BISHOPACCOUNTABILITY ORG INC: Form 990, tax year 2010

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Organization
BISHOPACCOUNTABILITY ORG INC (EIN 34-2019007)
Tax period
2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31
Filed
2011-11-14
IRS object ID
201113189349305221
Schema version
2010v3.4
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)
Timestamp2011-11-14T14:44:01-06:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2010-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GONZALEZ AND ASSOCIATES PCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line114 PAGE TERRACEAddressLine1
CitySTOUGHTONCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code02072ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2010-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN342019007EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BISHOPACCOUNTABILITYORGBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlBISHNameControl
Phone5084799304Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 541375AddressLine1
CityWALTHAMCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code02454ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameTERENCE MCKIERNANName
TitlePRESIDENTTitle
Phone5084799304Phone
Date Signed2011-10-14DateSigned
Authorize Third PartytrueAuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameLILLIAN GONZALEZ CPA MST CSEP CSRPName
Phone7813441040Phone
Date Prepared2011-11-14DatePrepared
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2010TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-24 21:20:13ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer PersonTERENCE MCKIERNANNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 541375AddressLine1
CityWALTHAMCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code02454ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts280819GrossReceipts
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3XOrganization501c3
Web SiteWWW.BISHOP-ACCOUNTABILITY.ORGWebSite
Type Of Organization CorporationXTypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation2004YearFormation
State Legal DomicileMAStateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission DescriptionTO GATHER AND MAKE ACCESSIBLE ALL PUBLIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE CATHOLIC ABUSE CRISIS AND THE BISHOPS' ROLE IN IT.ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body5NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members3NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees6TotalNbrEmployees
Total Gross UBI0TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year301682ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year280813ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue CY0ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year3InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year6InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Current Year0OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year301685TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year280819TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY0GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY0BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year141783SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year219585SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY0TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year22710TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year153294OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year124647OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year295077TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year344232TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year6608RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY-63413RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY248685TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY177686TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY14699TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY6959TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY233986NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY170727NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission DescriptionTO GATHER AND MAKE ACCESSIBLE ALL PUBLIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE CATHOLIC ABUSE CRISIS AND THE BISHOPS' ROLE IN IT.MissionDescription
Significant New Program ServicesfalseSignificantNewProgramServices
Significant ChangefalseSignificantChange
Expense288839Expense
DescriptionBISHOPACCOUNTABILITY.ORG DOCUMENTS THE ABUSE CRISIS IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. IT IS A UNIQUE INFORMATION RESOURCE FOR CATHOLICS, SURVIVORS, CHURCH OFFICIALS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, SCHOLARS AND JOURNALISTS. IT GATHERS AND POSTS PERTINENT COURT FILINGS AS WELL AS REPORTS BY LAW ENFORCEMENT, CHURCH OFFICIALS, AND NEWS ORGANIZATIONS. BY THE END OF 2009, OUR WEB SITE CONTAINED MORE THAN 120,000 PAGES. OUR ACCUSED PRIEST DATABASE HAD GROWN TO MORE THAN 3,400 ENTRIES.Description
Total Program Service Expense288839TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3trueDescribedIn501C3
Schedule B RequiredtrueScheduleBRequired
Political ActivitiesfalsePoliticalActivities
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised FundsfalseDonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasements
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArt
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg EquiptrueReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth SecuritiesfalseReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel InvestfalseReportProgRelInvest
Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssets
Report Other LiabilitiesfalseReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 FootnotefalseReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial StmtfalseIndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial StmtfalseConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
SchoolfalseSchool
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOffice
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To OrganizationsfalseMoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising ActivitiesfalseFundraisingActivities
GamingfalseGaming
HospitalfalseHospital
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizations
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J RequiredfalseScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit TransactionfalseExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit TransactionfalsePriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQPfalseLoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With OrganizationfalseBsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family MemberfalseBsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss RltnshpfalseOfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash ContributionsfalseDeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of ArtfalseDeductibleContributionsOfArt
TerminatedfalseTerminated
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidation
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntity
Related EntityfalseRelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled EntityfalseRelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related EntityfalseTransactionRelatedEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl OrgfalseTransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted PartnershipfalseActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O RequiredtrueScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With10963NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included0NumberW2GIncluded
Number Of Employees6NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns FiledtrueEmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business IncomefalseUnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible ContributionsfalseNonDeductibleContributions
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VIXInfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members5NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members3NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business RelationshipfalseFamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management DutiesfalseDelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing DocsfalseChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board MembersfalseElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To ApprovalfalseDecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing BodytrueMinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of CommitteestrueMinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddress
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing BodytrueForm990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest PolicytrueConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered PersonstrueAnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring EnforcementtrueRegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower PolicytrueWhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention PolicytrueDocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEOtrueCompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process OthertrueCompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is FiledMAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Other WebsiteXOtherWebsite
Upon RequestXUponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Name Business NameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CORPORATIONBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number5084799304TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 541375AddressLine1
CityWALTHAMCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code02454ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (5 entries)

TitleTitleAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorOfficerOfficerReportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganizationReportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgsOther CompensationOtherCompensation
TERENCE W MCKIERNAN
PRESIDENT/DI40.00XX11009200
ANNE B DOYLE
CLERK/DIRECT20.00XX3880000
CHARLES T O'NEILL
TREASURER/DI5.00XX000
SYLVIA DEMAREST
DIRECTOR2.00X000
LEON PODLES
DIRECTOR2.00X000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org148892TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Number Individuals GT100 K1NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers ListedfalseFormersListed
Total Comp GT150 KfalseTotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other SourcesfalseCompensationFromOtherSources
All Other Contributions280813AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions280813TotalContributions

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column6TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion$6ExclusionAmount

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column280819TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion$6ExclusionAmount

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total148892Total
Program Services120738ProgramServices
Management And General14889ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising13265Fundraising

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total54134Total
Program Services54134ProgramServices

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total16559Total
Program Services14407ProgramServices
Management And General1159ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising993Fundraising

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total12118Total
Program Services12118ProgramServices

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total4192Total
Management And General4192ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total11094Total
Program Services6429ProgramServices
Management And General1995ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising2670Fundraising

Advertising Advertising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total1871Total
Program Services1871ProgramServices

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total13780Total
Program Services7940ProgramServices
Management And General1838ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising4002Fundraising

Information Technology InformationTechnology

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total2475Total
Program Services2475ProgramServices

Occupancy Occupancy

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total16444Total
Program Services14306ProgramServices
Management And General1151ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising987Fundraising

Travel Travel

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total8150Total
Program Services7751ProgramServices
Management And General399ManagementAndGeneral

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total3010Total
Program Services2693ProgramServices
Management And General317ManagementAndGeneral

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total2993Total
Program Services2604ProgramServices
Management And General210ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising179Fundraising

Insurance Insurance

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Total2355Total
Program Services2049ProgramServices
Management And General165ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising141Fundraising

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (5 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionTotalTotalProgram ServicesProgramServicesManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralFundraisingFundraising
ARCHIVE EXPENSES3446933860609
TELEPHONE350613492157
RESEARCH31723172
PAYROLL PROCESSING25022502
SURVIVOR SUPPORT ACTIVITI946473473

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total1570Total
Program Services470ProgramServices
Management And General1100ManagementAndGeneral

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total344232Total
Program Services288839ProgramServices
Management And General32683ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising22710Fundraising

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY241088BOY
EOY165284EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY3210EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY1450EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis18294LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec11755LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY6555BOY
EOY6539EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY942BOY
EOY1103EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY100BOY
EOY100EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY248685BOY
EOY177686EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY14699BOY
EOY6959EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY14699BOY
EOY6959EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117XFollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY233986BOY
EOY170727EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY233986BOY
EOY170727EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY248685BOY
EOY177686EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses-63413ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes154ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting AccrualXMethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or ReviewtrueAccountantCompileOrReview
FS AuditedfalseFSAudited
Audit CommitteetrueAuditCommittee
Financial Statement ConsolidatedXFinancialStatementConsolidated
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 AviXPubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years342057CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years332313CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years403777CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year301682CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year280813CurrentTaxYear
Total1660642Total

Total170 Total170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years342057CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years332313CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years403777CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year301682CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year280813CurrentTaxYear
Total1660642Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total1028597AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total170632045PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years14CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years111CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years61CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year3CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year6CurrentTaxYear
Total195Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support1660837TotalSupport
Public Support Pertcentage1700.38060PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year0.34840PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170XThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor NumberRESTRICTEDContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Aggregate ContributionsRESTRICTEDAggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Disclosed Orgs Legal ControlfalseDisclosedOrgsLegalControl
Disclosed For Charitable PurposesfalseDisclosedForCharitablePurposes
Written Policy MonitoringfalseWrittenPolicyMonitoring
Sect170h Requirements SatisfiedfalseSect170hRequirementsSatisfied
Solicited Assets For SalefalseSolicitedAssetsForSale
Agent Trustee EtcfalseAgentTrusteeEtc
Included On FSfalseIncludedOnFS
Endowments Held By Unrelated OrgsfalseEndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related OrgsfalseEndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs
Are Related Orgs Listed Schedule RfalseAreRelatedOrgsListedScheduleR

Equipment Equipment

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis18294OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation11755Depreciation
Book Value6539BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings6539TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Total Revenue280819TotalRevenue
Total Expenses344232TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year-63413ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Excess Or Deficit Per FS-63413ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt280819TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Revenue Subtotal280819RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990280819TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt344232TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Subtotal344232ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990344232TotalExpensesPerForm990

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (5 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BBOARD PRESIDENT AND CLERK REVIEW THE 990 PRIOR TO FILING.
ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICYFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CANNUAL DISCLOSURE REQUIRED.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIALFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15ACOMPENSATION IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERSFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15BCOMPENSATION IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATIONFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

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