MONTROSE FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2019

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Organization
MONTROSE FOUNDATION (EIN 46-1602212)
Tax period
2019-12-01 to 2020-11-30
Filed
2021-04-15
IRS object ID
202141059349102029
Schema version
2019v5.0
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)
Return2021-04-15T14:31:28-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-11-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Henry Reinhold CPABusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11354 E 13th StAddressLine1Txt
CityBrooklynCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11230ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-12-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN461602212EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MONTROSE FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMONTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2012640853PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line110 JUDITH LANEAddressLine1Txt
CityMONSEYCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10952ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHARLES ROSENBERGPersonNm
Person TitleTrusteePersonTitleTxt
Signature2021-04-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonHENRY REINHOLDPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01391884PTIN
Phone7188712290PhoneNum
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2019TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$1,302,323FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$503,667ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$3,890InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$3,890InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$27,793DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$27,793DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss-$1,069NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$25,330GrossSalesPriceAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$534,281TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$31,683TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$2,500AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm$2,500AccountingFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$7,154OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Net Invst Incm$7,154OtherExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$9,654TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$9,654TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$355,400ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$355,400ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$365,054TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$9,654TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$355,400TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$169,227ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$22,029NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY$598,465SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$328,574SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV$328,574SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
US Government Obligations BOY$116,318USGovernmentObligationsBOYAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$368,134CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$923,359CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$973,749CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$1,082,917TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$1,251,933TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$1,302,323TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind
Retained Earning BOY$1,082,917RetainedEarningBOYAmt
Retained Earning EOY$1,251,933RetainedEarningEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$1,082,917TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$1,251,933TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$1,082,917TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$1,251,933TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$1,082,917TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$169,227ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Subtotal$1,252,144SubtotalAmt
Other Decreases$211OtherDecreasesAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$1,251,933TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PropertyLPLPropertyDesc
How AcquiredPHowAcquiredCd
Acquired2020-01-01AcquiredDt
Sold2020-11-30SoldDt
Gross Sales Price$25,330GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cost Or Other Basis$26,399CostOrOtherBasisAmt
Gain Or Loss-$1,069GainOrLossAmt
Gains Minus Excess Or Losses-$1,069GainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income-$1,069CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt
Net Short Term Capital Gain Loss-$1,069NetShortTermCapitalGainLossAmt

Qlfy Und Sect4940e Reduced Tax QlfyUndSect4940eReducedTaxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Liable Section4942 TaxfalseLiableSection4942TaxInd
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr1$293,839AdjustedQlfyDistriYr1Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr1$1,210,584NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr1Amt
Distribution Yr10.24273DistributionYr1Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr2$18,800AdjustedQlfyDistriYr2Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr2$428,455NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr2Amt
Distribution Yr20.04388DistributionYr2Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr3$17,400AdjustedQlfyDistriYr3Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr3$322,875NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr3Amt
Distribution Yr30.05389DistributionYr3Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr4$3,000AdjustedQlfyDistriYr4Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr4$258,524NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr4Amt
Distribution Yr40.01160DistributionYr4Rt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr5$204,740NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr5Amt
Total Distribution0.352099TotalDistributionRt
Average Distribution0.070420AverageDistributionRt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$1,197,866NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Adj Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$84,354AdjNetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Net Investment Income Pct$220NetInvestmentIncomePctAmt
Adj Nonchrtbl Net Invst Incm Pct$84,574AdjNonchrtblNetInvstIncmPctAmt
Qualifying Distributions$355,400QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Domestic Org Meeting Sect4940eYes (X)DomesticOrgMeetingSect4940eInd
Investment Income Excise Tax$220InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$220SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$220TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Tax Due$220TaxDueAmt

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 SatisfiedfalseSection508eRqrSatisfiedInd
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 Line1MALKA A ROSENBERGBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2014472525PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line139 LYNCREST DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityMONSEYCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10952ZIPCd
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 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 PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmt
MALKA A ROSENBERG
39 LYNCREST DRIVEMONSEYNY10952Trustee0.00$0
CHARLES ROSENBERG
10 JUDITH LANEMONSEYNY10952Trustee0.00$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Comp Of Hghst Pd Cntrct Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdCntrctOrNONETxt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$732,880AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$483,228AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$1,216,108TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$1,216,108AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$18,242CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$1,197,866NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$59,893MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$59,893MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$220TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$220TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$59,673DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$59,673DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$59,673DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

