STANDING SERVANTS: Form 990PF, tax year 2025
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- Organization
- STANDING SERVANTS (EIN 92-1136264)
- Tax period
- 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
- Filed
- 2026-05-13
- IRS object ID
- 202621339349102567
- Schema version
- 2025v4.1
- 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
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2026-05-13T10:10:46-07:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2025-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Firm EIN | 333418828 | PreparerFirmEIN |
Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | SU JIN KWAK CPA PC | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 333 SYLVAN AVE STE 103 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | NJ | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 07632 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990PF | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2025-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 921136264 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | STANDING SERVANTS | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | STAN | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Phone | 7148644224 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 6408 Gatekeeper Street | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | GREENSBORO | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | NC | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 27455 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | SANGEUN PARK | PersonNm |
| Person Title | PRESIDENT | PersonTitleTxt |
| Phone | 7148644224 | PhoneNum |
| Signature | 2026-05-06 | SignatureDt |
Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Person | SU JIN KWAK CPA | PreparerPersonNm |
| PTIN | P00914147 | PTIN |
| Phone | 6465783310 | PhoneNum |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2025 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-PF IRS990PF
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Organization501c3 Exempt PF | Yes (X) | Organization501c3ExemptPFInd |
| FMV Assets EOY | $6,166 | FMVAssetsEOYAmt |
| Method Of Accounting Cash | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingCashInd |
Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss | $51,986 | ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt |
| Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm | $0 | CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt |
| Gross Profit Rev And Expnss | $0 | GrossProfitRevAndExpnssAmt |
| Other Income Rev And Expnss | $0 | OtherIncomeRevAndExpnssAmt |
| Total Rev And Expnss | $51,986 | TotalRevAndExpnssAmt |
| Total Net Invst Incm | $0 | TotalNetInvstIncmAmt |
| Legal Fees Rev And Expnss | $0 | LegalFeesRevAndExpnssAmt |
| Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss | $0 | AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt |
| Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss | $512 | OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt |
| Interest Rev And Expnss | $600 | InterestRevAndExpnssAmt |
| Taxes Rev And Expnss | $0 | TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt |
| Deprec And Dpltn Rev And Expnss | $0 | DeprecAndDpltnRevAndExpnssAmt |
| Occupancy Rev And Expnss | $500 | OccupancyRevAndExpnssAmt |
| Other Expenses Rev And Expnss | $1,952 | OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt |
| Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss | $3,564 | TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt |
| Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm | $0 | TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt |
| Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl | $0 | TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt |
| Contri Paid Rev And Expnss | $46,420 | ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt |
| Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl | $46,420 | ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt |
| Total Expenses Rev And Expnss | $49,984 | TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt |
| Total Expenses Net Invst Incm | $0 | TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt |
| Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl | $46,420 | TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt |
| Excess Revenue Over Expenses | $2,002 | ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt |
| Net Investment Income | $0 | NetInvestmentIncomeAmt |
Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Cash BOY | $4,164 | CashBOYAmt |
| Cash EOY | $6,166 | CashEOYAmt |
| Cash EOYFMV | $6,166 | CashEOYFMVAmt |
| Rcvbl From Officers EOY | $0 | RcvblFromOfficersEOYAmt |
| Other Nts And Loans Rcvbl EOY | $0 | OtherNtsAndLoansRcvblEOYAmt |
| Land Bldg Investments EOY | $0 | LandBldgInvestmentsEOYAmt |
| Other Investments EOY | $0 | OtherInvestmentsEOYAmt |
| Land EOY | $0 | LandEOYAmt |
