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RAFFERTY FAMILY PRIVATE FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2020

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Organization
RAFFERTY FAMILY PRIVATE FOUNDATION (EIN 27-6590504)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-10-26
IRS object ID
202102999349100040
Schema version
2020v4.1
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)
Return2021-10-26T17:03:08-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN452604562PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE BRELIA GROUP LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12001 PALMER AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityLARCHMONTCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10538ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN276590504EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RAFFERTY FAMILY PRIVATE FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlRAFFBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9147770622PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1522 PROSPECT AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityMAMARONECKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10543ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBRIAN RAFFERTYPersonNm
Person TitleTRUSTEEPersonTitleTxt
Phone9147770622PhoneNum
Signature2021-09-29SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstBRIANPersonFirstNm
Person LastRAFFERTYPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSNXXX-XX-XXXXSSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonAMY BRELIAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00176939PTIN
Phone9148343488PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$844,983FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$7InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$7InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$20,644DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$20,644DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss-$68,211NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$1,398,659GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$0CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss-$47,560TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$20,651TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss$0CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Net Invst Incm$0CompOfcrDirTrstNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Dsbrs Chrtbl$0CompOfcrDirTrstDsbrsChrtblAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$6,572OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Net Invst Incm$6,572OtherProfFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Prof Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl$0OtherProfFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$361TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Net Invst Incm$0TaxesNetInvstIncmAmt
Taxes Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TaxesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$6,933TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$6,572TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$3,500ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$3,500ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$10,433TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$6,572TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$3,500TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$57,993ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$14,079NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY$26,318SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$14,337SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV$14,337SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
Rcvbl From Officers BOY$472RcvblFromOfficersBOYAmt
Rcvbl From Officers EOY$472RcvblFromOfficersEOYAmt
Rcvbl From Officers EOYFMV$472RcvblFromOfficersEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$814,920CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$768,908CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$830,174CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$841,710TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$783,717TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$844,983TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind
Capital Stock BOY$0CapitalStockBOYAmt
Capital Stock EOY$0CapitalStockEOYAmt
Additional Paid In Capital BOY$0AdditionalPaidInCapitalBOYAmt
Additional Paid In Capital EOY$0AdditionalPaidInCapitalEOYAmt
Retained Earning BOY$841,710RetainedEarningBOYAmt
Retained Earning EOY$783,717RetainedEarningEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$841,710TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$783,717TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$841,710TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$783,717TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$841,710TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$57,993ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Other Increases$0OtherIncreasesAmt
Subtotal$783,717SubtotalAmt
Other Decreases$0OtherDecreasesAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$783,717TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp (5 entries)

PropertyPropertyDescHow AcquiredHowAcquiredCdAcquiredAcquiredDtSoldSoldDtGross Sales PriceGrossSalesPriceAmtCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmtGain Or LossGainOrLossAmtGains Minus Excess Or LossesGainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmt
MERRILL LYNCH-04951P2020-01-012020-12-31$1,113,862$1,187,212-$73,350-$73,350
MERRILL LYNCH-04951P2018-01-012020-12-31$257,550$279,658-$22,108-$22,108
MERRILL LYNCH-04951-CASH IN LIEUP$54$54$54
MERRILL LYNCH-04951-WASH SALEP2018-01-012020-12-31$26,492$26,492$26,492
MERRILL LYNCH-04951-CASH IN LIEUP2018-01-012020-12-31$701$701$701
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income-$68,211CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$196InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Tax Under Section511$0TaxUnderSection511Amt
Subtotal$196SubtotalAmt
Subtitle A Tax$0SubtitleATaxAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$196TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$1,440EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Exempt Frgn Org Tax Wthld At Srce$0ExemptFrgnOrgTaxWthldAtSrceAmt
Extsn Request Income Tax Paid$0ExtsnRequestIncomeTaxPaidAmt
Backup Withholding Withheld$0BackupWithholdingWithheldAmt
Total Payments And Credits$1,440TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Es Penalty$0EsPenaltyAmt
Overpayment$1,244OverpaymentAmt
Applied To ES Tax$1,244AppliedToESTaxAmt
Refund$0RefundAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political Acty0LegislativePoliticalActyInd
More Than100 Spent0MoreThan100SpentInd
Form1120 POL Filed0Form1120POLFiledInd
Section4955 Organization Tax$0Section4955OrganizationTaxAmt
Section4955 Managers Tax$0Section4955ManagersTaxAmt
Tax Reimbursed$0TaxReimbursedAmt
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Changes To Articles Or Bylaws0ChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedYes (1)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (1)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StateNYOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (1)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating Foundation0PrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial Contributors0NewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled Entity0OwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (1)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Individual With BooksTHE FOUNDATIONIndividualWithBooksNm
Phone9147770622PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1522 PROSPECT AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityMAMARONECKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10543ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts Question0ForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified Prsn0SaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified Prsn0BrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified Prsn0FurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified Prsn0PayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified Prsn0TransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government Official0PaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Uncorrected Prior Acts0UncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PY0UndistributedIncomePYInd
Business Holdings0BusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy Investments0JeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy Invst0UncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence Legislation0InfluenceLegislationInd
Influence Election0InfluenceElectionInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable Purpose0NoncharitablePurposeInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd

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
BRIAN RAFFERTY
522 PROSPECT AVENUEMAMARONECKNY10543TRUSTEE5.00$0$0$0
HELEN RAFFERTY
522 PROSPECT AVENUEMAMARONECKNY10543TRUSTEE5.00$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Other Employee Paid Over50k0OtherEmployeePaidOver50kCnt
Comp Of Hghst Pd Cntrct Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdCntrctOrNONETxt
Contractor Paid Over50k0ContractorPaidOver50kCnt

Sum Of Program Related Invst SumOfProgramRelatedInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$20,328AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$791,914AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$812,242TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Acquisition Indebtedness$0AcquisitionIndebtednessAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$812,242AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$12,184CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$800,058NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$40,003MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$40,003MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$196TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$196TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$39,807DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Recoveries Qualfied Distri$0RecoveriesQualfiedDistriAmt
Distributable Before Ded$39,807DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Deduction From Distributable$0DeductionFromDistributableAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$39,807DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

Qualifying Distri Part XII QualifyingDistriPartXIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$3,500ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Program Related Invst Total$0ProgramRelatedInvstTotalAmt
Qualifying Distributions$3,500QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Pct Sect4940e Org Net Invst Incm$0PctSect4940eOrgNetInvstIncmAmt
Adjusted Qualifying Distri$3,500AdjustedQualifyingDistriAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$39,807DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Undistributed Income PY$0UndistributedIncomePYAmt
Total For Prior Years$0TotalForPriorYearsAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr5$65,864ExcessDistributionCyovYr5Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr4$56,111ExcessDistributionCyovYr4Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr3$24,016ExcessDistributionCyovYr3Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr1$14,447ExcessDistributionCyovYr1Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$160,438TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$3,500QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Year1$0AppliedToYear1Amt
Applied To Prior Years$0AppliedToPriorYearsAmt
Treated As Distri From Corpus$0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Applied To Current Year$3,500AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$0RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Excess Distri Cyov App CY Corpus$36,307ExcessDistriCyovAppCYCorpusAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov App CY$36,307ExcessDistributionCyovAppCYAmt
Total Corpus$124,131TotalCorpusAmt
Prior Year Undistributed Incm$0PriorYearUndistributedIncmAmt
Prior Year Deficiency Or Tax$0PriorYearDeficiencyOrTaxAmt
Taxable1$0Taxable1Amt
Taxable2$0Taxable2Amt
Undistributed Income CY$0UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Corpus Distri170b1 E Or4942g3$0CorpusDistri170b1EOr4942g3Amt
Excess Distri Cyov From Yr5$29,557ExcessDistriCyovFromYr5Amt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$94,574ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Year4$56,111ExcessFromYear4Amt
Excess From Year3$24,016ExcessFromYear3Amt
Excess From Year1$14,447ExcessFromYear1Amt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerBRIAN RAFFERTYContributingManagerNm
Contributing ManagerHELEN RAFFERTYContributingManagerNm
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HEART 911BusinessNameLine1Txt

Recipient US Address RecipientUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1614 FRELINGHUYSEN AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityNEWARKCityNm
State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP07114ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient RelationshipNONERecipientRelationshipTxt
Recipient Foundation StatusPCRecipientFoundationStatusTxt
Grant Or Contribution PurposeGENERAL SUPPORTGrantOrContributionPurposeTxt
Amt$3,500Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$3,500TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt
Total Grant Or Contri Apprv Fut$0TotalGrantOrContriApprvFutAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$7ExclusionAmt

Div And Int From Sec Part VII DivAndIntFromSecPartVIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$20,644ExclusionAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion18ExclusionCd
Exclusion-$68,211ExclusionAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm$0UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt
Exclusion-$47,560ExclusionAmt
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$0RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty-$47,560TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EO0TrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd
Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EO0TrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
Sales Or Exchanges Of Assets0SalesOrExchangesOfAssetsInd
Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EO0PurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd
Rental Of Facilities Oth Assets0RentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd
Reimbursement Arrangements0ReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan Guarantees0LoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services Etc0PerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities Etc0SharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EO0RelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
StockINVESTMENTSStockNm
EOY Book Value$768,908EOYBookValueAmt
EOYFMV$830,174EOYFMVAmt

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryINVESTMENT ADVISORY FEESCategoryTxt
Amt$6,572Amt
Net Investment Income$6,572NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$0DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryEXCISE TAXCategoryTxt
Amt$361Amt
Net Investment Income$0NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$0DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

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