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← CAL RIPKEN SR FOUNDATION INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by CAL RIPKEN SR FOUNDATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$28,438,019
Total expenses
$25,680,610
Contributions and grants received
$28,540,403
Grants paid
$1,192,142
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$607,454
Other revenue
-$709,838
Total assets, end of year
$28,355,145
Total liabilities, end of year
$5,682,026
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$22,673,119
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$20,873,784
Management and general expenses
$3,290,076
Fundraising expenses
$1,516,750
Program service expenses (Part III)
$20,873,784

Program services were 81.3% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $2,817,341

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $7,796,465

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $17,926,597

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $2,260,602

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $519,898 · excluded $519,898

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $194,024

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $194,024

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $194,024 · excluded $194,024

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $525,393

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

    securities $437,837

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $87,556

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $87,556 · excluded $87,556

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $476,912

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

    $2,817,341

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $1,404,788

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$927,876 · excluded -$927,876

  • 11a · Other revenue: INSURANCE PROCEEDS/REBATES

    total $24,014 · excluded $24,014

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $24,014

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,159,642 · program services $1,159,642

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $32,500 · program services $32,500

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $3,024,502 · program services $1,588,778 · management and general $904,454 · fundraising $531,270

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,488,778 · program services $1,114,022 · management and general $832,903 · fundraising $541,853

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $62,894 · program services $32,525 · management and general $3,611 · fundraising $26,758

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $133,887 · program services $18,769 · management and general $39,569 · fundraising $75,549

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $250,380 · program services $148,457 · management and general $35,554 · fundraising $66,369

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $24,188 · program services $280 · management and general $23,908

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $125,128 · management and general $125,128

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $50,068 · management and general $50,068

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $487,932 · program services $323,236 · management and general $125,442 · fundraising $39,254

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $141,294 · program services $11,410 · management and general $29,613 · fundraising $100,271

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $801,398 · program services $397,080 · management and general $350,560 · fundraising $53,758

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $196,322 · program services $12,199 · management and general $180,828 · fundraising $3,295

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $468,606 · program services $140,647 · management and general $327,959

  • 17 · Travel

    total $576,917 · program services $403,512 · management and general $114,838 · fundraising $58,567

  • 20 · Interest

    total $3,294 · program services $3,294

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $310,387 · program services $279,348 · management and general $31,039

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $138,992 · program services $87,169 · management and general $51,823

  • 24a · Other expenses: YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PARK

    total $8,488,605 · program services $8,488,605

  • 24b · Other expenses: STEM EQUIPMENT

    total $4,147,787 · program services $4,147,787

  • 24c · Other expenses: IN-KIND EXPENSES

    total $1,813,464 · program services $1,813,464

  • 24d · Other expenses: BASEBALL EQUIPMENT

    total $407,163 · program services $375,543 · management and general $24,414 · fundraising $7,206

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $346,482 · program services $295,517 · management and general $38,365 · fundraising $12,600

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $7,047,652 · end of year $8,827,802

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,536,927 · end of year $2,289,004

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $10,177,920 · end of year $8,093,150

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $303,416 · end of year $564,267

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $741,210

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $791,510 · end of year $945,337

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

    $9,475,141

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

    $8,388,503

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,376,723 · end of year $1,086,638

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $3,212,289 · end of year $4,167,409

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $429,587 · end of year $591,080

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,201,474 · end of year $1,049,248

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $3,470,211 · end of year $3,085,770

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $102,927 · end of year $281,074

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $2,114,376 · end of year $2,315,182

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,526,831 · end of year $4,704,571

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $15,863,153 · end of year $17,968,548

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE CAL RIPKEN, SR. FOUNDATION HELPS TO STRENGTHEN AMERICA'S MOST UNDERSERVED AND DISTRESSED COMMUNITIES BY SUPPORTING AND ADVOCATING FOR CHILDREN, BUILDING YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PARKS, PARTNERING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND YOUTH SERVICE AGENCIES, GIVING KIDS ACCESS TO STEM EDUCATION, AND ADDRESSING COMMUNITY NEEDS THROUGH OUR NATIONAL PROGRAM INITIATIVES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

