LILLIE FAMILY FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2023

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Organization
LILLIE FAMILY FOUNDATION (EIN 82-3316664)
Tax period
2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30
Filed
2024-11-12
IRS object ID
202403179349102350
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)
Return2024-11-12T11:56:21-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN222138828PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LEONARD C GREEN & CO PABusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1900 ROUTE 9AddressLine1Txt
CityWOODBRIDGECityNm
State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP07095ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN823316664EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LILLIE FAMILY FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlLILLBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2039848252PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13651 COLLINS AVENUE UNIT 300AddressLine1Txt
CityMIAMI BEACHCityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP33140ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLISA MARIE SHEFFIELDPersonNm
Person TitleTRUSTEEPersonTitleTxt
Phone2039848252PhoneNum
Signature2024-11-07SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLEONARD C GREENPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00226901PTIN
Phone7326345100PhoneNum
Preparation2024-11-07PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2024-10-15 13:58:12ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$4,367,275FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$350,000ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$2,521InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$2,521InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$76,660DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$76,660DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$0CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$429,181TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$79,181TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
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$3,275AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm$3,275AccountingFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps$0AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$3,275TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$3,275TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$501,300ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$501,300ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$504,575TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$3,275TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$501,300TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$75,394ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$75,906NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$979,109CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$836,161CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$836,161CashEOYFMVAmt
Other Investments BOY$3,630,195OtherInvestmentsBOYAmt
Other Investments EOY$3,697,749OtherInvestmentsEOYAmt
Other Investments EOYFMV$3,531,114OtherInvestmentsEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$4,609,304TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$4,533,910TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$4,367,275TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
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$4,609,304RetainedEarningBOYAmt
Retained Earning EOY$4,533,910RetainedEarningEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$4,609,304TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$4,533,910TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$4,609,304TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$4,533,910TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$4,609,304TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$75,394ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Other Increases$0OtherIncreasesAmt
Subtotal$4,533,910SubtotalAmt
Other Decreases$0OtherDecreasesAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$4,533,910TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$1,055InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Tax Under Section511$0TaxUnderSection511Amt
Subtotal$1,055SubtotalAmt
Subtitle A Tax$0SubtitleATaxAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$1,055TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$9,606EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Exempt Frgn Org Tax Wthld At Srce$0ExemptFrgnOrgTaxWthldAtSrceAmt
Extsn Request Income Tax Paid$0ExtsnRequestIncomeTaxPaidAmt
Backup Withholding Withheld$0BackupWithholdingWithheldAmt
Total Payments And Credits$9,606TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Es Penalty$0EsPenaltyAmt
Overpayment$8,551OverpaymentAmt
Applied To ES Tax$8,551AppliedToESTaxAmt
Refund$0RefundAmt

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 StateFLOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (1)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating Foundation0PrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial Contributors0NewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled Entity0OwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp Rqr0ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Individual With BooksJAMES E LILLIE AND LISA MARIE SHEFIndividualWithBooksNm
Phone2039848252PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13651 COLLINS AVENUE UNIT 300AddressLine1Txt
CityMIAMI BEACHCityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP33140ZIPCd
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 (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
JAMES E LILLIE
3651 COLLINS AVENUE UNIT 300MIAMI BEACHFL33140TRUSTEE2.00$0$0$0
LISA MARIE SHEFFIELD
3651 COLLINS AVENUE UNIT 300MIAMI BEACHFL33140TRUSTEE2.00$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$2,678,134AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$1,007,307AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$3,685,441TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Acquisition Indebtedness$0AcquisitionIndebtednessAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$3,685,441AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$55,282CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$3,630,159NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$181,508MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$181,508MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$1,055TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$1,055TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$180,453DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Recoveries Qualfied Distri$0RecoveriesQualfiedDistriAmt
Distributable Before Ded$180,453DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Deduction From Distributable$0DeductionFromDistributableAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$180,453DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$501,300ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Program Related Invst Total$0ProgramRelatedInvstTotalAmt
Qualifying Distributions$501,300QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$180,453DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Undistributed Income PY$0UndistributedIncomePYAmt
Total For Prior Years$0TotalForPriorYearsAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr5$148,619ExcessDistributionCyovYr5Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr4$102,949ExcessDistributionCyovYr4Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr3$57,337ExcessDistributionCyovYr3Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr1$93,865ExcessDistributionCyovYr1Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$402,770TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$501,300QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Year1$0AppliedToYear1Amt
Applied To Prior Years$0AppliedToPriorYearsAmt
Treated As Distri From Corpus$0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Applied To Current Year$180,453AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$320,847RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Excess Distri Cyov App CY Corpus$0ExcessDistriCyovAppCYCorpusAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov App CY$0ExcessDistributionCyovAppCYAmt
Total Corpus$723,617TotalCorpusAmt
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$148,619ExcessDistriCyovFromYr5Amt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$574,998ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Year4$102,949ExcessFromYear4Amt
Excess From Year3$57,337ExcessFromYear3Amt
Excess From Year1$93,865ExcessFromYear1Amt
Excess From Current Year$320,847ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

Application Submission Info ApplicationSubmissionInfoGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient PersonJAMES E LILLIE AND LISA MARIE SHEFFRecipientPersonNm

Recipient US Address RecipientUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13651 COLLINS AVENUE UNIT 300AddressLine1Txt
CityMIAMI BEACHCityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP33140ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient Phone2039848252RecipientPhoneNum
Recipient Email AddressSHEFLILLIE123@GMAIL.COMRecipientEmailAddressTxt
Form And Info And MaterialsAPPLICANT SHOULD APPLY IN WRITING AND INCLUDE THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT.FormAndInfoAndMaterialsTxt
Submission DeadlinesNONESubmissionDeadlinesTxt
Restrictions On AwardsNONERestrictionsOnAwardsTxt

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (9 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient RelationshipRecipientRelationshipTxtRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusTxtGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
ASPEN VALLEY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
0401 CASTLE CREEK ROADASPENCO81611NONEEXEMPTUNRESTRICTED$5,000
BLOCK ISLAND HEALTH SERVICES
PO BOX 919BLOCK ISLANDRI02807NONEEXEMPTUNRESTRICTED$100,000
FAMILY & CHILDRENS' AGENCY
9 MOTT AVENUENORWALKCT06850NONEEXEMPTUNRESTRICTED$10,000
HEALTH IN THE HOOD
2020 NORTH BAYSHORE DRIVE 4102MIAMIFL33137NONEEXEMPTUNRESTRICTED$350,000
ROUND UP RIVER RANCH
8333 COLORADO RIVER ROADGYPSUMCO81637NONEEXEMPTUNRESTRICTED$15,200
JAS JAZZ ASPEN SNOWMASS
110 EAST HALLAM SUITE 104ASPENCO81611NONEEXEMPTUNRESTRICTED$14,100
JUNIOR LEAGUE OF STAMFORD-NORWALK INC
748 POST ROADDARIENCT06820NONEEXEMPTUNRESTRICTED$1,000
MOUNTAIN RESCUE ASPEN
37925 HIGHWAY 82ASPENCO81611NONEEXEMPTUNRESTRICTED$5,000
STUDENT CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION
689 RIVER ROADCHARLESTOWNNH03603NONEEXEMPTUNRESTRICTED$1,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$501,300TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt
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$2,521ExclusionAmt

Dividends And Interest From Sec Dtl DividendsAndInterestFromSecDtl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$76,660ExclusionAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm$0UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt
Exclusion$79,181ExclusionAmt
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$0RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$79,181TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

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

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
General RuleYes (X)GeneralRuleInd

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor1ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JAMES E LILLIE AND LISA M SHEFFIELDBusinessNameLine1Txt

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13651 COLLINS AVENUE UNIT 300AddressLine1Txt
CityMIAMICityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP33140ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions$350,000TotalContributionsAmt
Person ContributionYes (X)PersonContributionInd

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryLEGAL AND PROFESSIONAL FEESCategoryTxt
Amt$3,275Amt
Net Investment Income$3,275NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$0DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Investments Other Schedule2 InvestmentsOtherSchedule2

Investments Other InvestmentsOtherGrp (2 entries)

Category Or ItemCategoryOrItemTxtListed At Cost Or FMVListedAtCostOrFMVCdBook ValueBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
JP MORGANAT COST$3,015,714$2,850,190
INVESTMENT RH STUDIO 2AT COST$682,035$680,924

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