GROSS FAMILY FOUNDATION INC: Form 990PF, tax year 2011

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Organization
GROSS FAMILY FOUNDATION INC (EIN 47-0737162)
Tax period
2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
Filed
2012-05-15
IRS object ID
201241369349101684
Schema version
2011v1.2
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)
Timestamp2012-05-15T12:51:03-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2011-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN911829375EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BERGER AND O'TOOLE CPAS LLCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11301 S 75TH STREET SUITE 200AddressLine1
CityOMAHACity
StateNEState
ZIP Code68124ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2011-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN470737162EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GROSS FAMILY FOUNDATION INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlGROSNameControl
Phone9704763876Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 985AddressLine1
CityVAILCity
StateCOState
ZIP Code816580985ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameDAVID H GROSSName
TitlePRESIDENTTitle
Phone9704763876Phone
Date Signed2012-05-08DateSigned
Authorize Third Party1AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameROBERT H BERGER CPAName
PTINP00340049PTIN
Phone4025511919Phone
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2011TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-24 21:20:13ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exempt PFXExemptPF
FMV Assets EOY721895FMVAssetsEOY
Method Of Accounting CashXMethodOfAccountingCash

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Not Required To Attach Schedule BXNotRequiredToAttachScheduleB
Dividends Rev And Expnss12091DividendsRevAndExpnss
Dividends Net Invst Incm12091DividendsNetInvstIncm
Net Gain Sale Assets Rev And Expnss-538NetGainSaleAssetsRevAndExpnss
Gross Sales Price51692GrossSalesPrice
Capital Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm0CapitalGainNetIncmNetInvstIncm
Total Revenue And Expenses11553TotalRevenueAndExpenses
Total Net Investment Income12091TotalNetInvestmentIncome
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss0CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnss
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Net Invst Incm0CompOfcrDirTrstNetInvstIncm
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps0CompOfcrDirTrstDsbrsChrtblPrps
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss2294AccountingFeesRevAndExpnss
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm2294AccountingFeesNetInvstIncm
Accounting Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps0AccountingFeesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss713OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnss
Other Prof Fees Net Invst Incm713OtherProfFeesNetInvstIncm
Other Prof Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps0OtherProfFeesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Taxes Rev And Expnss181TaxesRevAndExpnss
Taxes Net Invst Incm181TaxesNetInvstIncm
Taxes Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps0TaxesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss3188TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnss
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm3188TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncm
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps0TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Contri Gifts Paid Rev And Expnss54270ContriGiftsPaidRevAndExpnss
Contri Gifts Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps54270ContriGiftsPaidDsbrsChrtblPrps
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss57458TotalExpensesRevAndExpnss
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm3188TotalExpensesNetInvstIncm
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps54270TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Excess Of Revenue Over Expenses-45905ExcessOfRevenueOverExpenses
Net Investment Income8903NetInvestmentIncome

Balance Sheets BalanceSheets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY7048CashBOY
Cash EOY2592CashEOY
Cash EOYFMV2592CashEOYFMV
Investments Corp Stock BOY10340InvestmentsCorpStockBOY
Investments Corp Stock EOY7762InvestmentsCorpStockEOY
Investments Corp Stock EOYFMV8214InvestmentsCorpStockEOYFMV
Investments Corp Bonds BOY124752InvestmentsCorpBondsBOY
Investments Corp Bonds EOY93622InvestmentsCorpBondsEOY
Investments Corp Bonds EOYFMV102163InvestmentsCorpBondsEOYFMV
Investments Other BOY452434InvestmentsOtherBOY
Investments Other EOY444693InvestmentsOtherEOY
Investments Other EOYFMV608926InvestmentsOtherEOYFMV
Total Assets BOY594574TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY548669TotalAssetsEOY
Total Assets EOYFMV721895TotalAssetsEOYFMV
Total Liabilities BOY0TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY0TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Org That Do Not Follow SFAS117XOrgThatDoNotFollowSFAS117
Capital Stock BOY699531CapitalStockBOY
Capital Stock EOY699531CapitalStockEOY
Paid In Or Capital Surplus BOY0PaidInOrCapitalSurplusBOY
Paid In Or Capital Surplus EOY0PaidInOrCapitalSurplusEOY
Retained Earnings BOY-104957RetainedEarningsBOY
Retained Earnings EOY-150862RetainedEarningsEOY
Total Net Assets BOY594574TotalNetAssetsBOY
Total Net Assets EOY548669TotalNetAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities Net Assets BOY594574TotalLiabilitiesNetAssetsBOY
Total Liabilities Net Assets EOY548669TotalLiabilitiesNetAssetsEOY

