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)
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 1,052,310 | 464,517 | 1,540,241 | 1,925,191 | 1,761,963 | 6,744,222 |
| 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 | 1,052,310 | 464,517 | 1,540,241 | 1,925,191 | 1,761,963 | 6,744,222 |
| 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) .. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 6,744,222 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 1,052,310 | 464,517 | 1,540,241 | 1,925,191 | 1,761,963 | 6,744,222 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 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.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 6,744,652 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (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
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (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 on 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 0.015 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 0.035 | 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 | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2023 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2023 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2023 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2023: | ||||
| a From 2018....... | ||||
| b From 2019....... | ||||
| c From 2020....... | ||||
| d From 2021....... | ||||
| e From 2022....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2018 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2023 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2023, 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 2023. 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 2024. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2023..... | ||||
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| FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | TO ESTABLISH A MODEL SEASIDE SANCTUARY WHERE CETACEANS (WHALES AND DOLPHINS) CAN BE REHABILITATED OR CAN LIVE PERMANENTLY IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT MAXIMIZES WELL-BEING AND AUTONOMY AND IS AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO THEIR NATURAL HABITAT. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | PROGRESS AT THE SANCTUARY SITE: COMPLETION OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES; BAY PEN DESIGN; FIRST NATIONS ENGAGEMENT. STUDIES ON LAND, SEABED AND WATER: WE COMPLETED THREE YEARS OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES ON LAND, WATER, AND THE SUBMERGED SOIL AT THE SANCTUARY SITE. THESE STUDIES ARE REQUIRED TO COMMENCE CONSTRUCTION AT THE SITE, OF BOTH THE LAND-BASED FACILITIES AND OF THE BAY PEN AND PERIMETER NET. THEY ARE ALSO ESSENTIAL TO CONFIRM THAT THE SITE WILL PROVIDE A SAFE AND HEALTHY HABITAT FOR ITS FUTURE WHALE RESIDENTS. WE CONTRACTED AN INDUSTRY LEADER IN THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF HDPE FLOATING STRUCTURES AND NETTING SOLUTIONS TO BEGIN DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF THE LARGE BAY PEN. THE BAY PEN IS A KEY ELEMENT IN OUR ACCELERATED PLAN DESIGNED TO WELCOME WHALES PRIOR TO THE COMPLETION OF THE FULL SANCTUARY. FIRST NATIONS CONSULTATION & RELATIONS: THE SANCTUARY IS LOCATED IN THE ANCESTRAL AND UNCEDED TERRITORY OF THE MI'KMAQ PEOPLE AND WE CONTINUED OUR PART IN THE NATION-TO-NATION CONSULTATION BETWEEN THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENT. FORMAL GOVERNMENT-TO-GOVERNMENT CONSULTATION ABOUT THE SANCTUARY PROJECT WAS INITIATED BY THE NOVA SCOTIA GOVERNMENT AT THE END OF 2021, AND WE GREATLY APPRECIATED THE COOPERATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF MI'KMAQ ELDERS AND AUTHORITIES THROUGHOUT 2022 & 2023 AS THEY CONTINUE CONSULTATIONS. FOLLOWING FIRST NATION CONSULTATION REVIEW OF OUR SITE ASSESSMENT WORK AND THE REQUIRED ARCHEOLOGICAL RESOURCE IMPACTS ASSESSMENT, THE NOVA SCOTIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND RENEWABLES ISSUED THE LETTER OF AUTHORITY. THE MI'KMAQ ENVIRONMENTAL KNOWLEDGE STUDY CONDUCTED BY THE INDEPENDENT MI'KMAQ APPROVED TRIBAL CONSULTANT HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED TO TRIBAL LEADERSHIP. ADDITIONALLY, WE BEGAN COORDINATING OBTAINING A FORMAL LETTER OF SUPPORT FROM MI'KMAQ TRIBAL LEADERS, ADDRESSED TO THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT AND TO BE DELIVERED IN 2024. ACCELERATED