THE CERES TRUST: Form 990PF, tax year 2024

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Organization
THE CERES TRUST (EIN 20-5768077)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-06-10
IRS object ID
202531619349100913
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)
Return2025-06-10T10:13:46-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN392032480PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Mohr CPAs LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line110361 Innovation Drive 150AddressLine1Txt
CityMilwaukeeCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53226ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN205768077EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE CERES TRUSTBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCEREBusinessNameControlTxt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line110361 INNOVATION DRIVE 150AddressLine1Txt
CityMILWAUKEECityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53226ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJUDITH A KERNPersonNm
Person TitleTrusteePersonTitleTxt
Signature2025-06-03SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (true)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKari Thompson YoungPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00517678PTIN
Phone4142449940PhoneNum
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Final ReturnYes (X)FinalReturnInd
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$0FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$5,012,379ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$84,151DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$84,151DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$5,096,530TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$84,151TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Legal Fees Rev And Expnss$24,645LegalFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Legal Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl$24,645LegalFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$41,250AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm$20,625AccountingFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps$20,625AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$469,002OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Net Invst Incm$11,331OtherProfFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Prof Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl$457,671OtherProfFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$46,605OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$46,605OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$581,502TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$31,956TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$549,546TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$7,610,669ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$7,610,669ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$8,192,171TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$31,956TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$8,160,215TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$3,095,641ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$52,195NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY$3,080,775SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$2,331LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$2,331LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt
Total Assets BOY$3,080,775TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$0TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$0TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind
Capital Stock BOY$3,080,775CapitalStockBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$3,080,775TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$0TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$3,080,775TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$3,080,775TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$3,095,641ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Other Increases$14,866OtherIncreasesAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$726InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$726SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$726TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$2,607EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Total Payments And Credits$2,607TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Form2220 AttachedYes (X)Form2220AttachedInd
Overpayment$1,881OverpaymentAmt
Applied To ES Tax$0AppliedToESTaxAmt
Refund$1,881RefundAmt

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 EtcYes (true)OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedYes (true)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (true)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StateWIOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (true)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating FoundationfalsePrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial ContributorsYes (true)NewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled EntityfalseOwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (true)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website AddressWWW.CERESTRUST.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MOHR CPAS LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4142449940PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line110361 INNOVATION DRIVE STE 150AddressLine1Txt
CityMILWAUKEECityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53226ZIPCd
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
Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy InvstfalseUncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislationInd
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElectionInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (true)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurposeInd
Transactions Fail To Qlfy As ExcfalseTransactionsFailToQlfyAsExcInd
Maintained Expenditure RspnsYes (true)MaintainedExpenditureRspnsInd
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)
PersonJUDITH A KERNPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line110361 INNOVATION DRIVE STE 150AddressLine1Txt
CityMILWAUKEECityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53226ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
TitleTrusteeTitleTxt
Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To Pos0.00AverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt
Compensation$0CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt

Compensation Of Hghst Pd Cntrct CompensationOfHghstPdCntrctGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdService TypeServiceTypeTxtCompensationCompensationAmt
EVERGREEN WEALTH ADVISORS LLC
150 S WACKER DRIVE 2400CHICAGOIL60606CONSULTING$366,671
JUST FUTURES IMPACT INC
6218 GEORGIA AVE NW SUITE 1-820WASHINGTONDC20011CONSULTING$91,000

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$0AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$1,680,402AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$1,680,402TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$1,680,402AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$25,206CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$1,655,196NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$82,760MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$82,760MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$726TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$726TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$82,034DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$82,034DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$82,034DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$8,160,215ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Qualifying Distributions$8,160,215QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$82,034DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr5$4,719,529ExcessDistributionCyovYr5Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr4$8,136,210ExcessDistributionCyovYr4Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr3$8,476,473ExcessDistributionCyovYr3Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr2$12,530,124ExcessDistributionCyovYr2Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr1$16,171,157ExcessDistributionCyovYr1Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$50,033,493TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$8,160,215QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Treated As Distri From Corpus$0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Applied To Current Year$82,034AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$8,078,181RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Total Corpus$58,111,674TotalCorpusAmt
Undistributed Income CY$0UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Excess Distri Cyov From Yr5$4,719,529ExcessDistriCyovFromYr5Amt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$53,392,145ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Year4$8,136,210ExcessFromYear4Amt
Excess From Year3$8,476,473ExcessFromYear3Amt
Excess From Year2$12,530,124ExcessFromYear2Amt
Excess From Year1$16,171,157ExcessFromYear1Amt
Excess From Current Year$8,078,181ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient PersonSEE ATTACHED SPREADSHEETRecipientPersonNm

