HARRY C TREXLER ESTATE

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2024 · Form 990PF · revenue $14.0M · expenses $7.3M · assets $125.8M

EIN
23-1162215
Address
600 HAMILTON ST, ALLENTOWN, PA 18101-2105
Website
HTTPS://TREXLERTRUST.ORG
NTEE code
-
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (trust)
Ruling date
October 1938 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (private foundation) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Private non-operating foundation
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

13 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Janet E Roth EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2014-2024 $279,121$2,508,757 3
Barnet H Fraenkel TRUSTEE2014-2024 $30,000$330,000 3
Jamie P Musselman TRUSTEE2014-2024 $30,000$330,000 3
L Charles Marcon TRUSTEE2014-2024 $30,000$330,000 3
J Scott Pidcock TRUSTEE2017-2024 $30,000$235,750 3
Laura Herzog Kaplus PROGRAM OFFICER2022-2024 $103,084$231,184 1
Cynthia H Feichtel OFFICE MANAGER2023-2024 $78,459$152,096 1
Donald M Bernhard TRUSTEE2020-2024 $30,000$140,833 3
Erika L Chomka (former) ADMINISTRATIVE AND O2014-2022 $76,207$727,759 1
Alex N Zapata (former) ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT2016-2021 $17,130$279,839 1
Malcolm J Gross (former) TRUSTEE2014-2020 $9,167$189,167 3
Lisa M Curran (former) PROGRAM OFFICER2020-2022 $72,332$171,836 1
Daniel G Gambet (former) TRUSTEE2014-2017 $4,250$94,250 3