LED BY FORMER BASEBALL GREATS, CAL RIPKEN, JR. AND BILL RIPKEN, THE CAL RIPKEN SR. FOUNDATION, INC., THROUGH ACTIVE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS WITH AMERICA'S MOST SUCCESSFUL YOUTH SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, TEACHES UNDERSERVED CHILDREN FROM AMERICA'S MOST DISTRESSED COMMUNITIES THE IMPORTANCE OF CHOOSING A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE AND MAKING SMART, PRODUCTIVE DECISIONS IN THEIR YOUNG LIVES. THE FOUNDATION USES SPORTS TO GRAB THE ATTENTION OF THESE UNDERSERVED CHILDREN WHILE TEACHING THEM THAT EMBRACING LIFELONG CHARACTER TRAITS SUCH AS PERSEVERANCE, COMMITMENT, DEVELOPING GOOD NUTRITIONAL HABITS AND GIVING BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITIES WILL EXPOSE THEM TO OPPORTUNITIES AND EXPERIENCES THAT WILL HELP THEM BECOME SUCCESSFUL, CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS OF SOCIETY. THE FOUNDATION NOT ONLY TRAINS LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADERS TO BE SUCCESSFUL MENTORS TO CHILDREN AND TO IMPLEMENT THE FOUNDATION'S YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, BUT ALSO PROVIDES FUNDING, CHARACTER EDUCATION MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT TO THESE COMMUNITIES.

  • PROVIDE CASH AND EQUIPMENT FUNDING TO ORGANIZATIONS WORKING WITH YOUTH IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE FOUNDATION ALSO ENGAGES LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS IN THESE AND OTHER COMMUNITIES (INCLUDING THE U.S. MARSHALS SERVICE) TO ACT AS MENTORS AND COACHES FOR YOUTH AS PART OF THE FOUNDATION'S "BADGES FOR BASEBALL" PROGRAM. THE GOAL IS TO DISPLAY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS AS FRIENDS AND POSITIVE ROLE MODELS, NOT PEOPLE WHO YOUTH ONLY BECOME ENGAGED WITH IN TROUBLED TIMES. IN ADDITION, THROUGH OUR NATIONAL STEM INITIATIVE, WE GIVE YOUTH ACCESS TO ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STEM EDUCATION. IN EACH RIPKEN STEM CENTER PROGRAM, WE PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL STEM PRODUCTS; TECHNOLOGY; TRAINING FOR EDUCATORS/MENTORS; CURRICULUM AND LESSON PLANS, AND FURNITURE AT SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

    Expenses $10,935,411 · Grants $1,192,142

  • DESIGN AND FACILITATE THE CREATION OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PARKS, THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY WHICH ARE IN NEED OF A SAFE PLACE FOR CHILDREN TO PLAY AND GROW. THE FOUNDATION PARTNERS WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO BUILD MULTI-PURPOSE, SYNTHETIC SURFACE FACILITIES THAT SERVE AS CLASSROOMS FOR MANY OF THE LESSONS THE FOUNDATION TEACHES THROUGH OUR "BADGES FOR BASEBALL AND "HEALTHY CHOICES, HEALTHY CHILDREN" CHARACTER EDUCATION PROGRAMS. THESE PARKS ARE STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITIES THAT ARE ATTRACTIVE, SAFE, FUN, EDUCATIONAL AND STIMULATING FOR KIDS OF ALL AGES. EACH FACILITY IS CUSTOMIZED TO MEET THE NEEDS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY FOR THOSE WHO LIVE AND PLAY THERE. IN 2024, WE WERE ABLE TO IMPACT OVER 1.4 MILLION KIDS THROUGH OUR PROGRAMMING.

    Expenses $8,488,605

  • PROVIDE A "MAJOR LEAGUE-STYLE" OVERNIGHT CAMP EXPERIENCE FOR YOUTH FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY AT THE FOUNDATION'S YOUTH BASEBALL FACILITY IN ABERDEEN, MD. FOUNDATION STAFF TEACH BASEBALL THE "RIPKEN WAY" WHILE REINFORCING THE VALUES TAUGHT IN THE "HEALTHY CHOICES, HEALTHY CHILDREN" CURRICULUM. THE YOUTH ALSO PARTICIPATE IN A NUMBER OF ACTIVITIES AT THE OVERNIGHT CAMP LOCATION INCLUDING ROPES COURSES, SWIMMING, BASKETBALL AND CHARACTER-BUILDING GAMES. THE FOUNDATION ALSO CONDUCTS MINI-CAMPS AND CLINICS AT PARTNER SITES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY WHICH ARE SIMILAR TO THE BASEBALL PORTION OF THE OVERNIGHT CAMP IN ABERDEEN.

