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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 317,821 | 163,264 | 175,894 | 243,634 | 477,348 | 1,377,961 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf .... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 317,821 | 163,264 | 175,894 | 243,634 | 477,348 | 1,377,961 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | 512,286 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 865,675 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 317,821 | 163,264 | 175,894 | 243,634 | 477,348 | 1,377,961 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 308 | 7,693 | 1,335 | 9,336 | ||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 1,387,297 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2024 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2024 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2024 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2024 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2024 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2024: | ||||
| a From 2019....... | ||||
| b From 2020....... | ||||
| c From 2021....... | ||||
| d From 2022....... | ||||
| e From 2023....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2019 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2024 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2024, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2024. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2025. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2023..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2024..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| PART II, LINE 10 | OTHER INCOME 308 YOUTH OUTRIGHT EVENTS 9,028 |
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| FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | OUR MISSION IS TO CREATE A WORLD IN WHICH ALL QUEER AND TRANS YOUTH ARE SUPPORTED TO REALIZE THEIR POWER AND AUTONOMY THROUGH SELF-DETERMINATION. WE HELP YOUTH RESIST OPPRESSION BY BUILDING COMMUNITY, HEALING, AND GROWING TOGETHER. YOUTH OUTRIGHT ENGAGES IN INTERSECTIONAL AND INTERGENERATIONAL DIALOGUE WITH A FOCUS ON GENDER AND RACIAL JUSTICE. OUR WORK INCLUDES PROGRAMMING FOR YOUTH AGES 11-24, TRAINING FOR YOUTH- SERVING ORGANIZATIONS, AND ADVOCACY FOR POLICIES THAT PROTECT QUEER AND TRANS YOUTH. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | IN 2024, YOUTH OUTRIGHT SAW GREAT GROWTH, ADAPTED TO CHANGES, AND OVERCAME UNIQUE CHALLENGES. WE STARTED THE YEAR BY MOVING INTO THE TZEDEK SOCIAL JUSTICE FUNDS BUILDING, WHERE STAFF WOULD HAVE OFFICES AND OUR PROGRAMS WOULD HAVE A HOME BASE IN THEIR COMMUNITY ROOM. WE INCREASED OUR IN-PERSON PROGRAMS FROM ONE PER MONTH TO ONE PER WEEK ON WEDNESDAYS. OUR PROGRAMS TEAM WORKED TO STRENGTHEN OUR CURRICULAR OFFERINGS, INCLUDING TOPICS LIKE BINARY MAPPING, ZINE MAKING FOR SOCIAL CHANGE, NEURODIVERGENCE AND QUEERNESS, SOCIAL JUSTICE HISTORY, AND SO MUCH MORE. OFFERING MORE PROGRAMS AT A CONSISTENT LOCATION LED TO INCREASED PARTICIPATION AND GREATER EXPOSURE FOR OUR ORGANIZATION. FOR THE FIRST TWO QUARTERS OF 2024, WE EVALUATED YOUTH NEEDS AND DEVELOPED A CLEARER VISION FOR WHAT A QUEER AND TRANS YOUTH CENTER COULD OFFER THIS REGION. WE ALSO HIRED A COMMUNICATIONS INTERN TO MEET THE NEED FOR MORE MARKETING TO REACH OUR CORE AUDIENCE. AT THE END OF MAY, OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SIX YEARS MOVED ON TO A POSITION AT THE GSA NETWORK, WITH WHICH WE WORK CLOSELY IN OUR ROLE AS THE GSA NETWORK OF NORTH CAROLINA. IN 2024, WE HAD OVER 170 GSA