FOUNDATION FOR HOPE: Form 990PF, tax year 2025

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Organization
FOUNDATION FOR HOPE (EIN 01-0724780)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-05-11
IRS object ID
202601319349101810
Schema version
2025v4.1
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)
Return2026-05-11T07:37:45-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN541282700PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JEFFREY R ROGERS CPABusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11081 CLOVERHILL BLVDAddressLine1Txt
CityFORESTCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP24551ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN010724780EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Foundation For HopeBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFOUNBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4346656424PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11426 Founding Way RdAddressLine1Txt
CityBedfordCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP24523ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLewis ThomasPersonNm
Person TitlePresident/DirectorPersonTitleTxt
Phone4346656424PhoneNum
Signature2026-04-27SignatureDt

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJeffrey R Rogers CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00618216PTIN
Phone4345251218PhoneNum
Preparation2026-05-11PreparationDt
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$31,443FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$116,315ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$0CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Gross Profit Rev And Expnss$0GrossProfitRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Income Rev And Expnss$0OtherIncomeRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$116,315TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$0TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Legal Fees Rev And Expnss$0LegalFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$1,325AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$0OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$0TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Deprec And Dpltn Rev And Expnss$0DeprecAndDpltnRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$58,613OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$57,868OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$59,938TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$57,868TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$46,800ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$46,800ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$106,738TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$104,668TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$9,577ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$0NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$9,865CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$19,443CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$19,443CashEOYFMVAmt
Rcvbl From Officers EOY$0RcvblFromOfficersEOYAmt
Other Nts And Loans Rcvbl$12,000OtherNtsAndLoansRcvblAmt
Other Rcvbl Allwnc Dbtfl Acct$0OtherRcvblAllwncDbtflAcctAmt
Other Nts And Loans Rcvbl BOY$12,000OtherNtsAndLoansRcvblBOYAmt
Other Nts And Loans Rcvbl EOY$12,000OtherNtsAndLoansRcvblEOYAmt
Other Nts And Loans Rcvbl EOYFMV$12,000OtherNtsAndLoansRcvblEOYFMVAmt
Land Bldg Investments EOY$0LandBldgInvestmentsEOYAmt
Other Investments EOY$0OtherInvestmentsEOYAmt
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$972LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$972LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt
Land BOY$0LandBOYAmt
Land EOY$0LandEOYAmt
Land EOYFMV$0LandEOYFMVAmt
Other Assets BOY$0OtherAssetsBOYAmt
Other Assets EOY$0OtherAssetsEOYAmt
Other Assets EOYFMV$0OtherAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$21,865TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$31,443TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$31,443TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Loans From Officers EOY$0LoansFromOfficersEOYAmt
Mortgages And Notes Payable EOY$0MortgagesAndNotesPayableEOYAmt
Other Liabilities BOY$0OtherLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Other Liabilities EOY$0OtherLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind
No Donor Rstr Net Assests BOY$21,865NoDonorRstrNetAssestsBOYAmt
No Donor Rstr Net Assests EOY$31,443NoDonorRstrNetAssestsEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$21,865TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$31,443TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$21,865TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$31,443TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$21,865TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$9,577ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Other Increases$1OtherIncreasesAmt
Subtotal$31,443SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$31,443TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$0InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Tax Under Section511$0TaxUnderSection511Amt
Subtotal$0SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$0TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Tax Due$0TaxDueAmt
Applied To ES Tax$0AppliedToESTaxAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political ActyfalseLegislativePoliticalActyInd
More Than100 SpentfalseMoreThan100SpentInd
Form1120 POL FiledfalseForm1120POLFiledInd
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Changes To Articles Or BylawsfalseChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedYes (true)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (true)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StateVAOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (true)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating FoundationfalsePrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial ContributorsfalseNewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled EntityfalseOwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (true)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website Addresswww.foundationforhoperomania.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Individual With BooksLewis L ThomasIndividualWithBooksNm
Phone4346656424PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11426 FOUNDING WAY RDAddressLine1Txt
CityBEDFORDCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP24523ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts QuestionfalseForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified PrsnfalseSaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified PrsnfalseBrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified PrsnfalseFurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified PrsnfalsePayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified PrsnfalseTransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government OfficialfalsePaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Acts Fail To Qlfy As ExceptionsfalseActsFailToQlfyAsExceptionsInd
Uncorrected Prior ActsfalseUncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PYfalseUndistributedIncomePYInd
Undistr Incm Sect4942a2 Not AppfalseUndistrIncmSect4942a2NotAppInd
Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy InvstfalseUncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislationInd
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElectionInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurposeInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Lewis L Thomas
1426 Founding Way RoadBedfordVA24523Pres.& Dir20.00$0$0$0
Mary C Thomas
1426 Founding Way RoadBedfordVA24523Sec. & Dir20.00$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Other Employee Paid Over50k0OtherEmployeePaidOver50kCnt
Comp Of Hghst Pd Cntrct Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdCntrctOrNONETxt
Contractor Paid Over50k0ContractorPaidOver50kCnt

