HOPEWELL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
HOPEWELL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (EIN 54-0251652)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-11-14
IRS object ID
202543189349311234
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)
Return2025-11-14T14:26:02-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN540504608PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BROWN EDWARDS & COMPANY LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1810 SOUTHPARK BLVD 2ND FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityCOLONIAL HEIGHTSCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP23834ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN540251652EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HOPEWELL PRINCE GEORGE CHAMBER OF COMMERBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlHOPEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8045412461PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 1297AddressLine1Txt
CityHOPEWELLCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP23860ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBECKY MCDONOUGHPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone8045412461PhoneNum
Signature2025-11-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKELLI VANCEPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00366597PTIN
Phone8047335566PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerBECKY MCDONOUGHPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14100 OAKLAWN BLVDAddressLine1Txt
CityHOPEWELLCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP23860ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$309,115GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1920FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateVALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionMISSION IS TO CHAMPION A THRIVING, VIABLE, AND ENERGIZED BUSINESS COMMUNITY TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THIS REGION.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body6VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent6VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee4TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers4TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$1,093PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$104CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$283,417PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$285,595CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$4,749PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$6,458CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$3,387PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$256CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$292,646PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$292,413CYTotalRevenueAmt
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$147,212PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$143,413CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$138,180PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$131,987CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$285,392PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$275,400CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$7,254PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$17,013CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$315,460TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$315,009TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$185TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$315,275NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$315,009NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionMISSION IS TO CHAMPION A THRIVING, VIABLE, AND ENERGIZED BUSINESS COMMUNITY TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THIS REGION.MissionDesc
Significant New Program SrvcYes (1)SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$261,631ExpenseAmt
Revenue$285,595RevenueAmt
DescMEMBER BENEFITS INCLUDE BUSINESS HELP DESK, CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, PRO-BUSINESS ADVOCACY, MEMBER GATHERINGS, AND MARKETING AND PROMOTION. THE CHAMBER ALSO MANAGES THE REGIONAL TOURISM PROGRAMS AND A NEW MILITARY AFFAIRS COUNCIL LAUNCHED FOR THE REGION.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$261,631TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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
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
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document0IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee4EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed0EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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 Members6GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member6IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 Committees0MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy0ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldVAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
OtherYes (X)OtherInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CORPORATE OFFICERSBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8045412461PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 1297AddressLine1Txt
CityHOPEWELLCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP23860ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
BECKY MCDONOUGH
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$80,000$0$0
KERRICK LOYD
PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREW PARKER
VICE PRESIDENT0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRANDON BUTTERWORTH
TREASURER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
TERRELLE ROBINSON
SECRETARY0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANA NEWCOMER
PAST PRESIDENT0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$80,000TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$0TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K0IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$104AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$104TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FEES & CONTRACTS GOV A541800$129,097$129,097
MEMBESHIP DUES & ASSES541800$101,738$101,738
PROGRAM SERVICE REVENU541800$54,760$54,760
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$285,595TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$6,458TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$6,458ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$16,958RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$16,702RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$256RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$256TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$256ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$292,413TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$285,595RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$6,714ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$80,000TotalAmt
Program Services$76,000ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$47,035TotalAmt
Program Services$44,684ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,351ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,572TotalAmt
Program Services$6,244ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$328ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,806TotalAmt
Program Services$9,316ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$490ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,525TotalAmt
Program Services$8,099ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$426ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,083TotalAmt
Program Services$25,729ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,354ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,948TotalAmt
Program Services$5,651ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$297ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,962TotalAmt
Program Services$9,464ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$498ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,443TotalAmt
Program Services$5,171ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$272ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,598TotalAmt
Program Services$5,318ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$280ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,686TotalAmt
Program Services$2,552ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$134ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
DIRECT PROGRAM EXPENSES$29,751$28,263$1,488
TOURISM$10,839$10,297$542
UTILITIES$9,216$8,755$461
MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENTS$5,921$5,625$296

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,015TotalAmt
Program Services$10,463ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$552ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$275,400TotalAmt
Program Services$261,631ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,769ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$202,817BOYAmt
EOY$76,326EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$110,109EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,753BOYAmt
EOY$36,525EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$235,046LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$142,997LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$105,890BOYAmt
EOY$92,049EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$315,460BOYAmt
EOY$315,009EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$185BOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$185BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$280,449BOYAmt
EOY$280,183EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$34,826BOYAmt
EOY$34,826EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$315,275BOYAmt
EOY$315,009EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$315,460BOYAmt
EOY$315,009EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$17,013ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Prior Period Adjustments-$17,279PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$32,192OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$32,192BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$64,700OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$58,109DepreciationAmt
Book Value$6,591BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$120,125OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$69,959DepreciationAmt
Book Value$50,166BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$18,029OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$14,929DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,100BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$92,049TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2LAUNCH AND MANAGE NEW MILITARY AFFAIRS COUNCIL FOR THE REGION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6BUSINESSES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS MAY JOIN THE CHAMBER AND PARTICPATE IN ELECTION OF BOARD MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AMEMBERS ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BALL MEETINGS HELD ARE DOCUMENTED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BNO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ABOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND ESTABLISHES EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19NO OTHER DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.

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