| Other Assets BOY | $0 | OtherAssetsBOYAmt |
| Other Assets EOY | $0 | OtherAssetsEOYAmt |
| Other Assets EOYFMV | $0 | OtherAssetsEOYFMVAmt |
| Total Assets BOY | $4,164 | TotalAssetsBOYAmt |
| Total Assets EOY | $6,166 | TotalAssetsEOYAmt |
| Total Assets EOYFMV | $6,166 | TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt |
| Loans From Officers EOY | $0 | LoansFromOfficersEOYAmt |
| Mortgages And Notes Payable EOY | $0 | MortgagesAndNotesPayableEOYAmt |
| Other Liabilities BOY | $0 | OtherLiabilitiesBOYAmt |
| Other Liabilities EOY | $0 | OtherLiabilitiesEOYAmt |
| Total Liabilities EOY | $0 | TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt |
| Organization Follows FASB117 | Yes (X) | OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind |
| No Donor Rstr Net Assests BOY | $4,164 | NoDonorRstrNetAssestsBOYAmt |
| No Donor Rstr Net Assests EOY | $6,166 | NoDonorRstrNetAssestsEOYAmt |
| Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY | $4,164 | TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY | $6,166 | TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
| Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY | $4,164 | TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt |
| Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY | $6,166 | TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt |
Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY | $4,164 | TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Excess Revenue Over Expenses | $2,002 | ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt |
| Subtotal | $6,166 | SubtotalAmt |
| Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY | $6,166 | TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Investment Income Excise Tax | $0 | InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt |
| Tax Under Section511 | $0 | TaxUnderSection511Amt |
| Subtotal | $0 | SubtotalAmt |
| Tax Based On Investment Income | $0 | TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt |
| Tax Due | $0 | TaxDueAmt |
| Applied To ES Tax | $0 | AppliedToESTaxAmt |
Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Legislative Political Acty | false | LegislativePoliticalActyInd |
| More Than100 Spent | false | MoreThan100SpentInd |
| Form1120 POL Filed | false | Form1120POLFiledInd |
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | false | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd |
| Changes To Articles Or Bylaws | false | ChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd |
| Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit | false | UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | false | OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd |
| Section508e Rqr Satisfied | false | Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd |
| At Least5000 In Assets | Yes (true) | AtLeast5000InAssetsInd |
| Form990 PF Filed With Atty Gen | false | Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd |
| Private Operating Foundation | false | PrivateOperatingFoundationInd |
| New Substantial Contributors | false | NewSubstantialContributorsInd |
| Own Controlled Entity | false | OwnControlledEntityInd |
| Donor Advised Fund | false | DonorAdvisedFundInd |
| Comply With Public Insp Rqr | false | ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd |
| Website Address | N/A | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Individual With Books | SANGEUN PARK | IndividualWithBooksNm |
| Phone | 7143981473 | PhoneNum |
Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 7799 VALLEY VIEW STREET F112 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | LA PALMA | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 90623 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Accounts Question | false | ForeignAccountsQuestionInd |
Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Sale Or Exch Disqualified Prsn | false | SaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd |
| Brrw Or Lend Disqualified Prsn | false | BrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd |
| Furn Goods Disqualified Prsn | false | FurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd |
| Pay Comp Disqualified Prsn | false | PayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd |
| Transfer Ast Disqualified Prsn | false | TransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd |
| Payment To Government Official | false | PaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd |
| Uncorrected Prior Acts | false | UncorrectedPriorActsInd |
| Undistributed Income PY | false | UndistributedIncomePYInd |
| Business Holdings | false | BusinessHoldingsInd |
| Jeopardy Investments | false | JeopardyInvestmentsInd |
| Uncorrected PY Jeopardy Invst | false | UncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd |
| Influence Legislation | false | InfluenceLegislationInd |
| Influence Election | false | InfluenceElectionInd |
| Grants To Individuals | false | GrantsToIndividualsInd |
