POPE FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2023

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Organization
POPE FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION (EIN 46-2239016)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-05-15
IRS object ID
202431369349103523
Schema version
2023v5.0
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)
Return2024-05-15T13:01:25-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN850336896PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CHANDLER & COMPANY LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12900 N HUTTONAddressLine1Txt
CityFARMINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationNMStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP87402ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN462239016EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE POPE FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlPOPEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9702590412PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1484 TURNER DRIVE BLDG C-201AddressLine1Txt
CityDURANGOCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP813037992ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonROBERT POPEPersonNm
Person TitleDIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone9702590412PhoneNum
Signature2024-05-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstROBERTPersonFirstNm
Person LastPOPEPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonSHAUNA ROCHEPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00132254PTIN
Phone5053275052PhoneNum

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)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$359,114FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$0ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Dividends Rev And Expnss$1,098DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$1,098DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$79,327NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$99,273GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$79,327CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$80,425TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$80,425TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
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$400AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm$0AccountingFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps$0AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$1,881OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Net Invst Incm$0OtherExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$0OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$2,281TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$35,000ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$35,000ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$37,281TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$35,000TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$43,144ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$80,425NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$21,230CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$51,755CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$51,755CashEOYFMVAmt
Other Investments BOY$464,392OtherInvestmentsBOYAmt
Other Investments EOY$477,011OtherInvestmentsEOYAmt
Other Investments EOYFMV$307,359OtherInvestmentsEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$485,622TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$528,766TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$359,114TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
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$485,622RetainedEarningBOYAmt
Retained Earning EOY$528,766RetainedEarningEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$485,622TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$528,766TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$485,622TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$528,766TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$485,622TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$43,144ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Other Increases$0OtherIncreasesAmt
Subtotal$528,766SubtotalAmt
Other Decreases$0OtherDecreasesAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$528,766TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PropertyAPPLE INCPropertyDesc
Acquired2017-07-18AcquiredDt
Sold2023-07-06SoldDt
Gross Sales Price$99,273GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cost Or Other Basis$19,946CostOrOtherBasisAmt
Gain Or Loss$79,327GainOrLossAmt
Gains Minus Excess Or Losses$79,327GainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$79,327CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$1,118InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Tax Under Section511$0TaxUnderSection511Amt
Subtotal$1,118SubtotalAmt
Subtitle A Tax$0SubtitleATaxAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$1,118TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$0EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Exempt Frgn Org Tax Wthld At Srce$0ExemptFrgnOrgTaxWthldAtSrceAmt
Extsn Request Income Tax Paid$0ExtsnRequestIncomeTaxPaidAmt
Backup Withholding Withheld$0BackupWithholdingWithheldAmt
Total Payments And Credits$0TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Es Penalty$65EsPenaltyAmt
Tax Due$1,183TaxDueAmt

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 Satisfied0Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (1)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StateTXOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
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 Line1MATT POPEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone9702590412PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1484 TURNER DRIVE BLDG C-201AddressLine1Txt
CityDURANGOCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP81303ZIPCd
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 (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
ROBERT E POPE JR
484 TURNER DRIVE BLDG C-201DURANGOCO81303DIRECTOR0.00$0$0$0
MATTHEW F POPE
484 TURNER DRIVE BLDG C-201DURANGOCO81303DIRECTOR0.00$0$0$0
CARRIE P SMITH
484 TURNER DRIVE BLDG C-201DURANGOCO81303DIRECTOR0.00$0$0$0
CONSTANCE W POPE
484 TURNER DRIVE BLDG C-201DURANGOCO81303DIRECTOR0.00$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$0AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$36,659AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$36,659TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Acquisition Indebtedness$0AcquisitionIndebtednessAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$36,659AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$550CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$36,109NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$1,805MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$1,805MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$1,118TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$1,118TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$687DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Recoveries Qualfied Distri$0RecoveriesQualfiedDistriAmt
Distributable Before Ded$687DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Deduction From Distributable$0DeductionFromDistributableAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$687DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$35,000ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Program Related Invst Total$0ProgramRelatedInvstTotalAmt
Qualifying Distributions$35,000QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$687DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Undistributed Income PY$0UndistributedIncomePYAmt
Total For Prior Years$0TotalForPriorYearsAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr5$88,500ExcessDistributionCyovYr5Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr4$79,200ExcessDistributionCyovYr4Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr3$59,184ExcessDistributionCyovYr3Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr2$33,819ExcessDistributionCyovYr2Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr1$35,000ExcessDistributionCyovYr1Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$295,703TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$35,000QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Year1$0AppliedToYear1Amt
Applied To Prior Years$0AppliedToPriorYearsAmt
Treated As Distri From Corpus$0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Applied To Current Year$687AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$34,313RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Excess Distri Cyov App CY Corpus$0ExcessDistriCyovAppCYCorpusAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov App CY$0ExcessDistributionCyovAppCYAmt
Total Corpus$330,016TotalCorpusAmt
Prior Year Undistributed Incm$0PriorYearUndistributedIncmAmt
Prior Year Deficiency Or Tax$0PriorYearDeficiencyOrTaxAmt
Taxable1$0Taxable1Amt
Taxable2$0Taxable2Amt
Undistributed Income CY$0UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Corpus Distri170b1 E Or4942g3$0CorpusDistri170b1EOr4942g3Amt
Excess Distri Cyov From Yr5$88,500ExcessDistriCyovFromYr5Amt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$241,516ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Year4$79,200ExcessFromYear4Amt
Excess From Year3$59,184ExcessFromYear3Amt
Excess From Year2$33,819ExcessFromYear2Amt
Excess From Year1$35,000ExcessFromYear1Amt
Excess From Current Year$34,313ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerROBERT E POPE JRContributingManagerNm
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ST COLUMBA SCHOOLBusinessNameLine1Txt

Recipient US Address RecipientUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11801 E 3RD AVEAddressLine1Txt
CityDURANGOCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP81301ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient RelationshipN/ARecipientRelationshipTxt
Recipient Foundation StatusOTHER PUBLIC CHARITYRecipientFoundationStatusTxt
Grant Or Contribution PurposeTO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONGrantOrContributionPurposeTxt
Amt$35,000Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$35,000TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt
Total Grant Or Contri Apprv Fut$0TotalGrantOrContriApprvFutAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Dividends And Interest From Sec Dtl DividendsAndInterestFromSecDtl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$1,098RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$79,327RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm$0UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$80,425RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$80,425TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Rln Of Acty To Accom Of Exmpt Prps RlnOfActyToAccomOfExmptPrpsGrp

Rln Of Acty To Accom Of Exmpt Prps RlnOfActyToAccomOfExmptPrpsGrp (3 entries)

Line NumberLineNumberTxtRelationship StatementRelationshipStatementTxt
3ALL INTEREST, DIVIDENDS, AND GAIN ARE RESULT OF SECURITIES INVESTMENT
4ACTIVITIES AND WERE USED TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO THE FOUNDATION TO
8THEN CONTRIBUTE TO THE CHOSEN CHARITIES

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$400Amt
Net Investment Income$0NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$0DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Investments Other Schedule2 InvestmentsOtherSchedule2

Investments Other InvestmentsOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Category Or ItemUBS SECURITIESCategoryOrItemTxt
Listed At Cost Or FMVAT COSTListedAtCostOrFMVCd
Book Value$477,011BookValueAmt
EOYFMV$307,359EOYFMVAmt

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescTAXESDesc
Revenue And Expenses Per Books$1,881RevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmt
Net Investment Income$0NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$0DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

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