Qualifying Distri Part XII QualifyingDistriPartXIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$355,400ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Qualifying Distributions$355,400QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Pct Sect4940e Org Net Invst Incm$220PctSect4940eOrgNetInvstIncmAmt
Adjusted Qualifying Distri$355,180AdjustedQualifyingDistriAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$59,673DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr3$1,380ExcessDistributionCyovYr3Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr1$233,732ExcessDistributionCyovYr1Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$235,112TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$355,400QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Treated As Distri From Corpus$0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Applied To Current Year$59,673AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$295,727RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Total Corpus$530,839TotalCorpusAmt
Undistributed Income CY$0UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$530,839ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Year3$1,380ExcessFromYear3Amt
Excess From Year1$233,732ExcessFromYear1Amt
Excess From Current Year$295,727ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

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

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (8 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusTxtGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
KUPATH EZRA
59 COLLEGE ROADMONSEYNY10952PUBLICTO FURTHER JEWISH STUDIES AND CHARITABLE CAUSES$3,600
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MIGDAL OHR
1325 6TH AVE 28TH FLNEW YORKNY10019TO FURTHER JEWISH STUDIES AND CHARITABLE CAUSES$1,000
CONG NETZACH YISROEL
49 FORSHAY ROADMONSEYNY10952TO FURTHER JEWISH STUDIES AND CHARITABLE CAUSES$5,800
MESIVTA OF EATONTOWN
1300 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVELAKEWOODNJ08701TO FURTHER JEWISH STUDIES AND CHARITABLE CAUSES$1,000
THE DONORS FUNDS
328 3RD STREETLAKEWOODNJ08701TO FURTHER JEWISH STUDIES AND CHARITABLE CAUSES$335,000
TOMCHE TORAH B'ERETZ YISROEL INC
PO BOX 17MONSEYNY10952TO FURTHER JEWISH STUDIES AND CHARITABLE CAUSES$7,000
YESHIVA TELSHE ALUMNI
4904 INDEPENDENCE AVEBRONXNY10471TO FURTHER JEWISH STUDIES AND CHARITABLE CAUSES$1,000
YESHIVAS MIR YERUSHALAYIM
5225 NEW UTRECHT AVEBROOKLYNNY11219TO FURTHER JEWISH STUDIES AND CHARITABLE CAUSES$1,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$355,400TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$3,890ExclusionAmt

Div And Int From Sec Part VII DivAndIntFromSecPartVIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$27,793ExclusionAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion18ExclusionCd
Exclusion-$1,069ExclusionAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$30,614ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$30,614TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

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 (2 entries)

ContributorContributorNumAddress Line1ContributorUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContributorUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContributorUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContributorUSAddress/ZIPCdTotal ContributionsTotalContributionsAmtPerson ContributionPersonContributionIndNoncash ContributionNoncashContributionInd
MALKA A ROSENBERG
139 LYNCREST DRIVEMONSEYNY10952$80,000Yes (X)
CHARLES ROSENBERG
210 JUDITH LANEMONSEYNY10952$423,667Yes (X)

Non Cash Property Contribution NonCashPropertyContributionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor2ContributorNum
Noncash PropertyLORD ABBET 3056.363SH 88,818 MVEATON VANCE 2788.908SH 87,070 MVMAINSTAY EPOCH 4905.806SH 85,655 MVISNoncashPropertyDesc
Fair Market Value$423,667FairMarketValueAmt
Received2019-12-24ReceivedDt

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Amt$2,500Amt
Net Investment Income$2,500NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$0AdjustedNetIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$0DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp (10 entries)

StockStockNmEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
BSCK$145,526$145,306
BSJK$159,719$156,198
LVHD$27,528$28,546
VYM$89,210$94,009
USMV ISHARES EDGE$156,159$159,542
EITVX$87,070$87,795
EPLCX$87,017$84,022
LGLFX$102,174$147,922
SPYFX$34,480$35,215
LSFYX$34,476$35,194

Other Decreases Schedule OtherDecreasesSchedule

Other Decreases Detail OtherDecreasesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescTAXESDesc
Amt$211Amt

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescBANK CHARGESDesc
Revenue And Expenses Per Books$7,154RevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmt
Net Investment Income$7,154NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

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