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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS THE SAME GUIDELINES FOR CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AS ITS SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION, SHEPHERD UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION, INC. |
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