DAVID AND CAROL O DELL FAMILY FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2014

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Organization
DAVID AND CAROL O DELL FAMILY FOUNDATION (EIN 26-6606804)
Tax period
2014-12-01 to 2015-11-30
Filed
2016-08-09
IRS object ID
201642229349100814
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)
Return2016-08-09T10:18:21-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-11-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DELCO TAX ADVISORY GROUP INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1621 Rollingwood DrAddressLine1Txt
CityShorewoodCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60404ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-12-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN266606804EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1David and Carol O'Dell Family FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlDAVIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7034031360PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line124610 W Manor DriveAddressLine1Txt
CityShorewoodCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60404ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCAROL ODELLPersonNm
Person TitleTRUSTEEPersonTitleTxt
Phone7034031360PhoneNum
Signature2016-08-02SignatureDt

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonRICHARD WACEKPreparerPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-12-15 16:53:06ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$332,128FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$4,000ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$15InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$15InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$7,012DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$7,012DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$87,411NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$340,194GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$87,411CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Net ST Capital Gain Adj Net Incm$1,623NetSTCapitalGainAdjNetIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$98,438TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$94,438TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Adj Net Incm$1,623TotalAdjNetIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss$1,150CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Net Invst Incm$1,150CompOfcrDirTrstNetInvstIncmAmt
Oth Empl Slrs Wgs Rev And Expnss$5,000OthEmplSlrsWgsRevAndExpnssAmt
Oth Empl Slrs Wgs Net Invst Incm$5,000OthEmplSlrsWgsNetInvstIncmAmt
Legal Fees Rev And Expnss$15LegalFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Legal Fees Net Invst Incm$15LegalFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$6OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Net Invst Incm$6OtherProfFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$136TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Net Invst Incm$136TaxesNetInvstIncmAmt
Occupancy Rev And Expnss$1,615OccupancyRevAndExpnssAmt
Occupancy Net Invst Incm$1,615OccupancyNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$60OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Net Invst Incm$60OtherExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$7,982TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$7,982TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$21,603ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$21,603ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$29,585TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$7,982TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$21,603TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$68,853ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$86,456NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$1,623AdjustedNetIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$14,457CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$4,084CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$4,084CashEOYFMVAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY$40,174SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$188,987SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV$188,987SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$183,293CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$140,367CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$139,057CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Bonds BOY$21,661CorporateBondsBOYAmt
Total Assets BOY$259,585TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$333,438TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$332,128TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Other Liabilities BOY$20,000OtherLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Other Liabilities EOY$25,000OtherLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$20,000TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$25,000TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind
Unrestricted BOY$239,585UnrestrictedBOYAmt
Unrestricted EOY$308,438UnrestrictedEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$239,585TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$308,438TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$259,585TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$333,438TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$239,585TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$68,853ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Subtotal$308,438SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$308,438TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp (2 entries)

PropertyPropertyDescHow AcquiredHowAcquiredCdAcquiredAcquiredDtSoldSoldDtGross Sales PriceGrossSalesPriceAmtDepreciationDepreciationAmtCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmtGain Or LossGainOrLossAmtFMV As Of123169FMVAsOf123169AmtAdjusted Basis As Of123169AdjustedBasisAsOf123169AmtExcess FMV Over Adjusted BssExcessFMVOverAdjustedBssAmtGains Minus Excess Or LossesGainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmt
Various Long Term InvestmentsP2014-08-202015-08-21$246,457$0$160,669$85,788$0$0$0$85,788
Various Short Term InvestmentsP2015-02-282015-08-28$93,737$0$92,114$1,623$0$0$0$1,623
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$87,411CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt
Net Short Term Capital Gain Loss$1,623NetShortTermCapitalGainLossAmt

Qlfy Und Sect4940e Reduced Tax QlfyUndSect4940eReducedTaxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Liable Section4942 TaxfalseLiableSection4942TaxInd
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr1$21,300AdjustedQlfyDistriYr1Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr1$296,953NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr1Amt
Distribution Yr10.071729DistributionYr1Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr2$19,941AdjustedQlfyDistriYr2Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr2$245,563NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr2Amt
Distribution Yr20.081205DistributionYr2Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr3$34,975AdjustedQlfyDistriYr3Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr3$247,099NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr3Amt
Distribution Yr30.141542DistributionYr3Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr4$57,700AdjustedQlfyDistriYr4Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr4$198,978NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr4Amt
Distribution Yr40.289982DistributionYr4Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr5$19,063AdjustedQlfyDistriYr5Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr5$186,013NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr5Amt
Distribution Yr50.102482DistributionYr5Rt
Total Distribution0.686940TotalDistributionRt
Average Distribution0.137388AverageDistributionRt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$337,575NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Adj Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$46,379AdjNetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Net Investment Income Pct$865NetInvestmentIncomePctAmt
Adj Nonchrtbl Net Invst Incm Pct$47,244AdjNonchrtblNetInvstIncmPctAmt
Qualifying Distributions$21,603QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$1,729InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Tax Under Section511$0TaxUnderSection511Amt
Subtotal$1,729SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$1,729TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$150EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Total Payments And Credits$150TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Original Return Tax Paid$150OriginalReturnTaxPaidAmt
Tax Due$1,579TaxDueAmt
Applied To ES Tax$0AppliedToESTaxAmt

