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THE YVETTE AND JOEL MALLAH FAMILY FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2024

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Organization
THE YVETTE AND JOEL MALLAH FAMILY FOUNDATION (EIN 13-7172805)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-07-01
IRS object ID
202521829349100007
Schema version
2024v5.1
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)
Return2025-07-01T08:16:10-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DORFMAN MIZRACH & THALER LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1555 ROUTE ONE SOUTHAddressLine1Txt
CityISELINCityNm
State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP08830ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN137172805EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE YVETTE & JOEL MALLAH FAMILY FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
In Care Of% DARRYL MALLAH DIRECTORInCareOfNm
Business Name ControlYVETBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7324041860PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1479 GREENBRIAR CTAddressLine1Txt
CityNORTH HILLSCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11576ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDARRYL MALLAHPersonNm
Person TitleDIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone7324041860PhoneNum
Signature2025-07-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (true)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PTINP01350299PTIN
Phone7324041860PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$18,990,062FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

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$649,823DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$649,823DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Dividends Adj Net Incm$649,823DividendsAdjNetIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss-$15,494NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$1,132,665GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$0CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$634,329TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$649,823TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Adj Net Incm$649,823TotalAdjNetIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss$0CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$3,000AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm$3,000AccountingFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Adj Net Incm$3,000AccountingFeesAdjNetIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps$0AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$10,750TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Net Invst Incm$10,750TaxesNetInvstIncmAmt
Taxes Adj Net Incm$10,750TaxesAdjNetIncmAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$46,249OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Net Invst Incm$46,249OtherExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Expenses Adj Net Incm$46,249OtherExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$59,999TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$59,999TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Adj Net Incm$59,999TotOprExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$725,000ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$725,000ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$784,999TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$59,999TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Adj Net Incm$59,999TotalExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$725,000TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$150,670ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$589,824NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$589,824AdjustedNetIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY$2,798,145SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$1,652,696SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV$1,652,696SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
US Government Obligations BOY$8,361,358USGovernmentObligationsBOYAmt
US Government Obligations EOY$8,964,645USGovernmentObligationsEOYAmt
US Govt Obligations EOYFMV$9,237,641USGovtObligationsEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Bonds BOY$5,663,652CorporateBondsBOYAmt
Corporate Bonds EOY$5,821,187CorporateBondsEOYAmt
Corporate Bonds EOYFMV$5,814,673CorporateBondsEOYFMVAmt
Other Investments BOY$1,993,821OtherInvestmentsBOYAmt
Other Investments EOY$2,227,778OtherInvestmentsEOYAmt
Other Investments EOYFMV$2,285,052OtherInvestmentsEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$18,816,976TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$18,666,306TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$18,990,062TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Grants Payable BOY$400,000GrantsPayableBOYAmt
Grants Payable EOY$400,000GrantsPayableEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$400,000TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$400,000TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$18,416,976TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$18,266,306TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$18,816,976TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$18,666,306TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$18,416,976TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$150,670ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Subtotal$18,266,306SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$18,266,306TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

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
FIDELITY #10952024-12-31$1,117,469$1,132,461-$14,992-$14,992
FIDELITY #11092024-12-31$15,196$15,698-$502-$502
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income-$15,494CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$8,199InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$8,199SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$8,199TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$7,376EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Exempt Frgn Org Tax Wthld At Srce$0ExemptFrgnOrgTaxWthldAtSrceAmt
Extsn Request Income Tax Paid$10,000ExtsnRequestIncomeTaxPaidAmt
Total Payments And Credits$17,376TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Overpayment$9,177OverpaymentAmt
Applied To ES Tax$9,177AppliedToESTaxAmt