Summary Of Direct Chrtbl Acty SummaryOfDirectChrtblActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description1Mission trip to Romania to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ by distribution of Christian literature and medical supplies to those in need.Description1Txt
Expenses1$57,868Expenses1Amt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$0AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$5,906AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$5,906TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$5,906AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$89CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$5,817NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$291MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$291MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$0TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$0TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$291DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$291DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$291DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$104,668ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Qualifying Distributions$104,668QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$291DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr5$25,876ExcessDistributionCyovYr5Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr4$31,165ExcessDistributionCyovYr4Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr3$28,617ExcessDistributionCyovYr3Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr2$44,191ExcessDistributionCyovYr2Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr1$125,395ExcessDistributionCyovYr1Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$255,244TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$104,668QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Treated As Distri From Corpus$0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Applied To Current Year$291AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$104,377RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Total Corpus$359,621TotalCorpusAmt
Prior Year Undistributed Incm$0PriorYearUndistributedIncmAmt
Taxable1$0Taxable1Amt
Taxable2$0Taxable2Amt
Undistributed Income CY$0UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Excess Distri Cyov From Yr5$25,876ExcessDistriCyovFromYr5Amt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$333,745ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Year4$31,165ExcessFromYear4Amt
Excess From Year3$28,617ExcessFromYear3Amt
Excess From Year2$44,191ExcessFromYear2Amt
Excess From Year1$125,395ExcessFromYear1Amt
Excess From Current Year$104,377ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerNONEContributingManagerNm
Shareholder ManagerNONEShareholderManagerNm

Application Submission Info ApplicationSubmissionInfoGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient PersonLewis L ThomasRecipientPersonNm

Recipient US Address RecipientUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11426 Founding Way RdAddressLine1Txt
CityBedfordCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP24523ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient Phone5405860928RecipientPhoneNum
Form And Info And MaterialsTyped description of charitable Christian activities.FormAndInfoAndMaterialsTxt
Submission DeadlinesNONESubmissionDeadlinesTxt
Restrictions On AwardsNONERestrictionsOnAwardsTxt

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1RecipientForeignAddress/AddressLine1TxtProvince Or StateRecipientForeignAddress/ProvinceOrStateNmCountryRecipientForeignAddress/CountryCdRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusCdGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmtAddress Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCd
HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH
STR ALEXANDRU CAZABANNR49410282 BIHORROPCPROCLAIMING THEGOSPEL OF CHRIST$20,700
TIMBERLAKE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS
PCPROCLAIMING THEGOSPEL OF CHRIST$100202 HORIZON DRIVEFORESTVA24551
HJH FOUNDATION
PCPROCLAIMING THEGOSPEL OF CHRIST$20,0001055 FALLEN OAKS LANELYNCHBURGVA24503
TIMBER RIDGE BAPTIST CHURCH
PCPROCLAIMING THEGOSPEL OF CHRIST$5,0003234 TIMBER RIDGE ROADBEDFORDVA24523
ANCHOR MINISTRY
PCPROCLAIMING THEGOSPEL OF CHRIST$1,000403 LAKE VISTA DRFORESTVA24551
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$46,800TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd
Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
Sales Or Exchanges Of AssetsfalseSalesOrExchangesOfAssetsInd
Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EOfalsePurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd
Rental Of Facilities Oth AssetsfalseRentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd
Reimbursement ArrangementsfalseReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan GuaranteesfalseLoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services EtcfalsePerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities EtcfalseSharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EOfalseRelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
General RuleYes (X)GeneralRuleInd

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp (6 entries)

ContributorContributorNumAddress Line1ContributorUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContributorUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContributorUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContributorUSAddress/ZIPCdTotal ContributionsTotalContributionsAmtPerson ContributionPersonContributionInd
CHRISTOPHER AND RACHEL THOMAS
18441 CHARLEMONT ROADGOODEVA24556$5,000Yes (X)
LEWIS AND MARY THOMAS
21426 FOUNDING WAY ROADBEDFORDVA24523$40,000Yes (X)
BILLY HACKWORTH
3110 PINECREST AVENUEBEDFORDVA24523$7,500Yes (X)
HJH FOUNDATION
41055 FALLEN OAKS LANELYNCHBURGVA24503$30,000Yes (X)
ANCHOR MINISTRY
5403 LAKE VISTA DRIVEFORESTVA24551$8,570Yes (X)
CHRISTOPHER AND JESSICA BREVARD
61024 WYE OAK COURTFORESTVA24551$6,000Yes (X)

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryJEFFREY R. ROGERS CPA ACCOUNTING AND TAXCategoryTxt
Amt$1,325Amt

Depreciation Schedule DepreciationSchedule

Depreciation Property DepreciationPropertyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PropertyPRINTERPropertyDesc
Acquired2003-06-06AcquiredDt
Cost Or Other Basis$972CostOrOtherBasisAmt
Prior Year Depreciation$972PriorYearDepreciationAmt
Computation Method200DBComputationMethodTxt
Life5.000000000000LifeRt
Current Year Expense$0CurrentYearExpenseAmt

Land Etc Schedule2 LandEtcSchedule2

Land Etc LandEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Category Or ItemPRINTERCategoryOrItemTxt
Cost Or Other Basis$972CostOrOtherBasisAmt
Accumulated Depreciation$972AccumulatedDepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (3 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
LICENSES$25
SPECIAL PROGRAM EXP.$57,868$57,868
COMPUTER EXPENSE$720

Other Increases Schedule OtherIncreasesSchedule

Other Increases Detail OtherIncreasesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescROUNDINGDesc
Amt$1Amt

Other Notes Loans Rcvbl Long Sch OtherNotesLoansRcvblLongSch

Other Notes Loans Rcvbl Long OtherNotesLoansRcvblLongGrp

Borrower Name BorrowerNameGrp

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SCMAXTON PRIME SRLBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Insider RelationshipBOTH CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONSInsiderRelationshipTxt
Loan Original$12,000LoanOriginalAmt
Balance Due$12,000BalanceDueAmt
Note2024-06NoteDt
Loan Maturity2027-06LoanMaturityDt
Repayment Terms2 YEARSRepaymentTermsTxt
Interest0.08000000InterestRt
Security Provided BorrowerNONESecurityProvidedBorrowerTxt
Loan PurposeBOOKS FOR MINISTRY TO CHILDRENLoanPurposeTxt
Lender ConsiderationNONELenderConsiderationDesc
Consideration FMV$0ConsiderationFMVAmt

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