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SERURE FAMILY FOUNDATION INC: Form 990PF, tax year 2023

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Organization
SERURE FAMILY FOUNDATION INC (EIN 26-1643830)
Tax period
2023-12-01 to 2024-11-30
Filed
2025-10-15
IRS object ID
202532889349101603
Schema version
2023v6.0
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)
Return2025-10-15T18:28:32-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-11-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN815377756PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WAXMAN AND BLAND CPAS PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1150 BROADHOLLOW RD SUITE 203AddressLine1Txt
CityMELVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP117474901ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-12-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN261643830EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TED & RENEE SERURE FAMILY FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSERUBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9177701040PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line120083 NE 39TH PLAddressLine1Txt
CityAVENTURACityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP33180ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTED SERUREPersonNm
Person TitleDIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone9177701040PhoneNum
Signature2025-10-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6312717521PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$28,285FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$60,000ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$0CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$60,000TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$0TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss$0CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Net Invst Incm$0CompOfcrDirTrstNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Dsbrs Chrtbl$0CompOfcrDirTrstDsbrsChrtblAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$2,000AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm$0AccountingFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps$0AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$2,000TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$30,679ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$30,679ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$32,679TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$30,679TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$27,321ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$0NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$964CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$28,285CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$28,285CashEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$964TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$28,285TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$28,285TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Grants Payable BOY$0GrantsPayableBOYAmt
Grants Payable EOY$27,742GrantsPayableEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$27,742TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind
Capital Stock BOY$0CapitalStockBOYAmt
Capital Stock EOY$0CapitalStockEOYAmt
Additional Paid In Capital BOY$0AdditionalPaidInCapitalBOYAmt
Additional Paid In Capital EOY$0AdditionalPaidInCapitalEOYAmt
Retained Earning BOY$964RetainedEarningBOYAmt
Retained Earning EOY$543RetainedEarningEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$964TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$543TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$964TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$28,285TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$964TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$27,321ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Other Increases$0OtherIncreasesAmt
Subtotal$28,285SubtotalAmt
Other Decreases$27,742OtherDecreasesAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$543TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$0InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Tax Under Section511$0TaxUnderSection511Amt
Subtotal$0SubtotalAmt
Subtitle A Tax$0SubtitleATaxAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$0TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$0EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Exempt Frgn Org Tax Wthld At Srce$0ExemptFrgnOrgTaxWthldAtSrceAmt
Extsn Request Income Tax Paid$0ExtsnRequestIncomeTaxPaidAmt
Backup Withholding Withheld$0BackupWithholdingWithheldAmt
Total Payments And Credits$0TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Es Penalty$0EsPenaltyAmt
Tax Due$0TaxDueAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political Acty0LegislativePoliticalActyInd
More Than100 Spent0MoreThan100SpentInd
Form1120 POL Filed0Form1120POLFiledInd
Section4955 Organization Tax$0Section4955OrganizationTaxAmt
Section4955 Managers Tax$0Section4955ManagersTaxAmt
Tax Reimbursed$0TaxReimbursedAmt
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Changes To Articles Or Bylaws0ChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedYes (1)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (1)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StateNYOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (1)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating Foundation0PrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial ContributorsYes (1)NewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled Entity0OwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (1)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Individual With BooksTED SERUREIndividualWithBooksNm
Phone9177701040PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line120083 NORTHEAST 39TH PLACEAddressLine1Txt
CityAVENTURACityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP33180ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts Question0ForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified Prsn0SaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified Prsn0BrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified Prsn0FurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified Prsn0PayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified Prsn0TransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government Official0PaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Uncorrected Prior Acts0UncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PY0UndistributedIncomePYInd
Business Holdings0BusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy Investments0JeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy Invst0UncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence Legislation0InfluenceLegislationInd
Influence Election0InfluenceElectionInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable Purpose0NoncharitablePurposeInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
THEODORE SERURE
20083 NORTHEAST 39TH PLACEAVENTURAFL33180DIRECTOR0.00$0$0$0
RENEE SERURE
20083 NORTHEAST 39TH PLACEAVENTURAFL33180DIRECTOR0.00$0$0$0
JOSEPH SERURE
20083 NORTHEAST 39TH PLACEAVENTURAFL33180DIRECTOR0.00$0$0$0
RICHARD SERURE
20083 NORTHEAST 39TH PLACEAVENTURAFL33180DIRECTOR0.00$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Other Employee Paid Over50k0OtherEmployeePaidOver50kCnt
Comp Of Hghst Pd Cntrct Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdCntrctOrNONETxt
Contractor Paid Over50k0ContractorPaidOver50kCnt

