WINGATE FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2025

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Organization
WINGATE FOUNDATION (EIN 94-3301040)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-05-15
IRS object ID
202631359349103343
Schema version
2025v4.0
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)
Return2026-05-15T14:39:25-04:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN330252865PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RP&B INC APACBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13550 VINE ST SUITE 110AddressLine1Txt
CityRIVERSIDECityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP925074175ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN943301040EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WINGATE FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlWINGBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9518277936PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12451 KNOB HILL DRAddressLine1Txt
CityRIVERSIDECityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP925063436ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTODD B WINGATEPersonNm
Person TitleSECRETARYPersonTitleTxt
Phone9518277936PhoneNum
Signature2026-05-08SignatureDt

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonFERNANDO G AYALA JRPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01259082PTIN
Phone9516847781PhoneNum
Preparation2026-05-14PreparationDt
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$8,752,676FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$27,789InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$27,789InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$225,276DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$225,276DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$371,759NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$371,759GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$1,678CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Income Rev And Expnss$148,134OtherIncomeRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$772,958TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$254,743TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$6,130AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm$6,130AccountingFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Adj Net Incm$6,130AccountingFeesAdjNetIncmAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$42,749TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Net Invst Incm$42,749TaxesNetInvstIncmAmt
Taxes Adj Net Incm$42,749TaxesAdjNetIncmAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$45,183OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Net Invst Incm$45,183OtherExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Expenses Adj Net Incm$45,183OtherExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$94,062TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$94,062TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Adj Net Incm$94,062TotOprExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$776,493ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$776,493ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$870,555TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$94,062TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Adj Net Incm$94,062TotalExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$776,493TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$97,597ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$160,681NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$31,533CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$90,731CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$90,731CashEOYFMVAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY$4,679,267SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$4,435,350SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV$4,435,350SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
Prepaid Expenses BOY$9,508PrepaidExpensesBOYAmt
Prepaid Expenses EOY$11,993PrepaidExpensesEOYAmt
Prepaid Expenses EOYFMV$11,993PrepaidExpensesEOYFMVAmt
Other Investments BOY$901,780OtherInvestmentsBOYAmt
Other Investments EOY$900,771OtherInvestmentsEOYAmt
Other Investments EOYFMV$1,406,826OtherInvestmentsEOYFMVAmt
Other Assets BOY$2,756,018OtherAssetsBOYAmt
Other Assets EOY$2,807,776OtherAssetsEOYAmt
Other Assets EOYFMV$2,807,776OtherAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$8,378,106TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$8,246,621TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$8,752,676TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Accounts Payable BOY$58,283AccountsPayableBOYAmt
Accounts Payable EOY$24,395AccountsPayableEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$58,283TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$24,395TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind
Retained Earning BOY$8,319,823RetainedEarningBOYAmt
Retained Earning EOY$8,222,226RetainedEarningEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$8,319,823TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$8,222,226TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$8,378,106TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$8,246,621TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$8,319,823TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$97,597ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Subtotal$8,222,226SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$8,222,226TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$1,678CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$2,233InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$2,233SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$2,233TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$14,226EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Total Payments And Credits$14,226TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Form2220 AttachedYes (X)Form2220AttachedInd
Overpayment$11,993OverpaymentAmt
Applied To ES Tax$11,240AppliedToESTaxAmt
Refund$753RefundAmt

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 LimitYes (true)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (true)Form990TFiledInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedYes (true)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (true)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StateCAOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
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 AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Individual With BooksTODD WINGATEIndividualWithBooksNm
Phone9518277936PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12451 KNOB HILL DRAddressLine1Txt
CityRIVERSIDECityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP925063436ZIPCd
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
Undistributed Income PYfalseUndistributedIncomePYInd
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
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtfalseSubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
MICHAEL K BEAM
10155 VIA INDIGOMORENO VALLEYCA92557CEO000.00$0$0$0
TODD B WINGATE
2451 KNOB HILLRIVERSIDECA92506SECRETARY000.00$0$0$0
JIMMY C MANNING
1310 E COLTON AVEREDLANDSCA92374CFO000.00$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Comp Of Hghst Pd Cntrct Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdCntrctOrNONETxt

