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WILDLIFE JUSTICE COMMISSION INVESTIGATIONS INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
WILDLIFE JUSTICE COMMISSION INVESTIGATIONS INC (EIN 93-3384174)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-11-17
IRS object ID
202513219349320001
Schema version
2024v5.2
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)
Return2025-11-17T15:56:58-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN475208450PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1NASH CPAS LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1501 PROVIDENCE HWYAddressLine1Txt
CityNORWOODCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02062ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN933384174EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1WILDLIFE JUSTICE COMMISSIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2INVESTIGATIONS INCBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlWILDBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2028757640PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11201 WILSON BLVD 27AddressLine1Txt
CityARLINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22209ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonSTEPHEN CARMODYPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone2028757640PhoneNum
Signature2025-11-17SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonSUNG ROHPreparerPersonNm
PTINP02464182PTIN
Phone7812861320PhoneNum
Preparation2025-11-17PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Initial ReturnYes (X)InitialReturnInd
Principal OfficerSTEPHEN CARMODYPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11201 WILSON BLVD 27AddressLine1Txt
CityARLINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22209ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$3,637,588GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressHTTPS://WILDLIFEJUSTICE.ORG/INVESTIGATIONS/WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2023FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionCOMBINING EVIDENCE & DIPLOMACY TO HELP DISMANTLE GLOBAL WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING NETWORKS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body3VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent3VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee2TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
CY Contributions Grants$3,637,237CYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Investment Income$351CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$3,637,588CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$311,875CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
CY Other Expenses$3,137,079CYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$3,448,954CYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$188,634CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets EOY$285,363TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$26,210TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$259,153NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE WILDLIFE JUSTICE COMMISSION STRONGLY BELIEVES THAT COMBINING HARD EVIDENCE THROUGH INVESTIGATIONS WITH EFFECTIVE DIPLOMACY WILL HELP GOVERNMENTS BRING THE WILDLIFE TRAFFICKERS TO ACCOUNT AND PUT AN END TO THE DEVASTATING ILLEGAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED AND VULNERABLE SPECIES.OPERATING GLOBALLY, OUR WORK REFLECTS THE TRANSNATIONAL NATURE OF THE ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE AND TYPICALLY COVERS MULTIPLE COUNTRIES WITHIN EACH INVESTIGATION. WHEN SELECTING A CASE, WE SEEK TO FULFIL OUR MISSION TO DISRUPT AND HELP DISMANTLE THE CRIMINAL NETWORKS IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THE HIGHEST IMPACT.OUR INVESTIGATIONS ARE AT THE BASIS OF ALL OUR WORK. METICULOUS, THOROUGHLY AND STRICTLY PLANNED AND DILIGENTLY DOCUMENTED, SOME TAKE OVER TWO YEARS TO GATHER ACCURATE, COMPELLING AND ACTIONABLE EVIDENCE OF THE CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES OF THE NETWORKS TRAFFICKING WILDLIFE. WE MAKE USE OF CASE MANAGEMENT AND INTELLIGENCE ANALYSIS SOFTWARE EMPLOYED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AROUND THE WORLD. THIS ALLOWS US TO PROVMissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$2,960,336ExpenseAmt
DescWE COLLABORATE WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO CONDUCT OUR INVESTIGATIONS AND GATHER EVIDENCE FROM THE FIELD. AMONG THOSE WHO WE CAN PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGE, ARE THE:DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND NATIONAL PARKS PENINSULAR MALAYSIA (PERHILITAN)ENVIRONMENTAL POLICE DEPARTMENT OF LAOSROYAL THAI POLICE NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME SUPPRESSION DIVISION (RTP NED)VIETNAMESE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICEINDIA WILDLIFE CRIME CONTROL BUREAU (WCCB)MOZAMBIQUENATIONAL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SERVICE (SERNIC)NIGERIA CUSTOMS SERVICE (NCS)SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE (SAPS)MALAYSIAN ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION (MACC)U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (USFWS)INDONESIAN NATIONAL POLICE (INP)Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$2,960,336TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
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 Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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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 Document11IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee2EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
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
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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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
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Phone2028757640PhoneNum

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Address Line11201 WILSON BLVD 27AddressLine1Txt
CityARLINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22209ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (3 entries)

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STEVE CARMODY
PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELLEN O'CONNELL
BOARD CHAIR5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL WAMITHI
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Total Contributions$3,637,237TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$351TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$351ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Total Revenue Column$3,637,588TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$351ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$297,888TotalAmt
Program Services$268,099ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,789ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,987TotalAmt
Program Services$12,588ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,399ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

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Total$26,123TotalAmt
Program Services$23,511ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,612ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Total$3,356TotalAmt
Program Services$3,020ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$336ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Total$3,736TotalAmt
Program Services$3,362ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$374ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Total$2,090,791TotalAmt
Program Services$1,881,712ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$209,079ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$16,562TotalAmt
Program Services$16,562ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$43,954TotalAmt
Program Services$39,559ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,395ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$381,154TotalAmt
Program Services$381,154ProgramServicesAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,764TotalAmt
Program Services$1,764ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,510TotalAmt
Program Services$3,510ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,112TotalAmt
Management And General$26,112ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
MISCELLANEOUS$142,220$142,220
PROFESSIONAL FEES$137,366$13,737$123,629
PROGRAM MISCELLANEOUS$110,429$110,429
RECRUITMENT$76,339$7,634$68,705

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$73,663TotalAmt
Program Services$22,732ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$50,931ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Total$3,448,954TotalAmt
Program Services$2,960,336ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$488,618ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$202,157EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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EOY$19,400EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$39,777EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$18,408LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$5,232LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$13,176EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$10,853EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$285,363EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$19,113EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$7,097EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$26,210EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$259,153EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$259,153EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$285,363EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$188,634ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$70,519OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$3,637,588CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,637,588TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$3,637,588CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,637,588TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$3,637,588PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support$3,637,588TotalSupportAmt
First5 Years170Yes (X)First5Years170Ind

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$18,408OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,232DepreciationAmt
Book Value$13,176BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$13,176TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BA COPY OF THE 990 WAS REVIEWED BY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD BEFORE IT WAS E-FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GCONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,881,712. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 209,079. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,090,791.

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