Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
| (i)Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any unusual grants.) .... | 2,792,615 | 4,729,055 | 4,459,659 | 4,553,964 | 4,756,189 | 21,291,482 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | 0 | |||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 2,792,615 | 4,729,055 | 4,459,659 | 4,553,964 | 4,756,189 | 21,291,482 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 3,166,557 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 18,124,925 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 2,792,615 | 4,729,055 | 4,459,659 | 4,553,964 | 4,756,189 | 21,291,482 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 510 | 604 | 255 | -1,568 | -3,394 | -3,593 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 0 | |||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10. | 21,287,889 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2015 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2015 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2015 |
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Distributable amount for 2015 from Section C, line 6 |
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2015 (reasonable cause required--see instructions) |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2015: | ||||
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| d From 2013....... | ||||
| e From 2014....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2015 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2010 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2015 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2015 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2015, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2015. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2016. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
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| c Excess from 2013....... | ||||
| d From 2014....... | ||||
| e From 2015....... | ||||
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 AND PART III, LINE 1 TOUCH FOUNDATION, INC. IS A SECULAR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE TANZANIAN POPULATION BY STREGTHENING THE HEALTH SYSTEM ACROSS DIFFERENT LEVELS OF CARE. TOUCH FOUNDATION EXPANDS ITS IMPACT ACROSS TANZANIA AND BEYOND BY SHARING THE ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE WITH THE LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH COMMUNITY. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 SIGNIFICANT PROGRAM SERVICES IN FY16, TOUCH CONTINUED SETTING UP THE CARDIOVASCULAR SERVICES PROGRAM. SEE FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C FOR FURTHER DETAILS OF THE PROGRAM. |
| PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A TREAT & TRAIN TOUCH IS STRENGTHENING THE HEALTH SYSTEM IN TANZANIA BY ESTABLISHING TREAT & TRAIN, AN INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE AND EDUCATION NETWORK IN THE LAKE ZONE OF TANZANIA. TREAT & TRAIN FOCUSES ON TWO KEY ELEMENTS OF THE SYSTEM: 1) INCREASE THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF THE HEALTH WORKERS; 2) IMPROVE HEALTHCARE DELIVERY MECHANISMS. THE TREAT & TRAIN NETWORK IS BUILT AROUND TWO FLAGSHIP INSTITUTIONS - BUGANDO MEDICAL CENTRE (BMC), THE SPECIALTY REFERRAL HOSPITAL FOR THE LAKE ZONE OF TANZANIA, AND ITS AFFILIATED MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES (CUHAS). TOUCH PROVIDES FINANCIAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT (E.G. DIRECT STUDENT COSTS, FACULTY SALARIES), CAPITAL/SPECIAL PROJECTS FUNDING (E.G. GIS MAPPING, COMMUNITY BASED RESEARCH PROJECTS FOR STUDENTS), AND STRATEGIC ADVISORY AND CAPABILITY BUILDING SUPPORT (E.G. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, RESOURCE PLANNING AND ALLOCATION AND FUNDRAISING). IN THE PAST 12 YEARS, TOUCH HAS HELPED GRADUATE 668 PHYSICIANS AND OVER 3,000 ALLIED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS. EACH YEAR TOUCH SUPPORTS THE EDUCATION OF ~3,000 STUDENTS FROM CUHAS AND BMC ACROSS 16 CADRES INCLUDING ~980 PHYSICIANS, ~50 ASSISTANT MEDICAL OFFICERS, AND ~600 NURSES. THROUGH TOUCH'S HEALTH SYSTEM STRENGTHENING INITIATIVES IN THE LAKE ZONE, IT PROVIDES BETTER CARE TO MORE THAN 660,000 PATIENTS PER YEAR AT TREAT & TRAIN NETWORK FACILITIES. TOTAL EXPENSES - $1,558,298 GRANTS - $156,500 REVENUE - $0 PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B MOBILIZING MATERNAL HEALTH IN FY16, TOUCH COLLABORATED WITH VODAPHONE FOUNDATION AND PATHFINDER INTERNATIONAL TO IMPLEMENT THE MOBILIZING MATERNAL HEALTH PROGRAM IN TWO DISTRICTS OF TANZANIA, SENGEREMA AND SHINYANGA. TOUCH LAUNCHED THE REFERRAL AND EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM FOR MOTHERS AND NEWBORNS IN SHINYANGA, WHILE CONTINUING TO RUN OPERATIONS IN SENGEREMA. TOUCH FINALIZED THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW C-SECTION THEATER AND THE RENOVATION OF THE MATERNITY WAITING HOSTEL AT THE SHINYANGA REGIONAL HOSPITAL TO PREPARE THE HOSPITAL FOR THE ADDITIONAL FLOW OF PATIENTS AND EMERGENCIES. TOTAL EXPENSES - $638,836 GRANTS - $337,689 REVENUE - $0 PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C CARDIOVASCULAR SERVICES IN FY16, TOUCH CONTINUED SETTING UP THE CARDIOLOGY SERVICES PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDES THE IMPROVEMENT OF CARDIOLOGY SERVICES AT BMC AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE (RHD) CONTROL PROGRAM IN THE SENGEREMA DISTRICT. IN AN EFFORT TO BUILD A CARDIOLOGY CENTER OF EXCELLENCE AT BMC, TOUCH COMPLETED A CARDIOLOGY NEEDS