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VOICES UNDERGROUND: Form 990PF, tax year 2021

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Organization
VOICES UNDERGROUND (EIN 84-4406870)
Tax period
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed
2022-11-14
IRS object ID
202213189349100936
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)
Return2022-11-14T10:28:28-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN823840465PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1UMBREIT WILECZEK & ASSOCIATES PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1712 E BALTIMORE PIKEAddressLine1Txt
CityKENNETT SQUARECityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19348ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN844406870EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1VOICES UNDERGROUNDBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlVOICBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4847328571PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1455 BIRCH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityKENNETT SQUARECityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19348ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJ MICHEAL BONTRAGERPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone4843198793PhoneNum
Signature2022-11-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstMIKEPersonFirstNm
Person LastBONTRAGERPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKATHLEEN A WILECZEK CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01410073PTIN
Phone6104443222PhoneNum
Preparation2022-11-11PreparationDt
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$214,935FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$367,420ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Income Rev And Expnss$21,622OtherIncomeRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Income Adj Net Incm$21,622OtherIncomeAdjNetIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$389,042TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$0TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Adj Net Incm$21,622TotalAdjNetIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss$342,598CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Dsbrs Chrtbl$311,608CompOfcrDirTrstDsbrsChrtblAmt
Oth Empl Slrs Wgs Rev And Expnss$8,475OthEmplSlrsWgsRevAndExpnssAmt
Oth Empl Slrs Wgs Dsbrs Chrtbl$8,475OthEmplSlrsWgsDsbrsChrtblAmt
Pension Empl Bnft Rev And Expnss$31,108PensionEmplBnftRevAndExpnssAmt
Pension Empl Bnft Dsbrs Chrtbl$28,718PensionEmplBnftDsbrsChrtblAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$4,150AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps$3,724AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$87,476OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl$87,476OtherProfFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Rev And Expnss$19,403TravConfMeetingRevAndExpnssAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Dsbrs Chrtbl$19,403TravConfMeetingDsbrsChrtblAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$144,630OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Adj Net Incm$21,622OtherExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$116,711OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$637,840TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Adj Net Incm$21,622TotOprExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$576,115TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$0ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$0ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$637,840TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Adj Net Incm$21,622TotalExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$576,115TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$248,798ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$0NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$422,335CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$214,921CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$214,921CashEOYFMVAmt
Acct Rcvbl$14AcctRcvblAmt
Acct Rcvbl EOY$14AcctRcvblEOYAmt
Acct Rcvbl EOYFMV$14AcctRcvblEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$422,335TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$214,935TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$214,935TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Accounts Payable EOY$40,102AccountsPayableEOYAmt
Other Liabilities BOY$998OtherLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Other Liabilities EOY$2,294OtherLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$998TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$42,396TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind
Retained Earning BOY$421,337RetainedEarningBOYAmt
Retained Earning EOY$172,539RetainedEarningEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$421,337TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$172,539TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$422,335TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$214,935TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$421,337TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$248,798ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Subtotal$172,539SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$172,539TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$0InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt

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 StatePAOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (true)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating FoundationYes (true)PrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial ContributorsYes (true)NewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled EntityfalseOwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (true)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website AddressVUPROJECT.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Individual With BooksSQUARE ROOTS HOLDINGS LLCIndividualWithBooksNm
Phone4847328571PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1455 BIRCH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityKENNETT SQUARECityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19348ZIPCd
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 PrsnYes (true)FurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
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 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 (5 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
J MICHEAL BONTRAGER
206 S BROAD STREETKENNETT SQUAREPA19348PRESIDENT3.00$0$0$0
ALEX PARHAM
6421 CASTLEFIN WAYALEXANDRIAVA22315SECRETARY/TR6.00$143,851$0$0
GREG THOMPSON
31 UNIVERSITY CIRCLECHARLOTTESVILLEVA22903BOARD MEMBER2.00$198,747$0$0
BRENDA ALLEN
1570 BALTIMORE PIKELINCOLN UNIVERSITYPA19352BOARD MEMBER2.00$0$0$0
MARNIE CONLEY
PO BOX 501KENNETT SQUAREPA19348BOARD MEMBER2.00$0$0$0
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 TypeServiceTypeTxtCompensationCompensationAmtBusiness Name Line2BusinessName/BusinessNameLine2Txt
SQUARE ROOTS COLLECTIVE
455 BIRCH STREETKENNETT SQUAREPA19348PROFESSIONAL$409,854
NELSON BYRD WOLTZ
310 EAST MARKET STREETCHARLOTTESVILLEVA22902PROFESSIONAL$67,500LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS

Summary Of Direct Chrtbl Acty SummaryOfDirectChrtblActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description1THE MISSION OF VOICES UNDERGROUND IS TO PROMOTE THE NATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT HISTORY OF THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD IN OUR REGION THROUGH SCHOLARLY RESEARCH AND CREATIVE PARTNERSHIPS. THIS INVOLVES LEADING RESEARCH CONVENINGS RELATED TO THE REGIONAL HISTORY OF THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD AS WELL AS IDENTIFYING, CONTACTING, AND BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH ORGANIZATIONS INTERESTED IN THE REGIONAL HISTORY OF THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD.Description1Txt
Expenses1$41,819Expenses1Amt

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$0AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$0AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$0TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$0AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$0CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$0NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$0MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sect4942j3j5 Fndtn And Frgn OrgYes (X)Sect4942j3j5FndtnAndFrgnOrgInd

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$576,115ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Qualifying Distributions$576,115QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Qualifying Distributions$576,115QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$576,115RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Total Corpus$576,115TotalCorpusAmt

Private Operating Foundations PrivateOperatingFoundationsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Section4942j3Yes (X)Section4942j3Ind

Lessor Adj Net Incm Min Invst Ret LessorAdjNetIncmMinInvstRetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$0CurrentYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Qualifying Distributions QualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$576,115CurrentYearAmt
Year1$28,664Year1Amt
Total$604,779TotalAmt

Qualifying Distri Made Drt QualifyingDistriMadeDrtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$576,115CurrentYearAmt
Year1$28,664Year1Amt
Total$604,779TotalAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$214,935CurrentYearAmt
Year1$422,332Year1Amt
Total$637,267TotalAmt

Total Assets Sect4942j3 Bi TotalAssetsSect4942j3BiGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$214,935CurrentYearAmt
Year1$422,332Year1Amt
Total$637,267TotalAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerJ MICHAEL BONTRAGERContributingManagerNm
Shareholder ManagerNONEShareholderManagerNm
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Program Service Revenue Dtl ProgramServiceRevenueDtl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPROGRAM FEESDesc
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$21,622RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$21,622RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$21,622TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Rln Of Acty To Accom Of Exmpt Prps RlnOfActyToAccomOfExmptPrpsGrp

Rln Of Acty To Accom Of Exmpt Prps RlnOfActyToAccomOfExmptPrpsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Line Number1ALineNumberTxt
Relationship StatementANNUAL JUNETEENTH EVENT HELP TO PROMOTE ENTITY'S MISSION.RelationshipStatementTxt

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 (7 entries)

ContributorContributorNumAddress Line1ContributorUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContributorUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContributorUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContributorUSAddress/ZIPCdTotal ContributionsTotalContributionsAmtPerson ContributionPersonContributionIndAddress Line2ContributorUSAddress/AddressLine2Txt
J MICHAEL BONTRAGER
1455 BIRCH STREETKENNETT SQUAREPA19348$173,330Yes (X)
CHRISTIAN AND JENNIFER BECKER
7161 WEST 75TH STREET APT 3BCNEW YORKNY10023$5,000Yes (X)
THE BILLS SMITH FUND
2PO BOX 9509WARWICKRI02889$150,000Yes (X)
LUCK AND JESSICA ZUBROD
3236 SOUTH UNION STREETKENNETT SQUAREPA19348$7,500Yes (X)
LONGWOOD FOUNDATION
4100 WEST 10TH STREET SUITE 1109WILMINGTONDE19801$5,000Yes (X)
UNITED WAY OF CHESTER COUNTY
5150 JOHN ROBERT THOMAS DRIVEEXTONPA19341$5,000Yes (X)SUITE 302
NELSON BYRD WOLTZ LLC
6310 EAST MARKET STREETCHARLOTTESVILLEVA22902$10,000Yes (X)

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryINDIRECT ACCOUNTING FEESCategoryTxt
Amt$4,150Amt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$3,724DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (9 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmtAdjusted Net IncomeAdjustedNetIncomeAmt
EXPENSES
ADVERTISING$8,041$8,041
INSURANCE$2,586$2,586
OFFICE$888$888
PROGRAM$41,819$20,197$21,622
SRC ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS$79,598$73,555
SUBSCRIPTIONS/MEMBERSHIPS$1,090$950
SUPPLIES$1,829$1,829
TELEPHONE/INTERNET$8,779$8,665

Other Income Schedule2 OtherIncomeSchedule2

Other Income Detail OtherIncomeDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPROGRAM FEESDesc
Revenue And Expenses Per Books$21,622RevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmt
Adjusted Net Income$21,622AdjustedNetIncomeAmt

Other Liabilities Schedule OtherLiabilitiesSchedule

Other Liabilities Detail OtherLiabilitiesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCREDIT CARDSDesc
BOY Book Value$998BOYBookValueAmt
EOY Book Value$2,294EOYBookValueAmt

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Amt$87,476Amt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$87,476DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Substantial Contributors Sch SubstantialContributorsSch

Substantial Contributor Detail SubstantialContributorDetail (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd
J MICHAEL BONTRAGER
455 BIRCH STREETKENNETT SQUAREPA19348
MICHAEL BILLS AND SONJIA SMITH
PO BOX 9509WARWICKRI02889

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