AMERICAN LEGAL FINANCE ASSOCIATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
AMERICAN LEGAL FINANCE ASSOCIATION INC (EIN 20-1402214)
Tax period
2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Filed
2014-08-15
IRS object ID
201442279349300734
Schema version
2013v3.0
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)
Return2014-08-15T08:07:40-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2013-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN410746749PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLPBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1220 SOUTH SIXTH STREET SUITE 300AddressLine1
CityMINNEAPOLISCity
StateMNState
ZIP Code55402ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN201402214EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AMERICAN LEGAL FINANCE ASSOCIATION INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlAMERBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7188750605PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line126 COURT STREET NO 1104AddressLine1
CityNEW YORKCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code11242ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonWENSLEY MCKENNEYPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone7188750605PhoneNum
Signature2014-08-12SignatureDt

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonSTACY RUBSAMPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00514115PTIN
Phone6123764500PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2015-11-30 17:44:51ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerKELLY GILROYPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line126 COURT STREET NO 1104AddressLine1
CityNEW YORKCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code11242ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$1,156,127GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.AMERICANLEGALFIN.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2004FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO PROMOTE GREATER UNDERSTANDING AND PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS FOR THE LEGAL FINANCE INDUSTRY BY PROVIDING A CONVENIENT FORUM FOR THE OPEN EXCHANGE OF IDEAS RELEVANT TO THE INDUSTRY.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body7VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent7VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers8TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$20,000CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$609,161PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$1,136,127CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$609,161PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$1,156,127CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$1,500PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$7,000CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$143,219PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$145,166CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$674,034PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$801,169CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$818,753PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$953,335CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$209,592PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$202,792CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$183,136TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$260,653TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$313,997TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$188,722TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY-$130,861NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$71,931NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTO PROMOTE GREATER UNDERSTANDING AND PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS FOR THE LEGAL FINANCE INDUSTRY BY PROVIDING A CONVENIENT FORUM FOR THE OPEN EXCHANGE OF IDEAS RELEVANT TO THE INDUSTRY.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescCREATING AWARENESS OF THE BENEFITS OF LEGAL FINANCE WITHINLEGAL COMMUNITY AND PROMOTING ETHICAL BUSINESS PRACTICESWITHIN THE LEGAL FINANCE INDUSTRY.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSUPPORTING NUMEROUS LEGAL PUBLICATIONS AND HAVING SEVERALARTICLES PUBLISHED BY LAW PROFESSORS, BOTH WITH THE INTENTOF EDUCATING PLAINTIFF ATTORNEYS AND THE LEGAL INDUSTRYABOUT THE BENEFITS OF PROVIDING LEGAL FINANCE.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
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 OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document25IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsYes (1)NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri DisclYes (1)NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members7GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member7IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy0ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WENSLEY MCKENNEYBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7188750605PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1199 MAIN ST 8TH FLOORAddressLine1
CityWHITE PLAINSCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code10601ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
HARVEY HIRSCHFELD
CHAIRMAN4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
WENSLEY MCKENNEY
TREASURER4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARMINE DESANTIS
SECRETARY4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD DEPALMA
VICE PRESIDENT4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM TERLIZZI
DIRECTOR4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DARRYLE LEVINE
DIRECTOR4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK BERLIN
DIRECTOR4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KELLY GILROY
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$105,174$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$105,174TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$0TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$20,000AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$20,000TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
MEMBERSHIP DUES541900$886,127$886,127
ASSESSMENT DUES541900$250,000$250,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$1,136,127TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,156,127TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,136,127RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,000TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$105,174TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$39,992TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,604TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$666,721TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,433TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,500TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,730TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,000TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$51,894TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$785TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
ENTERTAINMENT EXPENSE$13,090
RECEIVABLE REDUCTION$12,012
LEGISLATIVE MONITORING$8,400

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$953,335TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$32,510BOYAmt
EOY$14,778EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$148,663BOYAmt
EOY$244,697EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$2,066LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$888LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,963BOYAmt
EOY$1,178EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$183,136BOYAmt
EOY$260,653EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$137,309BOYAmt
EOY$180,847EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$176,688BOYAmt
EOY$7,875EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$313,997BOYAmt
EOY$188,722EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$130,861BOYAmt
EOY$71,931EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

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

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

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

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$130,861BOYAmt
EOY$71,931EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$183,136BOYAmt
EOY$260,653EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$202,792ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

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 C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Political Expenditures$0PoliticalExpendituresAmt
Volunteer Hours0VolunteerHoursCnt
Expended527 Activities$0Expended527ActivitiesAmt
Internal Funds Contributed$0InternalFundsContributedAmt
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior YearYes (1)AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments$1,136,127DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$666,721NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov$278,533NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot$945,254NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc$795,289AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Carried Over$149,965CarriedOverAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,066OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$888DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,178BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,178TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LOUISIANA CENTER FOR WOMEN AND GOVERNMENT AT NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITYBusinessNameLine1

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 2062AddressLine1
CityTHIBODAUXCity
StateLAState
ZIP Code70310ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRC SectionGOVT ENTITYIRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$7,000CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method UsedN/AValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceN/ANonCashAssistanceDesc
Purpose Of GrantTO SUPPORT THE LOUISIANA GIRLS LEADERSHIP ACADEMYPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE ASSOCIATION HAS TWO CLASSES OF MEMBERS: VOTING MEMBERS AND NONVOTING MEMBERS. VOTING AND NONVOTING MEMBERS HAVE THE SAME RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES, RESTRICTIONS, AND CONDITIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AEACH VOTING MEMBER HAS THE RIGHT TO APPOINT OR REMOVE A DIRECTOR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BTHE VOTING MEMBERS SHALL VOTE ON ANY PROPOSAL TO DISPOSE OF ALL OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE ASSOCIATION'S ASSETS, TO MERGE OR DISSOLVE THE ASSOCIATION, AND TO AMEND THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11FORM 990 REVIEWED BY OFFICERS BEFORE FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19INFORMATION AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

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