Changes In Net Assets Fund Balances ChangesInNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Net Assets Fund Balances BOY594574TotalNetAssetsFundBalancesBOY
Excess Of Revenue Over Expenses-45905ExcessOfRevenueOverExpenses
Other Increases0OtherIncreases
Subtotal548669Subtotal
Other Decreases0OtherDecreases
Total Net Assets Fund Balances EOY548669TotalNetAssetsFundBalancesEOY

Capital Gains And Losses CapitalGainsAndLosses

Capital Gains And Losses Info CapitalGainsAndLossesInfo (4 entries)

Description Of AssetDescriptionOfAssetHow AcquiredHowAcquiredDate AcquiredDateAcquiredDate SoldDateSoldGross Sales PriceGrossSalesPriceCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisGain Or LossGainOrLossGains Minus Excess Or LossesGainsMinusExcessOrLosses
616.523 SH BRIDGES INVESTMENT FUNDP1960-01-012011-12-20200001075992419241
15,000 LOEWS CORP DEBENUTURESP1992-02-252011-01-311524215750-508-508
400 SH PUBLIC STORAGE 7.250% SERIES K PFDP2011-08-221000010340-340-340
15,000 TIMES MIRROR CO NEW DEBENTURESP1993-12-022011-01-19645015381-8931-8931
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income-538CapitalGainNetIncome

Qlfy Und Sect4940e For Reduced Tax QlfyUndSect4940eForReducedTax

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Liable For4942 Tax0LiableFor4942Tax
Qualifying Distributions Year1500QualifyingDistributionsYear1
Noncharitable Assets Year1694981NoncharitableAssetsYear1
Distribution Ratio Year10.000719DistributionRatioYear1
Qualifying Distributions Year225550QualifyingDistributionsYear2
Noncharitable Assets Year2598465NoncharitableAssetsYear2
Distribution Ratio Year20.042693DistributionRatioYear2
Qualifying Distributions Year323660QualifyingDistributionsYear3
Noncharitable Assets Year3721640NoncharitableAssetsYear3
Distribution Ratio Year30.032786DistributionRatioYear3
Qualifying Distributions Year443250QualifyingDistributionsYear4
Noncharitable Assets Year4816335NoncharitableAssetsYear4
Distribution Ratio Year40.052981DistributionRatioYear4
Qualifying Distributions Year577335QualifyingDistributionsYear5
Noncharitable Assets Year5834481NoncharitableAssetsYear5
Distribution Ratio Year50.092674DistributionRatioYear5
Total Distribution Ratio0.221853TotalDistributionRatio
Average Distribution Ratio0.044371AverageDistributionRatio
Net Noncharitable Assets748377NetNoncharitableAssets
Adjusted Noncharitable Assets33206AdjustedNoncharitableAssets
One Percent Net Investment Income89OnePercentNetInvestmentIncome
Adj Nonchrtbl Assets And One33295AdjNonchrtblAssetsAndOnePct
Qualifying Distributions54270QualifyingDistributions

Excise Tax Based On Investment Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvestmentIncm

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Domestic Org Meeting Sect4940eXDomesticOrgMeetingSect4940e
Investment Income Excise Tax89InvestmentIncomeExciseTax
Tax Under Section5110TaxUnderSection511
Subtotal89Subtotal
Subtitle A Tax0SubtitleATax
Tax Based On Investment Income89TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncome
Est Tax Payments And Overpayment360EstTaxPaymentsAndOverpayment
Total Credits And Payments360TotalCreditsAndPayments
Overpayment271Overpayment
Amount Credited To Next Year271AmountCreditedToNextYear
Amount To Be Refunded0AmountToBeRefunded

