THE 5801 FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2020

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Organization
THE 5801 FOUNDATION (EIN 52-1977528)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-11-15
IRS object ID
202143199349102404
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)
Return2021-11-15T09:27:18-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN721396621PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CARR RIGGS & INGRAM LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14004 SUMMIT BLVD NE SUITE 800AddressLine1Txt
CityATLANTACityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30319ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN521977528EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE 5801 FOUNDATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control5801BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2022620476PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line111277 GROVESPRING ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityCULPEPERCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22701ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBABARA J FRIEDMANPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone2022620476PhoneNum
Signature2021-11-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstBABARAPersonFirstNm
Person LastFRIEDMANPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonSTEPHEN J NADEAUPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00399865PTIN
Phone7703948000PhoneNum
Preparation2021-11-15PreparationDt

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$861,089FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$248,770ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$12,331DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$12,331DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$0CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$261,101TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$12,331TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss$0CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Net Invst Incm$0CompOfcrDirTrstNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Dsbrs Chrtbl$0CompOfcrDirTrstDsbrsChrtblAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$6,700AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm$3,350AccountingFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps$3,350AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$175OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Net Invst Incm$175OtherProfFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Prof Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl$0OtherProfFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$6,875TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$3,525TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$3,350TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$30,000ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$30,000ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$36,875TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$3,525TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$33,350TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$224,226ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$8,806NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$32,307CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$9,463CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$9,463CashEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$358,945CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$410,777CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$851,626CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$391,252TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$420,240TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$861,089TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind
Capital Stock BOY$391,252CapitalStockBOYAmt
Capital Stock EOY$420,240CapitalStockEOYAmt
Additional Paid In Capital BOY$0AdditionalPaidInCapitalBOYAmt
Additional Paid In Capital EOY$0AdditionalPaidInCapitalEOYAmt
Retained Earning BOY$0RetainedEarningBOYAmt
Retained Earning EOY$0RetainedEarningEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$391,252TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$420,240TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$391,252TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$420,240TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$391,252TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$224,226ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Other Increases$0OtherIncreasesAmt
Subtotal$615,478SubtotalAmt
Other Decreases$195,238OtherDecreasesAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$420,240TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$122InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Tax Under Section511$0TaxUnderSection511Amt
Subtotal$122SubtotalAmt
Subtitle A Tax$0SubtitleATaxAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$122TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$203EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Exempt Frgn Org Tax Wthld At Srce$0ExemptFrgnOrgTaxWthldAtSrceAmt
Extsn Request Income Tax Paid$0ExtsnRequestIncomeTaxPaidAmt
Backup Withholding Withheld$0BackupWithholdingWithheldAmt
Total Payments And Credits$203TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Es Penalty$0EsPenaltyAmt
Overpayment$81OverpaymentAmt
Applied To ES Tax$81AppliedToESTaxAmt
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 StateGAOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (1)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating Foundation0PrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial ContributorsYes (1)NewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled Entity0OwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (1)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Individual With BooksBARBARA J FRIEDMANIndividualWithBooksNm
Phone2022620476PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line111277 GROVESPRING ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityCULPEPERCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22701ZIPCd
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBARBARA J FRIEDMANPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line111277 GROVESPRING ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityCULPEPERCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22701ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
TitlePRES.TitleTxt
Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To Pos0.50AverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt
Compensation$0CompensationAmt
Employee Benefit Program$0EmployeeBenefitProgramAmt
Expense Account Other Allwnc$0ExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
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$533,864AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$36,226AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$570,090TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Acquisition Indebtedness$0AcquisitionIndebtednessAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$570,090AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$8,551CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$561,539NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$28,077MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$28,077MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$122TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$122TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$27,955DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Recoveries Qualfied Distri$0RecoveriesQualfiedDistriAmt
Distributable Before Ded$27,955DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Deduction From Distributable$0DeductionFromDistributableAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$27,955DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

