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← OREGON SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by OREGON SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$19,431,069
Total expenses
$25,654,324
Contributions and grants received
$9,452,492
Grants paid
$10,000
Program service revenue
$9,556,808
Investment income
$376,174
Other revenue
$45,595
Total assets, end of year
$27,633,109
Total liabilities, end of year
$7,630,216
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$20,002,893
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$21,033,570
Management and general expenses
$2,417,746
Fundraising expenses
$2,203,008
Program service expenses (Part III)
$21,033,570

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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $614,618

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $1,541,712

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $515,004

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $6,781,158

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $875,411

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONCERT TICKETS & FEES

    total $9,556,808 · related or exempt $9,556,808

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $310,010 · excluded $310,010

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $7,724,053

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $7,657,889

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $66,164

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $66,164 · excluded $66,164

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $223,700

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $1,541,712

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $223,700

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $45,595 · excluded $45,595

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $45,595

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $10,000 · program services $10,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $485,471 · management and general $485,471

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $10,452,084 · program services $8,800,520 · management and general $879,903 · fundraising $771,661

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $553,954 · program services $466,422 · management and general $46,634 · fundraising $40,898

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $2,157,607 · program services $1,816,677 · management and general $181,637 · fundraising $159,293

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,052,152 · program services $885,898 · management and general $88,575 · fundraising $77,679

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $22,169 · management and general $22,169

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $159,000 · management and general $159,000

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $37,064 · fundraising $37,064

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $79,571 · management and general $79,571

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $3,479,177 · program services $3,335,102 · management and general $28,646 · fundraising $115,429

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,411,147 · program services $1,300,930 · fundraising $110,217

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $914,705 · program services $419,587 · management and general $18,979 · fundraising $476,139

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $9,839 · management and general $9,839

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,261,128 · program services $1,118,008 · management and general $49,490 · fundraising $93,630

  • 17 · Travel

    total $224,832 · program services $130,568 · management and general $27,255 · fundraising $67,009

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $52,669 · program services $52,669

  • 20 · Interest

    total $1,700 · management and general $1,700

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $210,129 · program services $84,051 · management and general $63,039 · fundraising $63,039

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $77,108 · management and general $77,108

  • 24a · Other expenses: PERFORMANCE EXPENSE

    total $1,756,154 · program services $1,623,187 · management and general $82,195 · fundraising $50,772

  • 24b · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT & MAINTENANCE

    total $607,484 · program services $556,895 · management and general $30,268 · fundraising $20,321

  • 24c · Other expenses: OTHER OPERATING EXPENSE

    total $350,980 · program services $249,301 · management and general $2,009 · fundraising $99,670

  • 24d · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $184,721 · program services $99,092 · management and general $65,442 · fundraising $20,187

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $103,479 · program services $84,663 · management and general $18,816

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,960,603 · end of year $1,902,470

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,408,366 · end of year $2,736,751

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $6,772,628 · end of year $3,437,546

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $81,958 · end of year $190,793

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $51,150

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $294,679 · end of year $264,799

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $2,949,325

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $1,580,025

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,119,858 · end of year $1,369,300

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $90,683 · end of year $100,559

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $17,120,835 · end of year $17,579,741

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,062,578 · end of year $1,022,555

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $3,414,859 · end of year $4,235,712

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $2,595,892 · end of year $2,371,949

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,481,888 · end of year $2,471,915

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $19,294,393 · end of year $17,530,978

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE OREGON SYMPHONY IS DEDICATED TO MOVING MUSIC FORWARD. OUR VISION IS BOLD AND ADVENTUROUS: TO INSPIRE AUDIENCES WITH EXHILARATING PERFORMANCES, PRESENT THE BEST MUSICIANS IN A WIDE RANGE OF STYLES, EXPLORE NEW ART FORMS, SHINE LIGHT ON CONTEMPORARY ISSUES AND BUILD A STRONGER COMMUNITY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE OREGON SYMPHONY INSPIRES AUDIENCES AND BUILDS COMMUNITY BY CREATING OUTSTANDING MUSICAL EXPERIENCES.

