SINGLETON FOUNDATION FOR FINANCIAL LITERACY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP: Form 990PF, tax year 2019

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Organization
SINGLETON FOUNDATION FOR FINANCIAL LITERACY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (EIN 47-5679434)
Tax period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-11-09
IRS object ID
202023149349100127
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)
Return2020-11-09T10:27:32-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN261185944PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JEAN M GADEA CPA PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1505 N ALVERNON WAYAddressLine1Txt
CityTUCSONCityNm
State AbbreviationAZStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP85711ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN475679434EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SINGLETON FOUNDATION FOR FINANCIALBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2LITERACY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIPBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSINGBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6266398259PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13900 W ALAMEDA AVE 1200AddressLine1Txt
CityBURBANKCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP91505ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJEAN GADEAPersonNm
Person TitleSECRETARY/TREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone6266398259PhoneNum
Signature2020-10-30SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJEAN M GADEAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00166422PTIN
Phone5203261540PhoneNum
Preparation2020-10-30PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address52.38.98.93IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2020-10-30IPDt
IP Tm15:47:17IPTm
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device IdCECBC7C2D24BBB6686D88BB746711F022B81A4A7AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device IdFB33E96531BB3ABC8B8CDAAFC318D7B640BBB308AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2019TaxYr
Build TS2021-04-22 16:20:28ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$1,645,035FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$11,400,000ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$11,400,000TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$0TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss$196,386CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Dsbrs Chrtbl$196,386CompOfcrDirTrstDsbrsChrtblAmt
Oth Empl Slrs Wgs Rev And Expnss$498,208OthEmplSlrsWgsRevAndExpnssAmt
Oth Empl Slrs Wgs Dsbrs Chrtbl$498,208OthEmplSlrsWgsDsbrsChrtblAmt
Pension Empl Bnft Rev And Expnss$73,933PensionEmplBnftRevAndExpnssAmt
Pension Empl Bnft Dsbrs Chrtbl$73,213PensionEmplBnftDsbrsChrtblAmt
Legal Fees Rev And Expnss$149,985LegalFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Legal Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl$149,985LegalFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$41,289AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps$41,289AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$321,163OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl$321,163OtherProfFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Occupancy Rev And Expnss$65,136OccupancyRevAndExpnssAmt
Occupancy Dsbrs Chrtbl$65,136OccupancyDsbrsChrtblAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Rev And Expnss$7,625TravConfMeetingRevAndExpnssAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Dsbrs Chrtbl$7,625TravConfMeetingDsbrsChrtblAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$8,697,874OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$8,697,874OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$10,051,599TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$10,050,879TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$0ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$0ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$10,051,599TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$10,050,879TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$1,348,401ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$0NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$1,083,393CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$1,636,560CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$1,636,560CashEOYFMVAmt
Prepaid Expenses BOY$900PrepaidExpensesBOYAmt
Prepaid Expenses EOY$8,475PrepaidExpensesEOYAmt
Prepaid Expenses EOYFMV$8,475PrepaidExpensesEOYFMVAmt
Other Assets BOY$4,808OtherAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets BOY$1,089,101TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$1,645,035TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$1,645,035TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Accounts Payable BOY$803,446AccountsPayableBOYAmt
Accounts Payable EOY$3,000AccountsPayableEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$803,446TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$3,000TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind
No Donor Rstr Net Assests BOY$285,655NoDonorRstrNetAssestsBOYAmt
No Donor Rstr Net Assests EOY$1,642,035NoDonorRstrNetAssestsEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$285,655TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$1,642,035TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$1,089,101TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$1,645,035TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$285,655TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$1,348,401ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Other Increases$7,979OtherIncreasesAmt
Subtotal$1,642,035SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$1,642,035TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Qlfy Und Sect4940e Reduced Tax QlfyUndSect4940eReducedTaxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Liable Section4942 TaxfalseLiableSection4942TaxInd
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr1$2,520,708AdjustedQlfyDistriYr1Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr1$334,825NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr1Amt
Distribution Yr17.528434DistributionYr1Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr2$268,863AdjustedQlfyDistriYr2Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr2$29,550NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr2Amt
Distribution Yr29.098579DistributionYr2Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr3$272,774AdjustedQlfyDistriYr3Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr3$19,700NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr3Amt
Distribution Yr313.846396DistributionYr3Rt
Total Distribution30.473409TotalDistributionRt
Average Distribution10.157803AverageDistributionRt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$2,052,329NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Adj Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$20,847,154AdjNetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Adj Nonchrtbl Net Invst Incm Pct$20,847,154AdjNonchrtblNetInvstIncmPctAmt
Qualifying Distributions$10,050,879QualifyingDistributionsAmt

