Form 990 for tax year 2025
Filed by NATIONAL WOMENS HISTORY MUSEUM.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $3,691,385
- Total expenses
- $2,832,013
- Contributions and grants received
- $3,847,678
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $24,013
- Investment income
- $90,220
- Other revenue
- -$270,526
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,438,075
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $370,230
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $4,067,845
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,569,529
- Management and general expenses
- $660,745
- Fundraising expenses
- $601,739
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,569,529
Program services were 55.4% 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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1b · Membership dues
$307,639
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1c · Fundraising events
$840,364
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$2,699,675
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$669,074
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2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SUPPORT
total $22,500 · related or exempt $22,500
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2b · Program service revenue: LICENSING FEES
total $1,513 · related or exempt $1,513
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3 · Investment income
total $69,982 · excluded $69,982
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $587,953
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $567,715
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $20,238
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $20,238 · excluded $20,238
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$178,130
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$840,364
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$457,993
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$279,863 · excluded -$279,863
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9a · Gaming: gross income
$8,803
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9b · Gaming: direct expenses
$4,482
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $4,321 · excluded $4,321
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$11,827
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$6,811
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $5,016 · unrelated business $5,016
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $524,753 · program services $254,376 · management and general $197,351 · fundraising $73,026
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $620,571 · program services $416,615 · management and general $54,245 · fundraising $149,711
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $4,884 · program services $402 · management and general $4,454 · fundraising $28
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $28,623 · program services $18,757 · management and general $3,403 · fundraising $6,463
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $75,085 · program services $45,971 · management and general $13,954 · fundraising $15,160
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11b · Fees: legal
total $4,932 · fundraising $4,932
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $113,517 · management and general $113,517
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $177,430 · fundraising $177,430
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11g · Fees: other
total $609,294 · program services $565,278 · management and general $30,523 · fundraising $13,493
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $11,606 · program services $11,606
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13 · Office expenses
total $176,497 · program services $8,724 · management and general $50,112 · fundraising $117,661
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14 · Information technology
total $129,845 · program services $105,461 · management and general $5,686 · fundraising $18,698
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16 · Occupancy
total $47,812 · program services $3,664 · management and general $43,895 · fundraising $253
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17 · Travel
total $31,299 · program services $7,350 · management and general $14,374 · fundraising $9,575
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $70,946 · program services $70,946
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20 · Interest
total $16,339 · management and general $16,339
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $2,212 · management and general $2,212
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23 · Insurance
total $8,273 · management and general $8,273
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24a · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES
total $129,088 · program services $41,793 · management and general $85,381 · fundraising $1,914
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24b · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS
total $42,433 · program services $17,613 · management and general $16,176 · fundraising $8,644
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24c · Other expenses: REGUL. / LICENSING FEES
total $6,574 · program services $973 · management and general $850 · fundraising $4,751
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $108,628 · end of year $144,685
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $3,063,174 · end of year $1,070,622
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $434,561 · end of year $498,942
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $13,201 · end of year $46,416
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $85,124 · end of year $54,311
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$154,227
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$152,459
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $3,980 · end of year $1,768
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $84,840 · end of year $2,621,231
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $1,295 · end of year $100
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $166,865 · end of year $131,042
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $31,500 · end of year $0
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $159,241
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24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $152,384 · end of year $148,838
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $76,340 · end of year $90,350
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $652,535 · end of year $1,866,319
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $2,555,938 · end of year $2,201,526
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
THE NATIONAL WOMEN'S HISTORY MUSEUM IS A NONPARTISAN ORGANIZATION THAT PRESERVES, EDUCATES AND AMPLIFIES THE DIVERSE CONTRIBUTIONS AND VOICES OF WOMEN AND IS A LEADING EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION DEDICATED TO CELEBRATING WOMEN'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR NATION'S SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC LIFE.
Activities or mission (Part I)
THE MUSEUM PRESERVES, EDUCATES AND AMPLIFIES THE DIVERSE CONTRIBUTIONS AND VOICES OF WOMEN.
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AMERICA 250: IN JUNE 2024, THE NATIONAL WOMEN'S HISTORY MUSEUM WAS SELECTED AS THE NATIONAL RESOURCE PARTNER FOR WOMEN'S HISTORY FOR OUR COUNTRY'S UPCOMING SEMI-QUINCENTENNIAL. AS A NATIONAL RESOURCE PARTNER, THE MUSEUM WILL HELP AMPLIFY AND SHARE THE HISTORY THAT WOMEN HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO OVER THE LAST 250 YEARS OF OUR NATION'S HISTORY. THE MUSEUM LAUNCHED A UNIFYING CAMPAIGN IN MARCH 2025 CALLED "SHE IS NOT A FOOTNOTE" TO BRING TOGETHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT WOMEN AND GIRLS AHEAD OF THE JULY 2026 COMMEMORATION. THE MUSEUM WILL ALSO SPONSOR ITS OWN INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS FOR THIS COMMEMORATION, INCLUDING ACTIVATING A NEW YOUTH COUNCIL ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES TO PLAY WOMEN'S HISTORY TRIVIA GAMES WITH THE NEW GAME PUBLISHED IN NOV 2025 BY THE NWHM CALLED "WOMEN'S HISTORY PLUNGE".
