Form 990 for tax year 2023
Filed by BUSINESS LEADERSHIP ORGANIZED FOR CATHOLIC SCHOOLS.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $108,514,791
- Total expenses
- $99,275,278
- Contributions and grants received
- $100,937,747
- Grants paid
- $95,762,197
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $7,704,932
- Other revenue
- -$127,888
- Total assets, end of year
- $137,291,736
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $6,537,410
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $130,754,326
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $97,887,384
- Management and general expenses
- $1,218,791
- Fundraising expenses
- $169,103
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $97,887,384
Program services were 98.6% 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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1c · Fundraising events
$213,035
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$57,036
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$100,667,676
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3 · Investment income
total $6,849,063 · excluded $6,849,063
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $154,284,000
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $153,428,131
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $855,869
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $855,869 · excluded $855,869
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$83,800
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$213,035
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$211,688
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$127,888 · excluded -$127,888
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $95,762,197 · program services $95,762,197
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $930,555 · program services $465,277 · management and general $446,666 · fundraising $18,612
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,104,141 · program services $864,078 · management and general $213,655 · fundraising $26,408
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $54,274 · program services $26,016 · management and general $12,979 · fundraising $15,279
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $74,686 · program services $56,816 · management and general $15,984 · fundraising $1,886
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $117,300 · program services $75,348 · management and general $39,270 · fundraising $2,682
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11b · Fees: legal
total $23,269 · program services $5,674 · management and general $17,595
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $60,920 · management and general $60,920
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $70,056 · management and general $70,056
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11g · Fees: other
total $132,643 · program services $99,086 · management and general $29,657 · fundraising $3,900
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $544,814 · program services $419,507 · management and general $54,481 · fundraising $70,826
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13 · Office expenses
total $171,737 · program services $49,019 · management and general $122,718
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14 · Information technology
total $49,083 · program services $29,451 · management and general $19,632
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16 · Occupancy
total $46,146 · program services $27,687 · management and general $18,459
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $2,317 · program services $1,784 · management and general $232 · fundraising $301
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $9,073 · program services $5,444 · management and general $3,629
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23 · Insurance
total $83,103 · management and general $83,103
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24a · Other expenses: SPECIAL EVENTS
total $29,209 · fundraising $29,209
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24b · Other expenses: PASS THRU EXPENSES
total $9,755 · management and general $9,755
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $2,713,049 · end of year $14,294,938
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $10,776,958 · end of year $31,459,049
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $123,799 · end of year $68,746
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $11,244 · end of year $17,413
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$145,950
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$127,515
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $18,311 · end of year $18,435
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $112,443,248 · end of year $91,104,923
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $2,302,645 · end of year $328,232
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $1,029,855 · end of year $561,537
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18 · Grants payable
beginning of year $845,380 · end of year $841,615
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21 · Escrow or custodial account liability
beginning of year $4,447,086 · end of year $4,800,972
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $2,319,773 · end of year $333,286
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $5,821,066 · end of year $9,551,262
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $113,926,094 · end of year $121,203,064
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
BLOCS BRIDGES THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND INDIVIDUALS WITH SCHOOLS IN PENNSYLVANIA TO ESTABLISH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED, BOLSTER SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURES, AND EXPAND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILIES.
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PENNSYLVANIA BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYERS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE EITC, OSTC AND PRE-K TAX CREDIT PROGRAMS OFFERED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (DCED). THE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS AND PARTICIPATION PROVIDED BY THESE BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS ALLOWED BLOCS TO AWARD OVER 19,000 CATHOLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS TO NUMEROUS COUNTIES IN PENNSYLVANIA FOR FAMILIES IN FINANCIAL NEED. SEE SCHEDULE O.FOR THIS YEAR, BLOCS HAS WORKED WITH CLOSE TO 200 BUSINESSES AND OVER 1,900 INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYERS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OVER $99 MILLION IN TAX CREDITS. HOWEVER, THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE REMAINS SIGNIFICANT AS BLOCS RECEIVED OVER 30,000 APPLICATIONS AND OVER $100 MILLION DOLLARS IN QUALIFIED NEED. BLOCS THROUGH THE SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE HAS ESTABLISHED AN EMERGENCY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM WHICH REVIEWS EMERGENCY REQUESTS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR FAMILIES BASED ON EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES THAT GREATLY AFFECT A FAMILY'S INCOME AND ABILITY TO PAY FOR EDUCATION. FOR THE CURRENT YEAR, BLOCS PROVIDED SUPPORT OF APPROXIMATELY $56,000 FOR APPROXIMATELY 31 STUDENTS. BLOCS HAS ALSO DEVELOPED THE URBAN ENDOWMENT INITIATIVE TO SUSTAIN TARGETED SCHOOLS IN POOR AND LOW PERFORMING SCHOOL DISTRICT AREAS. UNDER THIS INITIATIVE, NINE SCHOOLS WORK WITH BLOCS TO ADOPT SUCCESSFUL PRACTICES IN MARKETING AND MANAGEMENT. THE SCHOOLS MAINTAIN AN OPEN ENROLLMENT POLICY AND BLOCS ASSISTS THE SCHOOLS TO HELP MEET OPERATIONAL NEEDS THROUGH ENDOWMENT DISTRIBUTIONS. FOR THE CURRENT YEAR THIS SUPPORT TOTALED APPROXIMATELY $1 MILLION.