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 StateNYOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
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 AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DARRYL MALLAH DIRECTORBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7324041860PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1479 GREENBRIAR CTAddressLine1Txt
CityNORTH HILLSCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11576ZIPCd
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
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
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtfalseSubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
DARRYL MALLAH
479 GREENBRIAR CTNORTH HILLSNY11576DIRECTOR0$0$0$0
SHELDON MALLAH
12 HASTINGS LANDINGHASTINGS ON HUDSONNY10706DIRECTOR0$0$0$0
EVAN MALLAH
21 RENI ROADMANHASSETNY11030TREASURER0$0$0$0
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$16,352,230AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$2,741,239AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$19,093,469TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Acquisition Indebtedness$0AcquisitionIndebtednessAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$19,093,469AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$286,402CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$18,807,067NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$940,353MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$940,353MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$8,199TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$8,199TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$932,154DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$932,154DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$932,154DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$725,000ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Program Related Invst Total$0ProgramRelatedInvstTotalAmt
Charitable Assets Acquis Paid$0CharitableAssetsAcquisPaidAmt
Set Aside Suitability Test$0SetAsideSuitabilityTestAmt
Set Aside Cash Distri Test$0SetAsideCashDistriTestAmt
Qualifying Distributions$725,000QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$932,154DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Undistributed Income PY$646,630UndistributedIncomePYAmt
Prior Year12022PriorYear1Yr
Prior Year22021PriorYear2Yr
Prior Year32020PriorYear3Yr
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr1$0ExcessDistributionCyovYr1Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$0TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$725,000QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Year1$646,630AppliedToYear1Amt
Applied To Current Year$78,370AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$0RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Excess Distri Cyov App CY Corpus$0ExcessDistriCyovAppCYCorpusAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov App CY$0ExcessDistributionCyovAppCYAmt
Total Corpus$0TotalCorpusAmt
Undistributed Income CY$853,784UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
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 ManagerNONEContributingManagerNm
Shareholder ManagerNONEShareholderManagerNm
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient RelationshipRecipientRelationshipTxtGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
CENTER FOR SURVIVOR AGENCY
641 S ST NWWASHINGTONDC20001NONEGENERAL PURPOSE$25,000
COMM SYNAGOGUE PORT WASHINGTON
160 MIDDLE NECK ROADPORT WASHINGTONNY11050NONEGENERAL PURPOSE$100,000
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER
PO BOX 270032ROCHESTERNY14627NONEGENERAL PURPOSE$200,000
NORTHWELL HEALTH FDN
200 MARCUS AVENEW HYDE PARKNY11042NONEGENERAL PURPOSE$400,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$725,000TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

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 Dtl DividendsAndInterestFromSecDtl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$649,823ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion18ExclusionCd
Exclusion-$15,494ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Net Income Loss From Special EvtNetIncomeLossFromSpecialEvtGrp
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of InvntryGrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryGrp

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$634,329ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$634,329TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

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

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryACCOUNTING FEESCategoryTxt
Amt$3,000Amt
Net Investment Income$3,000NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$3,000AdjustedNetIncomeAmt

Depreciation Schedule DepreciationSchedule

Investments Corp Bonds Schedule InvestmentsCorpBondsSchedule

Investments Corporate Bonds InvestmentsCorporateBondsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BondCORPORATE BONDSBondNm
EOY Book Value$5,821,187EOYBookValueAmt
EOYFMV$5,814,673EOYFMVAmt

Investments Govt Obligations Sch InvestmentsGovtObligationsSch

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
US Govt Obligations Book Vl EOY$8,964,645USGovtObligationsBookVlEOYAmt
US Govt Obligations EOYFMV$9,237,641USGovtObligationsEOYFMVAmt

Investments Other Schedule2 InvestmentsOtherSchedule2

Investments Other InvestmentsOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Category Or ItemMUTUAL FUNDSCategoryOrItemTxt
Book Value$2,227,778BookValueAmt
EOYFMV$2,285,052EOYFMVAmt

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescINVESTMENT FEESDesc
Revenue And Expenses Per Books$46,249RevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmt
Net Investment Income$46,249NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$46,249AdjustedNetIncomeAmt

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtAdjusted Net IncomeAdjustedNetIncomeAmt
NYS DEPT OF LAW$750$750$750
FEDERAL TAXES$10,000$10,000$10,000

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