| Grants To Organizations | false | GrantsToOrganizationsInd |
| Noncharitable Purpose | false | NoncharitablePurposeInd |
| Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct | false | RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd |
| Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct | false | PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp
Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | SANG EUN PARK | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 7799 VALLEY VIEW ST | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | LA PALMA | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 90623 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Title | EXECUTIVE OFFICER | TitleTxt |
| Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To Pos | 20.00 | AverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt |
| Compensation | $0 | CompensationAmt |
| Employee Benefit Program | $0 | EmployeeBenefitProgramAmt |
| Expense Account Other Allwnc | $0 | ExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONE | NONE | CompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt |
| Other Employee Paid Over50k | 0 | OtherEmployeePaidOver50kCnt |
| Comp Of Hghst Pd Cntrct Or NONE | NONE | CompOfHghstPdCntrctOrNONETxt |
| Contractor Paid Over50k | 0 | ContractorPaidOver50kCnt |
Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Average Monthly FMV Of Sec | $0 | AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt |
| Average Monthly Cash Balances | $5,165 | AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt |
| FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast | $0 | FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt |
| Total FMV Of Unused Assets | $5,165 | TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt |
| Reduction Claimed | $0 | ReductionClaimedAmt |
| Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast | $5,165 | AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt |
| Cash Deemed Charitable | $77 | CashDeemedCharitableAmt |
| Net Vl Noncharitable Assets | $5,088 | NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt |
| Minimum Investment Return | $254 | MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt |
Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum Investment Return | $254 | MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt |
| Tax Based On Investment Income | $0 | TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt |
| Total Tax | $0 | TotalTaxAmt |
| Distributable Before Adj | $254 | DistributableBeforeAdjAmt |
| Distributable Before Ded | $254 | DistributableBeforeDedAmt |
| Distributable As Adjusted | $254 | DistributableAsAdjustedAmt |
PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Expenses And Contributions | $46,420 | ExpensesAndContributionsAmt |
| Qualifying Distributions | $46,420 | QualifyingDistributionsAmt |
Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Distributable As Adjusted | $254 | DistributableAsAdjustedAmt |
| Excess Distribution Cyov Yr5 | $0 | ExcessDistributionCyovYr5Amt |
| Excess Distribution Cyov Yr4 | $0 | ExcessDistributionCyovYr4Amt |
| Excess Distribution Cyov Yr3 | $0 | ExcessDistributionCyovYr3Amt |
| Excess Distribution Cyov Yr2 | $0 | ExcessDistributionCyovYr2Amt |
| Excess Distribution Cyov Yr1 | $0 | ExcessDistributionCyovYr1Amt |
| Total Excess Distribution Cyov | $0 | TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt |
| Qualifying Distributions | $46,420 | QualifyingDistributionsAmt |
| Treated As Distri From Corpus | $0 | TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt |
| Remaining Distri From Corpus | $46,420 | RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt |
| Total Corpus | $46,420 | TotalCorpusAmt |
| Prior Year Undistributed Incm | $0 | PriorYearUndistributedIncmAmt |
| Taxable1 | $0 | Taxable1Amt |
| Taxable2 | $0 | Taxable2Amt |
| Undistributed Income CY | $254 | UndistributedIncomeCYAmt |
| Excess Distri Cyov From Yr5 | $0 | ExcessDistriCyovFromYr5Amt |
| Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr | $46,420 | ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt |
| Excess From Year4 | $0 | ExcessFromYear4Amt |
| Excess From Year3 | $0 | ExcessFromYear3Amt |
| Excess From Year2 | $0 | ExcessFromYear2Amt |
| Excess From Year1 | $0 | ExcessFromYear1Amt |
| Excess From Current Year | $46,420 | ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt |
Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp
Application Submission Info ApplicationSubmissionInfoGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Recipient Person | Sang Eun Park | RecipientPersonNm |
Recipient US Address RecipientUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 6408 Gatekeeper Street | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | GREENSBORO | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | NC | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 27455 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Recipient Phone | 7143981473 | RecipientPhoneNum |
