GORDON FOUNDATION INC: Form 990PF, tax year 2017

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Organization
GORDON FOUNDATION INC (EIN 13-6161724)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-03-28
IRS object ID
201800889349100000
Schema version
2017v2.3
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)
Return2018-03-28T20:27:40-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN954718789PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SAMUEL B CHOI ACCOUNTANCY CORPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13700 WILSHIRE BLVD STE 847AddressLine1Txt
CityLOS ANGELESCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90010ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN136161724EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GORDON FOUNDATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2C/O GIDEON YAFFEBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlGORDBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2034324992PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11917 AVON STAddressLine1Txt
CityLOS ANGELESCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90026ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGIDEON YAFFEPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2127249126PhoneNum
Signature2018-03-23SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDAVID H CHOI CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01217254PTIN
Phone8889073790PhoneNum
Preparation2018-03-27PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$402,727FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$25InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$25InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Interest On Savings Adj Net Incm$25InterestOnSavingsAdjNetIncmAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$8,486DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$8,486DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Dividends Adj Net Incm$8,486DividendsAdjNetIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$29,234NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$45,194GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$25,694CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$37,745TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$34,205TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Adj Net Incm$8,511TotalAdjNetIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$1,200AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$3,228OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Net Invst Incm$3,228OtherExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$4,428TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$3,228TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$19,750ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$19,750ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$24,178TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$3,228TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$19,750TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$13,567ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$30,977NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$8,511AdjustedNetIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$6,587CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$4,602CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$4,602CashEOYFMVAmt
US Government Obligations BOY$46,140USGovernmentObligationsBOYAmt
US Government Obligations EOY$46,002USGovernmentObligationsEOYAmt
US Govt Obligations EOYFMV$46,002USGovtObligationsEOYFMVAmt
Other Investments BOY$293,616OtherInvestmentsBOYAmt
Other Investments EOY$352,123OtherInvestmentsEOYAmt
Other Investments EOYFMV$352,123OtherInvestmentsEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$346,343TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$402,727TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$402,727TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind
Additional Paid In Capital BOY$335,108AdditionalPaidInCapitalBOYAmt
Additional Paid In Capital EOY$335,108AdditionalPaidInCapitalEOYAmt
Retained Earning BOY$11,235RetainedEarningBOYAmt
Retained Earning EOY$67,619RetainedEarningEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$346,343TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$402,727TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$346,343TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$402,727TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$346,343TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$13,567ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Other Increases$42,817OtherIncreasesAmt
Subtotal$402,727SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$402,727TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$25,694CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt

Qlfy Und Sect4940e Reduced Tax QlfyUndSect4940eReducedTaxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Liable Section4942 TaxfalseLiableSection4942TaxInd
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr1$22,929AdjustedQlfyDistriYr1Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr1$360,205NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr1Amt
Distribution Yr10.063655DistributionYr1Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr2$22,212AdjustedQlfyDistriYr2Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr2$386,579NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr2Amt
Distribution Yr20.057458DistributionYr2Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr3$24,085AdjustedQlfyDistriYr3Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr3$411,398NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr3Amt
Distribution Yr30.058544DistributionYr3Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr4$24,966AdjustedQlfyDistriYr4Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr4$392,685NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr4Amt
Distribution Yr40.063578DistributionYr4Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr5$25,190AdjustedQlfyDistriYr5Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr5$380,433NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr5Amt
Distribution Yr50.066214DistributionYr5Rt
Total Distribution0.309449TotalDistributionRt
Average Distribution0.061890AverageDistributionRt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$390,028NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Adj Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$24,139AdjNetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Net Investment Income Pct$310NetInvestmentIncomePctAmt
Adj Nonchrtbl Net Invst Incm Pct$24,449AdjNonchrtblNetInvstIncmPctAmt
Qualifying Distributions$19,750QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$620InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$620SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$620TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Form2220 AttachedYes (X)Form2220AttachedInd
Es Penalty$6EsPenaltyAmt
Tax Due$626TaxDueAmt

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 SatisfiedYes (true)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (true)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
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
Individual With BooksGIDEON YAFFEIndividualWithBooksNm
Phone2034324992PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11917 AVON STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityLOS ANGELESCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90026ZIPCd
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

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
ELAINE G YAFFE
12 WEST 72ND STREETNEW YORKNY10023PRESIDENT000.00$0$0$0
JAMES YAFFE
12 WEST 72ND STREETNEW YORKNY10023VICE PRESIDE000.00$0$0$0
GIDEON YAFFE
1917 AVON STREETLOS ANGELESCA90026TREASURER000.00$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Comp Of Hghst Pd Cntrct Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdCntrctOrNONETxt

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$388,286AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$7,682AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$395,968TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$395,968AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$5,940CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$390,028NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$19,501MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$19,501MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$620TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$620TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$18,881DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$18,881DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$18,881DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

Qualifying Distri Part XII QualifyingDistriPartXIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$19,750ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Qualifying Distributions$19,750QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Adjusted Qualifying Distri$19,750AdjustedQualifyingDistriAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$18,881DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr5$6,365ExcessDistributionCyovYr5Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr4$5,758ExcessDistributionCyovYr4Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr3$3,901ExcessDistributionCyovYr3Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr2$3,401ExcessDistributionCyovYr2Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr1$5,363ExcessDistributionCyovYr1Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$24,788TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$19,750QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Current Year$18,881AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$869RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Total Corpus$25,657TotalCorpusAmt
Undistributed Income CY$0UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Excess Distri Cyov From Yr5$6,365ExcessDistriCyovFromYr5Amt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$19,292ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Year4$5,758ExcessFromYear4Amt
Excess From Year3$3,901ExcessFromYear3Amt
Excess From Year2$3,401ExcessFromYear2Amt
Excess From Year1$5,363ExcessFromYear1Amt
Excess From Current Year$869ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt

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 Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusTxtGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmtAddress Line2RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine2Txt
THE MARSHALL PROJECT
156 W 56TH ST SUITE 701NEW YORKNY10019PUBLICSUPPORT OF NONPROFIT NEW ORGANIZATIO$3,750
COMMUNITY FIRST FOUNDATION
6870 W 52ND AVENUEARVADACO80002PUBLICSUPPORT OF HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS$4,000
BB JUVENILE LAW CENTER
1315 WALNUT ST 4TH FLOORPHILADELPHIAPA19107PUBLICYOUTH IN CHILD WELFARE SYSTEMS$3,000
ASYLUM SEEKER ASSIST
119 W 24TH ST 2ND FLOORMANHATTANNY10011PUBLICSUPPORT FOR REFUGEES$3,000
PRO PUBLICA INC
155 AVENUE OF THE AMERICANEW YORKNY10013PUBLICINVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM$3,00013TH FLOOR
PEN AMERICA
588 BROADWAY SUITE 303NEW YORKNY10012PUBLICHUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTION$3,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$19,750TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$25RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt

Div And Int From Sec Part VII DivAndIntFromSecPartVIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$8,486ExclusionAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion18ExclusionCd
Exclusion$25,694ExclusionAmt
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$3,540RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$34,180ExclusionAmt
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$3,565RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$37,745TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

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

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryACCOUNTINGCategoryTxt
Amt$1,200Amt

Gain Loss Sale Other Assets Sch GainLossSaleOtherAssetsSch

Gain Loss Sale Other Asset GainLossSaleOtherAssetGrp (12 entries)

AssetAssetDescAcquiredAcquiredDtHow AcquiredHowAcquiredTxtSoldSoldDtGross Sales PriceGrossSalesPriceAmtBasisBasisAmtTotal NetTotalNetAmt
JANUS HENDERSON INTERNATL OPPS FD CL2016-12PURCHASE2017-06$1$1
THORNBURG INTERNATIONAL VALUE FUND C2017-03PURCHASE2017-06$2$2
PRUDENTIAL GLOBAL REAL ESTATE FUND C2017-04PURCHASE2017-06$15$14$1
WELLS FARGO PREM LRG COMPANY GROWTH2016-12PURCHASE2017-06$6$5$1
ALLIANZGI NFJ DIVIDEND2017-06PURCHASE2017-06$12$12
AMERICAN GROWTH FUND OF AMERICA2016-12PURCHASE2017-06$5$4$1
PRUDENTIAL GLOBAL REAL ESTATE FUND C2014-01PURCHASE2017-06$2,485$2,291$194
WELLS FARGO PREM LRG COMPANY GROWTH2014-01PURCHASE2017-06$3,994$3,738$256
JANUS HENDERSON INTERNATL OPPS FD CL2007-02PURCHASE2017-06$1,499$1,286$213
THORNBURG INTERNATIONAL VALUE FUND C2009-07PURCHASE2017-06$1,498$1,141$357
ALLIANZGI NFJ DIVIDEND VALUE FUND CL2007-02PURCHASE2017-06$4,988$5,092-$104
AMERICAN GROWTH FUND OF AMERICA CL F2009-07PURCHASE2017-06$4,995$2,374$2,621

Investments Other Schedule2 InvestmentsOtherSchedule2

Investments Other InvestmentsOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Category Or ItemMUTUAL FUNDSCategoryOrItemTxt
Book Value$352,123BookValueAmt
EOYFMV$352,123EOYFMVAmt

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (3 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmt
EXPENSES
ANNUAL REPORT$100$100
MERRILL LYNCH - FEES$3,128$3,128

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