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GERI BAUER FOUNDATION INC: Form 990PF, tax year 2014

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Organization
GERI BAUER FOUNDATION INC (EIN 13-4091905)
Tax period
2014-12-01 to 2015-11-30
Filed
2016-04-12
IRS object ID
201631039349100338
Schema version
2014v6.0
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)
Return2016-04-12T12:05:15-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-11-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN113518842PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MARKS PANETH LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line188 FROEHLICH FARM BLVDAddressLine1Txt
CityWOODBURYCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11797ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-12-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN134091905EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE GERI BAUER FOUNDATION INC CO GERI BAUERBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlGERIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6315377769PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 1737AddressLine1Txt
CityBRIDGEHAMPTONCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP119321734ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGERI BAUERPersonNm
Person TitleDIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone6315377769PhoneNum
Signature2016-04-06SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKURT S KIESSPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00216949PTIN
Phone5169925900PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-08-17 19:52:53ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$31,321FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$75,000ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$0CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$75,000TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
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
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$0TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$144,531ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$144,531ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$144,531TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$144,531TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$69,531ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$0NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY$100,852SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$31,321SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV$31,321SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$100,852TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$31,321TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$31,321TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind
Capital Stock BOY$0CapitalStockBOYAmt
Capital Stock EOY$0CapitalStockEOYAmt
Additional Paid In Capital BOY$0AdditionalPaidInCapitalBOYAmt
Additional Paid In Capital EOY$0AdditionalPaidInCapitalEOYAmt
Retained Earning BOY$100,852RetainedEarningBOYAmt
Retained Earning EOY$31,321RetainedEarningEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$100,852TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$31,321TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$100,852TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$31,321TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$100,852TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$69,531ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Other Increases$0OtherIncreasesAmt
Subtotal$31,321SubtotalAmt
Other Decreases$0OtherDecreasesAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$31,321TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Qlfy Und Sect4940e Reduced Tax QlfyUndSect4940eReducedTaxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Liable Section4942 Tax0LiableSection4942TaxInd
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr1$138,575AdjustedQlfyDistriYr1Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr1$59,238NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr1Amt
Distribution Yr12.339292DistributionYr1Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr2$117,000AdjustedQlfyDistriYr2Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr2$41,581NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr2Amt
Distribution Yr22.813785DistributionYr2Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr3$123,398AdjustedQlfyDistriYr3Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr3$57,586NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr3Amt
Distribution Yr32.142847DistributionYr3Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr4$83,449AdjustedQlfyDistriYr4Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr4$46,379NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr4Amt
Distribution Yr41.799284DistributionYr4Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr5$90,500AdjustedQlfyDistriYr5Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr5$0NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr5Amt
Distribution Yr50.000000DistributionYr5Rt
Total Distribution9.095208TotalDistributionRt
Average Distribution1.819042AverageDistributionRt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$65,096NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Adj Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$118,412AdjNetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Net Investment Income Pct$0NetInvestmentIncomePctAmt
Adj Nonchrtbl Net Invst Incm Pct$118,412AdjNonchrtblNetInvstIncmPctAmt
Qualifying Distributions$144,531QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Domestic Org Meeting Sect4940eYes (X)DomesticOrgMeetingSect4940eInd
Investment Income Excise Tax$0InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Tax Under Section511$0TaxUnderSection511Amt
Subtotal$0SubtotalAmt
Subtitle A Tax$0SubtitleATaxAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$0TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Payments And Credits$0TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
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 BooksGERI BAUERIndividualWithBooksNm
Phone6315377769PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 1737AddressLine1Txt
CityBRIDGEHAMPTONCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11932ZIPCd
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
Acts Fail To Qlfy As Exceptions0ActsFailToQlfyAsExceptionsInd
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

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
GERI BAUER
PO BOX 1737BRIDGEHAMPTONNY11932DIRECTOR AND PRESIDENT1.00$0$0$0
KURT KIESS
PO BOX 1737BRIDGEHAMPTONNY11932DIRECTOR1.00$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$66,087AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$66,087TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Acquisition Indebtedness$0AcquisitionIndebtednessAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$66,087AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$991CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$65,096NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$3,255MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$3,255MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Total Tax$0TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$3,255DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Recoveries Qualfied Distri$0RecoveriesQualfiedDistriAmt
Distributable Before Ded$3,255DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Deduction From Distributable$0DeductionFromDistributableAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$3,255DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

