MINNESOTA TRAPPERS ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
MINNESOTA TRAPPERS ASSOCIATION (EIN 41-1470201)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-11-05
IRS object ID
202433109349302083
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)
Return2024-11-05T14:48:48-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN411656121PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SCHLENNER WENNER & CO CPA'S PABusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1630 ROOSEVELT RD STE 201AddressLine1Txt
CityST CLOUDCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP56301ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN411470201EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE MINNESOTA TRAPPERS ASSOCIATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMINNBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2188392000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line111382 BONNIE ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityBRAINERDCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP56401ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBRIAN FISCHERPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone5072766322PhoneNum
Signature2024-10-29SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonSHELLEY M GAETZPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00066049PTIN
Phone3202510286PhoneNum
Preparation2024-10-29PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2024-10-15 13:58:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerBRIAN FISCHERPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line111382 BONNIE ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityBRAINERDCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP56401ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$274,578GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.MNTRAPPERS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1959FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMNLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionENSURE ETHICAL FUR TRAPPING PRACTICES, EDUCATE THE PUBLIC, AND CONSERVE RESOURCES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body10VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent12VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers50TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$63,424PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$90,696CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$50,992PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$48,440CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$2,379PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$6,659CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$83,134PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$85,772CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$199,929PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$231,567CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$13,625PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$8,150CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$16,957PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$15,244CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$149,101PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$218,467CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$179,683PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$241,861CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$20,246PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$10,294CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$340,470TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$330,176TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$340,470NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$330,176NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionENSURE ETHICAL FUR TRAPPING PRACTICES, EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND CONSERVE RESOURCES.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$241,861ExpenseAmt
DescTRAPPER EDUCATION FOR ALL BEGINNING TRAPPERS IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA AS REQUIRED. HOSTED TRAPPER'S DAY AT THE STATE CAPITAL TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND LEGISTATORS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF TRAPPING. PROVIDED EDUCATION AT NUMEROUS BOOTHS AT COUNTY FAIRS AND EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF MINNESOTA.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$241,861TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document0IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members10GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member12IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy0ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMNStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBRENDA JINDRAPersonNm
Phone2188392000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line111382 BONNIE RDAddressLine1Txt
CityBRAINERDCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP56401ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (30 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
BRIAN FISHER
PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BERT HIGHLAND
VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATELYN JINDRA
SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$1,504$0$0
BRENDA JINDRA
TREASURER5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$3,200$0$0
PAUL ZEIROTH
DISTRICT 1 DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN BACKMAN
CO-DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVE PAHLEN
DISTRICT 2 DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS MORINVILLE
CO-DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERIC MAIJALA
DISTRICT 3 DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DON MCGAFFEY
CO-DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIETH FRIEDSAM
CO-DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RALPH HANNEKJEN
DISTRICT 4 DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOM BOSER
CO-DIRECTOR/RAFFLE CHAIR6.00Yes (X)$2,325$0$0
DALE JINDRA
CO-DIRECTOR/LEGAL DEFENSE CHAIR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATT AKERSON
DISTRICT 5 DIRECTOR/RAFFLE CHAIR6.00Yes (X)$1,550$0$0
PETE JONAS
CO-DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TYLER THOMPSON
DISTRICT 7 DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATT BUNTJER
CO-DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TERRY MCELMURY
DISTRICT 8 DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIM LARSON
CO-DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BEAU VIVANT
MEMBERSHIP COORDINATORS5.00Yes (X)$1,504$0$0
SHAWN JOHNSON
MAGAZINE EDITOR/EDUCATION COORDINATOR2.00Yes (X)$750$0$0
RANDY GOLDENMAN
LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERIC MAIJALA
SOUVENIR COORDINATORS1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DENISE WINDSCHITL
SUSTAINING DONOR COORDINATOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIM CAVEN
TANNED FUR PROJECT1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEITH LARSON
MAGAZINE EDITOR2.00Yes (X)$4,410$0$0
ADAM TOWLES
WEBMASTER3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIM ALSLEBEN
NTA DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAN COLLINS
FTA DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$15,243TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$0TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K0IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$43,055MembershipDuesAmt
All Other Contributions$47,641AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$90,696TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
PROGRAM REVENUE110000$44,326$44,326
NEWSLETTER ADVERTISING541800$4,114$4,114
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$48,440TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$6,659TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$6,659ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$128,783FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$43,011FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$85,772TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$85,772ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$231,567TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$48,440RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$92,431ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,150TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,244TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$50,936TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,330TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,189TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,604TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,183TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,582TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
NEWSLETTER$43,843
PROGRAM EXPENSES$27,642
MEMBERSHIP EXPENSES$22,563
REIMBURSED EXPENSES$4,704

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,891TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$241,861TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$340,470BOYAmt
EOY$330,176EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$340,470BOYAmt
EOY$330,176EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$340,470BOYAmt
EOY$330,176EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$340,470BOYAmt
EOY$330,176EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$340,470BOYAmt
EOY$330,176EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$10,294ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues NondedYes (1)SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House LobbyingYes (1)OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I-A, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationHIRED LOBBYIST TO HELP US MONITOR LEGISTATION AT THE STATE CAPITAL. HELD TRAPPER'S DAY AT STATE CAPITAL.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1FUNDRAISING EVENTSEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$128,783GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$128,783GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$43,011OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$128,783GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$128,783GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$43,011OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$43,011DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$85,772NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2BRENDA JINDRA AND DALE JINDRA ARE HUSBAND AND WIFE. KATELYN JINDRA IS THE DAUGHTER OF BRENDA AND DALE JINDRA. JESS VIVANT AND BEAU VIVANT ARE HUSBAND AND WIFE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6MEMBERS ELECT ALL OFFICERS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING AND DIRECTORS AT THE DISTRICT MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BCHANGES TO THE BYLAWS
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B990 WAS NOT PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF ITS GOVERNING BODY BEFORE FILING
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15COMPENSATION IS LISTED IN THE POLICY AND PROCEDURES DOCUMENT FOR SECRETARY, TREASURER, MEMBERSHIP COORDINATOR, NEWSLETTER EDITOR AND WEBMASTER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON A QUARTERLY BASIS AND UPON REQUEST.

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