BAJA MISSIONS INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
BAJA MISSIONS INC (EIN 20-0507229)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-11-14
IRS object ID
202543189349306489
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)
Return2025-11-14T11:32:35-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN200507229EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Baja Missions IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBAJABusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2565080500PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1337 Lake Valley DriveAddressLine1Txt
CityFranklinCityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP37069ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRex watsonPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Phone6155080500PhoneNum
Signature2025-11-14SignatureDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerRex WatsonPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1337 Lake Valley DriveAddressLine1Txt
CityFranklinCityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP37069ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$1,584,692GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addressbajamissions.usWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2003FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateALLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTo demonstrate the love of Jesus by bringing spiritual guidance and physical relief to the people of Baja and the planting of Christ's church in communities in need of the Gospel.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body8VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent8VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$1,293,627PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$1,535,435CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$1,805PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$9,667PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$9,897CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$25,713PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$20,775CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$1,330,812PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$1,566,107CYTotalRevenueAmt
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$1,392,017PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,363,104CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$1,392,017PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$1,363,104CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$61,205PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$203,003CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$670,978TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$873,981TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$670,978NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$873,981NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTo demonstrate the love of Jesus by bringing spiritual guidance and physical relief to the people of Baja and the planting of Christ's church in communities in need of the Gospel.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,326,215ExpenseAmt
DescOur primary focus is providing spiritual and financial support to churches in Baja. We support ministers, church leaders and church members. Countless communities are in need of the Lord but have no churches. In addition, we fund medical clinics that provide free medical and dental care and medications to people who have no regular access to medical care. We partner with the Baja Bible Institute, a preacher training school. As Baja Missions experience blessings of growth, the need for well-trained servant leaders has emerged. If the Lord's church is to grow in Baja, it must have capable young men and women leading the way.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$1,326,215TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
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 With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
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 Members8GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member8IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
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 Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldALStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Rex WatsonBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Phone2565080500PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1337 Lake Valley DriveAddressLine1Txt
CityFranlkinCityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP37069ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
Rex Watson
President20.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lee Milam
Vice President1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Darryl Wortman
Secretary/Treasurer1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Stan Stout
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rick Harris
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ralph D Kimbrough
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kent Pendergrass
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dane Richardson
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$0TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
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Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$1,535,435AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,535,435TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Total Revenue Column$9,897TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$9,897ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$39,360FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$18,585FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

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Total Revenue Column$20,775TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$20,775ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Total Revenue Column$1,566,107TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$30,672ExclusionAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Total$3,600TotalAmt
Management And General$3,600ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$3,614TotalAmt
Management And General$3,614ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$2,848TotalAmt
Program Services$2,848ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,377TotalAmt
Program Services$2,377ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
Congregational Support$1,118,956$1,118,956
Mission trips$142,291$142,291
Conferences$59,743$59,743
Insurance$14,888$14,888

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

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Total$14,787TotalAmt
Management And General$14,787ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Total$1,363,104TotalAmt
Program Services$1,326,215ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$36,889ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$670,978BOYAmt
EOY$873,981EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

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BOY$670,978BOYAmt
EOY$873,981EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

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BOY$670,978BOYAmt
EOY$873,981EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$670,978BOYAmt
EOY$873,981EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$670,978BOYAmt
EOY$873,981EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$203,003ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$783,360CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,200,483CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$126,829CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,293,627CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,535,435CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,939,734TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$43,165CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$32,033CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$48,714CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$39,360CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$199,182TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$819,270CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,243,648CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$158,862CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,342,341CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,574,795CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,138,916TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$5,138,916PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,828CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,667CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,897CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$24,085TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,828CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,667CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,897CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$24,085TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$819,270CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,244,341CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$162,690CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,352,008CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,584,692CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,163,001TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.99530PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.99690PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00470InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00310InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bCopies of the annual Form 990 are distributed to each member for review and comment prior to filing the report. Each voting board member has to affirm his/her agreement with tax return prior to it being submitted.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cThe policy is reviewed annually. Any conflicts of interest are disclosed.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the public upon request.

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