CHASE KOCH FOUNDATION INC: Form 990PF, tax year 2022

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Organization
CHASE KOCH FOUNDATION INC (EIN 83-1697305)
Tax period
2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed
2023-11-15
IRS object ID
202323199349104177
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)
Return2023-11-15T12:10:22-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2022-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FORVIS LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11551 N WATERFRONT PKWY STE 300AddressLine1Txt
CityWICHITACityNm
State AbbreviationKSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP672066601ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2022-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN831697305EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Chase Koch Foundation IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
In Care Of% THE COMPANYInCareOfNm
Business Name ControlCHASBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3168280900PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 5004AddressLine1Txt
CityWichitaCityNm
State AbbreviationKSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP67201ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonELAINE KOHLERPersonNm
Person TitleASST. TREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone3168288415PhoneNum
Signature2023-11-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstELAINEPersonFirstNm
Person LastKOHLERPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonSHAWNELL LINOTPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01663908PTIN
Phone3162652811PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer3TrustedCustomerCd
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$50,753,569FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd

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$0DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$1,379,598DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$0NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$3,242,118GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$3,242,118CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Income Rev And Expnss$0OtherIncomeRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Income Net Invst Incm$1,204,463OtherIncomeNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$0TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$5,826,179TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss$0CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$10,217AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm$462AccountingFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Adj Net Incm$0AccountingFeesAdjNetIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps$4,155AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Interest Rev And Expnss$0InterestRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest Net Invst Incm$1,047,125InterestNetInvstIncmAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$98,811TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Net Invst Incm$18,988TaxesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$56OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Net Invst Incm$1,397,339OtherExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$815OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$109,084TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$2,463,914TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Adj Net Incm$0TotOprExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$4,970TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$1,870,000ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$1,870,000ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$1,979,084TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$2,463,914TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Adj Net Incm$0TotalExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$1,874,970TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$1,979,084ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$3,362,265NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$591,448CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$7,112,364CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$7,112,364CashEOYFMVAmt
Other Investments BOY$49,985,756OtherInvestmentsBOYAmt
Other Investments EOY$43,641,205OtherInvestmentsEOYAmt
Other Investments EOYFMV$43,641,205OtherInvestmentsEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$50,577,204TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$50,753,569TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$50,753,569TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind
No Donor Rstr Net Assests BOY$50,577,204NoDonorRstrNetAssestsBOYAmt
No Donor Rstr Net Assests EOY$50,753,569NoDonorRstrNetAssestsEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$50,577,204TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$50,753,569TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$50,577,204TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$50,753,569TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$50,577,204TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$1,979,084ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Other Increases$2,155,449OtherIncreasesAmt
Subtotal$50,753,569SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$50,753,569TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$3,242,118CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$46,735InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$46,735SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$46,735TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$78,937EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Exempt Frgn Org Tax Wthld At Srce$0ExemptFrgnOrgTaxWthldAtSrceAmt
Extsn Request Income Tax Paid$50,000ExtsnRequestIncomeTaxPaidAmt
Total Payments And Credits$128,937TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Overpayment$82,202OverpaymentAmt
Applied To ES Tax$82,202AppliedToESTaxAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political ActyfalseLegislativePoliticalActyInd
More Than100 SpentfalseMoreThan100SpentInd
Form1120 POL FiledfalseForm1120POLFiledInd
Section4955 Organization Tax$0Section4955OrganizationTaxAmt
Section4955 Managers Tax$0Section4955ManagersTaxAmt
Tax Reimbursed$0TaxReimbursedAmt
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Changes To Articles Or BylawsfalseChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (true)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (true)Form990TFiledInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedYes (true)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (true)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StateDEOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Org Report Or Register StateKSOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
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

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE COMPANYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3168280900PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 5004AddressLine1Txt
CityWICHITACityNm
State AbbreviationKSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP67201ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts QuestionfalseForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified PrsnYes (true)SaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified PrsnfalseBrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified PrsnYes (true)FurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified PrsnYes (true)PayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified PrsnfalseTransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government OfficialfalsePaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Acts Fail To Qlfy As ExceptionsfalseActsFailToQlfyAsExceptionsInd
Uncorrected Prior ActsfalseUncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PYfalseUndistributedIncomePYInd
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
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtfalseSubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonC CHASE KOCHPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 5004AddressLine1Txt
CityWichitaCityNm
State AbbreviationKSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP67201ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
TitleDIR./PRES., SEC., & TREAS.TitleTxt
Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To Pos1.0AverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt
Compensation$0CompensationAmt
Employee Benefit Program$0EmployeeBenefitProgramAmt
Expense Account Other Allwnc$0ExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Summary Of Direct Chrtbl ActySummaryOfDirectChrtblActyGrp
Sum Of Program Related InvstSumOfProgramRelatedInvstGrp