Statements Regarding Activities StatementsRegardingActivities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political Activities0LegislativePoliticalActivities
More Than100 Spent0MoreThan100Spent
Form1120 POL Filed0Form1120POLFiled
Sect4955 Tax On Organization0Sect4955TaxOnOrganization
Sect4955 Tax On Managers0Sect4955TaxOnManagers
Reimbursement Of Tax0ReimbursementOfTax
Activities Not Prev Reported0ActivitiesNotPrevReported
Changes To Articles Or Bylaws0ChangesToArticlesOrBylaws
Unrelated Bus Income Over10000UnrelatedBusIncomeOver1000
Termination Etc0TerminationEtc
Requirements Of Sect508e1RequirementsOfSect508e
At Least5000 In Assets1AtLeast5000InAssets
States Filed WithCOStatesFiledWith
Form990 PF Filed With AG1Form990PFFiledWithAG
Private Operating Foundation0PrivateOperatingFoundation
New Substantial Contributors0NewSubstantialContributors
Interest In Controlled Entity0InterestInControlledEntity
Applicable Insurance Contract0ApplicableInsuranceContract
Comply With Public Inspection Rqr1ComplyWithPublicInspectionRqr
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddress
Books In Care Of Person NameDAVID H GROSSBooksInCareOfPersonName
Books In Care Of Phone Number9704763876BooksInCareOfPhoneNumber

Books In Care Of US Address BooksInCareOfUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 985AddressLine1
CityVAILCity
StateCOState
ZIP Code81658ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Bank0ForeignBank

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exchange With Dsqfly Person0SaleOrExchangeWithDsqflyPerson
Borrow Or Lend With Dsqfly Person0BorrowOrLendWithDsqflyPerson
Furnished Goods With Dsqfly Person0FurnishedGoodsWithDsqflyPerson
Pay Compensation To Dsqfly Person0PayCompensationToDsqflyPerson
Transfer Assets To Dsqfly Person0TransferAssetsToDsqflyPerson
Payment To Government Offical0PaymentToGovernmentOffical
Uncorrected Prior Acts0UncorrectedPriorActs
Undistributed Income Prior Years0UndistributedIncomePriorYears
Business Holdings0BusinessHoldings
Jeopardy Investments0JeopardyInvestments
Uncorrected Jeopardy Investments0UncorrectedJeopardyInvestments
Influence Legislation0InfluenceLegislation
Influence Election0InfluenceElection
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividuals
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizations
Noncharitable Purpose0NoncharitablePurpose
Rcv Funds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Contract0RcvFundsToPayPrsnlBnftContract
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Contract0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftContract
Prohibited Tax Shelter Transactn0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransactn

Ofcr Dir Trustees Key Employee Info OfcrDirTrusteesKeyEmployeeInfo

Ofcr Dir Trustees Or Key Employee OfcrDirTrusteesOrKeyEmployee (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1CityUSAddress/CityStateUSAddress/StateZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCodeTitleTitleAvg Hours Per Wk Devoted To PositionAvgHoursPerWkDevotedToPositionCompensationCompensationContri To Empl Benefit Plans EtcContriToEmplBenefitPlansEtcExpense Account Other AllowancesExpenseAccountOtherAllowances
DAVID H GROSS
PO BOX 985VAILCO81658PRESIDENT0.00000
PAMELA J KAHN GROSS
PO BOX 985VAILCO81658SECRETARY0.00000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Highest Paid Empl NONENONECompOfHighestPaidEmplNONE
Tot Number Of Oth Empl Paid Over50k0TotNumberOfOthEmplPaidOver50k
Comp Of Hghst Paid Cntrct NONENONECompOfHghstPaidCntrctNONE
Tot Number Of Cntrct Paid Over50k0TotNumberOfCntrctPaidOver50k

