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ARMAT FOUNDATION INC: Form 990PF, tax year 2023

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Organization
ARMAT FOUNDATION INC (EIN 56-2045002)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-08-29
IRS object ID
202442429349100404
Schema version
2023v5.1
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)
Return2024-08-29T08:03:38-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN571157523PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1APRIO LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 1707AddressLine1Txt
CityMOUNT AIRYCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP27030ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN562045002EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ARMAT FOUNDATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlARMABusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3367864512PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11234 GREENHILL ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityMOUNT AIRYCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP27030ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBETTY WRIGHTPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone3367864512PhoneNum
Signature2024-08-23SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonD CHAD STAFFORD CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01346852PTIN
Phone3367898989PhoneNum
Preparation2024-08-21PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2024-08-08 14:25:15ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$3,388,924FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$378InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$378InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$120,266DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$120,266DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss-$185NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$9,716GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$0CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$120,459TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$120,644TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
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$3,975AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm$1,988AccountingFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps$1,988AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$1,407OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Net Invst Incm$1,407OtherProfFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Prof Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl$0OtherProfFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$2,000TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Net Invst Incm$0TaxesNetInvstIncmAmt
Taxes Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TaxesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$7,382TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$3,395TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$1,988TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$125,750ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$125,750ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$133,132TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$3,395TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$127,738TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$12,673ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$117,249NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$158,605CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$131,716CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$131,716CashEOYFMVAmt
Acct Rcvbl$103AcctRcvblAmt
Acct Rcvbl BOY$85AcctRcvblBOYAmt
Acct Rcvbl EOY$103AcctRcvblEOYAmt
Acct Rcvbl EOYFMV$103AcctRcvblEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$1,258,094CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$1,272,292CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$3,257,105CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$1,416,784TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$1,404,111TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$3,388,924TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
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$1,416,784RetainedEarningBOYAmt
Retained Earning EOY$1,404,111RetainedEarningEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$1,416,784TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$1,404,111TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$1,416,784TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$1,404,111TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$1,416,784TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$12,673ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Other Increases$0OtherIncreasesAmt
Subtotal$1,404,111SubtotalAmt
Other Decreases$0OtherDecreasesAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$1,404,111TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp (2 entries)

PropertyPropertyDescSoldSoldDtGross Sales PriceGrossSalesPriceAmtCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmtGain Or LossGainOrLossAmtGains Minus Excess Or LossesGainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmt
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY2023-09-15$9,700$9,901-$201-$201
FIRST CMNTY SHARES INCORPORATED2023-05-01$16$16$16
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income-$185CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$1,630InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Tax Under Section511$0TaxUnderSection511Amt
Subtotal$1,630SubtotalAmt
Subtitle A Tax$0SubtitleATaxAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$1,630TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$1,193EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Exempt Frgn Org Tax Wthld At Srce$0ExemptFrgnOrgTaxWthldAtSrceAmt
Extsn Request Income Tax Paid$0ExtsnRequestIncomeTaxPaidAmt
Backup Withholding Withheld$0BackupWithholdingWithheldAmt
Total Payments And Credits$1,193TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Es Penalty$0EsPenaltyAmt
Tax Due$437TaxDueAmt

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 StateNCOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
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
Individual With BooksBETTY WRIGHTIndividualWithBooksNm
Phone3367864512PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11234 GREENHILL ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityMOUNT AIRYCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP270309474ZIPCd
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 HoldingsYes (1)BusinessHoldingsInd
Excess Business Holdings0ExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
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 (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
BETTY WRIGHT
1234 GREENHILL ROADMOUNT AIRYNC270309474PRESIDENT, SECRETARY1.00$0$0$0
TAMRA WRIGHT THOMAS
1234 GREENHILL ROADMOUNT AIRYNC270309474ASST. SEC.1.00$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$2,687,031AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$87,564AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$3FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$2,774,598TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Acquisition Indebtedness$0AcquisitionIndebtednessAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$2,774,598AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$41,619CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$2,732,979NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$136,649MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$136,649MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$1,630TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$1,630TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$135,019DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Recoveries Qualfied Distri$0RecoveriesQualfiedDistriAmt
Distributable Before Ded$135,019DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Deduction From Distributable$0DeductionFromDistributableAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$135,019DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$127,738ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Program Related Invst Total$0ProgramRelatedInvstTotalAmt
Qualifying Distributions$127,738QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$135,019DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Undistributed Income PY$96,297UndistributedIncomePYAmt
Total For Prior Years$0TotalForPriorYearsAmt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$0TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$127,738QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Year1$96,297AppliedToYear1Amt
Applied To Prior Years$0AppliedToPriorYearsAmt
Treated As Distri From Corpus$0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Applied To Current Year$31,441AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
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$103,578UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
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)
Contributing ManagerBETTY WRIGHTContributingManagerNm
Contributing ManagerTAMRA WRIGHT THOMASContributingManagerNm
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusTxtGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
NORTHERN HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
830 ROCKFORD STREETMOUNT AIRYNC27030PCUNRESTRICTED$500
SURRY ARTS COUNCIL
218 ROCKFORD STREETMOUNT AIRYNC27030PCUNRESTRICTED$125,000
UNITED FUND OF SURRY COUNTY
200 NORTH MAIN STREET SUITE 105MOUNT AIRYNC27030PCUNRESTRICTED$250
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$125,750TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt
Total Grant Or Contri Apprv Fut$0TotalGrantOrContriApprvFutAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$378ExclusionAmt

Dividends And Interest From Sec Dtl DividendsAndInterestFromSecDtl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$120,266ExclusionAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion18ExclusionCd
Exclusion-$185ExclusionAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm$0UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt
Exclusion$120,459ExclusionAmt
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$0RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$120,459TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

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$3,975Amt
Net Investment Income$1,988NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$1,988DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp (17 entries)

StockStockNmEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
ABBVIE INC$8,884$22,936
AMGEN INC$14,067$24,770
APPLE INC$13,141$97,805
CARRIER GLOBAL CORPORATION (CARR)$1,055$3,217
DODGE & COX INCOME FUND N/L (DODIX)$33,193$30,845
EXXON MOBIL CORP$15,605$20,196
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP$2,714$3,376
LORD ABBETT FLOATING RATE FD CL F$15,159$13,855
MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS$6,956$16,464
OTIS WORLDWIDE$1,475$2,505
PFIZER INC$9,197$9,270
RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORP$12,466$16,660
REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP$10,410$15,330
SURREY BANCORP$1,103,778$2,958,243
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS$7,683$5,806
VIATRIS INCORPORATED (VTRS)$495$422
EATON VANCE LIMITED DURATION INCOM (EVV)$16,014$15,405

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryINVESTMENT FEESCategoryTxt
Amt$1,407Amt
Net Investment Income$1,407NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$0DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Category2022 EXCISE TAXCategoryTxt
Amt$2,000Amt
Net Investment Income$0NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$0DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

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