BARNES FAMILY FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2024

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Organization
BARNES FAMILY FOUNDATION (EIN 81-0847423)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-11-07
IRS object ID
202543119349101484
Schema version
2024v5.2
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)
Return2025-11-07T18:13:16-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN232574246PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Grim Biehn & ThatcherBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1104 South Sixth StAddressLine1Txt
Address Line2PO Box 215AddressLine2Txt
CityPerkasieCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP189440215ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN810847423EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Barnes Family FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
In Care Of% Dan BarnesInCareOfNm
Business Name ControlBARNBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2152576811PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1c/o Daniel J Paci PO Box 215AddressLine1Txt
CityPerkasieCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP18944ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDAN BARNESPersonNm
Person TitleExecutive ChairmanPersonTitleTxt
Phone2152576811PhoneNum
Signature2025-11-07SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (true)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDANIEL J PACIPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00191609PTIN
Phone2152576811PhoneNum
Preparation2025-11-07PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$377,824FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$4,000,000ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$4,000,000TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$0TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss$737,173CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Dsbrs Chrtbl$737,173CompOfcrDirTrstDsbrsChrtblAmt
Oth Empl Slrs Wgs Rev And Expnss$820,798OthEmplSlrsWgsRevAndExpnssAmt
Oth Empl Slrs Wgs Dsbrs Chrtbl$820,798OthEmplSlrsWgsDsbrsChrtblAmt
Pension Empl Bnft Rev And Expnss$114,565PensionEmplBnftRevAndExpnssAmt
Pension Empl Bnft Dsbrs Chrtbl$114,565PensionEmplBnftDsbrsChrtblAmt
Legal Fees Rev And Expnss$13,435LegalFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Legal Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl$13,435LegalFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$66,000AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps$66,000AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$1,717,992OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl$1,717,992OtherProfFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$108,974TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Dsbrs Chrtbl$108,974TaxesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Rev And Expnss$49,494TravConfMeetingRevAndExpnssAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Dsbrs Chrtbl$49,494TravConfMeetingDsbrsChrtblAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$391,147OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$391,147OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$4,019,578TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$4,019,578TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$0ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$0ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$4,019,578TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$4,019,578TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$19,578ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$0NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$0AdjustedNetIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$250,406CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$247,824CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$247,824CashEOYFMVAmt
Other Assets BOY$130,000OtherAssetsBOYAmt
Other Assets EOY$130,000OtherAssetsEOYAmt
Other Assets EOYFMV$130,000OtherAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$380,406TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$377,824TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$377,824TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Accounts Payable BOY$46,286AccountsPayableBOYAmt
Accounts Payable EOY$63,282AccountsPayableEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$46,286TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$63,282TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind
Capital Stock BOY$334,120CapitalStockBOYAmt
Capital Stock EOY$314,542CapitalStockEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$334,120TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$314,542TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$380,406TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$377,824TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$334,120TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$19,578ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Subtotal$314,542SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$314,542TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$0InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtitle A Tax$0SubtitleATaxAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$0TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Exempt Frgn Org Tax Wthld At Srce$0ExemptFrgnOrgTaxWthldAtSrceAmt

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
Org Report Or Register StatePAOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (true)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating FoundationYes (true)PrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial ContributorsfalseNewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled EntityYes (true)OwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (true)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Stefanie RobinsonBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2152576811PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1104 South Sixth StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityPerkasieCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP18944ZIPCd
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 PrsnYes (true)PayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified PrsnfalseTransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government OfficialfalsePaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Acts Fail To Qlfy As ExceptionsfalseActsFailToQlfyAsExceptionsInd
Uncorrected Prior ActsfalseUncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PYfalseUndistributedIncomePYInd
Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldingsInd
Excess Business HoldingsfalseExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy InvstfalseUncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislationInd
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElectionInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurposeInd
Transactions Fail To Qlfy As ExcfalseTransactionsFailToQlfyAsExcInd
Maintained Expenditure RspnsfalseMaintainedExpenditureRspnsInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Proceeds Or Net IncomefalseProceedsOrNetIncomeInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtfalseSubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
DAN BARNES
PO Box 50SpringtownPA18081Executive Chairman20.00$0$0$0
SUSAN BARNES
PO Box 50SpringtownPA18081Vice President10.00$0$0$0

Compensation Highest Paid Empl CompensationHighestPaidEmplGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee BenefitsEmployeeBenefitsAmtExpense AccountExpenseAccountAmt
DENISE HOLOTA
21 Clifftop RdNorthamptonPA18067Executive Asst40.00$136,026$0$0
ELIZABETH PARKER
114 Beach AveLarchmontNY10538CEO40.00$312,577$0$0
ROSELINE BERNSTEIN
13716 Northeast 73rd PlRedmondWA98052Chief Product Office40.00$265,750$0$0
SHANNON KRAWITZ
8234 Cadre Noir RdLake WorthFL33467Head of Operations40.00$177,846$0$0
NICHOLAS HEAD
2806 High Point CtGrapevineTX76051Head of Content40.00$134,615$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Employee Paid Over50k3OtherEmployeePaidOver50kCnt

