RAY FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2021

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Organization
RAY FOUNDATION (EIN 63-1159873)
Tax period
2021-09-01 to 2022-08-31
Filed
2022-11-09
IRS object ID
202203139349100920
Schema version
2021v4.0
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)
Return2022-11-09T10:27:22-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2022-08-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN631027759PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JAMES S SNOW & ASSOCIATES PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13 OFFICE PARK CIR STE 302AddressLine1Txt
CityMOUNTAIN BROOKCityNm
State AbbreviationALStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP352232536ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-09-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN631159873EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE RAY FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlRAYFBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2058793036PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13800 FOREST GLEN DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityBIRMINGHAMCityNm
State AbbreviationALStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP35213ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonHENRY B RAY JRPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone2058796100PhoneNum
Signature2022-11-01SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstHENRY BPersonFirstNm
Person LastRAYPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSNXXX-XX-XXXXSSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJAMES S SNOW JR CPA PFS ABVPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01426899PTIN
Phone2058701166PhoneNum
Preparation2022-11-01PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2021TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$479,319FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$30InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$30InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$7,491DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$7,491DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$11,748NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$168,785GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$11,748CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$19,269TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$19,269TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$2,690AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$5,574OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Net Invst Incm$5,574OtherProfFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$3,001TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$11,265TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$5,574TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$18,000ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$18,000ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$29,265TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$5,574TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$18,000TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$9,996ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$13,695NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY$3,233SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY-$10,442SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV-$10,442SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$583,524CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$489,761CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$489,761CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$586,757TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$479,319TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$479,319TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind
No Donor Rstr Net Assests BOY$586,757NoDonorRstrNetAssestsBOYAmt
No Donor Rstr Net Assests EOY$479,319NoDonorRstrNetAssestsEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$586,757TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$479,319TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$586,757TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$479,319TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$586,757TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$9,996ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Subtotal$576,761SubtotalAmt
Other Decreases$97,442OtherDecreasesAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$479,319TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp (39 entries)

PropertyPropertyDescHow AcquiredHowAcquiredCdAcquiredAcquiredDtSoldSoldDtGross Sales PriceGrossSalesPriceAmtCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmtGain Or LossGainOrLossAmtGains Minus Excess Or LossesGainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmt
ISHARES MSCI EMG MARKETSP2021-12-102022-04-12$6,781$7,191-$410-$410
CONSUMER DISCRET SELECTP2021-09-012022-04-12$537$553-$16-$16
ISHARES S&P 100P2020-04-152021-09-01$1,253$767$486$486
ISHARES RUSSELL 2000D2021-04-272022-02-14$16,226$18,253-$2,027-$2,027
APPLEP2007-06-272021-09-01$1,233$35$1,198$1,198
QUAL COMMP2021-02-182022-04-12$6,352$6,622-$270-$270
ISHARES RUSSELL 2000P2021-09-012022-02-14$3,448$3,831-$383-$383
STREETTRACKS GOLDP2020-04-152022-04-12$551$488$63$63
MATERIALS SELECT SEC SPDRP2020-10-202022-04-12$5,857$4,360$1,497$1,497
QUAL COMMP2021-02-182022-02-04$9,356$7,486$1,870$1,870
STREETTRACKS GOLDP2020-04-222022-04-12$1,286$1,129$157$157
MATERIALS SELECT SEC SPDRP2020-10-272022-04-12$3,461$2,490$971$971
QUALCOMMP2021-04-272022-04-12$552$549$3$3
STREETTRACKS GOLDP2020-07-282022-04-12$2,940$2,915$25$25
MATERIALS SELECT SEC SPDRP2021-01-062022-04-12$5,324$4,578$746$746
QUALCOMMP2021-09-012022-04-12$138$147-$9-$9
GOOGLEP2020-04-152021-09-01$2,931$1,252$1,679$1,679
TECHNOLOGY SELECT SECTOR SPDRP2020-04-152021-09-01$639$349$290$290
VANGUARD EMERGING MKTSP2021-01-202021-12-10$5,563$6,037-$474-$474
ISHARES RUSSELL 1000 GROWTHP2020-04-152021-09-01$5,260$2,950$2,310$2,310
CONSUMER DISCRET SEL SPDRP2020-10-272022-04-12$2,865$2,402$463$463
VANGUARD EMERGING MKTSP2021-04-272021-12-10$23,957$25,556-$1,599-$1,599
ISHARES RUSSELL 2000P2020-04-152022-02-01$4,404$2,591$1,813$1,813
CONSUMER DISCRET SEL SPDRP2020-11-232022-04-12$7,163$6,216$947$947
VANGUARD EMERGING MKTSP2021-09-012021-12-10$2,857$3,015-$158-$158
ISHARES RUSSELL 2000P2020-04-222022-02-01$6,806$4,077$2,729$2,729
CONSUMER DISCRET SEL SPDRP2021-01-062022-04-12$5,551$5,063$488$488
KMARTP2021-02-182021-09-01$148$138$10$10
ISHARES RUSSELL 2000P2020-11-252022-02-01$2,802$2,559$243$243
MATERIALS SLECT SEC SPDRP2021-04-272022-04-12$621$583$38$38
ISHARES RUSSELL 2000P2021-01-062022-02-01$11,209$11,484-$275-$275
MATERIALS SLECT SEC SPDRP2021-09-012022-04-12$444$424$20$20
ISHARES RUSSELL 2000P2021-01-062022-02-14$811$820-$9-$9
CONSUMER STAPLES SELECTP2022-04-122022-05-17$6,626$6,841-$215-$215
ISHARES RUSSELL 2000P2021-01-202022-02-14$5,273$5,567-$294-$294
CONSUMER SELECT SECTOR SPDRP2022-04-122022-05-17$5,921$6,317-$396-$396
ISHARES US HEALTH CAREP2020-04-222021-09-01$585$417$168$168
CONSUMER DISCRET SELECTP2021-04-272022-04-12$895$894$1$1
JP MORGANP2020-04-152021-09-01$159$91$68$68
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$11,748CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt
Net Short Term Capital Gain Loss-$3,745NetShortTermCapitalGainLossAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$190InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$190SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$190TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Tax Due$190TaxDueAmt

