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GEOVISIONS FOUNDATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
GEOVISIONS FOUNDATION INC (EIN 45-4101660)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-11-13
IRS object ID
201903179349302405
Schema version
2018v3.1
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2019-11-13T09:38:47-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN475208450PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DE BIASI & NASH LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1240 HARRIS STAddressLine1Txt
CityREVERECityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02151ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN454101660EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GEOVISIONS FOUNDATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlGEOVBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2034535838PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line163 WHITFIELD ST NO 2AddressLine1Txt
CityGUILFORDCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06437ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRANDY LEGRANTPersonNm
Person TitleCHAIRMANPersonTitleTxt
Phone2034535838PhoneNum
Signature2019-11-12SignatureDt

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJAMES DE BIASIPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00463162PTIN
Phone7812861320PhoneNum
Preparation2019-11-13PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address96.81.103.169IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2019-11-13IPDt
IP Tm09:38:44IPTm
IP TimezoneESIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device IdED9A927DBA0BD7845971BE40DFAFB43336259A95AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device IdED9A927DBA0BD7845971BE40DFAFB43336259A95AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2020-01-14 16:20:31ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerRANDY LEGRANTPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line163 WHITFIELD ST SUITE 2AddressLine1Txt
CityGUILFORDCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06437ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$341,083GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.GEOVISIONS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2013FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCTLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionGEOVISIONS IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING INDIVIDUALS GLOBAL SKILLS TO SUCCEED IN THE 21ST CENTURY.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body5VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent5VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers100TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$341,083CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$0PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$341,083CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$0PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$0CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$0PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$340,724CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$0PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$340,724CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$0PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$359CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$2,019TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$2,378TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$2,019NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$2,378NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionGEOVISIONS FOUNDATION SEEKS TO ENGAGE AND EDUCATE PEOPLE ON THE ISSUES SURROUNDING INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEERING, DEVELOPMENT, AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$91,190ExpenseAmt
Revenue$113,694RevenueAmt
DescTUTORING ENGLISH TO FAMILIES. GEOVISIONS SENDS SHORT-TERM TUTORS ABROAD TO LIVE WITH FAMILIES AND TUTOR ENGLISH TO THE CHILDREN AND PARENTS. TUTORS VOLUNTEER FOR 1, 2 OR 3 MONTH ASSIGNMENTS. THEY LIVE WITH FAMILIES AND EMBRACE LOCAL CULTURE. THE OUTCOMES ARE THAT CHILDREN DO BETTER IN SCHOOL IN THEIR ENGLISH CLASSES AND THE ABILITY TO SPEAK AND READ ENGLISH IMPROVES. IN MANY CASES AT LEAST ONE PARENT CAN OBTAIN A RAISE OR BETTER JOB. MANY OF THESE FAMILIES WOULD NEVER BE ABLE TO AFFORD THIS ONE ON ONE LEARNING AND MOST OF THEM LIVE IN VERY RURAL AREAS OF JORDAN, TURKEY, THAILAND, BRAZIL, CHILE AND ECUADOR.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$91,190ExpenseAmt
Revenue$113,694RevenueAmt
DescOVERSEAS CHILDCARE SERVICES. GEOVISIONS SEND VOLUNTEERS ABROAD TO PROVIDE CHILDCARE SERVICES AND TRAINING TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES. THESE VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE CARE FOR UP TO 6 MONTHS AND ALSO TRAINS PARENTS, MOSTLY MOTHERS, ON THE CARE AND FEEDING OF THEIR CHILDREN. EDUCATION ISSUES ARE SOLVED MAKING CHILDREN THAT ARE SCHOOL AGED ATTEND SCHOOL DAILY AND COMPLETING HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS. THESE VOLUNTEERS ALSO GO TO LOCAL CLINICS WITH PARENTS AND THE CHILDREN TO ENROLL THEM FOR FOLLOW UP SERVICES AND TRAINING IN SIMPLE TECHNIQUES OF NUTRITION AND INOCULATION.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$91,191ExpenseAmt
Revenue$113,695RevenueAmt
DescTEACH ENGLISH ABROAD. GEOVISIONS SENDS CERTIFIED TEACHERS TO EXTREMELY NEEDY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS IN THAILAND, MYANMAR, AND CHINA. THESE TEACHERS RECEIVE 5 DAYS OF ON-SITE ORIENTATION AND THEN ARE MOVED TO COMMUNITIES FOR 6-12 MONTHS TO TEACH ENGLISH IN SMALL MOSTLY RURAL SCHOOLS. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT WHEN CHILDREN LEARN ENGLISH, THEY ARE ABLE TO OBTAIN BETTER JOBS, WHICH ALSO POSITIVELY IMPACTS THE FAMILY. IT IS ALSO SHOWN THAT THESE CHILDREN STAND A BETTER CHANCE OF BEING ADMITTED TO HIGHER EDUCATION AND HAVING A MUCH BETTER CHANCE OF BEING ADMITTED TO HIGHER EDUCATION AND HAVING A MUCH BETTER CHANCE AT A FUTURE THAT WILL GET THEM OUT OF POVERTY BUT ALSO OBTAINING SKILLS TO GIVE BACK TO THE FAMILY AND COMMUNITY.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$273,571TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document0IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members5GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member5IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCTStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRANDY LEGRANTPersonNm
Phone2034535838PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line163 WHITFIELD ST SUITE 2AddressLine1Txt
CityGUILFORDCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06437ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
SARA TRACHTEN
PRESIDENT5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN MORGAN
TREASURER5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT WEINER
SECRETARY5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALEXIA NESTORA
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RANDY LEGRANT
CHAIRMAN5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$0TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$0TotalOtherCompensationAmt
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Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPROGRAM FEESDesc
Business611710BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$341,083TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$341,083RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$341,083TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$341,083TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$341,083RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,648TotalAmt
Management And General$18,648ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,900TotalAmt
Management And General$24,900ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$28,770TotalAmt
Program Services$23,947ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,823ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
DIRECT PROGRAM EXPENSES$225,912$225,912
STAFF BENEFITS$15,056$7,528$7,528
UTILITIES$12,906$6,453$6,453
REFUNDS$6,448$6,448

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,084TotalAmt
Program Services$3,283ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,801ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$340,724TotalAmt
Program Services$273,571ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$67,153ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,019BOYAmt
EOY$2,378EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,019BOYAmt
EOY$2,378EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,019BOYAmt
EOY$2,378EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,019BOYAmt
EOY$2,378EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,019BOYAmt
EOY$2,378EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$359ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$400,713CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$19,494CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total$420,207TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$400,713CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$19,494CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total$420,207TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$420,207PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support$420,207TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$341,083GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1701.00000PublicSupportCY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE ORGANIZATION HAS A BOARD OF MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE BOARD MEMBERS MAY VOTE ON WHETHER TO ADD ANY ADDITIONAL MEMBERS TO THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BFORM 990 WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE GOVERNING BODY FOR REVIEW. ONCE THE TREASURER REVIEWS THE FORM 990, HE OR SHE WILL RECOMMEND THAT IT BE FILED OR AMENDED TO THE CHAIRMAN, WHOM WILL GIVE THE FINAL APPROVAL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS REQUIRED TO BE REPORTED BY ANY PERSON DIRECTLY INVOLVED WITH THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.

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