  • CONCERT SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: THE HARMONY, RHYTHM, AND POWER OF NATURE TOOK CENTER STAGE IN THE OREGON SYMPHONY'S 2024/25 SEASON, THE NATURE OF MUSIC. LED BY JEAN VOLLUM MUSIC DIRECTOR DAVID DANZMAYR AND PERFORMED BY THE SYMPHONY'S 77 FULL-TIME MUSICIANS, THE ORCHESTRA EMBARKED ON A THRILLING EXPLORATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HUMANITY AND THE NATURAL WORLD, FROM CLASSICAL FAVORITES LIKE VIVALDI'S FOUR SEASONS AND COPLAND'S APPALACHIAN SPRING TO CONTEMPORARY WORKS BY COMPOSERS SUCH AS DERRICK SKYE AND KATHERINE BALCH. SPANNING WONDER, AWE, AND TERROR ALIKE, THE SEASON OFFERED A PROFOUND MEDITATION ON OUR DEEP BOND WITH NATURE. IN TOTAL, THE OREGON SYMPHONY PRESENTED 118 PERFORMANCES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.THE SYMPHONY CONTINUED ITS COMMITMENT TO REPRESENTATION AND ARTISTIC EQUITY: 83% OF CLASSICAL CONCERTS FEATURED WORKS BY WOMEN OR COMPOSERS OF COLOR, REFLECTING ONGOING EFFORTS TO BROADEN THE ORCHESTRAL CANON. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO CHAMPIONED NEW MUSIC THROUGH THREE COMMISSIONED WORKS, FURTHER ADVANCING THE CREATIVITY AND VIBRANCY OF TODAY'S ORCHESTRAL LANDSCAPE.BEYOND OUR CLASSICAL SERIES, WE CONTINUED TO INNOVATE AND PUSH THE BOUNDS OF ORCHESTRAL MUSIC. WE WELCOMED SOME OF THE GREATEST MUSICIANS IN THE WORLD TO THE ARLENE SCHNITZER CONCERT HALL, INCLUDING THE LEGENDARY ITZHAK PERLMAN, RAPPER AND ACTIVIST KILLER MIKE, GRAMMY-WINNING COMPOSER JESSIE MONTGOMERY, FUNK FAVORITES TOWER OF POWER, AND THE GENRE-SMASHING VIRTUOSO LINDSEY STIRLING. OUR EVER-POPULAR FILM SERIES TRAVELED BACK TO THE FUTURE, WHILE OUR ONE-NIGHT-ONLY SPECIALS PAID A VISIT TO TWIN PEAKS AND FUSED BEYONCE'S GREATEST HITS WITH BEETHOVEN'S SEVENTH. FROM THE YOUNGEST CONCERTGOERS TO LONGTIME SUBSCRIBERS, THE SEASON OFFERED MUSIC TO RESONATE WITH EVERYONE.

    Expenses $18,509,542 · Grants $10,000 · Revenue $9,556,808

  • AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT: THE OREGON SYMPHONY CONTINUED TO ADAPT TO EVOLVING AUDIENCE PREFERENCES IN THE 2024/25 SEASON, RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT GROWTH IN ATTENDANCE, ENGAGEMENT, AND OVERALL REACH. THROUGH DIVERSE PROGRAMMING AND TARGETED OUTREACH, WE SUCCESSFULLY CONNECTED WITH NEW AUDIENCE MEMBERS WHILE DEEPENING RELATIONSHIPS WITH LONGTIME PATRONS.THE SEASON WELCOMED NEARLY 200,000 CONCERT ATTENDEES ACROSS 118 PERFORMANCES, REFLECTING THE STRONG AND GROWING DEMAND FOR LIVE ORCHESTRAL EXPERIENCES. OF THESE, 24,622 WERE FIRST-TIME ATTENDEES, DEMONSTRATING THE SUCCESS OF OUR EFFORTS TO BROADEN ACCESS AND INVITE NEW COMMUNITIES INTO THE HALL.IN ADDITION TO FIRST-TIME ATTENDANCE GROWTH, WE SAW A REMARKABLE 134% INCREASE IN CHOOSE-YOUR-OWN SUBSCRIPTION PACKAGES, INDICATING GREATER FLEXIBILITY IN HOW AUDIENCES WANT TO EXPERIENCE THE SYMPHONY. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO CELEBRATED 993 FIRST-TIME SUBSCRIBERS. DIVERSE PROGRAM OFFERINGS, SPANNING CLASSICAL MASTERWORKS, FILM SCORES, CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS, GENRE-BLENDING SPECIALS, AND FAMILY-FRIENDLY EVENTS, CONTINUED TO DRAW NEW AND RETURNING PATRONS. STRATEGIC MARKETING CAMPAIGNS, INNOVATIVE DIGITAL CONTENT, AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH GUEST ARTISTS FURTHER AMPLIFIED OUR VISIBILITY AND IMPACT.

