Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by CONNECTICUT LEGAL SERVICES INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $15,587,499
- Total expenses
- $14,604,520
- Contributions and grants received
- $15,424,017
- Grants paid
- $1,250,740
- Program service revenue
- $46,979
- Investment income
- $99,956
- Other revenue
- $16,547
- Total assets, end of year
- $11,818,389
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $7,214,925
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $4,603,464
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $11,977,257
- Management and general expenses
- $2,297,430
- Fundraising expenses
- $329,833
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $11,977,257
Program services were 82.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1a · Federated campaigns
$43,430
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$2,776,733
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$12,603,854
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$3,551
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2a · Program service revenue: ATTORNEY FEES
total $46,979 · related or exempt $46,979
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3 · Investment income
total $99,956 · excluded $99,956
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $6,520,000
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $6,520,000
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $0
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11d · All other revenue
total $16,547 · related or exempt $16,547
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11e · Other revenue, total
$16,547
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $1,250,740 · program services $1,250,740
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $681,210 · program services $198,771 · management and general $461,466 · fundraising $20,973
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $6,859,868 · program services $5,715,743 · management and general $969,134 · fundraising $174,991
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $1,059,405 · program services $841,941 · management and general $190,069 · fundraising $27,395
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $2,434,952 · program services $2,013,736 · management and general $359,210 · fundraising $62,006
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $591,492 · program services $470,077 · management and general $106,120 · fundraising $15,295
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11b · Fees: legal
total $18,429 · program services $8,269 · management and general $10,160
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $34,570 · program services $11,217 · management and general $23,353
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $289,147 · program services $289,147
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11g · Fees: other
total $35,655 · program services $33,791 · fundraising $1,864
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13 · Office expenses
total $91,969 · program services $50,640 · management and general $33,910 · fundraising $7,419
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14 · Information technology
total $127,465 · program services $91,226 · management and general $35,436 · fundraising $803
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16 · Occupancy
total $734,148 · program services $648,773 · management and general $76,843 · fundraising $8,532
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17 · Travel
total $56,237 · program services $51,145 · management and general $5,063 · fundraising $29
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $17,978 · program services $13,895 · management and general $3,962 · fundraising $121
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $57,316 · program services $56,729 · management and general $570 · fundraising $17
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23 · Insurance
total $72,821 · program services $64,258 · management and general $7,707 · fundraising $856
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24a · Other expenses: PERIODICALS
total $43,793 · program services $38,643 · management and general $4,635 · fundraising $515
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24b · Other expenses: OCCUPATIONAL TAX
total $31,499 · program services $31,499
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24c · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIPS
total $20,880 · program services $18,424 · management and general $2,210 · fundraising $246
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24d · Other expenses: DONATED GOODS
total $3,551 · program services $3,510 · management and general $36 · fundraising $5
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24e · All other expenses
total $91,395 · program services $75,083 · management and general $7,546 · fundraising $8,766
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $1,143,315 · end of year $254,535
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $3,645,015 · end of year $4,244,970
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $4,058,182 · end of year $4,261,174
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $51,836 · end of year $15,448
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $93,461 · end of year $106,476
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$2,025,427
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$1,190,693
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $553,010 · end of year $834,734
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14 · Intangible assets
beginning of year $1,872,631 · end of year $2,049,977
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $51,075 · end of year $51,075
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $7,259,152 · end of year $6,717,009
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $1,091,695 · end of year $482,516
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21 · Escrow or custodial account liability
beginning of year $1,183 · end of year $15,400
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $162,561 · end of year $1,231,023
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $2,953,934 · end of year $3,372,441
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
CONNECTICUT LEGAL SERVICES PROVIDES ACCESS TO JUSTICE AND PROTECTS CRITICAL CIVIL LEGAL RIGHTS OF LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THROUGH REPRESENTATION, SYSTEMIC ADVOCACY, ADVICE, COLLABORATION, AND EDUCATION.
Activities or mission (Part I)
THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
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CONNECTICUT LEGAL SERVICES (CLS) PROVIDES CIVIL LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND COUNSELING TO HELP LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES OBTAIN LEGAL SOLUTIONS TO SERIOUS LIFE PROBLEMS. CLS PROTECTS AND SECURES CRITICAL CIVIL LEGAL RIGHTS FOR ITS CLIENTS AND ADVANCES ACCES TO JUSTICE FOR CONNECTICUT RESIDENTS. OUR AREAS OF PRACTICE INCLUDE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE/FAMILY, HOMELESSNESS/HOUSING RIGHTS, GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, EMPLOYMENT, SPECIAL EDUCATION AND JUVENILE LAW, ELDER RIGHTS, CONSUMER LAW, HEALTH RELATED ISSUES, IMMIGRATION AND DISABILITY LAW. DURING THE 2024-2025 FISCAL YEAR, CLS OPENED 2,604 NEW CASES FOR LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND COUNSELING. WE ALSO WORKED ON 1,406 CASES OPENED IN PREVIOUS YEARS. CLS SERVICES PROVIDED IN THESE 4,010 CASES BENEFITED APPROXIMATELY 9,772 HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS WHICH INCLUDES 4,000 CHILDREN. IN ADDITION TO INDIVIDUAL CASES, CLS CONDUCTED 60 COMMUNITY LEGAL EDUCATION EVENTS IN 29 CONNECTICUT TOWNS, ATTENDED BY 3,400 PEOPLE.