CLUBS REGISTERED WITH US THROUGHOUT THE STATE, WHICH WE SUPPORT THROUGH CURRICULAR RESOURCES, TRAININGS, AND ADVOCACY. IN THE MIDST OF A SIGNIFICANT STAFFING TRANSITION, OUR STAFF AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAD TRANSPARENT AND HONEST CONVERSATIONS ABOUT NEXT STEPS. WE DECIDED THAT, INSTEAD OF CONDUCTING AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SEARCH, WE REDIRECTED RESOURCES TO OPENING A YOUTH CENTER AND ADDRESSING STAFF PAY EQUITY. NOW ALL OF OUR STAFF MAKE THE SAME BASE PAY, AND WE ARE A LIVABLE WAGE CERTIFIED. WE NAMED OUR PROGRAMS DIRECTOR AND FUND DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR AS INTERIM CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR. UNDER NEW LEADERSHIP AND WITH THE SEEDS OF OPENING A CENTER PLANTED, NEW COLLABORATIONS AND INITIATIVES WERE EMERGING. YOUTH OUTRIGHT INITIATED A FORMAL TWO-YEAR PARTNERSHIP WITH CLEMSON UNIVERSITY'S REYSE PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDED THE ORGANIZATION WITH IMPACTFUL, PEER-REVIEWED INSIGHTS INTO OUR PROGRAMMING, AS WELL AS PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT. IN JUNE, WE KICKED OFF PRIDE MONTH BY HOSTING OUR 13TH ANNUAL QUEER YOUTH PROM WHERE WE WELCOMED NEARLY 200 LGBTQIA+ YOUTH TO A FANTASY THEMED NIGHT OF FUN. THIS IS ONE OF OUR MOST CHERISHED EVENTS AND PROVIDES YOUNG QUEER AND TRANS PEOPLE WITH A SAFE, AFFIRMING SPACE TO EXPERIECE A PROM WITH THEIR PEERS. OUR ANNUAL STONEWALL PRIDE FAMILY PICNIC CONCLUDED THE MONTH OF CELEBRATIONS WITH A DRAG STORY HOUR, PICNIC, AND ACTIVITIES IN THE PARK. WITH A CENTER ON THE HORIZON, WE SAW A NEED FOR MORE PROGRAM STAFFING. THE YOUTH FELLOWSHIP, IN TURN, BECAME TWO PART-TIME PROGRAM ASSOCIATE POSITIONS. WE ALSO TRANSITIONED OUR COMMUNICATIONS INTERN INTO A COMMUNICATION MANAGER ROLE TO HELP INCREASE AWARENESS OF OUR WORK. AS YOUTH OUTRIGHT GREW ORGANIZATIONALLY, WE SOUGHT TO ESTABLISH NEW AVENUES FOR YOUTH VOICES TO GUIDE OUR WORK. WE DEVELOPED OUR FIRST YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD, WHICH HELPED SHAPE THE DESIGN OF OUR NEW PROGRAMMING, ENSURING THAT OUR WORK WAS BOTH YOUTH-LED AND YOUTH-FOCUSED. THIS BOARD IS PAID FOR THEIR TIME AND COMMITMENT TO SHAPING THE FUTURE OF OUR ORGANIZATION. AFTER 15 YEARS OF YOUTH OUTRIGHT PRIMARILY OPERATING AS A REMOTE ORGANIZATION, OUR DREAM OF ACQUIRING AN LGBTQIA+ YOUTH CENTER CAME TO FRUITION IN JULY 2024. WE SPENT TWO MONTHS SEEKING IN-KIND DONATIONS, BUILDING FURNITURE, AND DECORATING A SEVEN-ROOM SPACE TO SERVE AS AN AFFIRMING HUB FOR OUR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. WE HIRED AN OPERATIONS MANAGER IN AUGUST TO HELP RUN THE CENTER AND INCREASE STAFF CAPACITY. ON SEPTEMBER 9TH, WE OPENED OUR DOORS TO THE FIRST AND ONLY QUEER AND TRANS YOUTH CENTER IN THE 18-COUNTY REGION OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA (WNC). WE BEGAN OFFERING TWO DROP-IN DAYS PER WEEK IN ADDITION TO OUR WEEKLY PROGRAMS. WE ARE PROUD THAT ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ARE COMPLETELY FREE TO YOUTH THANKS TO THE SUPPORT OF DONORS. AS WE WERE GETTING OUR FOOTING, WNC WAS HIT BY ONE OF THE MOST DAMAGING HURRICANES IN U.S. HISTORY, LEAVING OUR REGION WITHOUT ANY POWER, CLEAN WATER, OR ACCESS TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD. ONCE OUR TEAM CONFIRMED THE SAFETY OF OUR STAFF, WE BEGAN PLANNING OUR ORGANIZATIONAL RESPONSE. WE DEVELOPED A THREE PART PLAN TO SUPPORT MUTUAL AID, DIRECT CASH TRANSFER, AND MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMMING FOR QUEER AND TRANS YOUTH. WE ALSO ESTABLISHED A FREE