Qualifying Distri Part XII QualifyingDistriPartXIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$33,350ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Program Related Invst Total$0ProgramRelatedInvstTotalAmt
Qualifying Distributions$33,350QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Pct Sect4940e Org Net Invst Incm$0PctSect4940eOrgNetInvstIncmAmt
Adjusted Qualifying Distri$33,350AdjustedQualifyingDistriAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$27,955DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Undistributed Income PY$15,764UndistributedIncomePYAmt
Total For Prior Years$0TotalForPriorYearsAmt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$0TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$33,350QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Year1$15,764AppliedToYear1Amt
Applied To Prior Years$0AppliedToPriorYearsAmt
Treated As Distri From Corpus$0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Applied To Current Year$17,586AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$0RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Excess Distri Cyov App CY Corpus$0ExcessDistriCyovAppCYCorpusAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov App CY$0ExcessDistributionCyovAppCYAmt
Total Corpus$0TotalCorpusAmt
Prior Year Undistributed Incm$0PriorYearUndistributedIncmAmt
Prior Year Deficiency Or Tax$0PriorYearDeficiencyOrTaxAmt
Taxable1$0Taxable1Amt
Taxable2$0Taxable2Amt
Undistributed Income CY$10,369UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Corpus Distri170b1 E Or4942g3$0CorpusDistri170b1EOr4942g3Amt
Excess Distri Cyov From Yr5$0ExcessDistriCyovFromYr5Amt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$0ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

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

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (6 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient RelationshipRecipientRelationshipTxtRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusTxtGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
A WIDER CIRCLE
4808 MOORLAND LANE STE 802BETHESDAMD20814NONE501(C)(3)GENERAL OPERATIONS$5,000
CHILDREN NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
111 MICHIGAN AVENUEWASHINGTONDC20010NONE501(C)(3)GENERAL OPERATIONS$5,000
MY SISTER'S PLACE
PO BOX 29596WASHINGTONDC20017NONE501(C)(3)GENERAL OPERATIONS$5,000
SOME (SO OTHERS MAY EAT)
71 O STREET NWWASHINGTONDC20001NONE501(C)(3)GENERAL OPERATIONS$5,000
SERVICES TO ABUSED FAMILIES INC
501 E PIEDMONT STREETCULPEPERVA22701NONE501(C)(3)GENERAL OPERATIONS$5,000
BLUE RIDGE AREA FOOD BANK INC
PO BOX 937VERNONAVA244820937NONE501(C)(3)GENERAL OPERATION$5,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$30,000TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt
Total Grant Or Contri Apprv Fut$0TotalGrantOrContriApprvFutAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Div And Int From Sec Part VII DivAndIntFromSecPartVIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$12,331ExclusionAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm$0UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt
Exclusion$12,331ExclusionAmt
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$0RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$12,331TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

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

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 ContributionsTotalContributionsAmtNoncash ContributionNoncashContributionIndPerson ContributionPersonContributionInd
BARBARA FRIEDMAN
111277 GROVESPRING ROADCULPEPERVA22701$247,070Yes (X)
BARBARA FRIEDMAN
211277 GROVESPRING ROADCULPEPERVA22701$1,700Yes (X)

Non Cash Property Contribution NonCashPropertyContributionGrp (2 entries)

ContributorContributorNumNoncash PropertyNoncashPropertyDescFair Market ValueFairMarketValueAmtReceivedReceivedDt
1ORACLE CORP COMMON STOCK 2,000 SHARES$129,2602020-12-30
1LENNAR CORP CLASS A STOCK 1,500 SHARES$117,8102020-12-30

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryCRI ACCOUNTING FEESCategoryTxt
Amt$6,700Amt
Net Investment Income$3,350NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$3,350DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp (6 entries)

StockStockNmEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
500 SHS AMERICAN EXPRESS CO-AXP$23,563$60,455
8126 SHS ORACLE CORP-ORCL$187,347$525,671
2750 SHS PFIZER INC-PFE$125,042$101,228
1036 SHS TRUIST FINL CORP-TFC$50,647$49,655
9 SHS WELLS FARGO & CO NEW-WFC$1,346$272
1500 CLS A SHARES OF LENNAR$22,832$114,345

Other Decreases Schedule OtherDecreasesSchedule

Other Decreases Detail OtherDecreasesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescUNREALIZED GAIN ON CONTRIBUTED STOCKDesc
Amt$195,238Amt

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryUBS FIN. SVCS.-INVESTMENT FEECategoryTxt
Amt$175Amt
Net Investment Income$175NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$0DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Substantial Contributors Sch SubstantialContributorsSch

Substantial Contributor Detail SubstantialContributorDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBARBARA FRIEDMANPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line111277 GROVESPRING ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityCULPEPERCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22701ZIPCd

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