People by year

2024 · 8 people listed · 8 paid, $611K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JANET E ROTH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR50 $248,620-$30,501 $279,1213
LAURA HERZOG KAPLUS PROGRAM OFFICER40 $93,713-$9,371 $103,0841
CYNTHIA H FEICHTEL OFFICE MANAGER40 $71,326-$7,133 $78,4591
BARNET H FRAENKEL TRUSTEE15 $30,000-$0 $30,0003
JAMIE P MUSSELMAN TRUSTEE15 $30,000-$0 $30,0003
L CHARLES MARCON TRUSTEE15 $30,000-$0 $30,0003
J SCOTT PIDCOCK TRUSTEE15 $30,000-$0 $30,0003
DONALD M BERNHARD TRUSTEE15 $30,000-$0 $30,0003
2023 · 8 people listed · 8 paid, $591K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JANET E ROTH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR50 $241,378-$27,406 $268,7843
LAURA HERZOG KAPLUS PROGRAM OFFICER40 $89,250-$8,954 $98,2041
CYNTHIA H FEICHTEL OFFICE MANAGER40 $68,500-$5,137 $73,6371
BARNET H FRAENKEL TRUSTEE15 $30,000-$0 $30,0003
JAMIE P MUSSELMAN TRUSTEE15 $30,000-$0 $30,0003
L CHARLES MARCON TRUSTEE15 $30,000-$0 $30,0003
J SCOTT PIDCOCK TRUSTEE15 $30,000-$0 $30,0003
DONALD M BERNHARD TRUSTEE15 $30,000-$0 $30,0003
2022 · 9 people listed · 9 paid, $586K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JANET E ROTH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR50 $229,884-$27,410 $257,2943
ERIKA L CHOMKA ADMINISTRATIVE AND O40 $69,279-$6,928 $76,2071
LISA M CURRAN PROGRAM OFFICER40 $65,756-$6,576 $72,3321
BARNET H FRAENKEL TRUSTEE15 $30,000-$0 $30,0003
JAMIE P MUSSELMAN TRUSTEE15 $30,000-$0 $30,0003
L CHARLES MARCON TRUSTEE15 $30,000-$0 $30,0003
J SCOTT PIDCOCK TRUSTEE15 $30,000-$0 $30,0003
DONALD M BERNHARD TRUSTEE15 $30,000-$0 $30,0003
LAURA KAPLUS PROGRAM OFFICER40 $29,167-$729 $29,8961
2021 · 9 people listed · 9 paid, $595K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JANET E ROTH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR50 $218,937-$26,614 $245,5513
LISA M CURRAN PROGRAM OFFICER40 $83,500-$8,350 $91,8501
ERIKA L CHOMKA ADMINISTRATIVE AND O40 $81,914-$8,192 $90,1061
BARNET H FRAENKEL TRUSTEE15 $30,000-$0 $30,0003
JAMIE P MUSSELMAN TRUSTEE15 $30,000-$0 $30,0003
L CHARLES MARCON TRUSTEE15 $30,000-$0 $30,0003
J SCOTT PIDCOCK TRUSTEE15 $30,000-$0 $30,0003
DONALD M BERNHARD TRUSTEE15 $30,000-$0 $30,0003
ALEX N ZAPATA ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT40 $17,130-$0 $17,1301
2020 · 10 people listed · 10 paid, $552K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JANET E ROTH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR50 $212,560-$26,196 $238,7563
ERIKA L CHOMKA ADMINISTRATIVE AND O40 $80,308-$8,031 $88,3391
ALEX N ZAPATA ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT40 $60,782-$6,078 $66,8601
BARNET H FRAENKEL TRUSTEE15 $30,000-$0 $30,0003
JAMIE P MUSSELMAN TRUSTEE15 $30,000-$0 $30,0003
L CHARLES MARCON TRUSTEE15 $30,000-$0 $30,0003
J SCOTT PIDCOCK TRUSTEE15 $30,000-$0 $30,0003
DONALD M BERNHARD TRUSTEE15 $20,833-$0 $20,8333
MALCOLM J GROSS TRUSTEE15 $9,167-$0 $9,1673
LISA M CURRAN PROGRAM OFFICER40 $6,958-$696 $7,6541
2019 · 8 people listed · 8 paid, $521K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JANET E ROTH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR50 $200,529-$24,252 $224,7813
ERIKA L CHOMKA ADMINISTRATIVE AND O40 $78,733-$7,873 $86,6061
ALEX N ZAPATA ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT40 $54,590-$5,459 $60,0491
MALCOLM J GROSS TRUSTEE15 $30,000-$0 $30,0003
BARNET H FRAENKEL TRUSTEE15 $30,000-$0 $30,0003
JAMIE P MUSSELMAN TRUSTEE15 $30,000-$0 $30,0003
L CHARLES MARCON TRUSTEE15 $30,000-$0 $30,0003
J SCOTT PIDCOCK TRUSTEE15 $30,000-$0 $30,0003
2018 · 8 people listed · 8 paid, $511K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JANET E ROTH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $194,688-$23,579 $218,2673
ERIKA CHOMKA EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT40 $76,440-$7,644 $84,0841
ALEX ZAPATA BOOKKEEPER CLERK40 $53,000-$5,300 $58,3001
MALCOLM J GROSS TRUSTEE15 $30,000-$0 $30,0003
BARNET H FRAENKEL TRUSTEE15 $30,000-$0 $30,0003
JAMIE P MUSSELMAN TRUSTEE15 $30,000-$0 $30,0003
L CHARLES MARCON TRUSTEE15 $30,000-$0 $30,0003
J SCOTT PIDCOCK TRUSTEE15 $30,000-$0 $30,0003
2017 · 9 people listed · 9 paid, $494K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JANET E ROTH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $187,200-$22,979 $210,1793
ERIKA CHOMKA EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT40 $73,500-$7,350 $80,8501
ALEX ZAPATA BOOKKEEPER CLERK40 $50,000-$2,500 $52,5001
MALCOLM J GROSS TRUSTEE15 $30,000-$0 $30,0003
BARNET H FRAENKEL TRUSTEE15 $30,000-$0 $30,0003
JAMIE P MUSSELMAN TRUSTEE15 $30,000-$0 $30,0003
L CHARLES MARCON TRUSTEE15 $30,000-$0 $30,0003
J SCOTT PIDCOCK TRUSTEE15 $25,750-$0 $25,7503
DANIEL G GAMBET TRUSTEE15 $4,250-$0 $4,2503
2016 · 8 people listed · 8 paid, $454K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JANET E ROTH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $180,000-$21,813 $201,8133
ERIKA CHOMKA EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT40 $70,000-$7,000 $77,0001
DANIEL G GAMBET TRUSTEE15 $30,000-$0 $30,0003
MALCOLM J GROSS TRUSTEE15 $30,000-$0 $30,0003
BARNET H FRAENKEL TRUSTEE15 $30,000-$0 $30,0003
JAMIE P MUSSELMAN TRUSTEE15 $30,000-$0 $30,0003
L CHARLES MARCON TRUSTEE15 $30,000-$0 $30,0003
ALEX ZAPATA BOOKKEEPER CLERK40 $25,000-$0 $25,0001
2015 · 7 people listed · 7 paid, $413K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JANET E ROTH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $169,899-$20,163 $190,0623
ERIKA CHOMKA EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT40 $66,018-$6,601 $72,6191
DANIEL G GAMBET TRUSTEE15 $30,000-$0 $30,0003
MALCOLM J GROSS TRUSTEE15 $30,000-$0 $30,0003
BARNET H FRAENKEL TRUSTEE15 $30,000-$0 $30,0003
JAMIE P MUSSELMAN TRUSTEE15 $30,000-$0 $30,0003
L CHARLES MARCON TRUSTEE15 $30,000-$0 $30,0003
2014 · 7 people listed · 7 paid, $396K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JANET E ROTH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $149,898-$24,251 $174,1493
ERIKA CHOMKA EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT40 $60,015-$11,933 $71,9481
DANIEL G GAMBET TRUSTEE15 $30,000-$0 $30,0003
MALCOLM J GROSS TRUSTEE15 $30,000-$0 $30,0003
BARNET H FRAENKEL TRUSTEE15 $30,000-$0 $30,0003
JAMIE P MUSSELMAN TRUSTEE15 $30,000-$0 $30,0003
L CHARLES MARCON TRUSTEE15 $30,000-$0 $30,0003