Sum Of Program Related Invst SumOfProgramRelatedInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$0AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$1,000AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$1,000TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Acquisition Indebtedness$0AcquisitionIndebtednessAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$1,000AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$15CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$985NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$49MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$49MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Total Tax$0TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$49DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Recoveries Qualfied Distri$0RecoveriesQualfiedDistriAmt
Distributable Before Ded$49DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Deduction From Distributable$0DeductionFromDistributableAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$49DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$30,679ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Program Related Invst Total$0ProgramRelatedInvstTotalAmt
Qualifying Distributions$30,679QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$49DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Undistributed Income PY$0UndistributedIncomePYAmt
Total For Prior Years$0TotalForPriorYearsAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr5$1,589ExcessDistributionCyovYr5Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr2$57,093ExcessDistributionCyovYr2Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr1$70,678ExcessDistributionCyovYr1Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$129,360TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$30,679QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Year1$0AppliedToYear1Amt
Applied To Prior Years$0AppliedToPriorYearsAmt
Treated As Distri From Corpus$0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Applied To Current Year$49AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$30,630RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Excess Distri Cyov App CY Corpus$0ExcessDistriCyovAppCYCorpusAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov App CY$0ExcessDistributionCyovAppCYAmt
Total Corpus$159,990TotalCorpusAmt
Prior Year Undistributed Incm$0PriorYearUndistributedIncmAmt
Prior Year Deficiency Or Tax$0PriorYearDeficiencyOrTaxAmt
Taxable1$0Taxable1Amt
Taxable2$0Taxable2Amt
Undistributed Income CY$0UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Corpus Distri170b1 E Or4942g3$0CorpusDistri170b1EOr4942g3Amt
Excess Distri Cyov From Yr5$1,589ExcessDistriCyovFromYr5Amt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$158,401ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Year2$57,093ExcessFromYear2Amt
Excess From Year1$70,678ExcessFromYear1Amt
Excess From Current Year$30,630ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerTHEODORE SERUREContributingManagerNm
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (22 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient RelationshipRecipientRelationshipTxtRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusTxtGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmtAddress Line1RecipientForeignAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientForeignAddress/CityNmCountryRecipientForeignAddress/CountryCd
AHAVAT HAIM VACHESED
PO BOX 226DEALNJ07723NONE501(C)(3)RABBI NAHUM FUND$2,502
AISH HATORAH
313 W 83RD STNEW YORKNY10024NONE501(C)(3)GENERALPURPOSE$500
BARKAI YESHIVAH
5302 21ST AVENUEBROOKLYNNY11204NONE501(C)(3)GENERALPURPOSE$1,000
BEIT RUTH
150 GREENWICH ST 29TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10007NONE501(C)(3)GENERALPURPOSE$5,000
BEIT RUTH GALA
150 GREENWICH ST 29TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10007NONE501(C)(3)GENERALPURPOSE$5,000
BNOS MELECH OF LAKEWOOD
550 JAMES STREETLAKEWOODNJ08701NONE501(C)(3)GENERAL PURPOSE$250
CONGREGATION DERECH DOVID
909 E 29TH ST 6EBROOKLYNNY11210NONE501(C)(3)GENERAL PURPOSE$1,800
FEED ISRAEL
5229 NEW UTRECHT AVE STE 400BROOKLYNNY11219NONE501(C)(3)GENERALPURPOSE$250
FIFTH AVE SYNAGOGUE
5 EAST 62ND STREETNEW YORKNY10065NONE501(C)(3)GENERALPURPOSE$300
HKY KOL YAAKOB
1407 BROADWAY STE 2116NEW YORKNY10018NONE501(C)(3)GENERAL PURPOSES$1,200
ILAN HIGH SCHOOL
82 NORWOOD AVENUE STE 3DEALNJ07723NONE501(C)(3)GENERAL PURPOSE$1,250
ISREAL MEDICAL FUND
31100 SOLON ROAD SUITE 9SOLONOH44139NONE501(C)(3)GENERAL PURPOSE$1,000
LARCHWOOD SYNAGOGUE
8 INDUSTRIAL WAYEATONTOWNNJ07724NONE501(C)(3)GENERALPURPOSE$1,800
MAOR YESHIVA HIGH SCHOOL
250 PARK AVELONG BRANCHNJ07740NONE501(C)(3)GENERAL PURPOSE$360
OHEL YAACOB
4 OCEAN AVENUEDEALNJ07723NONE501(C)(3)GENERALPURPOSE$501
SHAAREI MORDECHAI
1407 BROADWAY RM 1405NEW YORKNY10018NONE501(C)(3)GENERAL PURPOSE$1,001
SHEHEBAR SEPHARDIC CENTER
1901 OCEAN PARKWAYBROOKLYNNY11223NONE501(C)(3)GENERALPURPOSE$4,101
TALMUD TORAH OR ELIYAHN
1464 E SPRUCE STREETLAKEWOODNJ08701NONE501(C)(3)GENERALPURPOSE$360
TORAH VEHORAH
NONE501(C)(3)GENERAL PURPOSE$50110 HAPALMACH ST PO BOX 9504TEL AVIVIS
YDE
PO BOX 230572BROOKLYNNY11223NONE501(C)(3)GENERALPURPOSE$501
YESHIVAT KETER TORAH
5 MERIDIAN RDEATONTOWNNJ07724NONE501(C)(3)GENERAL PURPOSE$501
YESHIVAT OR HACHAIM OF LAKEWOOD
PO BOX 46LAKEWOODNJ08701NONE501(C)(3)GENERALPURPOSE$1,001
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$30,679TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt
Total Grant Or Contri Apprv Fut$0TotalGrantOrContriApprvFutAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm$0UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$0RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$0TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EO0TrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd
Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EO0TrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
Sales Or Exchanges Of Assets0SalesOrExchangesOfAssetsInd
Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EO0PurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd
Rental Of Facilities Oth Assets0RentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd
Reimbursement Arrangements0ReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan Guarantees0LoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services Etc0PerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities Etc0SharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EO0RelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

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 PersonTHEODORE SERUREContributorPersonNm

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line120083 NORTHEAST 39TH PLACEAddressLine1Txt
CityAVENTURACityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP33180ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions$60,000TotalContributionsAmt
Person ContributionYes (X)PersonContributionInd

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryACCOUNTING FEESCategoryTxt
Amt$2,000Amt
Net Investment Income$0NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$0DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Other Decreases Schedule OtherDecreasesSchedule

Other Decreases Detail OtherDecreasesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescGRANTS PAYABLEDesc
Amt$27,742Amt

Substantial Contributors Sch SubstantialContributorsSch

Substantial Contributor Detail SubstantialContributorDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTHEODORE SERUREPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line120083 NORTHEAST 39TH PLACEAddressLine1Txt
CityABENTURACityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP33180ZIPCd

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