HULL FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2023

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Organization
HULL FOUNDATION (EIN 80-0290388)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-02-15
IRS object ID
202410469349101416
Schema version
2023v4.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2024-02-15T16:35:48-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN541631262PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1KEITER STEPHENS HURST GARY & SHREAVESBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14401 DOMINION BLVDAddressLine1Txt
CityGLEN ALLENCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP23060ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN800290388EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE HULL FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlHULLBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8043370365PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 5329AddressLine1Txt
CityMIDLOTHIANCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP23112ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPATRICK HULLPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone8043370365PhoneNum
Signature2024-02-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstPATRICKPersonFirstNm
Person LastHULLPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonVIRGINIA R BELCHERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00421964PTIN
Phone8047470000PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$1,600,410FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Dividends Rev And Expnss$77,719DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$77,719DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$0CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$77,719TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$77,719TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss$0CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Net Invst Incm$0CompOfcrDirTrstNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Dsbrs Chrtbl$0CompOfcrDirTrstDsbrsChrtblAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$1,615AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm$1,615AccountingFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps$0AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$152OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Net Invst Incm$152OtherProfFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Prof Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl$0OtherProfFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$493TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Net Invst Incm$165TaxesNetInvstIncmAmt
Taxes Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TaxesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$2,260TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$1,932TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$94,500ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$94,500ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$96,760TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$1,932TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$94,500TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$19,041ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$75,787NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY$404,653SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$368,060SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV$368,060SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$1,287,387CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$1,304,560CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$1,232,350CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$1,692,040TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$1,672,620TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$1,600,410TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind
Capital Stock BOY$0CapitalStockBOYAmt
Capital Stock EOY$0CapitalStockEOYAmt
Additional Paid In Capital BOY$0AdditionalPaidInCapitalBOYAmt
Additional Paid In Capital EOY$0AdditionalPaidInCapitalEOYAmt
Retained Earning BOY$1,692,040RetainedEarningBOYAmt
Retained Earning EOY$1,672,620RetainedEarningEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$1,692,040TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$1,672,620TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$1,692,040TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$1,672,620TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$1,692,040TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$19,041ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Other Increases$0OtherIncreasesAmt
Subtotal$1,672,999SubtotalAmt
Other Decreases$379OtherDecreasesAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$1,672,620TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$1,053InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Tax Under Section511$0TaxUnderSection511Amt
Subtotal$1,053SubtotalAmt
Subtitle A Tax$0SubtitleATaxAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$1,053TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$600EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Exempt Frgn Org Tax Wthld At Srce$0ExemptFrgnOrgTaxWthldAtSrceAmt
Extsn Request Income Tax Paid$0ExtsnRequestIncomeTaxPaidAmt
Backup Withholding Withheld$0BackupWithholdingWithheldAmt
Total Payments And Credits$600TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Es Penalty$0EsPenaltyAmt
Tax Due$453TaxDueAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political Acty0LegislativePoliticalActyInd
More Than100 Spent0MoreThan100SpentInd
Form1120 POL Filed0Form1120POLFiledInd
Section4955 Organization Tax$0Section4955OrganizationTaxAmt
Section4955 Managers Tax$0Section4955ManagersTaxAmt
Tax Reimbursed$0TaxReimbursedAmt
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Changes To Articles Or Bylaws0ChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedYes (1)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (1)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StateVAOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (1)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating Foundation0PrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial Contributors0NewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled Entity0OwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (1)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8043370365PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 5329AddressLine1Txt
CityMIDLOTHIANCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP23112ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts Question0ForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified Prsn0SaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified Prsn0BrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified Prsn0FurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified Prsn0PayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified Prsn0TransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government Official0PaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Uncorrected Prior Acts0UncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PY0UndistributedIncomePYInd
Business Holdings0BusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy Investments0JeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy Invst0UncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence Legislation0InfluenceLegislationInd
Influence Election0InfluenceElectionInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable Purpose0NoncharitablePurposeInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
SUSAN T CORDLE
PO BOX 5329MIDLOTHIANVA23112SECRETARY/TREASURER1.00$0$0$0
CHRIS HULL
PO BOX 5329MIDLOTHIANVA23112DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0
CATHERINE H STILES
PO BOX 5329MIDLOTHIANVA23112DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Other Employee Paid Over50k0OtherEmployeePaidOver50kCnt
Comp Of Hghst Pd Cntrct Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdCntrctOrNONETxt
Contractor Paid Over50k0ContractorPaidOver50kCnt