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2024 · 91 grants to organizations · $5.4M
2023 · 89 grants to organizations · $5.4M
2022 · 99 grants to organizations · $6.2M
2021 · 105 grants to organizations · $6.0M
2020 · 99 grants to organizations · $5.7M
2019 · 108 grants to organizations · $5.7M
2018 · 97 grants to organizations · $5.9M
2017 · 95 grants to organizations · $5.2M
2016 · 96 grants to organizations · $5.0M
2015 · 96 grants to organizations · $4.7M

Listed grants add up to $4,661,675; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $5,719,600. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2014 · 94 grants to organizations · $3.0M

Listed grants add up to $2,989,283; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $3,364,600. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

No contributors are listed on Schedule B in the e-filed returns we have for this organization.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2025-03-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$13,978,038$7,270,924 $125,812,698$125,526,527 -- $398,620--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-03-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$5,396,605$7,228,227 $118,997,797$118,819,413 -- $391,378--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-03-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$8,046,448$8,023,329 $120,831,656$120,654,148 -- $379,884--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-03-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$16,865,446$8,004,161 $120,869,990$120,631,029 -- $368,937--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-03-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
-$64,518$7,216,519 $112,350,364$111,769,744 -- $362,560--
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-03-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$4,355,444$7,399,406 $119,603,468$119,179,603 -- $350,529--
2018 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-03-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$11,184,542$7,483,599 $122,415,521$122,223,565 -- $344,688--
2017 · Form 990PF period ending 2018-03-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$7,352,318$6,579,127 $118,972,024$118,539,916 -- $337,200--
2016 · Form 990PF period ending 2017-03-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,190,498$6,356,994 $118,191,404$117,709,746 -- $330,000--
2015 · Form 990PF period ending 2016-03-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$4,859,455$6,998,226 $121,929,330$120,791,072 -- $319,899--
2014 · Form 990PF period ending 2015-03-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$5,970,103$4,417,366 $123,305,160$122,929,843 -- $299,898--

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990PF · $7,270,924 spent · pay $677,288 · grants $5,359,288 · events $8,359
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $5,359,288 73.7%
Fees: other professional $775,252 10.7%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $398,620 5.5%
Taxes $180,468 2.5%
Other salaries and wages $165,039 2.3%
Pension plans and employee benefits $113,629 1.6%
Occupancy $110,322 1.5%
Other expenses $69,414 1.0%
Fees: accounting $59,727 0.8%
Printing and publications $16,360 0.2%
Fees: legal $14,446 0.2%
Travel, conferences and meetings $8,359 0.1%
Total$7,270,924100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $7,228,227 spent · pay $655,861 · grants $5,401,000 · events $13,819
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $5,401,000 74.7%
Fees: other professional $814,549 11.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $391,378 5.4%
Other salaries and wages $157,750 2.2%
Pension plans and employee benefits $106,733 1.5%
Occupancy $101,602 1.4%
Other expenses $76,068 1.1%
Fees: accounting $69,348 1.0%
Taxes $63,508 0.9%
Printing and publications $19,010 0.3%
Travel, conferences and meetings $13,819 0.2%
Fees: legal $13,462 0.2%
Total$7,228,227100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $8,023,329 spent · pay $647,509 · grants $6,151,000 · events $8,831
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $6,151,000 76.7%
Fees: other professional $829,858 10.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $379,884 4.7%
Other salaries and wages $164,202 2.0%
Pension plans and employee benefits $103,423 1.3%
Taxes $96,631 1.2%
Occupancy $92,539 1.2%
Other expenses $71,731 0.9%
Fees: accounting $66,020 0.8%
Fees: legal $34,908 0.4%
Printing and publications $24,302 0.3%
Travel, conferences and meetings $8,831 0.1%
Total$8,023,329100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $8,004,161 spent · pay $657,492 · grants $5,979,685 · events $3,576
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $5,979,685 74.7%
Fees: other professional $748,861 9.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $368,937 4.6%
Taxes $224,047 2.8%
Other expenses $199,170 2.5%
Other salaries and wages $182,544 2.3%
Pension plans and employee benefits $106,011 1.3%
Occupancy $91,409 1.1%
Fees: accounting $51,590 0.6%
Fees: legal $28,044 0.4%
Printing and publications $20,287 0.3%
Travel, conferences and meetings $3,576 0.0%
Total$8,004,161100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $7,216,519 spent · pay $603,036 · grants $5,697,895 · events $921
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $5,697,895 79.0%
Fees: other professional $669,156 9.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $362,560 5.0%
Other salaries and wages $148,048 2.1%
Other expenses $131,890 1.8%
Pension plans and employee benefits $92,428 1.3%
Occupancy $43,378 0.6%
Fees: accounting $25,465 0.4%
Fees: legal $20,006 0.3%
Taxes $14,584 0.2%
Printing and publications $10,188 0.1%
Travel, conferences and meetings $921 0.0%
Total$7,216,519100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $7,399,406 spent · pay $579,006 · grants $5,713,750 · events $9,532
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $5,713,750 77.2%
Fees: other professional $925,566 12.5%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $350,529 4.7%
Other salaries and wages $133,323 1.8%
Pension plans and employee benefits $95,154 1.3%
Other expenses $49,155 0.7%
Taxes $35,786 0.5%
Occupancy $33,066 0.4%
Fees: accounting $27,571 0.4%
Fees: legal $13,886 0.2%
Printing and publications $12,088 0.2%
Travel, conferences and meetings $9,532 0.1%
Total$7,399,406100%