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$0AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$1,712,109AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$49,985,756FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$51,697,865TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Acquisition Indebtedness$0AcquisitionIndebtednessAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$51,697,865AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$775,468CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$50,922,397NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$2,546,120MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$2,546,120MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$46,735TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$46,735TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$2,499,385DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$2,499,385DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$2,499,385DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$1,874,970ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Program Related Invst Total$0ProgramRelatedInvstTotalAmt
Charitable Assets Acquis Paid$0CharitableAssetsAcquisPaidAmt
Set Aside Suitability Test$0SetAsideSuitabilityTestAmt
Set Aside Cash Distri Test$0SetAsideCashDistriTestAmt
Qualifying Distributions$1,874,970QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$2,499,385DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Undistributed Income PY$1,590,770UndistributedIncomePYAmt
Prior Year12020PriorYear1Yr
Prior Year22019PriorYear2Yr
Prior Year32018PriorYear3Yr
Total For Prior Years$0TotalForPriorYearsAmt
Qualifying Distributions$1,874,970QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Year1$1,590,770AppliedToYear1Amt
Applied To Current Year$284,200AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$0RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Total Corpus$0TotalCorpusAmt
Prior Year Undistributed Incm$0PriorYearUndistributedIncmAmt
Taxable1$0Taxable1Amt
Undistributed Income CY$2,215,185UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$0ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Current Year$0ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Private Operating FoundationsPrivateOperatingFoundationsGrp

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerC CHASE KOCHContributingManagerNm
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (7 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient RelationshipRecipientRelationshipTxtRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusTxtGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH INC
330 BROOKLINE AVENUEBOSTONMA02115NONEPCRESEARCH$1,000,000
BOTANICA INC
701 AMIDONWICHITAKS67203NONEPCWASHED ASHORE EXHIBIT$20,000
EASTERN CONGO INITIATIVE
1325 QUINCY ST NE SUITE A1MINNEAPOLISMN44413NONEPCGENERAL SUPPORT$25,000
LEAGUE 42 FOUNDATION
PO BOX 20051WICHITAKS67208NONEPCEDUCATION CENTER ADDITION$250,000
MARK ARTS
1307 N ROCK ROADWICHITAKS67206NONEPCLIVE ENTERTAINMENT SPONSORSHIP$100,000
PHILLIPS FUNDAMENTAL LEARNING CENTER INC
2220 E 21ST ST NWICHITAKS67214NONEPCCONSTRUCTION OF OUTDOOR LEARNING ENVIRONMENT & STATE-OF-THE-ART DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAM$375,000
WICHITA FAMILY CRISIS CENTER
1111 N ST FRANCIS STWICHITAKS67214NONEPCGENERAL SUPPORT$100,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$1,870,000TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fees Contracts From Govt AgFeesContractsFromGovtAgGrp
Membership Dues And AssmntMembershipDuesAndAssmntGrp
Int On Sav And Temp Cash InvstIntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp
Dividends And Interest From Sec DtlDividendsAndInterestFromSecDtl
Net Rntl Incm Re Debt Fincd PropNetRntlIncmReDebtFincdPropGrp
Net Rntl Incm Re Not Debt Fincd PropNetRntlIncmReNotDebtFincdProp
Net Rental Income Personal PropNetRentalIncomePersonalPropGrp
Other Investment IncomeOtherInvestmentIncomeGrp
Gain Sales Ast Oth Than InvntryGainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp
Net Income Loss From Special EvtNetIncomeLossFromSpecialEvtGrp
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of InvntryGrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryGrp
Subtotals Incm Producing ActySubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

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 EOYes (true)RelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Relationship Schedule Detail RelationshipScheduleDetail (3 entries)

Organization TypeOrganizationTypeDescRelationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxt
CCKC4 INC
501(C)(4)COMMON DIRECTORS
BELIEVE IN PEOPLE
501(C)(4)COMMON DIRECTORS
MUSIC C4 INC
501(C)(4)COMMON DIRECTORS

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtAdjusted Net IncomeAdjustedNetIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
ACCOUNTING FEES - FORM 990-PF$4,617$462$0$4,155
ACCOUNTING FEES - FORM 990-T$5,600$0$0$0

Depreciation Schedule DepreciationSchedule

Investments Other Schedule2 InvestmentsOtherSchedule2

Investments Other InvestmentsOtherGrp (2 entries)

Category Or ItemCategoryOrItemTxtListed At Cost Or FMVListedAtCostOrFMVCdBook ValueBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
PASSIVE FUND IIFMV$42,053,544$42,053,544
PASSIVE FUND IFMV$1,587,661$1,587,661

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (3 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
BANK FEES$56$56$0
INVESTMENT EXPENSES$0$1,397,283$0
INVESTMENTS - CHARITABLE$0$0$815

Other Income Schedule2 OtherIncomeSchedule2

Other Income Detail OtherIncomeDetail (2 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmt
INVESTMENTS - OTHER INCOME$0$1,291,807
INVESTMENTS - RENTAL INCOME$0-$87,344

Other Increases Schedule OtherIncreasesSchedule

Other Increases Detail OtherIncreasesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescUNREALIZED GAIN/LOSSDesc
Amt$2,155,449Amt

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmt
EXCISE TAX$98,811$0
INVESTMENTS FOREIGN TAXES$0$18,988

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