Sum Of Program Related Invst SumOfProgramRelatedInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$1,210,839AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$425,543AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$1,636,382TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Acquisition Indebtedness$0AcquisitionIndebtednessAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$1,636,382AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$24,546CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$1,611,836NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$80,592MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$80,592MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$1,053TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$1,053TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$79,539DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Recoveries Qualfied Distri$0RecoveriesQualfiedDistriAmt
Distributable Before Ded$79,539DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Deduction From Distributable$0DeductionFromDistributableAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$79,539DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$94,500ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Program Related Invst Total$0ProgramRelatedInvstTotalAmt
Qualifying Distributions$94,500QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$79,539DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Undistributed Income PY$93,831UndistributedIncomePYAmt
Total For Prior Years$0TotalForPriorYearsAmt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$0TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$94,500QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Year1$93,831AppliedToYear1Amt
Applied To Prior Years$0AppliedToPriorYearsAmt
Treated As Distri From Corpus$0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Applied To Current Year$669AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$0RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Excess Distri Cyov App CY Corpus$0ExcessDistriCyovAppCYCorpusAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov App CY$0ExcessDistributionCyovAppCYAmt
Total Corpus$0TotalCorpusAmt
Prior Year Undistributed Incm$0PriorYearUndistributedIncmAmt
Prior Year Deficiency Or Tax$0PriorYearDeficiencyOrTaxAmt
Taxable1$0Taxable1Amt
Taxable2$0Taxable2Amt
Undistributed Income CY$78,870UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Corpus Distri170b1 E Or4942g3$0CorpusDistri170b1EOr4942g3Amt
Excess Distri Cyov From Yr5$0ExcessDistriCyovFromYr5Amt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$0ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (14 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient RelationshipRecipientRelationshipTxtRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusTxtGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION
4600 COX ROAD 130GLEN ALLENVA23060NONE501(C)3GENERAL PURPOSES$11,000
BOOTS TO SUITS
710 N HAMILTON STREETRICHMONDVA23221NONE501(C)3GENERAL PURPOSES$5,000
BOYS HOME OF VIRGINIA
414 BOYS HOME RDCOVINGTONVA24426NONE501(C)3GENERAL PURPOSES$10,000
COMMONWEALTH CATHOLIC CHARITIES
1601 ROLLING HILLS DRIVERICHMONDVA23229NONE501(C)3GENERAL PURPOSES$10,000
FEEDMORE
1415 RHOADMILLER STREETRICHMONDVA23220NONE501(C)3GENERAL PURPOSES$5,000
HOME AGAIN
5 E FRANKLIN STREETRICHMONDVA23219NONE501(C)3GENERAL PURPOSES$5,000
MCSHIN FOUNDATION
2300 DUMBARTON ROADRICHMONDVA23228NONE501(C)3GENERAL PURPOSES$5,000
PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA
201 N HAMILTON STREETRICHMONDVA23221NONE501(C)3GENERAL PURPOSES$3,000
SUBSTANCE ABUSE FREE ENVIRONMENT
PO BOX 35413NORTH CHESTERFIELDVA23235NONE501(C)3GENERAL PURPOSES$5,000
TECH FOR TROOPS
4840 WALLER ROADRICHMONDVA23230NONE501(C)3GENERAL PURPOSES$2,500
THE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FUND
28 WEST 44TH STREET SUITE 609NEW YORKNY10036NONE501(C)3GENERAL PURPOSES$10,000
VCU MASSEY CANCER CENTER
1001 E LEIGH STREET 4TH FLOORRICHMONDVA23298NONE501(C)3GENERAL PURPOSES$8,000
NPR
1111 NORTH CAPITOL STREE NEWASHINGTONDC20002NONE501(C)3GENERAL PURPOSES$5,000
THE FAISON SCHOOL
5311 MARKEL ROADRICHMONDVA23230NONE501(C)3GENERAL PURPOSES$10,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$94,500TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt
Total Grant Or Contri Apprv Fut$0TotalGrantOrContriApprvFutAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Dividends And Interest From Sec Dtl DividendsAndInterestFromSecDtl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$77,719ExclusionAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm$0UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt
Exclusion$77,719ExclusionAmt
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$0RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$77,719TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EO0TrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd
Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EO0TrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
Sales Or Exchanges Of Assets0SalesOrExchangesOfAssetsInd
Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EO0PurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd
Rental Of Facilities Oth Assets0RentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd
Reimbursement Arrangements0ReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan Guarantees0LoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services Etc0PerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities Etc0SharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EO0RelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryACCOUNTING FEESCategoryTxt
Amt$1,615Amt
Net Investment Income$1,615NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$0DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
StockMUTUAL FUNDSStockNm
EOY Book Value$1,304,560EOYBookValueAmt
EOYFMV$1,232,350EOYFMVAmt

Other Decreases Schedule OtherDecreasesSchedule

Other Decreases Detail OtherDecreasesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescBOOK TAX DIFFERENCE IN INVESTMENTSDesc
Amt$379Amt

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryINVESTMENT FEESCategoryTxt
Amt$152Amt
Net Investment Income$152NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$0DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
EXCISE TAXES$328$0$0
FOREIGN TAXES$165$165$0

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