Recipient US Address RecipientUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line110361 INNOVATION DRIVE 150AddressLine1Txt
CityMILWAUKEECityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53226ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient RelationshipNONERecipientRelationshipTxt
Recipient Foundation StatusPCRecipientFoundationStatusTxt
Grant Or Contribution PurposeSEE STATEMENTGrantOrContributionPurposeTxt
Amt$7,610,669Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$7,610,669TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Dividends And Interest From Sec Dtl DividendsAndInterestFromSecDtl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$84,151ExclusionAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$84,151ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$84,151TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor1ContributorNum
Contributor PersonJUDITH A KERNContributorPersonNm

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line110361 INNOVATION DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityMILWAUKEECityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53226ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions$5,012,379TotalContributionsAmt
Person ContributionYes (X)PersonContributionInd

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryMOHR CPAS LLPCategoryTxt
Amt$41,250Amt
Net Investment Income$20,625NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$0AdjustedNetIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$20,625DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Expenditure Responsibility Stmt ExpenditureResponsibilityStmt

Expenditure Responsibility ExpenditureResponsibilityGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdGrantGrantDtGrantGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtExpended By GranteeExpendedByGranteeAmtAny Diversion By GranteeAnyDiversionByGranteeTxtDates Of Reports By GranteeDatesOfReportsByGranteeTxt
INSIGHT PRODUCTIONS INC
1076 MOSS HOLLOW RD PO BOX 96MARLBOROVT053442015-06-15$301,928SUPPORT CAN'T SEE THE WOODS FOR THE TREES FILM PROJECT$247,799No01/2016, 07/2016, 02/2017 & 05/2017
INSIGHT PRODUCTIONS INC
1076 MOSS HOLLOW RD PO BOX 96MARLBOROVT053442018-08-06$50,000SUPPORT BURNED - OUTREACH AND AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT$50,000No2/14/2020
INSIGHT PRODUCTIONS INC
1076 MOSS HOLLOW RD PO BOX 96MARLBOROVT053442021-04-28$72,500SUPPORT YOU GOT TO MOVE! - OUTREACH CAMPAIGN$72,500No6/15/2023

Land Etc Schedule2 LandEtcSchedule2

Land Etc LandEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Category Or ItemMachinery and EquipmentCategoryOrItemTxt
Cost Or Other Basis$2,331CostOrOtherBasisAmt
Accumulated Depreciation$2,331AccumulatedDepreciationAmt

Liquidation Explanation Stmt LiquidationExplanationStmt

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ExplanationIN DECEMBER 2024, THE CERES TRUST ADOPTED A PLAN OF DISSOLUTION AND PROCEEDED TO DISTRIBUTE ITS ASSETS TO VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024 THE CERES TRUST HAS NO ASSETS. PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED TERMINATION PAPERS.ExplanationTxt

Legal Fees Schedule LegalFeesSchedule

Legal Fees LegalFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryREINHART BOERNER VAN DEURENCategoryTxt
Legal Fees$24,645LegalFeesAmt
Net Investment Income$0NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$0AdjustedNetIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$24,645DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (7 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
BANK FEES$70$70
GRANTEE EXPENSES$32,976$32,976
OFFICE EXPENSE$2,653$2,653
PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES$295$295
POSTAGE & MAILBOX FEES$392$392
Rental Expenses$2,936$2,936
WEB DESIGN & MAINTENANCE$7,283$7,283

Other Increases Schedule OtherIncreasesSchedule

Other Increases Detail OtherIncreasesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescTIMING DIFFERENCESDesc
Amt$14,866Amt

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail (3 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtAdjusted Net IncomeAdjustedNetIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
CONSULTANTS$457,671$0$0$457,671
INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEES - MARQUETTE$10,974$10,974$0$0
INVESTMENT MGMT FEES - BOA 6038$357$357$0$0

Substantial Contributors Sch SubstantialContributorsSch

Substantial Contributor Detail SubstantialContributorDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJUDITH A KERNPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line110361 INNOVATION DRIVE SUITE 150AddressLine1Txt
CityMILWAUKEECityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53226ZIPCd

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