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2018 · Form 990PF · $7,483,599 spent · pay $561,553 · grants $5,885,451 · events $9,160
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $5,885,451 78.6%
Fees: other professional $735,508 9.8%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $344,688 4.6%
Other salaries and wages $129,440 1.7%
Taxes $102,425 1.4%
Pension plans and employee benefits $87,425 1.2%
Other expenses $62,404 0.8%
Fees: legal $54,506 0.7%
Occupancy $32,150 0.4%
Fees: accounting $32,071 0.4%
Travel, conferences and meetings $9,160 0.1%
Printing and publications $8,371 0.1%
Total$7,483,599100%

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2017 · Form 990PF · $6,579,127 spent · pay $538,907 · grants $5,205,999 · events $8,617
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $5,205,999 79.1%
Fees: other professional $620,089 9.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $337,200 5.1%
Other salaries and wages $123,500 1.9%
Pension plans and employee benefits $78,207 1.2%
Taxes $64,431 1.0%
Other expenses $37,733 0.6%
Fees: accounting $36,400 0.6%
Occupancy $31,304 0.5%
Fees: legal $24,020 0.4%
Printing and publications $11,627 0.2%
Travel, conferences and meetings $8,617 0.1%
Total$6,579,127100%

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2016 · Form 990PF · $6,356,994 spent · pay $488,992 · grants $5,033,250 · events $8,123
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $5,033,250 79.2%
Fees: other professional $609,490 9.6%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $330,000 5.2%
Other salaries and wages $95,000 1.5%
Taxes $80,601 1.3%
Pension plans and employee benefits $63,992 1.0%
Fees: accounting $35,415 0.6%
Other expenses $35,350 0.6%
Occupancy $30,423 0.5%
Fees: legal $28,584 0.4%
Travel, conferences and meetings $8,123 0.1%
Printing and publications $6,766 0.1%
Total$6,356,994100%

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2015 · Form 990PF · $6,998,226 spent · pay $451,166 · grants $5,719,600 · events $21,923
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $5,719,600 81.7%
Fees: other professional $574,351 8.2%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $319,899 4.6%
Taxes $84,603 1.2%
Other salaries and wages $78,888 1.1%
Pension plans and employee benefits $52,379 0.7%
Other expenses $39,624 0.6%
Fees: accounting $34,430 0.5%
Occupancy $29,706 0.4%
Travel, conferences and meetings $21,923 0.3%
Fees: legal $17,300 0.2%
Depreciation and depletion $15,705 0.2%
Printing and publications $9,818 0.1%
Total$6,998,226100%

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2014 · Form 990PF · $4,417,366 spent · pay $461,122 · grants $3,364,600 · events $13,691
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $3,364,600 76.2%
Fees: other professional $373,432 8.5%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $299,898 6.8%
Other salaries and wages $107,205 2.4%
Taxes $96,704 2.2%
Pension plans and employee benefits $54,019 1.2%
Other expenses $37,262 0.8%
Occupancy $27,824 0.6%
Fees: legal $14,450 0.3%
Travel, conferences and meetings $13,691 0.3%
Fees: accounting $10,800 0.2%
Printing and publications $9,711 0.2%
Depreciation and depletion $7,770 0.2%
Total$4,417,366100%

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