ASSESSMENT WITH THE SUPPORT OF A U.S. BASED SPECIALIST. PROGRAM DESIGN FOR THIS PROGRAM WILL BE COMPLETED AND SYNDICATED WITH THE HOSPITAL AT THE START OF FY17. IN FY16, TOUCH WORKED WITH THE NATIONAL INSTITUTION FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH TO DEVELOP AN RHD NEEDS ASSESSMENT IN THE SENGEREMA DISTRICT. TOUCH BECAME A MEMBER OF THE PAN AFRICAN SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY RHD TASKFORCE AND TWO COMMITTEES - ELECTRONIC RHD REGISTRY AND CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY. TOTAL EXPENSES - $364,350 GRANTS - $251,079 REVENUE - $0 PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES: HUMAN RESOURCES FOR HEALTH (HRH) AND DEPLOYMENT & RETENTION POLICY IN FY16, TOUCH SUPPORTED THE TANZANIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH & SOCIAL WELFARE (MOHSW) TO APPLY THE WORKLOAD INDICATORS OF STAFFING NEEDS (WISN) MODEL TO SELECT DISTRICTS IN THE LAKE ZONE. TOUCH ENGAGED WITH MOHSW, THE PRESIDENT'S OFFICE-PUBLIC SERVICE MANAGEMENT (POPSM) AND THE PRESIDENT'S MINISTRY OF REGIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO PRESENT FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE PILOT IN ORDER TO SUPPORT NATIONAL LEVEL STAKEHOLDERS TO FURTHER OPTIMIZE THE WISN TOOL FOR FUTURE APPLICATION. TOUCH ALSO CONTINUED TO DEVELOP AND SOCIALIZE THE PRIORITIZATION & OPTIMIZATION ANALYSIS TOOL, AN ADD ON TO THE WISN DESIGNED TO SUPPORT THE POPSM AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES IN IDENTIFYING WHERE TO ALLOCATE LIMITED VACANCY PERMITS AND REDISTRIBUTE HEALTH WORKERS BASED ON PRIORITIZING THE HRH REQUIREMENTS CALCULATED USING THE WISN. TOTAL EXPENSES - $359,481 GRANTS - $15,567 REVENUE - $0 KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND SHARING TOUCH CONTINUED TO RAISE THE PROFILE OF HEALTH SYSTEMS STRENGTHENING AND HRH AND LINK ITS EFFORTS TO NATIONAL POLICY DIALOGUE THROUGH REGULAR PARTICIPATION IN HRH MEETINGS AT THE MOHSW, AS WELL AS AD HOC MEETINGS TO UPDATE THE MOHSW ON ITS PROJECTS. IN FY16, TOUCH CONTINUED ITS ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN THE MOHSW HRH TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP AND REPRODUCTIVE, MATERNAL, NEWBORN AND CHILD HEALTH SAFE MOTHERHOOD WORKING GROUP IN ORDER TO STRENGTHEN ITS ENGAGEMENT WITH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH PARTNERS AND SHARE LESSONS LEARNED AND BEST PRACTICES. AT THE INTERNATIONAL LEVEL, TOUCH CONTINUED BUILDING ITS PROFILE AS HEALTH SYSTEMS STRENGTHENING THOUGHT LEADERS BASED ON ON-THE-GROUND EXPERIENCE AND IMPLEMENTATION ON BOTH HRH RELATED TOPICS AS WELL AS OTHER GLOBAL HEALTH PRIORITIES. TOTAL EXPENSES - $110,858 GRANTS - $70 REVENUE - $0 OTHER PROGRAMS (PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRAM GENERAL) COSTS INCURRED IN THE SUPPORT OF CURRENT YEAR PROGRAMS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE ONES, INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROGRAMS TO STRENGTHEN BMC AND CUHAS CAPACITY TO DELIVER HIGH QUALITY HEALTH SERVICES AS WELL AS TRAINING TO HEALTH STUDENTS. TOTAL EXPENSES - $839,794 GRANTS - $219, 321 REVENUE - $0 RELATIONSHIPS FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 2 KEVIN CURNIN IS A PARTNER AND DAVID LOWDEN IS A SPECIAL COUNSEL OF STROOCK & STROOCK & LAVAN LLP. |
| FORM 990 REVIEW | FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE ORGANIZATION AND IN CONSULTATION WITH TOUCH FOUNDATION STAFF MEMBERS AND CONTRACTED ACCOUNTANTS. THE DRAFT PREPARED BY THE ACCOUNTING FIRM WAS THEN REVIEWED BY TOUCH FOUNDATION'S LEGAL COUNSEL AND BY THE FOUNDATION'S FINANCE, LEGAL AND AUDIT COMMITTEE. A COPY OF THE FORM WAS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING THE FORM 990 WITH THE IRS. |
| CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY | FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 12C TOUCH FOUNDATION HAS A WELL ESTABLISHED CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. ALL OF ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO REVIEW THE POLICY ANNUALLY AND COMPLETE A NOTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE FORM. TOUCH FOUNDATION'S LEGAL COUNSEL DETERMINES WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS AND RESOLVES ANY ACTUAL CONFLICTS. ANY BOARD MEMBER WITH A CONFLICT IN A MATTER REQUIRING ACTION BY THE BOARD IS PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE BOARD'S DELIBERATIONS OR DECISIONS REGARDING THE MATTER UNDER CONSIDERATION. |
| COMPENSATION REVIEW | FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 15A AND 15B COMPENSATION FOR SENIOR MANAGEMENT IS DETERMINED AND APPROVED BY THE TOUCH FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. NO INDIVIDUALS WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST MAY BE INVOLVED IN THE COMPENSATION DETERMINATION PROCESS. COMPARABILITY DATA FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED PERSONS IN FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS IS PREPARED BY THE ORGANIZATION AND REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ARE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED WITH THE BOARD'S AND COMMITTEE'S DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS REGARDING COMPENSATION. |
| AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC | FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 19 TOUCH FOUNDATION DOES NOT CURRENTLY MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS OR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE AT WWW.TOUCHFOUNDATION.ORG. |
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