FOUNDATION FOR HOPE: Form 990PF, tax year 2022

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Organization
FOUNDATION FOR HOPE (EIN 01-0724780)
Tax period
2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed
2023-05-01
IRS object ID
202321219349100207
Schema version
2022v5.0
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)
Return2023-05-01T06:04:45-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2022-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN541282700PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JEFFREY R ROGERS CPABusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11081 CLOVERHILL BLVDAddressLine1Txt
CityFORESTCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP24551ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2022-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN010724780EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Foundation For HopeBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFOUNBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5405860928PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11426 Founding Way RdAddressLine1Txt
CityBedfordCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP24523ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLewis ThomasPersonNm
Person TitlePresident/DirectorPersonTitleTxt
Phone5405860928PhoneNum
Signature2023-04-26SignatureDt

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstLewisPersonFirstNm
Person LastThomasPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSNXXX-XX-XXXXSSN
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (true)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJEFFREY R ROGERS CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00618216PTIN
Phone4345251218PhoneNum
Preparation2023-05-01PreparationDt
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer3TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
Federated Assurance LevelFAL1FederatedAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2022TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$21,455FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$107,417ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$200InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$0CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Gross Profit Rev And Expnss$0GrossProfitRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Income Rev And Expnss$0OtherIncomeRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$107,617TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$0TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Legal Fees Rev And Expnss$0LegalFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$1,250AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$0OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$0TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Deprec And Dpltn Rev And Expnss$0DeprecAndDpltnRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$29,252OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$28,617OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$30,502TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$28,617TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$74,442ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$0ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$104,944TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$28,617TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$2,673ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$0NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$8,782CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$21,455CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$21,455CashEOYFMVAmt
Rcvbl From Officers EOY$0RcvblFromOfficersEOYAmt
Other Nts And Loans Rcvbl BOY$10,000OtherNtsAndLoansRcvblBOYAmt
Other Nts And Loans Rcvbl EOY$0OtherNtsAndLoansRcvblEOYAmt
Other Nts And Loans Rcvbl EOYFMV$0OtherNtsAndLoansRcvblEOYFMVAmt
Land Bldg Investments EOY$0LandBldgInvestmentsEOYAmt
Other Investments EOY$0OtherInvestmentsEOYAmt
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$972LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$972LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt
Land BOY$0LandBOYAmt
Land EOY$0LandEOYAmt
Land EOYFMV$0LandEOYFMVAmt
Other Assets BOY$0OtherAssetsBOYAmt
Other Assets EOY$0OtherAssetsEOYAmt
Other Assets EOYFMV$0OtherAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$18,782TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$21,455TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$21,455TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Loans From Officers EOY$0LoansFromOfficersEOYAmt
Mortgages And Notes Payable EOY$0MortgagesAndNotesPayableEOYAmt
Other Liabilities BOY$0OtherLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Other Liabilities EOY$0OtherLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind
No Donor Rstr Net Assests BOY$18,782NoDonorRstrNetAssestsBOYAmt
No Donor Rstr Net Assests EOY$21,455NoDonorRstrNetAssestsEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$18,782TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$21,455TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$18,782TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$21,455TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$18,782TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$2,673ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Subtotal$21,455SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$21,455TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$0InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Tax Under Section511$0TaxUnderSection511Amt
Subtotal$0SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$0TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Tax Due$0TaxDueAmt
Applied To ES Tax$0AppliedToESTaxAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political ActyfalseLegislativePoliticalActyInd
More Than100 SpentfalseMoreThan100SpentInd
Form1120 POL FiledfalseForm1120POLFiledInd
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Changes To Articles Or BylawsfalseChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedYes (true)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (true)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StateVAOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (true)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating FoundationfalsePrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial ContributorsfalseNewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled EntityfalseOwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (true)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website Addresswww.foundationforhoperomania.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Individual With BooksLewis L ThomasIndividualWithBooksNm
Phone5405860928PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11426 FOUNDING WAY RDAddressLine1Txt
CityBEDFORDCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP24523ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts QuestionfalseForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified PrsnfalseSaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified PrsnfalseBrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified PrsnfalseFurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified PrsnfalsePayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified PrsnfalseTransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government OfficialfalsePaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Acts Fail To Qlfy As ExceptionsfalseActsFailToQlfyAsExceptionsInd
Uncorrected Prior ActsfalseUncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PYfalseUndistributedIncomePYInd
Undistr Incm Sect4942a2 Not AppfalseUndistrIncmSect4942a2NotAppInd
Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy InvstfalseUncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislationInd
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElectionInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurposeInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

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
Lewis L Thomas
1426 Founding Way RoadBedfordVA24523Pres.& Dir10.00$0$0$0
Mary C Thomas
1426 Founding Way RoadBedfordVA24523Sec. & Dir10.00$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