Sum Of Program Related Invst SumOfProgramRelatedInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description1N/ADescription1Txt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$5,819,809AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$361,321AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$4,343,710FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$10,524,840TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$10,524,840AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$157,873CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$10,366,967NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$518,348MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$518,348MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$2,233TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$2,233TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$516,115DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$516,115DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$516,115DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$776,493ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Qualifying Distributions$776,493QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$516,115DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Undistributed Income PY$44,763UndistributedIncomePYAmt
Qualifying Distributions$776,493QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Year1$44,763AppliedToYear1Amt
Applied To Current Year$516,115AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$215,615RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Total Corpus$215,615TotalCorpusAmt
Undistributed Income CY$0UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$215,615ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Current Year$215,615ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (14 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtAddress Line2RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine2TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient RelationshipRecipientRelationshipTxtRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusCdGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
ART ALLIANCE AUSTIN
9600 ESCARPMENT BLVDSTE 745-106AUSTINTX78749NONEPCSUPPORT$10,000
CRAFT IN AMERICA
8415 W THIRD STLOS ANGELESCA90048NONEPCSUPPORT$194,000
FEEDING AMERICA RSBC
2950 JEFFERSON STRIVERSIDECA92504NONEPCSUPPORT$5,000
GUALALA ARTS CENTER
PO BOX 244GUALALACA95445NONEPCSUPPORT$600
HUMAN MIGRATION INSTITUTE
1426 UNIVERSITY AVESUITE BRIVERSIDECA92507NONEPCSUPPORT$3,000
IECF
3700 6TH STSUITE 200RIVERSIDECA92501NONEPCSUPPORT$250,000
INLANDIA
4178 CHESTNUT STRIVERSIDECA92501NONEPCSUPPORT$25,000
MALOOF FOUNDATION
5131 CARNELIAN STRANCHO CUCAMONGACA91701NONEPCSUPPORT$200,000
PLAN-IT LIFE INC
6235 RIVER CREST DR STE ORIVERSIDECA92507NONEPCSUPPORT$20,000
PROJECT SANTA
PO BOX 1166GUALALACA95445NONEPCSUPPORT$1,000
RIVERSIDE ART MUSEUM
3425 MISSION INN AVERIVERSIDECA92501NONEPCSUPPORT$33,600
RIVERSIDE ARTS COUNCIL
3425 MISSION INN AVERIVERSIDECA92501NONEPCSUPPORT$5,000
SAN FRANCISCO BALLET
455 FRANKLIN STREETSAN FRANCISCOCA94102NONEPCSUPPORT$18,293
THE SEA RANCH THESPIANS
PO BOX 149RIVERSIDECA95497NONEPCSUPPORT$11,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$776,493TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$27,789ExclusionAmt

Dividends And Interest From Sec Dtl DividendsAndInterestFromSecDtl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$225,276ExclusionAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$371,759RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt

Other Revenue Described OtherRevenueDescribedGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdUnrelated Business Taxbl IncmUnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt
GWG LLC531120$220,888
WINGATE INDUSTRIES531120-$72,754

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm$148,134UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt
Exclusion$253,065ExclusionAmt
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$371,759RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$772,958TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

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

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryPROFESSIONAL EXPENSESCategoryTxt
Amt$6,130Amt
Net Investment Income$6,130NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$6,130AdjustedNetIncomeAmt

Gain Loss Sale Other Assets Sch GainLossSaleOtherAssetsSch

Gain Loss Sale Other Asset GainLossSaleOtherAssetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
AssetWINGATE INDUSTRIESAssetDesc
Acquired1998-01AcquiredDt
How AcquiredPURCHASEHowAcquiredTxt
Sold2025-12SoldDt
Gross Sales Price$370,081GrossSalesPriceAmt
Total Net$370,081TotalNetAmt

Investments Other Schedule2 InvestmentsOtherSchedule2

Investments Other InvestmentsOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Category Or ItemSCHWAB INVESTMENTCategoryOrItemTxt
Listed At Cost Or FMVAT COSTListedAtCostOrFMVCd
Book Value$900,771BookValueAmt
EOYFMV$1,406,826EOYFMVAmt

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsSchedule

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsScheduleGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBOY Book ValueBOYBookValueAmtEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
GWG, LLC$1,588,344$1,589,679$1,589,679
WINGATE INDUSTRIES$111,217
ART/FURNITURE$27,000$27,000$27,000
AMERICAN NATIONAL$1,029,457$1,055,916$1,055,916
DISTRIBUTION RECEIVABLE$135,181$135,181

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (3 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtAdjusted Net IncomeAdjustedNetIncomeAmt
EXPENSES
MANAGEMENT FEES$45,003$45,003$45,003
BANK CHARGES$180$180$180

Other Income Schedule2 OtherIncomeSchedule2

Other Income Detail OtherIncomeDetail (2 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmt
GWG LLC$220,888
WINGATE INDUSTRIES-$72,754

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail (4 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtAdjusted Net IncomeAdjustedNetIncomeAmt
CALIF FORM 109 TAX$11,586$11,586$11,586
FEDERAL TAX EXPENSE$30,789$30,789$30,789
FOREIGN TAXES PAID$174$174$174
DOJ$200$200$200

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