Qualifying Distri Part XII QualifyingDistriPartXIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$144,531ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Program Related Invst Total$0ProgramRelatedInvstTotalAmt
Qualifying Distributions$144,531QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Pct Sect4940e Org Net Invst Incm$0PctSect4940eOrgNetInvstIncmAmt
Adjusted Qualifying Distri$144,531AdjustedQualifyingDistriAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$3,255DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Undistributed Income PY$0UndistributedIncomePYAmt
Total For Prior Years$0TotalForPriorYearsAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr5$90,500ExcessDistributionCyovYr5Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr4$81,132ExcessDistributionCyovYr4Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr3$120,523ExcessDistributionCyovYr3Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr2$114,921ExcessDistributionCyovYr2Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr1$135,613ExcessDistributionCyovYr1Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$542,689TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$144,531QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Year1$0AppliedToYear1Amt
Applied To Prior Years$0AppliedToPriorYearsAmt
Treated As Distri From Corpus$0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Applied To Current Year$3,255AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$141,276RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Excess Distri Cyov App CY Corpus$0ExcessDistriCyovAppCYCorpusAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov App CY$0ExcessDistributionCyovAppCYAmt
Total Corpus$683,965TotalCorpusAmt
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$90,500ExcessDistriCyovFromYr5Amt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$593,465ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Year4$81,132ExcessFromYear4Amt
Excess From Year3$120,523ExcessFromYear3Amt
Excess From Year2$114,921ExcessFromYear2Amt
Excess From Year1$135,613ExcessFromYear1Amt
Excess From Current Year$141,276ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerGERI BAUERContributingManagerNm
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (17 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient RelationshipRecipientRelationshipTxtRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusTxtGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
AARP FOUNDATION
601 E STREET NWWASHINGTONDC20049NONEPUBLICCHARITABLE$5,000
BRIDGEHAMPTON LIBRARY
MONTAUK HWYBRIDGEHAMPTONNY11932NONEPUBLICCHARITABLE$3,000
ELSA'S ARK INC
PO BOX 2900EAST HAMPTONNY11937NONEPUBLICCHARITABLE$1,000
HAMPTONS TAKE 2 DOCUMENTRY FILM FASTIVAL
BOX 550BRIDGEHAMPTONNY11932NONEPUBLICCHARITABLE$5,000
HIGH COUNTRY NEWS
PO BOX 1090PAONIACO81428NONEPUBLICCHARITABLE$2,000
HOSPITAL OF SPECIAL SURGERY
535 EAST 70TH STREETNEW YORKNY10021NONEPUBLICCHARITABLE$25,000
MEALS ON WHEELS
355 LEXINGTON AVENEW YORKNY10017NONEPUBLICCHARITABLE$12,000
ST LUKE'S
18 JAMES LANEEAST HAMPTONNY11937NONEPUBLICCHARITABLE$15,000
THE BOWERY MISSION
227 BOWERYNEW YORKNY10002NONEPUBLICCHARITABLE$8,000
THE DAVID SHELDRICK WILDLIFE TRUST
201 NORTH ILLINOIS STREETINDIANAPOLISIN46204NONEPUBLICCHARITABLE$20,031
DANA FERBER CANCER INSTITUTE
10 BROOKLINE PLACE WESTBROOKLINEMA02445NONEPUBLICCHARITABLE$5,000
JORDANS INITIATIVE
138 MAIN STREETSAG HARBORNY11963NONEPUBLICCHARITABLE$10,000
BRIDGEHAMPTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
P O BOX 1280BRIDGE HAMPTONNY11932NONEPUBLICCHARITABLE$1,000
WOMEN'S HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE
300 E SUPERIOR STCHICAGOIL60611NONEPUBLICCHARITABLE$10,000
CURING KIDS FOR CANCER
4250 VIENNA WAYMERIETTA GAGA30062NONEPUBLICCHARITABLE$6,500
COLON CANCER ALLIANCE
1025 VERMONT AVEWASHINGTONDC20005NONEPUBLICCHARITABLE$10,000
QUEEN OF MOST HOLY ROSARY
2350 MONTAUK HIGHWAYBRIDGEHAMPTONNY11932NONEPUBLICCHARITABLE$6,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$144,531TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt
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 PersonGERI BAUERContributorPersonNm

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 1737AddressLine1Txt
CityBRIDGEHAMPTONCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11932ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions$75,000TotalContributionsAmt
Person ContributionYes (X)PersonContributionInd

Substantial Contributors Sch SubstantialContributorsSch

Substantial Contributor Detail SubstantialContributorDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGERI BAUERPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 1737AddressLine1Txt
CityBRIDGEHAMPTONCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11932ZIPCd

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