    Expenses $1,449,768

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Irvin H Bisnov

    TREASURER, CFO, DIRECTOR (PART YEAR)

    Total calculated
    $385,695
    From this org
    $326,756
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $58,939
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $326,360
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $396
    Deferred
    $23,774
    Nontaxable benefits
    $35,165
    Filer's total
    $385,695
  • Calvin Butler Jr Esq

    BOARD CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Harold Himmelman

    BOARD CHAIRMAN (PART YEAR), IMMED PAST PRES

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jay Baker

    INTERIM PAST BOARD CHAIR, DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • William O Ripken

    VICE CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Calvin E Ripken Jr

    VICE CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lonnie M Ritzer Esq

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Terry Arenson

    DIRECTOR (PART YEAR)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kenny Baldwin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bradie Barr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tracee Bentley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Warren Bischoff

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Scott Brickman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robbie Callaway

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joe Carrier

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Steven Coan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Frank Culotta

    DIRECTOR (PART YEAR)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alan Fleischmann

    DIRECTOR (PART YEAR)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jim Hall

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Greg Kahlert

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ron Kaminski

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Senator Francis X Kelly Jr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Frank Kelly III

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Donald H Kirk Jr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Lee IV

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rachael Lighty

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Spencer Mason

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mark McNaughton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kenny Mercado

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeannette Mills

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Honorable Mike Moore

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Richard Muncrief

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mike Murchie

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Paul Nolan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Melanie O'Brien

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tony Reagins

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tim Regan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • J Sargeant Reynolds Jr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alan M Rifkin Esq

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Honorable Laura Ripken

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Honorable Regina Schofield

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Mohan Suntha

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jermaine Swafford

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dan Towriss

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carl J Truscott

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stacey Ullrich

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brooke Butler Wagner

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brian Walter

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Courtney Wardlaw

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marc Weller

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Pat Whalen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stacie Wollman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Allen Wright

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stephan Salem

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $835,572
    From this org
    $643,520
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $192,052
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $638,124
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $5,396
    Deferred
    $156,767
    Nontaxable benefits
    $35,285
    Filer's total
    $835,572
  • Carrie Lebow

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $439,103
    From this org
    $379,019
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $60,084
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $378,761
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $258
    Deferred
    $33,669
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,415
    Filer's total
    $439,103
  • Charles Brady

    SR. VP, STRATEGIC INITIATIVES

    Total calculated
    $387,484
    From this org
    $327,663
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $59,821
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $326,901
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $762
    Deferred
    $23,774
    Nontaxable benefits
    $36,047
    Filer's total
    $387,484
  • Joseph Rossow

    SR. VP, STEM & OUTCOME MEASUREMENT

    Total calculated
    $347,172
    From this org
    $284,574
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $62,598
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $284,316
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $258
    Deferred
    $24,216
    Nontaxable benefits
    $38,382
    Filer's total
    $347,172
  • Joellen Malstrom

    SR. VP, ADMIN. & CHIEF OF STAFF

    Total calculated
    $339,712
    From this org
    $278,521
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $61,191
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $278,263
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $258
    Deferred
    $20,287
    Nontaxable benefits
    $40,904
    Filer's total
    $339,712
  • Marie Elise Lee

    VP, RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $289,764
    From this org
    $245,436
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,328
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $245,300
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $136
    Deferred
    $18,845
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,483
    Filer's total
    $289,764
  • Christian Rubright

    VP, PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $160,319
    From this org
    $148,255
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,064
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $148,201
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $54
    Deferred
    $4,942
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,122
    Filer's total
    $160,319
  • John Allen Chau

    AVP, FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $153,455
    From this org
    $137,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,955
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $137,446
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $54
    Deferred
    $7,665
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,290
    Filer's total
    $153,455
  • Jennifer Dansicker

    AVP, GRANTWRITING & COMM

    Total calculated
    $173,508
    From this org
    $135,087
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,421
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $134,949
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $138
    Deferred
    $7,630
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,791
    Filer's total
    $173,508
  • Stephanie Bisacre

    AVP, DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $122,384
    From this org
    $113,716
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,668
    Hours/week
    40
  • Scott Swinson

    SR. DIRECTOR, DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $125,998
    From this org
    $112,951
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,047
    Hours/week
    40

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 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 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 4B
DURING THE YEAR, THE FOLLOWING OFFICER PARTICIPATED IN THE CAL RIPKEN SR. FOUNDATION NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN: STEPHEN SALEM, $125,000
PART I, LINE 7
THE FOUNDATION MADE CERTAIN NON-FIXED COMPENSATORY PAYMENTS TO STAFF BASED ON ACHIEVEMENT OF INDIVIDUAL GOALS AND OVERALL CONTRIBUTIONS AS DETERMINED BY THE INDIVIDUAL'S SUPERVISOR AND THE PRESIDENT AND VP OF OPERATIONS OF THE FOUNDATION.

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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Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
14 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202533189349315643

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