Expenses $97,887,384 · Grants $95,762,197
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Daniel AstolfiDANIEL ASTOLFI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Paul BeckerPAUL BECKER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Charlie BernierCHARLIE BERNIER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jb BlauveltJB BLAUVELT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jerry BuckleyJERRY BUCKLEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Nicole CanigliaNICOLE CANIGLIA
DIRECTOR (AS OF 9/15/23)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Brian CassidyBRIAN CASSIDY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Joseph ChottJOSEPH CHOTT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Nick CioccaNICK CIOCCA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Marty ConnorMARTY CONNOR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jeffrey CoronJEFFREY CORON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Gary DevitoGARY DEVITO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Natalia Dominguez BuckleyNATALIA DOMINGUEZ BUCKLEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sean P FaheySEAN P FAHEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Bishop Michael FitzgeraldBISHOP MICHAEL FITZGERALD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sean FlynnSEAN FLYNN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Tom GallagherTOM GALLAGHER
DIRECTOR (AS OF 9/15/23)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Brian HannanBRIAN HANNAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Edward HanwayEDWARD HANWAY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kristin HillsleyKRISTIN HILLSLEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Bill LarkinBILL LARKIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Paul LearyPAUL LEARY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
William Matthews IIIWILLIAM MATTHEWS III
DIRECTOR (AS OF 9/15/23)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
John McDonaldJOHN MCDONALD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Brian McElweeBRIAN MCELWEE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
John J McGonigal JrJOHN J MCGONIGAL JR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Justin O'MalleyJUSTIN O'MALLEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mike O'MaraMIKE O'MARA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Michael PrendergastMICHAEL PRENDERGAST
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Donald SaleskiDONALD SALESKI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Michael SavageMICHAEL SAVAGE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Tom ShoemakerTOM SHOEMAKER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Greg SkalickyGREG SKALICKY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Bill StreichBILL STREICH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dorae SudellDORAE SUDELL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Francis Van KirkFRANCIS VAN KIRK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Brian VeseyBRIAN VESEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Brad WilliamsBRAD WILLIAMS
DIRECTOR (AS OF 2/16/24)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Archbishop Nelson PerezARCHBISHOP NELSON PEREZ
HONORARY CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Matt McFillinMATT MCFILLIN
CO-CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Matthew TopleyMATTHEW TOPLEY
CO-CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Michael F YoungMICHAEL F YOUNG
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Brian GallagherBRIAN GALLAGHER
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
David RowanDAVID ROWAN
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $461,664
- From this org
- $414,893
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $46,771
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $372,893
- Bonus
- $42,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $10,161
- Nontaxable benefits
- $36,610
- Filer's total
- $461,664
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Theodore AicherTHEODORE AICHER
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $271,645
- From this org
- $247,846
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $23,799
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $227,846
- Bonus
- $20,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $9,914
- Nontaxable benefits
- $13,885
- Filer's total
- $271,645
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Jeffrey GibsonJEFFREY GIBSON
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
- Total calculated
- $209,387
- From this org
- $198,303
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $11,084
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $138,303
- Bonus
- $60,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $7,932
- Nontaxable benefits
- $3,152
- Filer's total
- $209,387
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James DowneyJAMES DOWNEY
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
- Total calculated
- $180,038
- From this org
- $154,494
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $25,544
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $111,994
- Bonus
- $42,500
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $8,264
- Nontaxable benefits
- $17,280
- Filer's total
- $180,038
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Kathleen HarveyKATHLEEN HARVEY
CONTROLLER
- Total calculated
- $166,235
- From this org
- $132,361
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $33,874
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $107,361
- Bonus
- $25,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $5,253
- Nontaxable benefits
- $28,621
- Filer's total
- $166,235
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Katie ThorntonKATIE THORNTON
MARKETING DIRECTOR (THRU 12/20/24)
- Total calculated
- $133,979
- From this org
- $120,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $13,979
- 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
- 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 7
- PART II, COLUMN (B)(II) REPORTS BONUS AMOUNTS THAT WERE APPROVED BY THE BOARD BASED UPON PERFORMANCE. - DAVID ROWEN $42,000 - THEODORE AICHER $20,000 - JEFFREY GIBSON $60,000 - JAMES DOWNEY $42,500 - KATHLEEN HARVEY $25,000 - KATIE THORNTON $15,000
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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$10,133,195
SCHOLARSHIPS
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CRISTO REY PHILADELPHIA HIGH SCHOOL
$3,100,413
SCHOLARSHIPS
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CARDINAL O'HARA HIGH SCHOOL 33018
$2,835,805
SCHOLARSHIPS
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$2,272,020
SCHOLARSHIPS
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$2,255,877
SCHOLARSHIPS
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LASALLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL 34015
$2,205,893
SCHOLARSHIPS
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$1,999,500
SCHOLARSHIPS
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FATHER JUDGE HIGH SCHOOL 33008
$1,884,875
SCHOLARSHIPS
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CONWELL-EGAN HIGH SCHOOL 33003
$1,733,019
SCHOLARSHIPS
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$1,519,579
SCHOLARSHIPS
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 12 May 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202511329349306851
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