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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | EXPENSES TRAVEL 214 EBOOKS AND DOWNLOADS 318 4CLS ONLINE FEES 2,471 BOOKS, SUBSCRIPTIONS, REF 3,245 SUPPLIES 1,619 TELEPHONE 1,145 SUMMER CULTURAL PROGRAM 4,263 MISCELLANEOUS EXP 334 NON-INVESTMENT DEPRECIATION 2,754 TOTAL 16,363 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | UNREALIZED LOSS ON INVESTMENTS CARRIED AT MARKET V 7,467 UNREALIZED LOSS ON INVESTMENTS CARRIED AT MARKET V 0 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | EQUIPMENT & MACHINERY 28,977 41,977 LESS ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION 11,912 14,666 TOTAL 17,065 27,311 |
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