Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 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) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 5,000,000 | 150,599,440 | 2,677,148 | 158,276,588 | ||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 5,000,000 | 150,599,440 | 2,677,148 | 158,276,588 | ||
| 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).. | 54,072,333 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 104,204,255 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 5,000,000 | 150,599,440 | 2,677,148 | 158,276,588 | ||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 9,925 | 248,914 | 615,298 | 874,137 | ||
| 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.).. | -952 | -952 | ||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 159,149,773 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (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) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (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 2019 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-2019 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2019 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2019: | ||||
| a From 2014....... | ||||
| b From 2015....... | ||||
| c From 2016....... | ||||
| d From 2017....... | ||||
| e From 2018....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2014 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2019 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2019, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2019. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2020. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2019..... | ||||
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: | BIODIVERSITY AND NEARLY HALF OF ITS REMAINING INTACT ECOSYSTEMS. THEY MAINTAIN THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF HUMANITY, COMMUNICATING IN 95% OF THE WORLD'S LANGUAGES. INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' INTRICATE KNOWLEDGE OF THEIR HOMELANDS HOLDS AN UNPARALLELED GUIDE FOR ALL OF HUMANITY. INCREASED CO2 EMISSIONS AND THE AGGRESSIVE EXPLOITATION OF LANDS, WATERS, AND OCEANS THREATEN ALL OF US. INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' WISDOM AND LEADERSHIP CAN GUIDE HUMANITY'S EFFORTS TO COEXIST WITH THE NATURAL WORLD. WHEN INDIGENOUS PEOPLES THRIVE, THE PLACES CRITICAL FOR HUMANITY THRIVE AS WELL. WE UNDERSTAND GUARDIANSHIP AS INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' RIGHT, CAPACITY, AND ACCEPTANCE OF RESPONSIBILITY TO SUSTAIN VITAL NATURAL SYSTEMS WITHIN THEIR COLLECTIVE TERRITORIES. THIS MISSION SUPPORTS OUR VISION OF AN EARTH WHERE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DEFEND AND UPHOLD THE WORLD'S THRIVING FORESTS, OCEANS AND GRASSLANDS; WHERE THEIR WISDOM MAINTAINS VAST GEOGRAPHIES THAT UNDERPIN THE WELL-BEING OF ALL HUMANITY; AND WHERE RECOGNITION AND SUPPORT FOR INDIGENOUS IDENTITY EQUALS THAT OF NATION STATES AND OTHERS IN POWER. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | 40,000 PLANT SPECIES, 2.5 MILLION INSECTS, 2,200 FISH AND 427 MAMMALS. ONE IN FIVE BIRD SPECIES LIVE IN THE AMAZON. NO OTHER REGION ON EARTH SUSTAINS A GREATER OVERLAP AMONG THRIVING TROPICAL FOREST AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS AND THE TERRITORIES OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES. IN AMAZONIA THE PROSPECT OF SECURING TERRITORIAL GUARDIANSHIP AT SCALE IS BECOMING REAL. THIS REGION PROVIDES BOTH GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY AND GLOBAL LEADERSHIP, AS IN MANY COUNTRIES INDIGENOUS RIGHTS ARE RECOGNIZED. YET IN SOME PLACES, RIGHTS ARE NOT RECOGNIZED OR ARE THREATENED BY MOUNTING GEOPOLITICAL FORCES THAT CONTINUE TO MARGINALIZE AND SUBVERT SELF-DETERMINATION OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES. TO ADVANCE, WE HAVE DEVELOPED A SUITE OF STRATEGIC, PLACE-ANCHORED PARTNERSHIPS THAT SPAN THREE MAJOR SUBREGIONS IN NORTHERN AMAZONIA, PARTS OF WESTERN BRAZIL AS WELL AS PERU AND ECUADOR. COLLECTIVELY, THESE PARTNERSHIPS INCLUDE AT LEAST 48 INDIGENOUS IDENTITIES AND AT LEAST 16 UNCONTACTED GROUPS UPHOLDING 40 MILLION HECTARES OF THRIVING TROPICAL FOREST AND RIVER SYSTEMS. THE PACIFIC ISLANDS - ALSO CALLED 'PASIFIKA' - REGION COVERS AN OCEAN EXPANSE THAT INCLUDES SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST DIVERSE CORAL REEF SYSTEMS WITH OVER 600 SPECIES OF CORAL REEF AND SOME 2,000 SPECIES OF CORAL FISH. 60% OF THE WORD'S TUNA AND A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE REMAINING PELAGIC FISHERY UNDERPIN THE VALUE OF THE OFFSHORE FISHERY FOR MOST PACIFIC ISLAND COUNTRIES. DUE TO THE ISOLATION, THE PACIFIC ISLANDS HAVE A DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE OF ENDEMIC SPECIES ON LAND THAT HAVE EVOLVED OVER THE YEARS IN ITS MOUNTAINS AND HIGH AREAS, FORESTS, FRESHWATER AND COASTAL ZONES. THE UNIQUE COMBINATION OF LARGE OCEAN EXPANSE AND ISLANDS COVER AN AREA LARGER THAN THE CONTINENT OF AFRICA AND IS UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF 11 MILLION INDIGENOUS PEOPLE WHO SPEAK SOME 1,200 LANGUAGES. ACROSS PASIFIKA, SKY ISLANDS ARE HIGH ELEVATION ARCHIPELAGOS OF CLOUD FORESTS, WETLANDS AND BASINS THAT RISE ABOVE THE LOWLANDS ON MOUNTAINOUS ISLANDS. SKY ISLANDS HOLD IRREPLACEABLE SPIRITUAL, CULTURAL AND LIVELIHOOD VALUES FOR INDIGENOUS PASIFIKA PEOPLES, INCLUDING SACRED MYTHOLOGIES, HIGHLY UNIQUE ECOSYSTEMS AND VITAL SOURCES OF FRESHWATER. THROUGH THE SKY ISLANDS PLEDGE, THE GOVERNMENT OF THE SOLOMON ISLANDS HAS COMMITTED TO PROTECTING