Summary Of Direct Chrtbl Acty SummaryOfDirectChrtblActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description1Mission trip to Romania to promote the gospel of Jesus Christ by distribution of Christian literature and medical supplies to those in need.Description1Txt
Expenses1$28,617Expenses1Amt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$0AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$12,724AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$12,724TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$12,724AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$191CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$12,533NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$627MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$627MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$0TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$0TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$627DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$627DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$627DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$28,617ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Qualifying Distributions$28,617QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$627DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr5$73,731ExcessDistributionCyovYr5Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr4$69,936ExcessDistributionCyovYr4Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr3$67,884ExcessDistributionCyovYr3Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr2$25,876ExcessDistributionCyovYr2Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr1$31,165ExcessDistributionCyovYr1Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$268,592TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$28,617QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Treated As Distri From Corpus$0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$28,617RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Excess Distri Cyov App CY Corpus$627ExcessDistriCyovAppCYCorpusAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov App CY$627ExcessDistributionCyovAppCYAmt
Total Corpus$296,582TotalCorpusAmt
Prior Year Undistributed Incm$0PriorYearUndistributedIncmAmt
Taxable1$0Taxable1Amt
Taxable2$0Taxable2Amt
Undistributed Income CY$0UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Excess Distri Cyov From Yr5$73,104ExcessDistriCyovFromYr5Amt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$223,478ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Year4$69,936ExcessFromYear4Amt
Excess From Year3$67,884ExcessFromYear3Amt
Excess From Year2$25,876ExcessFromYear2Amt
Excess From Year1$31,165ExcessFromYear1Amt
Excess From Current Year$28,617ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerNONEContributingManagerNm
Shareholder ManagerNONEShareholderManagerNm

Application Submission Info ApplicationSubmissionInfoGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient PersonLewis L ThomasRecipientPersonNm

Recipient US Address RecipientUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11426 Founding Way RdAddressLine1Txt
CityBedfordCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP24523ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient Phone5405860928RecipientPhoneNum
Form And Info And MaterialsTyped description of charitable Christian activities.FormAndInfoAndMaterialsTxt
Submission DeadlinesNONESubmissionDeadlinesTxt
Restrictions On AwardsNONERestrictionsOnAwardsTxt

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusTxtGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
SALT & LIGHT MINISTRIES
141 ODINS BOWMADISON HEIGHTSVA24572PCTO PROMOTE THEGOSPEL OF CHRIST$350
TEMPLE BAPTIST CHURCH
4465 S AMHERST HWYMADISON HEIGHTSVA24572PCTO PROMOTE THEGOSPEL OF CHRIST$2,500
HOPE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION
TINCA ARANY JANOS ST 7BIHOR ROMANIAVA24551PCTO PROMOTE THEGOSPEL OF CHRIST$71,242
TIMBERLAKE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS
202 HORIZON DRIVEFORESTVA24551PCTO PROMOTE THEGOSPEL OF CHRIST$250
TEMPLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
4467 S AMHERST HWYMADISON HEIGHTSVA24572PCTO PROMOTE THEGOSPEL OF CHRIST$100
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$74,442TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$200ExclusionAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$200ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$200TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd
Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
Sales Or Exchanges Of AssetsfalseSalesOrExchangesOfAssetsInd
Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EOfalsePurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd
Rental Of Facilities Oth AssetsfalseRentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd
Reimbursement ArrangementsfalseReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan GuaranteesfalseLoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services EtcfalsePerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities EtcfalseSharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EOfalseRelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

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

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp (6 entries)

ContributorContributorNumAddress Line1ContributorUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContributorUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContributorUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContributorUSAddress/ZIPCdTotal ContributionsTotalContributionsAmtPerson ContributionPersonContributionInd
LEWIS AND MARY THOMAS
11426 FOUNDING WAY ROADBEDFORDVA24523$60,000Yes (X)
HJH FOUNDATION
21055 FALLEN OAKS LANELYNCHBURGVA24503$5,000Yes (X)
GLEN AND TERESA THOMAS
31167 PRESIDENTIAL CIRCLEFORESTVA24551$5,000Yes (X)
CHRISTOPHER AND RACHEL THOMAS
48441 CHARLEMONT ROADGOODEVA24556$9,600Yes (X)
LONGWOOD AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH
51304 LONGWOOD AVENUEBEDFORDVA24523$8,000Yes (X)
LAUREL HILL BAPTIST CHURCH
63595 GRAND FORKS BOULEVARDCHARLOTTESVILLEVA22911$6,192Yes (X)

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryJEFFREY R. ROGERS CPA ACCOUNTING AND TAXCategoryTxt
Amt$1,250Amt

Depreciation Schedule DepreciationSchedule

Depreciation Property DepreciationPropertyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PropertyPRINTERPropertyDesc
Acquired2003-06-06AcquiredDt
Cost Or Other Basis$972CostOrOtherBasisAmt
Prior Year Depreciation$972PriorYearDepreciationAmt
Computation Method200DBComputationMethodTxt
Life5.000000000000LifeRt
Current Year Expense$0CurrentYearExpenseAmt

Land Etc Schedule2 LandEtcSchedule2

Land Etc LandEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Category Or ItemPRINTERCategoryOrItemTxt
Cost Or Other Basis$972CostOrOtherBasisAmt
Accumulated Depreciation$972AccumulatedDepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (4 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
LICENSES$25
SPECIAL PROGRAM EXP.$28,617$28,617
COMPUTER EXPENSE$360
BANK FEES$250

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