| Form And Info And Materials | Written or verbal requests describing the charitable purpose, budget, recipient, and supporting documentation. | FormAndInfoAndMaterialsTxt |
| Submission Deadlines | No fixed deadline. Requests are reviewed as needs arise and funds are available. | SubmissionDeadlinesTxt |
| Restrictions On Awards | Grants are limited to religious, charitable, and educational support, including children?? education, mission school support, feeding programs, preschool support, church operations, transportation, and related charitable activities. | RestrictionsOnAwardsTxt |
Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (8 entries)
| Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1Txt | CityRecipientUSAddress/CityNm | State AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd | ZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCd | Recipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusCd | Grant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxt | AmtAmt | Address Line1RecipientForeignAddress/AddressLine1Txt | Province Or StateRecipientForeignAddress/ProvinceOrStateNm | CountryRecipientForeignAddress/CountryCd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUNG SING YANG | |||||||||
| 150 MAIN ST 525 | HACKENSACK | NJ | 07601 | I | Support for children?? education and after-school programsin the Brazil Amazon region and Ikitos mission school | $37,500 | |||
| Seok Jeong Woo | |||||||||
| I | Vietnam Children Support | $800 | A 1515 F-Home 16 Ly thuong kiet | DANANG | VM | ||||
| Hee Kyong Lee | |||||||||
| I | Miyanma Preschool Support | $800 | 4 Hyanggyo 2-gil Dongnam-gu Cheonan | KS | |||||
| Tae Sik Lee | |||||||||
| I | Japan Childrens Church Support | $800 | 1-403-7 Hagio-machi Omuta-shi Fukuo | JA | |||||
| Wanhui Lee | |||||||||
| 4960 US HWY 220 N | SUMMERFIELD | NC | 27358 | I | Financial support for a missionary?? visit to the United States | $1,920 | |||
| Wee Seok Yang | |||||||||
| I | Japan Children Saturday Feeding Project Support | $800 | COMFORT GORAKU 202 3CHOME 9-6 CHUO | JA | |||||
| Korean Standing Servants | |||||||||
| NC | Standing Servants Korean Branch Support | $800 | 1108 Bldg 107 421 Sangdo-ro Dongjak | KS | |||||
| The Lord's Church of Greater Greensboro | |||||||||
| 4960 US HWY 220 N | SUMMERFIELD | NC | 27358 | PC | Support for operating expenses of a small church in the United States | $3,000 | |||
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr | $46,420 | TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt |
Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EO | false | TrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd |
| Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EO | false | TrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd |
| Sales Or Exchanges Of Assets | false | SalesOrExchangesOfAssetsInd |
| Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EO | false | PurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd |
| Rental Of Facilities Oth Assets | false | RentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd |
| Reimbursement Arrangements | false | ReimbursementArrangementsInd |
| Loans Or Loan Guarantees | false | LoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd |
| Performance Of Services Etc | false | PerformanceOfServicesEtcInd |
| Sharing Of Facilities Etc | false | SharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd |
| Relationships Nonchrtbl EO | false | RelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd |
Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Organization501c3 Exempt PF | Yes (X) | Organization501c3ExemptPFInd |
| General Rule | Yes (X) | GeneralRuleInd |
Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp (4 entries)
| ContributorContributorNum | Address Line1ContributorUSAddress/AddressLine1Txt | CityContributorUSAddress/CityNm | State AbbreviationContributorUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd | ZIPContributorUSAddress/ZIPCd | Total ContributionsTotalContributionsAmt | Person ContributionPersonContributionInd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corban Energy Group Corp | ||||||
| 1 | 418 Falmouth Ave | ELMWOOD PARK | NJ | 07407 | $20,200 | Yes (X) |
| Global Children Foundation | ||||||
| 2 | POBOX 59453 | POTOMAC | MD | 20859 | $10,000 | Yes (X) |
| Jung H ParkJung I Park | ||||||
| 3 | 2542 W 230th St | TORRANCE | CA | 90505 | $14,600 | Yes (X) |
| Sang Eun Park | ||||||
| 4 | 6408 Gatekeeper ST | GREENSBORO | NC | 27455 | $5,185 | Yes (X) |
Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule
Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (3 entries)
| DescDesc | Revenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmt |
|---|---|
| MAINTENANCE | $190 |
| SUPPLIES | $1,334 |
| UTILITY | $428 |
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