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
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenfalseForm990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating FoundationfalsePrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial ContributorsfalseNewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled EntityfalseOwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (true)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Individual With BooksHENRY B RAY JRIndividualWithBooksNm
Phone2058793036PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13800 FOREST GLEN DRAddressLine1Txt
CityBIRMINGHAMCityNm
State AbbreviationALStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP35213ZIPCd
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
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 (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
HENRY B RAY JR
3800 FOREST GLEN DRBIRMINGHAMAL35223PRESIDENT000.00$0$0$0
CAROLYN M RAY
3800 FOREST GLEN DRBIRMINGHAMAL35213TREASURER000.00$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Comp Of Hghst Pd Cntrct Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdCntrctOrNONETxt

Sum Of Program Related Invst SumOfProgramRelatedInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description1N/ADescription1Txt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$522,568AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$5,501AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$528,069TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$528,069AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$7,921CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$520,148NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$26,007MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$26,007MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$190TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$190TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$25,817DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$25,817DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$25,817DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$18,000ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Qualifying Distributions$18,000QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$25,817DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Undistributed Income PY$17,269UndistributedIncomePYAmt
Qualifying Distributions$18,000QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Year1$17,269AppliedToYear1Amt
Applied To Current Year$731AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Undistributed Income CY$25,086UndistributedIncomeCYAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

Application Submission Info ApplicationSubmissionInfoGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient PersonHENRY B RAY JRRecipientPersonNm

Recipient US Address RecipientUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13800 FOREST GLENN DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityBIRMINGHAMCityNm
State AbbreviationALStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP35213ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient Phone2058796100RecipientPhoneNum
Form And Info And MaterialsWRITTEN APPLICATION WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE ORGANIZATION AND REASON FOR REQUEST.FormAndInfoAndMaterialsTxt
Submission DeadlinesJULY 31 OF EACH YEARSubmissionDeadlinesTxt
Restrictions On AwardsGREATER BIRMINGHAM, AL AREARestrictionsOnAwardsTxt

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (3 entries)

Business Name Line2RecipientBusinessName/BusinessNameLine2TxtAddress Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtAddress Line2RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine2TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient RelationshipRecipientRelationshipTxtGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL ALABAMA
TOCQUEVILLE SOCIETY3600 8TH AVE SOP O BOX 320189BIRMINGHAMAL35232UNRELATEDGENERAL DONATION$10,000
CHILDREN'S HARBOR
1600 6TH AVE SOBIRMINGHAMAL35233UNRELATEDGENERAL DONATION$5,000
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
1600 7TH AVE SOBIRMINGHAMAL35233UNRELATEDGENERAL DONATION$3,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$18,000TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$30RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt

Dividends And Interest From Sec Dtl DividendsAndInterestFromSecDtl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$7,491ExclusionAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$11,748RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$7,491ExclusionAmt
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$11,778RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$19,269TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

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$2,690Amt

Expln Of Non Filing With AG Stmt ExplnOfNonFilingWithAGStmt

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ExplanationSTATE ATTORNEY GENERAL DOES NOT ASK FOR AND WILL NOT ACCEPT FOUNDATION REPORTS.ExplanationTxt

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
StockSECURITIESStockNm
EOY Book Value$489,761EOYBookValueAmt
EOYFMV$489,761EOYFMVAmt

Other Decreases Schedule OtherDecreasesSchedule

Other Decreases Detail OtherDecreasesDetail (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DECREASE IN FMV OF SECURITIES$79,380
BOOK VS FMV REALIZED GAIN/LOSS$18,062

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryMANAGEMENT FEESCategoryTxt
Amt$5,574Amt
Net Investment Income$5,574NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryFEDERAL TAXESCategoryTxt
Amt$3,001Amt

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