pats Party Memorial Celebration participation in MO State KofC Convention Serra Club dinner St Pats Assembly golf tournament disability drive expenses liability insurance and website fee These costs breakdown as follows church events 600 Council events 2052 State Convention 604 other organization events 1075 disability drive expenses 1197 insurance and website 2834 and reserve fund 5000</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Part I, line 20</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Increase in reserve fund account</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Part III, Checkbox</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Lines 28 through 31 show that the organization grants 50 of its revenue to charities Line 31 includes Meet Life Adopt-a-Family and SVdP which all support family programs</ExplanationTxt>
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      <ExplanationTxt>Organization is transitioning from Form 990-N past years to Form 990-EZ</ExplanationTxt>
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