SOS AMERICAN FOUNDATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
SOS AMERICAN FOUNDATION INC (EIN 65-1290368)
Tax period
2013-07-01 to 2014-06-30
Filed
2015-05-14
IRS object ID
201521349349300337
Schema version
2013v4.0
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2015-05-14T09:32:29-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN204379085PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1YEVGENY PISAREVSKY CPA PCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11192 GRAVESEND NECK ROADAddressLine1
CityBROOKLYNCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code11229ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN651290368EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SOS AMERICAN FOUNDATION INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSOSABusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5706063763PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1421 LEGGETT STREETAddressLine1
CitySCRANTONCity
StatePAState
ZIP Code18508ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTINA DI MARTINOPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone5706064972PhoneNum
Signature2015-05-08SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonYEVGENY PISAREVSKY CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00290714PTIN
Phone3475871990PhoneNum
Preparation2015-05-08PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2016-03-07 17:11:31ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerTINA DI MARTINOPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1421 LEGGETT STREETAddressLine1
CitySCRANTONCity
StatePAState
ZIP Code18508ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$713,040GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.SOSAMERICAN.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2006FormationYr
Legal Domicile StatePALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO YOUNG PEOPLE IN NEED OF HELP, ELDERLY PEOPLE, DISABLED PERSONS, HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND VETERAN ORGANIZATIONS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body2VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent2VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$185,993PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$713,040CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$185,993PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$713,040CYTotalRevenueAmt
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$0PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$0CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$197,298PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$746,592CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$197,298PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$746,592CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$11,305PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$33,552CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$23,237TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$46,196TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$27,452TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$83,963TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY-$4,215NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY-$37,767NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionNoneMissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$721,639ExpenseAmt
Revenue$713,040RevenueAmt
DescTHE MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO YOUNG PEOPLE IN NEED OF HELP, ELDERLY PEOPLE, DISABLED PERSONS, HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND VETERAN ORGANIZATIONS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$721,639TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan OutstandingYes (1)LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document0IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members2GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member2IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy0ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldPAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TINA DI MARTINOBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5706063763PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1421 LEGGETT STREETAddressLine1
CitySCRANTONCity
StatePAState
ZIP Code18508ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
TINA DI MARTINO
PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR35.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
GENNADIY YUDICHEV
TREASURER20.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$0TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
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$713,040AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$471,270NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$713,040TotalContributionsAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$713,040TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,876TotalAmt
Management And General$3,876ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,000TotalAmt
Program Services$13,320ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,680ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,778TotalAmt
Program Services$4,276ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,502ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,467TotalAmt
Program Services$3,752ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$715ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,491TotalAmt
Program Services$13,491ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,134TotalAmt
Program Services$2,319ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$815ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
PURCHASE OF DONATED ITE$490,945$490,945
FREIGHT/CARGO & SHIPPIN$162,938$162,938
WAREHOUSE$16,200$16,200
AUTOMOBILE EXPENSES & L$7,752$5,736$2,016

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,011TotalAmt
Program Services$8,662ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,349ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$746,592TotalAmt
Program Services$721,639ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,953ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,497BOYAmt
EOY$1,185EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$67,456LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$22,446LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,740BOYAmt
EOY$45,010EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,237BOYAmt
EOY$46,196EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,115BOYAmt
EOY$26,087EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,053BOYAmt
EOY$22,998EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,284BOYAmt
EOY$34,878EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$27,452BOYAmt
EOY$83,963EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$4,215BOYAmt
EOY-$37,767EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$4,215BOYAmt
EOY-$37,767EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,237BOYAmt
EOY$46,196EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$33,552ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$149,205CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$90,490CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$129,226CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$185,993CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$713,040CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,267,954TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$149,205CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$90,490CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$129,226CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$185,993CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$713,040CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,267,954TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$1,267,954PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$149,205CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$90,490CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$129,226CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$185,993CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$713,040CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,267,954TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5091.00000PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5091.00000PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00000InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$67,456OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$22,446DepreciationAmt
Book Value$45,010BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$45,010TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTINA DI MARTINOPersonNm
Relationship With OrgDIRECTORRelationshipWithOrgTxt
Loan PurposePAYMENT OF EXPENSESLoanPurposeTxt
Loan To OrganizationYes (X)LoanToOrganizationInd
Original Principal$10,053OriginalPrincipalAmt
Balance Due$22,998BalanceDueAmt
Default0DefaultInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (1)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Written Agreement0WrittenAgreementInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due$22,998TotalBalanceDueAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Clothing And Household Goods ClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$471,270NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesEST. FAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received1Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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