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        <MediumExplanationTxt>IRVING L.MENDELSSOHN AND KAREN L. MCKEE BECAME A SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTOR, AS DEFINED IN IRC 507(D)(2)(A),TO THE WETLAND FOUNDATION BECAUSE THE TERM "SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTOR", IN THE CASE OF A TRUST, INCLUDES THE CREATOR OF THE TRUST.</MediumExplanationTxt>
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