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
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (true)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StateCAOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (true)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating FoundationYes (true)PrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial ContributorsfalseNewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled EntityfalseOwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (true)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website AddressWWW.SINGLETONFOUNDATION.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Individual With BooksTHE FOUNDATIONIndividualWithBooksNm
Phone6266398259PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1212 26TH STREET 208AddressLine1Txt
CitySANTA MONICACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90402ZIPCd
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
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
WILLIAM SINGLETON
212 26TH STREET 208SANTA MONICACA90402PRESIDENT10.00$0$0$0
CAROLYN SINGLETON
212 26TH STREET 208SANTA MONICACA90402VICE PRESIDE10.00$0$0$0
JEAN GADEA
212 26TH STREET 208SANTA MONICACA90402SECRETARY/TR2.00$0$0$0
WILL THORNDIKE
212 26TH STREET 208SANTA MONICACA90402DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0
SHELLEY MILES
212 26TH STREET 208SANTA MONICACA90402CEO40.00$196,386$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Other Employee Paid Over50k5OtherEmployeePaidOver50kCnt

Compensation Of Hghst Pd Cntrct CompensationOfHghstPdCntrctGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdService TypeServiceTypeTxtCompensationCompensationAmt
ONE GOOD MAN PRODUCTIONS
3727 W MAGNOLIA BLVD 775BURBANKCA91505PRODUCTION$5,492,332
TOP TRACK ARTISTS
41625 LILLEY MOUNTAIN DRCOARSEGOLDCA93614PRODUCTION$172,786
MARSHMELLO CREATIVE LLC
16000 VENTURA BLVD 600ENCINOCA91436PRODUCTION$150,000
ARTEMIS
10940 WILSHIRE BLVD 1600LOS ANGELESCA90024PRODUCTION$129,643
THE FRANCHISE AGENCY
533 WALNUT AVEROYAL OAKMI48073PRODUCTION$105,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contractor Paid Over50k7ContractorPaidOver50kCnt

Summary Of Direct Chrtbl Acty SummaryOfDirectChrtblActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description1TO PROMOTE FINANCIAL LITERACY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR EVERYONE. THE SINGLETON FOUNDATION WORKS TO RAISE AWARENESS, EFFECT CHANGE AND IMPROVE LIVES THROUGH A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS, INCLUDING DIGITAL OUTREACH, EDUCATIONAL ADVOCACY, SOCIAL IMPACT PARTNERSHIPS, GAMING, AND OUR SINGLETON CEO PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN BUSINESS LEADERSHIP.Description1Txt
Expenses1$10,051,599Expenses1Amt

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$2,075,108AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$8,475FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$2,083,583TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$2,083,583AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$31,254CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$2,052,329NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$102,616MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

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

Qualifying Distri Part XII QualifyingDistriPartXIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$10,050,879ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Qualifying Distributions$10,050,879QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Adjusted Qualifying Distri$10,050,879AdjustedQualifyingDistriAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Qualifying Distributions$10,050,879QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$10,050,879RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Total Corpus$10,050,879TotalCorpusAmt

Private Operating Foundations PrivateOperatingFoundationsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Private Operating Fndtn Ruling2015-11-19PrivateOperatingFndtnRulingDt
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$10,050,879CurrentYearAmt
Year1$2,520,708Year1Amt
Year2$268,863Year2Amt
Year3$272,774Year3Amt
Total$13,113,224TotalAmt

Qualifying Distri Made Drt QualifyingDistriMadeDrtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$10,050,879CurrentYearAmt
Year1$2,520,708Year1Amt
Year2$268,863Year2Amt
Year3$272,774Year3Amt
Total$13,113,224TotalAmt

Two Thirds Minimum Invst Ret TwoThirdsMinimumInvstRetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$68,411CurrentYearAmt
Year1$11,161Year1Amt
Year2$985Year2Amt
Year3$657Year3Amt
Total$81,214TotalAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

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

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 PersonWILLIAM SINGLETONContributorPersonNm

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1212 26TH STREET 208AddressLine1Txt
CitySANTA MONICACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90402ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions$11,400,000TotalContributionsAmt
Person ContributionYes (X)PersonContributionInd

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryINDIRECT ACCOUNTING FEESCategoryTxt
Amt$41,289Amt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$41,289DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Legal Fees Schedule LegalFeesSchedule

Legal Fees LegalFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryINDIRECT LEGAL FEESCategoryTxt
Legal Fees$149,985LegalFeesAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$149,985DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsSchedule

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsScheduleGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHERDesc
BOY Book Value$4,808BOYBookValueAmt

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (4 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
EXPENSES
GENERAL & ADMINISTRATIVE$69,781$69,781
PROGRAM EXPENSES$757,871$757,871
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT$7,870,222$7,870,222

Other Increases Schedule OtherIncreasesSchedule

Other Increases Detail OtherIncreasesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescRECLASS PY EXPENSEDesc
Amt$7,979Amt

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryINDIRECT OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEESCategoryTxt
Amt$321,163Amt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$321,163DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

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