Expenses $656,827
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EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING: THE MUSEUM CONTINUED ITS COMMITMENT TO FREE, ACCESSIBLE WOMEN'S HISTORY EDUCATION THROUGH A ROBUST VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE THAT INCLUDED ONLINE EXHIBITIONS, A COMPENDIUM OF BIOGRAPHIES, CLASSROOM-READY LESSON PLANS, RESEARCH RESOURCES, VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS, A VIRTUAL BOOK CLUB, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, AUTHOR TALKS AND VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS FOR EDUCATORS' PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. THE MUSEUM'S OPEN RESOURCE, EDUCATIONAL WEBSITE AVERAGED OVER 6 MILLION VISITORS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE IN 2025. IN 2025, WE CONCLUDED OUR WORK WITH THE US MINT AS THE FINAL QUARTERS FEATURING WOMEN WERE LAUNCHED. IN 2025, THE MUSEUM DEVELOPED, CO-HOSTED AND/OR SPEARHEADED SEVERAL KEY COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS AND EVENTS WITH NEW STAKEHOLDERS AND LEADING VOICES IN WOMEN'S ADVOCACY AND EMPOWERMENT SPACES. THIS CONCLUDES OUR MULTI-YEAR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE U.S. MINT AND THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION AMERICAN WOMEN'S HISTORY INITIATIVE TO HIGHLIGHT THE AMERICAN WOMEN'S QUARTERS PROGRAM.
Expenses $500,732
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EXHIBITIONS: IN 2024, THE MUSEUM RECEIVED A PLANNING GRANT FROM THE LILLY FOUNDATION TO DEVELOP AN EXHIBIT CALLED "FAITH AND FREEDOM," TO ILLUMINATE THE PROFOUND INFLUENCE OF FAITH AND RELIGION ON AMERICAN WOMEN. THIS EXHIBIT CONCEPT RECEIVED FULL FUNDING FROM THE LILLY FOUNDATION IN DECEMBER 2024 AND WAS FULLY DEVELOPED IN 2025. THE MUSEUM ANTICIPATES OPENING THE NEW EXHIBITION, OFFICIALLY CALLED: "UNTIL WE ARE ALL FREE: WOMEN, FAITH, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE" IN JANUARY 2026 IN DALLAS, TX.
Expenses $411,970 · Revenue $24,013
As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Susan D WhitingSUSAN D WHITING
CHAIRPERSON
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 25
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Singleton McAllisterSINGLETON MCALLISTER
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Jamie CrossJAMIE CROSS
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Lisa Marsh RyersonLISA MARSH RYERSON
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Deborah BrittainDEBORAH BRITTAIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Caren ByrdCAREN BYRD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Tena ClarkTENA CLARK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Peixin Li DallaraPEIXIN LI DALLARA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Susan DanishSUSAN DANISH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Monica GilMONICA GIL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Beverly GuysheftallBEVERLY GUYSHEFTALL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Scott HefterSCOTT HEFTER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Mari Snyder JohnsonMARI SNYDER JOHNSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Pat KamplingPAT KAMPLING
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Cheri KaufmanCHERI KAUFMAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Stephanie MineoSTEPHANIE MINEO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Dr Nancy O'ReillyDR NANCY O'REILLY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Angelique PitteloudANGELIQUE PITTELOUD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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R Lucia RiddleR LUCIA RIDDLE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Mary SmithMARY SMITH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Joyce WinneckeJOYCE WINNECKE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Frederique IrwinFREDERIQUE IRWIN
PRESIDENT & CEO
- Total calculated
- $365,131
- From this org
- $345,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $20,131
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $285,000
- Bonus
- $60,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $18,550
- Nontaxable benefits
- $1,581
- Filer's total
- $365,131
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Lori Ann TerjesenLORI ANN TERJESEN
VP EDUCATION
- Total calculated
- $159,622
- From this org
- $153,438
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $6,184
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $153,438
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $4,603
- Nontaxable benefits
- $1,581
- Filer's total
- $159,622
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Alexandra FultonALEXANDRA FULTON
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $123,107
- From this org
- $110,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $13,107
- Hours/week
- 40
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Emily Krichbaum Asst DirectorEMILY KRICHBAUM ASST DIRECTOR
STRATEGIC PROGRAMS & EDUCATION
- Total calculated
- $106,249
- From this org
- $105,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $1,249
- Hours/week
- 40
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Lora JonesLORA JONES
SENIOR DIRECTOR, ANNUAL GIVING
- Total calculated
- $102,456
- From this org
- $101,375
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $1,081
- Hours/week
- 40
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Jennifer Herrera WalpoleJENNIFER HERRERA WALPOLE
VP, EXTERNAL AFFAIRS - UNTIL 5/2025
- Total calculated
- $103,261
- From this org
- $102,743
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $518
- 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 · Independent compensation consultant
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
Answered no
- 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
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 4A
- DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025, JENNIFER HERRERA WALPOLE, VP, EXTERNAL AFFAIRS UNTIL MAY OF 2025, RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $48,067.
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
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2025
- Filed
- 20 April 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.1
- Source object
- 202641109349300124
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