    Expenses $2,103,357

  • EDUCATION & ACCESS: AT THE OREGON SYMPHONY, WE'RE COMMITTED TO EXPANDING ACCESS TO MUSIC THROUGHOUT OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY, FROM THE YOUNGEST CHILDREN TO OUR MOST VULNERABLE NEIGHBORS. BECAUSE WE KNOW A MUSICAL CITY IS A STRONGER CITY. LAST YEAR, WE PARTNERED WITH 334 SCHOOLS AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, WORKING SIDE-BY-SIDE TO BRING FREE MUSICAL EXPERIENCES TO MORE THAN 35,000 ADULTS AND CHILDREN. THIS INCLUDED 22,731 K12 STUDENTS, 77% OF WHOM CAME FROM LOW-INCOME SCHOOLS, ENSURING THAT YOUNG PEOPLE ACROSS OUR REGION HAVE ACCESS TO THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF LIVE ORCHESTRAL MUSIC. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THE SYMPHONY DELIVERED 231 FREE EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES, REACHING AUDIENCES IN CLASSROOMS, COMMUNITY CENTERS, SHELTERS, AND PUBLIC SPACES THROUGHOUT OREGON.WE HELD THE EIGHTH ANNUAL LULLABY PROJECT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PATH HOME FAMILY VILLAGE, ALLOWING PARENTS EXPERIENCING HOUSELESSNESS TO WRITE AND RECORD ORIGINAL LULLABIES FOR THEIR CHILDREN. WE WELCOMED MORE THAN 7,000 FOURTH GRADERS TO THE SCHNITZ FOR OUR SPRING LINK UP CONCERT, WHERE THEY SANG, CLAPPED, AND PLAYED ALONG WITH THE ORCHESTRA ON RECORDERS. AND WE PROVIDED FREE CONCERT TICKETS TO HUNDREDS OF VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES, HONORING THEIR SERVICE THROUGH MUSIC.

    Expenses $420,671

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Alicia Didonato Paulsen

    MUSICIAN DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $115,118
    From this org
    $86,074
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,044
    Hours/week
    35
  • Charles Noble

    MUSICIAN DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $100,171
    From this org
    $75,241
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,930
    Hours/week
    35
  • Jon Greeney

    MUSICIAN DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $86,008
    From this org
    $61,219
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,789
    Hours/week
    35
  • Dan Drinkward

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Courtney Angeli

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Robert Haley

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Eve Callahan

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Janet Blount

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tom Brenneke

    DIRECTOR AS OF 09/2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ida Rae Cahana

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Patrick Clark

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Cliff Deveney

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lauren Fox

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christina Friedhoff

    DIRECTOR AS OF 06/2025

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robyn Gastineau

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tige Harris

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert Harrison

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeff Heatherington

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • J Clayton Hering

    LIFETIME DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Rick Hinkes

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Renee Holzman

    LIFETIME DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gerald Hulsman

    LIFETIME DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Judy Hummelt

    DIRECTOR THROUGH 10/2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Cameron Hunt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Grady Jurrens

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Emily Karr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kris Kern

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Thomas Lauderdale

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Priscilla Longfield

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michele Mass

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jason Matusow

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Peggy Miller

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kaizad Mistry

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Maureen Murphy

    DIRECTOR AS OF 12/2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Roscoe Nelson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Diane Rankin

    DIRECTOR AS OF 06/2025

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Dan Rasay

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bonnie Reagan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Shannon Riggs

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Paul Snyder

    DIRECTOR AS OF 12/2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mj Steen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Patrick Stone

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Don Vollum

    DIRECTOR AS OF 09/2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Derald Walker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Liz Walker

    DIRECTOR AS OF 12/2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michelle Weisenbach

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Walt Weyler

    LIFETIME DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jack Wilborn

    LIFETIME DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mark Williams

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Isaac Thompson

    PRESIDENT/CEO

    Total calculated
    $423,791
    From this org
    $407,009
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,782
    Hours/week
    30 + 5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $322,009
    Bonus
    $52,000
    Other
    $33,000
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,782
    Filer's total
    $423,791
  • Patricia Shelton

    INTERIM VP FINANCE THROUGH 01/2025

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    30 + 5 related
  • Craig Johnson

    VP & CFO AS OF 01/2025

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    30 + 5 related
  • David Danzmayr

    MUSIC DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $360,015
    From this org
    $328,610
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,405
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $295,610
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $33,000
    Deferred
    $14,450
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,955
    Filer's total
    $360,015
  • Sarah Kwak

    CONCERTMASTER

    Total calculated
    $212,660
    From this org
    $199,867
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,793
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $199,867
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,224
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,569
    Filer's total
    $212,660
  • Hilary Blakemore

    VP DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $160,002
    From this org
    $142,677
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,325
    Hours/week
    30 + 5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $142,677
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,250
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,075
    Filer's total
    $160,002
  • Steve Wenig

    VP & GM

    Total calculated
    $148,791
    From this org
    $121,915
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,876
    Hours/week
    30 + 5 related
  • Clement So

    VP PROGRAMMING

    Total calculated
    $128,580
    From this org
    $105,329
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,251
    Hours/week
    35

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

  • 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 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 1A
THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND MUSIC DIRECTOR EACH RECEIVE A TAXABLE HOUSING ALLOWANCE OF $33,000, WHICH IS INCLUDED IN FORM W2 WAGES.
PART I, LINE 7
DISCRETIONARY BONUSES ARE DETERMINED BY THE ORGANIZATION AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD.

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

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • OREGON SYMPHONY FOUNDATION

    501(C)(3) · SUPPORT OF THE OREGON SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION · OR · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by OREGON SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION

  • OREGON SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION IN SALEM

    501(C)(3) · BRING SYMPHONIC MUSIC AND THE OREGON SYMPHONY TO SALEM · OR · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by OREGON SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
15 May 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202601359349313040

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