STORE OFFERING HYGIENIC MATERIALS, HARM REDUCTION KITS, SAFER SEX SUPPLIES, AND GENDER AFFIRMING GARMENTS. FOR THE REMAINDER OF 2024, OUR TEAM WORKED TO HELP MEET THE EVOLVING NEEDS OF QUEER AND TRANS YOUTH TRYING TO RECOVER FROM THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL IMPACTS OF HURRICANE HELENE. IT TOOK MONTHS FOR POWER AND WATER TO BE RESTORED TO THE REGION, AND THE LONG-TERM IMPACTS ON THE AREA WERE DEVASTATING. WE OFFERED GROUP THERAPY, CLEAN DRINKING WATER, HOT MEALS, AND DISTRACTION ACTIVITIES FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR AS OUR COMMUNITY TRIED TO HEAL. DURING A THREE-MONTH PERIOD, WE DISTRIBUTED NEARLY 10,000 WORTH OF RESOURCES AND DIRECT CASH TRANSFERS TO LGBTQIA+ YOUTH FACING UNFATHOMABLE HARDSHIPS. WITH ITS MANY CHALLENGES, THIS TIME ALSO BROUGHT A LOT OF EXPOSURE TO YOUTH OUTRIGHT, AND WE CONTINUED TO SEE OUR YOUTH CENTER MEMBERSHIP GROW. BY THE END OF 2024, WE HAD JUST OVER 70 QUEER AND TRANS YOUTH MEMBERS. YOUTH OUTRIGHT HAS SUPPORTED AT LEAST ONE YOUTH EVERY DAY AT THE CENTER SINCE OUR ESTABLISHMENT, REALLY UNDERLINING THE VITAL NEED FOR OUR SPACE. IN DECEMBER, OUR INTERIM CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS WERE VOTED INTO AN ONGOING ROLE AS CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS WITH SPECIFIC AREAS OF EXPERTISE. WE ARE A STRONG TEAM OF QUEER AND NON-GENDER CONFIRMING INDIVIDUALS DEEPLY COMMITED TO OUR MISSION TO SERVE LGBTQIA+ YOUNG PEOPLE IN WNC AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT 2025 BRINGS YOUTH OUTRIGHT. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A | INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED CAN APPLY ONLINE OR BY SHOW INTEREST BY EMAIL. THERE IS AN INITIAL INTEREST MEETING, FOLLOWED BY A MEETING WITH STAFF AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. A VOTE OCCURS DURING A BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING. IF VOTED IN, ONBOARDING OCCURS WITH BOARD CHAIR AND/OR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE ACCOUNTANT. THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO EACH BOARD MEMBER. THE BOARD DOES NOT REQUIRE A VOTE BECAUSE WE UTILIZE AN EXTERNAL PROFESSIONAL TO ENSURE ACCURACY. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | THE BOARD REVIEWS AND REQUESTS DISCLOSURES ANNUALLY. BOARD MEMBERS WITH CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ABSTAIN FROM ANY DECISION-MAKING RELATED TO CONFLICT. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW AND APPROVE THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND DOCUMENTS THE DECISION IN ITS MINUTES. COMPARABILITY DATA WAS USED IN THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES COPIES OF ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART VII | ADRIAN PARRA WAS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FROM JANUARY 1 THROUGH MAY 31, 2024. AFTER PARRA'S DEPARTURE TO TAKE A POSITION IN AN UNRELATED NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DUTIES WERE SHARED JOINTLY BY EMMA ANDERSON, FUND DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, AND REBECCA (BECK) MARTENS, PROGRAM DIRECTOR, FROM JUNE 1 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2024. THE COMPENSATION REPORTED IN PART VII FOR ANDERSON AND MARTENS WAS FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR, BUT INCLUDES COMPENSATION FOR THEIR DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRAM WORK, RESPECTIVELY, AS WELL AS THEIR CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DUTIES. |
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