Expenses $11,977,257 · Grants $1,250,740 · Revenue $63,526
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Adam M Swanson EsqADAM M SWANSON ESQ
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Alina Reynolds EsqALINA REYNOLDS ESQ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Ann G Taylor EsqANN G TAYLOR ESQ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Brad Saxton EsqBRAD SAXTON ESQ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Carolyn Wilkes Kaas EsqCAROLYN WILKES KAAS ESQ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Helen Harris EsqHELEN HARRIS ESQ
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Ivy McKinney EsqIVY MCKINNEY ESQ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jeffrey Plotkin EsqJEFFREY PLOTKIN ESQ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jessica Richman Smith EsqJESSICA RICHMAN SMITH ESQ
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Kevin Rasch EsqKEVIN RASCH ESQ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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L Spencer Cain EsqL SPENCER CAIN ESQ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Laura Jordan EsqLAURA JORDAN ESQ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Leslie Levin EsqLESLIE LEVIN ESQ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Livia Barndollar EsqLIVIA BARNDOLLAR ESQ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Mike HanleyMIKE HANLEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Patricia McIntosh LCSW MPHPATRICIA MCINTOSH LCSW MPH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Peter Knight EsqPETER KNIGHT ESQ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Richard Orr EsqRICHARD ORR ESQ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Tadhg Dooley EsqTADHG DOOLEY ESQ
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Thomas SullivanTHOMAS SULLIVAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Anne Louise Blanchard EsqANNE LOUISE BLANCHARD ESQ
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $199,106
- From this org
- $175,777
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $23,329
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $171,800
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $3,977
- Deferred
- $18,332
- Nontaxable benefits
- $4,997
- Filer's total
- $199,106
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Deborah R Witkin EsqDEBORAH R WITKIN ESQ
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $272,060
- From this org
- $197,727
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $74,333
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $189,479
- Bonus
- $7,500
- Other
- $748
- Deferred
- $36,224
- Nontaxable benefits
- $38,109
- Filer's total
- $272,060
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Keith Boyce CmaKEITH BOYCE CMA
FINANCE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $190,497
- From this org
- $132,322
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $58,175
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $131,795
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $527
- Deferred
- $8,505
- Nontaxable benefits
- $49,670
- Filer's total
- $190,497
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Astrid Lebron EsqASTRID LEBRON ESQ
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
- Total calculated
- $177,142
- From this org
- $144,431
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $32,711
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $139,902
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $4,529
- Deferred
- $9,885
- Nontaxable benefits
- $22,826
- Filer's total
- $177,142
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Kevin Brophy EsqKEVIN BROPHY ESQ
MANAGING ATTORNEY
- Total calculated
- $192,201
- From this org
- $128,731
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $63,470
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $128,222
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $509
- Deferred
- $25,324
- Nontaxable benefits
- $38,146
- Filer's total
- $192,201
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Lorraine Carcova EsqLORRAINE CARCOVA ESQ
MANAGING ATTORNEY
- Total calculated
- $180,810
- From this org
- $128,731
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $52,079
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $128,222
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $509
- Deferred
- $13,695
- Nontaxable benefits
- $38,384
- Filer's total
- $180,810
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Mary Conklin EsqMARY CONKLIN ESQ
MANAGING ATTORNEY
- Total calculated
- $175,792
- From this org
- $129,966
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $45,826
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $129,457
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $509
- Deferred
- $27,408
- Nontaxable benefits
- $18,418
- Filer's total
- $175,792
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Nilda Havrilla EsqNILDA HAVRILLA ESQ
LITIGATION & ADVOCACY DIR.
- Total calculated
- $199,480
- From this org
- $136,153
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $63,327
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $135,596
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $557
- Deferred
- $9,253
- Nontaxable benefits
- $54,074
- Filer's total
- $199,480
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Independent compensation consultant
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 3
- THE SALARY OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS REVIEWED AND SET BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AFTER CONSIDERATION OF SALARIES FOR THEIR POSITION AT OTHER COMPARABLE LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAMS AND NON-PROFIT AGENCIES AS PART OF AN EXECUTIVE SESSION OF THE BOARD. THE INFORMATION IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING AND DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AT THE MEETING. THE DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS ARE SUBSTANTIATED IN A CONTEMPORANEOUS FASHION THROUGH BOARD MEETING MINUTES. SALARIES FOR THE OTHER LEADERSHIP POSITIONS ARE ESTABLISHED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR USING THE SAME CRITERIA AND ARE APPROVED BY THE BOARD AS PART OF THE BUDGETING PROCESS.
- PART I, LINE 7
- THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RECEIVED A CALENDAR YEAR 2024 PERFORMANCE BASED BONUS WHICH WAS REPORTED IN HER W2.
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
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$482,685
SUB-CONTRACTOR FOR THE PROVISION OF LEGAL SERVICES
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SUB-CONTRACTOR FOR THE PROVISION OF LEGAL SERVICES
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SUB-CONTRACTOR FOR THE PROVISION OF NON-LEGAL ADVOCACY
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SUB-CONTRACTOR FOR THE PROVISION OF NON-LEGAL ADVOCACY
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 12 March 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202630759349301663
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