Compensation Of Hghst Pd Cntrct CompensationOfHghstPdCntrctGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdService TypeServiceTypeTxtCompensationCompensationAmt
Evoke and Engage
4106 Holland AveDallasTX75219Marketing$274,992
DataArt
475 Park Ave SouthNew YorkNY10016Product engineering$124,705
VC Design Lab
390 NE 191st StMiamiFL33179Product engineering$219,145
Nectar for Good
228 South WindomereDallasTX75208Marketing$237,680
Live for Life
2011 Willow CtGrapevineTX76051Behavior design$244,950
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contractor Paid Over50k5ContractorPaidOver50kCnt

Summary Of Direct Chrtbl Acty SummaryOfDirectChrtblActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description1Coordination with consultants non-profit organizations and softwaredevelopment contractors to assist in designing planning and implementing programsDescription1Txt
Expenses1$4,019,578Expenses1Amt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$0AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$342,248AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$342,248TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$342,248AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$5,134CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$337,114NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$16,856MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

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

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$4,019,578ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Qualifying Distributions$4,019,578QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Qualifying Distributions$4,019,578QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Prior Years$0AppliedToPriorYearsAmt
Treated As Distri From Corpus$0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$4,019,578RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Total Corpus$4,019,578TotalCorpusAmt
Undistributed Income CY$0UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$4,019,578ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Current Year$4,019,578ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt

Private Operating Foundations PrivateOperatingFoundationsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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$4,019,578CurrentYearAmt
Year1$2,966,212Year1Amt
Year2$3,073,590Year2Amt
Year3$1,605,617Year3Amt
Total$11,664,997TotalAmt

Qualifying Distri Made Drt QualifyingDistriMadeDrtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$4,019,578CurrentYearAmt
Year1$2,966,212Year1Amt
Year2$3,073,590Year2Amt
Year3$1,605,617Year3Amt
Total$11,664,997TotalAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$377,824CurrentYearAmt
Year1$380,406Year1Amt
Year2$414,313Year2Amt
Year3$476,348Year3Amt
Total$1,648,891TotalAmt

Total Assets Sect4942j3 Bi TotalAssetsSect4942j3BiGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$377,824CurrentYearAmt
Year1$380,406Year1Amt
Year2$414,313Year2Amt
Year3$476,348Year3Amt
Total$1,648,891TotalAmt

Two Thirds Minimum Invst Ret TwoThirdsMinimumInvstRetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$11,237CurrentYearAmt
Year1$9,064Year1Amt
Year2$8,466Year2Amt
Total$28,767TotalAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerDAN BARNESContributingManagerNm
Contributing ManagerSUSAN BARNESContributingManagerNm
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$0TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt
Total Grant Or Contri Apprv Fut$0TotalGrantOrContriApprvFutAmt

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 Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1American Endowment FundBusinessNameLine1Txt

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15700 Darrow RdAddressLine1Txt
CityHudsonCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP44236ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions$4,000,000TotalContributionsAmt
Person ContributionYes (X)PersonContributionInd

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryCreekmar Capital LLCCategoryTxt
Amt$66,000Amt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$66,000DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Legal Fees Schedule LegalFeesSchedule

Legal Fees LegalFeesGrp (4 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtLegal FeesLegalFeesAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
Grim Biehn Thatcher$7,347$7,347
Laura Solomon Assoc$2,995$2,995
Cobalt LLC$1,691$1,691
Sughrue$1,402$1,402

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsSchedule

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsScheduleGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescTradenameDesc
BOY Book Value$130,000BOYBookValueAmt
EOY Book Value$130,000EOYBookValueAmt
EOYFMV$130,000EOYFMVAmt

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (16 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
Payroll administration$5,866$5,866
Information technology$35,606$35,606
Telephone$1,465$1,465
Office$31,856$31,856
Personnel HR$200,193$200,193
Insurance$14,036$14,036
Bank fees$1,354$1,354
Dues and registration$176$176
Advertising and promotion$2,947$2,947
Utilities$7,279$7,279
Business meals$19,610$19,610
Ground transportation$12,569$12,569
Lodging$39,678$39,678
Meetings$3,727$3,727
Advisory Board$14,600$14,600
Miscellaneous$185$185

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail (8 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
AppBehavior design$332,854$332,854
App Brand Marketing$237,680$237,680
App Development$56,940$56,940
App Product engineering$619,285$619,285
App Marketing content$461,888$461,888
App website$345$345
App Market research$6,125$6,125
App Program design$2,875$2,875

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryPayroll taxesCategoryTxt
Amt$108,974Amt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$108,974DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

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