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 SatisfiedfalseSection508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (true)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenfalseForm990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating FoundationfalsePrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial ContributorsfalseNewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled EntityfalseOwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (true)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Individual With BooksRICHARD WACEKIndividualWithBooksNm
Phone7034031360PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13601 Pickett Road Unit 2528AddressLine1Txt
CityFairfaxCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22031ZIPCd
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 PrsnfalsePayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified PrsnfalseTransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government OfficialfalsePaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Uncorrected Prior ActsfalseUncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PYfalseUndistributedIncomePYInd
Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy InvstfalseUncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislationInd
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElectionInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurposeInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

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
DAVID O'DELL
24610 Manor DriveShorewoodIL60404Trustee5.00$575$2,500$0
CAROL O'DELL
24610 Manor DriveShorewoodIL60404Trustee5.00$575$2,500$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

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$218,865AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$123,851AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$342,716TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$342,716AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$5,141CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$337,575NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$16,879MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$16,879MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$1,729TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$1,729TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$15,150DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$15,150DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$15,150DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

Qualifying Distri Part XII QualifyingDistriPartXIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$21,603ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Qualifying Distributions$21,603QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Adjusted Qualifying Distri$21,603AdjustedQualifyingDistriAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$15,150DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Undistributed Income PY$14,712UndistributedIncomePYAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr5$9,885ExcessDistributionCyovYr5Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr4$47,867ExcessDistributionCyovYr4Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr3$21,996ExcessDistributionCyovYr3Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr2$7,759ExcessDistributionCyovYr2Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr1$21,300ExcessDistributionCyovYr1Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$108,807TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$21,603QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$21,603RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Total Corpus$130,410TotalCorpusAmt
Taxable2$14,712Taxable2Amt
Undistributed Income CY$15,150UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Excess Distri Cyov From Yr5$9,885ExcessDistriCyovFromYr5Amt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$120,525ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Year4$47,867ExcessFromYear4Amt
Excess From Year3$21,996ExcessFromYear3Amt
Excess From Year2$7,759ExcessFromYear2Amt
Excess From Year1$21,300ExcessFromYear1Amt
Excess From Current Year$21,603ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

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

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusTxtGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
Cedar Lake Ministries
13701 LauermanCedar LakeIN46303501(c)General Purpose$20,200
CRU
100 Lake Hart DriveOrlandoFL32832501(c)General Purpose$200
God Water
10124 Northcate CtSt JohnIN46373501(c)General Purpose$1,203
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$21,603TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Div And Int From Sec Part VII DivAndIntFromSecPartVIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$7,012RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$87,411RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$94,423RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$94,423TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Rln Of Acty To Accom Of Exmpt Prps RlnOfActyToAccomOfExmptPrpsGrp

Rln Of Acty To Accom Of Exmpt Prps RlnOfActyToAccomOfExmptPrpsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Line Number4LineNumberTxt
Relationship StatementInvestment income used for supporting various 501c(3) organizationsRelationshipStatementTxt

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

Gain Loss Sale Other Assets Sch GainLossSaleOtherAssetsSch

Gain Loss Sale Other Asset GainLossSaleOtherAssetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
AssetEquity investmentsAssetDesc
Acquired2014-08AcquiredDt
How AcquiredPurchasedHowAcquiredTxt
Sold2014-08SoldDt

Purchaser Name PurchaserNameGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonFIDELITY INVESTMENTSPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Price$340,194GrossSalesPriceAmt
Basis$252,783BasisAmt
Basis MethodCostBasisMethodTxt
Total Net$87,411TotalNetAmt

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescAdditional Sundry ExpensesDesc
Revenue And Expenses Per Books$60RevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmt
Net Investment Income$60NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryExcise TaxCategoryTxt
Amt$136Amt
Net Investment Income$136NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

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