Sum Of Program Related Investments SumOfProgramRelatedInvestments

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total0Total

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturn

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Avg Monthly FMV Of Securities751468AvgMonthlyFMVOfSecurities
Avg Monthly Cash Balances8306AvgMonthlyCashBalances
FMV All Other Noncharitable Assets0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAssets
Total FMV Of Unused Assets759774TotalFMVOfUnusedAssets
Reduction Claimed0ReductionClaimed
Acquisition Indebtedness0AcquisitionIndebtedness
Adj Total FMV Of Unused Assets759774AdjTotalFMVOfUnusedAssets
Cash Deemed Charitable11397CashDeemedCharitable
Net Noncharitable Assets748377NetNoncharitableAssets
Minimum Investment Return37419MinimumInvestmentReturn

Distributable DistributableAmount

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return37419MinimumInvestmentReturn
Tax Based On Investment Income89TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncome
Total Tax89TotalTax
Distributable Amount Before Adj37330DistributableAmountBeforeAdj
Recoveries Qlfy Distributions0RecoveriesQlfyDistributions
Distributable Amount Before Ded37330DistributableAmountBeforeDed
Deduction Fr Distributable$0DeductionFrDistributableAmount
Distributable Amount As Adjusted37330DistributableAmountAsAdjusted

Qualifying Distributions QualifyingDistributions

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions54270ExpensesAndContributions
Program Related Investments Total0ProgramRelatedInvestmentsTotal
Qualifying Distributions54270QualifyingDistributions
One Pct Sect4940e Org Net Invst Incm89OnePctSect4940eOrgNetInvstIncm
Adj Qualifying Distributions54181AdjQualifyingDistributions

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncome

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable Amount As Adjusted37330DistributableAmountAsAdjusted
Undistributed Income Prior Year383UndistributedIncomePriorYear
Total For Prior Years0TotalForPriorYears
Total Excess Distri Carryover0TotalExcessDistriCarryover
Qualifying Distributions54270QualifyingDistributions
Applied To Year1383AppliedToYear1
Applied To Prior Years0AppliedToPriorYears
Treated As Distri From Corpus0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpus
Applied To Current Year37330AppliedToCurrentYear
Remaining Distri From Corpus16557RemainingDistriFromCorpus
Excess Distri Cyov App CY Corpus0ExcessDistriCyovAppCYCorpus
Excess Distri Cyov Applied CY0ExcessDistriCyovAppliedCY
Total Corpus16557TotalCorpus
Prior Year Undistributed Income0PriorYearUndistributedIncome
Prior Year Deficiency Or Tax0PriorYearDeficiencyOrTax
Taxable Amount10TaxableAmount1
Taxable Amount20TaxableAmount2
Undistributed Income CY0UndistributedIncomeCY
Distri From Corpus170b1 E Or4942g30DistriFromCorpus170b1EOr4942g3
Excess Distri Cyov From Year50ExcessDistriCyovFromYear5
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Year16557ExcessDistriCyovToNextYear
Excess From Current Year16557ExcessFromCurrentYear

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerDAVID H GROSSContributingManager
Only Contributes To PreselectedXOnlyContributesToPreselected

Grant Or Contri Paid During Year GrantOrContriPaidDuringYear (9 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1CityRecipientUSAddress/CityStateRecipientUSAddress/StateZIP CodeRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCodeRecipient RelationshipRecipientRelationshipRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusPurpose Of Grant Or ContributionPurposeOfGrantOrContributionAmountAmount
BETTY FORD ALPINE GARDENS
183 GORE CREEK DRIVEVAILCO81657NONE501(C)(3)ANNUAL CAMPAIGN$2,250
VAIL VALLEY FOUNDATION
PO BOX 309VAILCO81658NONE501(C)(3)GENERAL FUND$2,500
SALVATION ARMY
PO BOX 2183EDWARDSCO81632NONE501(C)(3)ANNUAL APPEAL$300
COLORADO PUBLIC RADIO
7409 S ALTON CTCENTENNIALCO80112NONE501(C)(3)ANNUAL APPEAL$120
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA FOUNDATION
6001 DODGE STREETOMAHANE681820108NONE501(C)(3)UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DAVID & PAMELA GROSS FAMILY FUND$42,500
CHABAD OF VAIL
1000 LIONS RIDGE LOOPVAILCO81658NONE501(C)(3)GENERAL FUND$5,500
WESTERN SLOPE FOODBANK
734 SCARLET DRIVEGRAND JUNCTIONCO815059430NONE501(C)(3)ANNUAL APPEAL$450
NEBRASKA STATEWIDE ARBORETUM INC
PO BOX 830964LINCOLNNE685830964NONE501(C)(3)ANNUAL APPEAL$350
ROCKY MOUNTAIN PBS
1089 BANNOCK STREETDENVERCO80204NONE501(C)(3)ANNUAL APPEAL$300
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Grant Or Contri Paid During Year54270TotGrantOrContriPaidDuringYear
Tot Grant Or Contri Approved Future0TotGrantOrContriApprovedFuture

