GEENEN FAMILY FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2014

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Organization
GEENEN FAMILY FOUNDATION (EIN 38-3534246)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-05-12
IRS object ID
201501329349102900
Schema version
2014v5.0
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)
Return2015-05-12T13:40:53-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN383171341PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GEENEN AND KOLEAN PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1246 SOUTH RIVER AVENUE SUITE 201AddressLine1Txt
CityHOLLANDCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP49423ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN383534246EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GEENEN FAMILY FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2C/O CHARLES GEENENBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlGEENBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6163964950PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11276 BEACH DRAddressLine1Txt
CityHOLLANDCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP49423ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHARLES GEENENPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone6163964950PhoneNum
Signature2015-05-11SignatureDt

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJOHN A JOHNSONPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00417328PTIN
Phone6163930398PhoneNum
Preparation2015-05-11PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$837,719FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$974InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$974InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$8,994DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$8,994DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$1,675NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$369,515GrossSalesPriceAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$11,643TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$9,968TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$3,213OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Net Invst Incm$3,213OtherExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$3,213TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$3,213TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$168,500ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$168,500ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$171,713TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$3,213TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$168,500TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$160,070ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$6,755NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$549,361CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$470,841CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$470,841CashEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$257,147CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$295,230CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$309,378CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Invst Land Cost Or Other Basis$231,658InvstLandCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Land Bldg Investments BOY$351,291LandBldgInvestmentsBOYAmt
Land Bldg Investments EOY$231,658LandBldgInvestmentsEOYAmt
Land Bldg Investments EOYFMV$57,500LandBldgInvestmentsEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$1,157,799TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$997,729TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$837,719TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind
Retained Earning BOY$1,157,799RetainedEarningBOYAmt
Retained Earning EOY$997,729RetainedEarningEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$1,157,799TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$997,729TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$1,157,799TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$997,729TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$1,157,799TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$160,070ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Subtotal$997,729SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$997,729TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PropertyWALNUT CREEK SALEPropertyDesc
How AcquiredPHowAcquiredCd
Acquired2008-06-30AcquiredDt
Sold2014-06-30SoldDt
Gross Sales Price$107,735GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cost Or Other Basis$137,368CostOrOtherBasisAmt
Gain Or Loss-$29,633GainOrLossAmt
Gains Minus Excess Or Losses-$29,633GainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income-$29,633CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt

Qlfy Und Sect4940e Reduced Tax QlfyUndSect4940eReducedTaxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Liable Section4942 TaxfalseLiableSection4942TaxInd
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr1$193,319AdjustedQlfyDistriYr1Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr1$1,068,885NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr1Amt
Distribution Yr10.180860DistributionYr1Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr2$70,584AdjustedQlfyDistriYr2Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr2$1,067,580NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr2Amt
Distribution Yr20.066116DistributionYr2Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr3$69,875AdjustedQlfyDistriYr3Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr3$1,170,496NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr3Amt
Distribution Yr30.059697DistributionYr3Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr4$80,832AdjustedQlfyDistriYr4Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr4$1,307,939NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr4Amt
Distribution Yr40.061801DistributionYr4Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr5$59,978AdjustedQlfyDistriYr5Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr5$1,528,948NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr5Amt
Distribution Yr50.039228DistributionYr5Rt
Total Distribution0.407702TotalDistributionRt
Average Distribution0.081540AverageDistributionRt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$996,678NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Adj Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$81,269AdjNetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Net Investment Income Pct$68NetInvestmentIncomePctAmt
Adj Nonchrtbl Net Invst Incm Pct$81,337AdjNonchrtblNetInvstIncmPctAmt
Qualifying Distributions$168,500QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Domestic Org Meeting Sect4940eYes (X)DomesticOrgMeetingSect4940eInd
Investment Income Excise Tax$68InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$68SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$68TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$59EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Total Payments And Credits$59TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Tax Due$9TaxDueAmt

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 SatisfiedYes (true)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (true)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StateMIOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (true)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating FoundationfalsePrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial ContributorsfalseNewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled EntityfalseOwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (true)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Individual With BooksCHARLES GEENENIndividualWithBooksNm
Phone6163964950PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11276 BEACH DRAddressLine1Txt
CityHOLLANDCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP49423ZIPCd
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
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
CHARLES GEENEN
1276 BEACH DRHOLLANDMI49423PRES, TREAS1.00$0$0$0
JULIE GEENEN
1276 BEACH DRHOLLANDMI49423DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Comp Of Hghst Pd Cntrct Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdCntrctOrNONETxt

Sum Of Program Related Invst SumOfProgramRelatedInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description1N/ADescription1Txt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$305,754AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$500,602AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$205,500FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$1,011,856TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$1,011,856AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$15,178CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$996,678NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$49,834MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$49,834MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$68TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$68TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$49,766DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$49,766DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$49,766DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

Qualifying Distri Part XII QualifyingDistriPartXIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$168,500ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Qualifying Distributions$168,500QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Pct Sect4940e Org Net Invst Incm$68PctSect4940eOrgNetInvstIncmAmt
Adjusted Qualifying Distri$168,432AdjustedQualifyingDistriAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$49,766DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr2$14,391ExcessDistributionCyovYr2Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr1$140,037ExcessDistributionCyovYr1Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$154,428TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$168,500QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Current Year$49,766AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$118,734RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Total Corpus$273,162TotalCorpusAmt
Undistributed Income CY$0UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$273,162ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Year2$14,391ExcessFromYear2Amt
Excess From Year1$140,037ExcessFromYear1Amt
Excess From Current Year$118,734ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

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

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (9 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusTxtGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
PRAY AMERICA
PO BOX 14070LANSINGMI489014070501(C)(3)RELIGIOUS$7,000
BETHANY CHRISTIAN SERVICES
12048 JAMES STREETHOLLANDMI49424501(C)(3)RELIGIOUS$500
HOLLAND RESCUE MISSION
356 FAIRBANKS AVENUEHOLLANDMI49423501(C)(3)HUMAN SERVICES$3,000
HOPE COLLEGE
PO BOX 9000HOLLANDMI49422501(C)(3)EDUCATION$50,000
TRINITY CHRISTIAN COLLEGE
6601 W COLLEGE DRIVEPALOS HEIGHTSIL60463501(C)(3)EDUCATIONAL$1,000
HOLLAND CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS
956 OTTAWA AVENUEHOLLANDMI49423501(C)(3)EDUCATIONAL$5,000
ZEELAND EDUCATION FOUNDATION
183 W ROOSEVELT AVENUEZEELANDMI49464501(C)(3)EDUCATIONAL$1,000
HOLLAND EDUCATION FOUNDATION
320 W 24TH STREETHOLLANDMI49423501(C)(3)EDUCATIONAL$1,000
ZEELAND CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS
334 W CENTRAL AVENUEZEELANDMI49464501(C)(3)EDUCATIONAL$100,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$168,500TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$974ExclusionAmt

Div And Int From Sec Part VII DivAndIntFromSecPartVIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$8,994ExclusionAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion-$29,633ExclusionAmt
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$31,308RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion-$19,665ExclusionAmt
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$31,308RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$11,643TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

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 (13 entries)

AssetAssetDescAcquiredAcquiredDtHow AcquiredHowAcquiredTxtSoldSoldDtGross Sales PriceGrossSalesPriceAmtBasisBasisAmtTotal NetTotalNetAmt
MACATAWA BANK2008-06PURCHASE2014-06$19,530$30,395-$10,865
FIRST EAGLE GLOBAL FUND2008-06PURCHASE2014-06$15,040$14,427$613
JANUS TRITON FD2008-06PURCHASE2014-06$13,558$10,102$3,456
MFS VALUE FUND2008-06PURCHASE2014-06$28,222$20,829$7,393
NUVEEN SANTA BARBARA2008-06PURCHASE2014-06$14,376$11,759$2,617
RIDGEWORTH MID CAP2008-06PURCHASE2014-06$10,487$8,695$1,792
SCOUT INT'L FD2008-06PURCHASE2014-06$22,666$16,603$6,063
T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH2008-06PURCHASE2014-06$47,726$30,064$17,662
T. ROWE PRICE MID CAP2008-06PURCHASE2014-06$13,495$10,816$2,679
FFCB2008-06PURCHASE2014-06$24,940$25,000-$60
FHLMC MTN2008-06PURCHASE2014-06$24,445$24,573-$128
GEN ELEC CAP MTN2008-06PURCHASE2014-06$24,845$25,148-$303
DFA US MICRO CAP2008-06PURCHASE2014-06$2,450$2,061$389

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp (2 entries)

StockStockNmEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
MACATAWA TRUST
CHARLES SCHWAAB$295,230$309,378

Investments Land Schedule2 InvestmentsLandSchedule2

Investment Land InvestmentLandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Category Or ItemPINE ISLAND WALNUT CREEKCategoryOrItemTxt
Cost Or Other Basis$231,658CostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$231,658BookValueAmt
EOYFMV$57,500EOYFMVAmt

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (3 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmt
EXPENSES
MICHIGAN ANNUAL FEE$20$20
FIDUCIARY FEES$3,193$3,193

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