ALL LAND ABOVE 400 METERS ELEVATION, OVER 20% OF THE NATION'S LAND AREA. NIA TERO IS WORKING WITH SOLOMON ISLANDERS TO HONOR THIS PLEDGE BY FOLLOWING THE SELF-DETERMINED VISION OF THE INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE INHABITED THESE LANDSCAPES FOR MILLENNIA. THROUGH DEVELOPING PARTNERSHIPS WITH NIA TERO, CUSTOMARY LANDHOLDERS IN VANUATU, NEW CALEDONIA (KANAKY), AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA ARE PROLIFERATING A SKY ISLANDS NETWORK ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN PASIFIKA. THE BOREAL FOREST, AT A SCALE OF OVER 30 MILLION HECTARES AND AS THE LARGEST INTACT FOREST LANDSCAPE ON EARTH WITH HUGE CARBON STORES AND SOME OF THE LARGEST REMAINING BIRD AND UNGULATE (CARIBOU) MIGRATIONS ON EARTH, HAS AN ECOLOGICAL BENEFIT IS EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH. IN 2019 NIA TERO BEGAN ASSESSING OPPORTUNITIES WITH INDIGENOUS LEADERS IN THE REGION INTERESTED IN SETTING UP THREE INDIGENOUS PROTECTED AREAS AND KEEPERS OF THE LANDS PROGRAMS. NIA TERO HAS PROVIDED SUPPORT TO THE INDIGENOUS LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE, AS THE ORGANIZATION THAT HAS SUCCESSFULLY INCREASED THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND GOVERNMENT SUPPORT TO GUARDIAN PROGRAMS. IN ADDITION, THEY HAVE BEEN KEY ACTORS IN THE RECOGNITION OF THE UNITED NATIONS DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AS PART OF THE LEGISLATION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | THE ORGANIZATION HAS ON CLASS OF MEMBERSHIP CALLED FOUNDING MEMBERS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | FOUNDING MEMBERS HAVE THE POWER TO REMOVE AND/OR APPOINT THE PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND ADDITIONAL FOUNDING MEMBERS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | THE ORGANIZATION MUST ALSO RECEIVE THE APPROVAL OF MEMBERS FOR THE FOLLOWING: A. AMENDMENTS TO THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION; B. AMENDMENTS TO THE BYLAWS AFFECTING THE RIGHTS OF THE FOUNDING MEMBERS, INCLUDING BY DECREASING THE MINIMUM, OR INCREASING THE MAXIMUM, NUMBER OF DIRECTORS SERVING ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OR THE PURPOSES OF CORPORATION; C. MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION WITH ANOTHER ENTITY; D. SALE OF THE MAJORITY OF THE CORPORATION'S ASSETS; E. FORMATION OF A FOR-PROFIT AFFILIATE; F. CHANGE IN THE CORPORATION'S TAX-EXEMPT STATUS; AND G. DISSOLUTION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. A COMPLETE COPY OF THE RETURN WAS THEN PROVIDED TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY REVIEWS CONFLICT OF INTEREST ISSUES AND SIGNS INDIVIDUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS. IF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR COMMITTEE HAS REASONABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE A COVERED PERSON HAS FAILED TO DISCLOSE A FINANCIAL INTEREST, IT INFORMS THE COVERED PERSON OF THE BASIS FOR SUCH BELIEF AND AFFORDS THE COVERED PERSON AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN THE FAILURE TO DISCLOSE. IF, AFTER HEARING THE RESPONSE OF THE COVERED PERSON AND, AFTER MAKING FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS AS IT CONCLUDES IS WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR COMMITTEE DETERMINES THE COVERED PERSON HAS FAILED TO DISCLOSE A FINANCIAL INTEREST, IT TAKES APPROPRIATE STEPS TO PROTECT THE CORPORATION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, REPAYMENT OF APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO THE CORPORATION BY THE COVERED PERSON. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A | AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION FIRM WAS HIRED TO REVIEW AND RESEARCH COMPARATIVE ORGANIZATIONS C-LEVEL COMPENSATION PACKAGES. THE RESEARCH WAS PRESENTED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE COMPENSATION REVIEW PROCESS WAS DISCUSSED AND DOCUMENTED. THE LAST REVIEW TOOK PLACE IN FEBRUARY 2019. THE CEO REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OTHER OFFICERS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | BRANDING AND COMMUNICATIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 16,745. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 25,316. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 42,061. CONTRACT SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 613,226. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 613,226. TEMPORARY STAFF: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 46,114. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 46,114. COMPLANCE SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 15,255. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 15,255. CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,332,752. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 47,800. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,380,552. CONSULTANT REIMBURSABLES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 23,375. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 2,082. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 25,457. OTHER SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 5,639. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 3,339. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 8,978. TRANSLATION SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,156. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 522. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,678. |
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