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActy

Dividends And Int From Sec Part VII DividendsAndIntFromSecPartVII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion Code14ExclusionCode
Exclusion$12,091ExclusionAmount

Gain Sales Assets Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAssetsOthThanInvntry

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion Code18ExclusionCode
Exclusion-$538ExclusionAmount

Subtotals Part XVIA SubtotalsPartXVIA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Unrelated Business Income$0UnrelatedBusinessIncomeAmount
Exclusion$11,553ExclusionAmount
Related Or Exempt Function Income0RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Part XVIA11553TotalPartXVIA

Trnsfr Tr Rln With Noncharitable EO TrnsfrTrRlnWithNoncharitableEO

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Noncharitable EO0TrnsfrOfCashToNoncharitableEO
Trnsfr Oth Assets Noncharitable EO0TrnsfrOthAssetsNoncharitableEO
Sales Or Exchanges Of Assets0SalesOrExchangesOfAssets
Purchase Assets Noncharitable EO0PurchaseAssetsNoncharitableEO
Rental Of Facilities Etc0RentalOfFacilitiesEtc
Reimbursement Arrangements0ReimbursementArrangements
Loans Or Loan Guarantees0LoansOrLoanGuarantees
Performance Of Services Etc0PerformanceOfServicesEtc
Sharing Of Facilities Etc0SharingOfFacilitiesEtc
Relationships Noncharitable E Os0RelationshipsNoncharitableEOs

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees AccountingFees

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryACCOUNTING FEESCategory
Amount$2,294Amount
Net Investment Income2294NetInvestmentIncome
Disbursements Charitable Prps0DisbursementsCharitablePrps

Investments Corp Bonds Schedule InvestmentsCorpBondsSchedule

Investments Corp Bonds InvestmentsCorpBonds (8 entries)

Name Of BondNameOfBondEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueEOYFMVEOYFMV
LOEWS CORPORATION00
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD1515015239
TIMES MIRROR COMPANY00
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY1524415882
NATIONSBANK CORPORATION1545215191
CAPITAL CITIES ABC, INC1590021884
TIME WARNER INC1680417973
CHESAPEAKE POTOMAC TEL1507215994

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corp Stock InvestmentsCorpStock (2 entries)

Name Of StockNameOfStockEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueEOYFMVEOYFMV
PUBLIC STORAGE, INC.00
KIMCO REALTY CORP77628214

Investments Other Schedule2 InvestmentsOtherSchedule2

Investments Other InvestmentsOther

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Category Or ItemBRIDGES INVESTMENT FUND, INCCategoryOrItem
Listed At Cost Or FMVAT COSTListedAtCostOrFMV
Book Value444693BookValue
EOYFMV608926EOYFMV

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees OtherProfessionalFees

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryTRUSTEE FEESCategory
Amount$713Amount
Net Investment Income713NetInvestmentIncome
Disbursements Charitable Prps0DisbursementsCharitablePrps

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Taxes

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryFEDERAL TAXESCategory
Amount$181Amount
Net Investment Income181NetInvestmentIncome
Disbursements Charitable Prps0DisbursementsCharitablePrps

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