PLANNING FOR URGENT WHALES: TO MEET THE URGENT NEED OF TWO CAPTIVE ORCAS HELD AT A FRENCH MARINE PARK, WE DEVELOPED AN ACCELERATED PLAN DESIGNED TO MAKE THE SITE READY TO RECEIVE WHALES BEFORE FULL CONSTRUCTION OF LAND-SIDE FACILITIES AND THE SITE'S PERIMETER NET HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. THE BAY PEN WILL ALWAYS BE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE SANCTUARY, SERVING AS AN INITIAL SPACE FOR OTHER NEW ARRIVALS, WHERE THEY CAN BECOME ACCUSTOMED TO THE TIDES AND FLOWS OF THE OCEAN AND WHERE WE CAN HAVE THEM UNDER CLOSE OBSERVATION BEFORE RELEASING THEM INTO THE FULL AREA OF THE SANCTUARY. DIPLOMACY: IN TANDEM WITH A FRENCH NGO, WE WORKED EXTENSIVELY TO PRESENT THE SANCTUARY WE ARE ESTABLISHING IN NOVA SCOTIA AS A SOLUTION FOR THE TWO SURVIVING ORCAS WHO ARE BEING HELD IN CAPTIVITY AT A FRENCH MARINE PARK. A NEW FRENCH LAW DICTATES THAT CETACEANS CAN NO LONGER BE HELD IN CAPTIVITY FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES AND THE MARINE PARK MUST RELOCATE THE WHALES BY 2026. THE WHALES HAVE BEEN SLATED TO BE SENT TO A JAPANESE AQUARIUM, WHICH CAUSED A PUBLIC OUTCRY IN FRANCE BECAUSE SUCH A MOVE IS NOT IN KEEPING WITH THE SPIRIT OF THE RECENT FRENCH LAW. THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT IS CONSIDERING ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR THE WHALES AND WE INITIATED CONVERSATIONS TO PRESENT OUR SANCTUARY AS A POTENTIAL HOME FOR THE WHALES. CAPACITY BUILDING: TO BUILD OUR TEAM'S CAPACITY DURING THIS CRITICAL JUNCTURE, WE HIRED A FULL-TIME, USA-BASED DEPUTY DIRECTOR AND A FULL-TIME NOVA SCOTIA-BASED PROJECT MANAGER. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOCUSES PRIMARILY ON FUNDRAISING, OPERATIONS, STRATEGY AND COMMUNICATIONS. THE PROJECT MANAGER HELPS OVERSEE ALL WORK DONE AT THE SITE, MANAGES RELATIONS WITH THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT, AND ASSISTS WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY RELATIONS. WHALE AID TOKITAE, OUR 2023 WHALE AID PROGRAM: IN 2023, WE CONTINUED OUR WORK IN SUPPORT OF THE NEW NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION FRIENDS OF TOKI IN ITS EFFORT TO IMPROVE THE WELFARE OF THE ORCA TOKITAE (BETTER KNOWN BY HER "STAGE" NAME LOLITA) AND RELOCATE HER TO HER NATAL WATERS IN WASHINGTON STATE. IN MAY 2022 (AS REPORTED IN OUR FORM 990 FOR 2022) THE MAYOR OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, THE NEW OWNERS OF THE MIAMI SEAQUARIUM, AND THE NEW NON-PROFIT "FRIENDS OF TOKI" HAD ANNOUNCED AN AGREEMENT BY WHICH A TEAM OF INDEPENDENT VETERINARIANS WOULD CONDUCT COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATIONS OF THE ORCA TOKITAE AND PUBLICLY REPORT ON HER PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. HER HEALTH PERMITTING, TOKI MIGHT THEN BE RELOCATED TO AN OCEAN HABITAT IN THE SALISH SEA, FROM WHICH SHE HAD BEEN CAPTURED IN 1970. IN 2023, MEMBERS OF THE WHALE SANCTUARY PROJECT TEAM, INCLUDING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CHARLES VINICK, BUILT UPON OUR EARLIER WORK WITH SACRED LANDS CONSERVANCY, AN INDIGENOUS-LED NON-PROFIT IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE OPERATIONAL PLAN FOR THE SAFE AND RESPONSIBLE POSSIBLE RELOCATION OF TOKITAE. MEMBERS OF THE WHALE SANCTUARY PROJECT TEAM PROVIDED ADVICE AND EXPERTISE TO FRIENDS OF TOKI AND TO STAFF AT THE MIAMI SEAQUARIUM AS THEY PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PLAN. CHARLES VINICK ALSO SERVED AS A VOLUNTEER BOARD MEMBER OF FRIENDS OF TOKI AND LATER AS ITS DIRECTOR. FUNDING FOR THIS WORK, INCLUDING STAFF TIME FOR MEMBERS OF THE WHALE SANCTUARY PROJECT, WAS INITIATED BY DONATIONS TO WHALE SANCTUARY PROJECT BY FRIENDS OF TOKI'S CO-FOUNDER, ENVIRONMENTALIST PRITAM SINGH. PRIOR TO FRIENDS OF TOKI'S ESTABLISHMENT AS A 501(C)(3) CHARITY, THE WHALE SANCTUARY PROJECT SERVED AS A FISCAL SPONSOR FOR FRIENDS OF TOKI, RECEIVING A 1,000,000 DONATION FROM AN ANGEL DONOR ON BEHALF OF FRIENDS OF TOKI. INITIAL EXPENSES FOR TOKI WERE COVERED UNDER OUR WHALE AID PROGRAM AND THE REMAINING FUNDS OF 850,000 WERE DISTRIBUTED TO FRIENDS OF TOKI UPON THE ORGANIZATION'S LEGAL ESTABLISHMENT. IN ADDITION TO THE EXPENSES ABOVE THERE WERE DONATED SERVICES OF 19,881. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B | OUTREACH AND EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS ESTABLISHED FOR AUTHENTIC SANCTUARIES: IN A PIONEERING COLLABORATION WITH THE NATIONAL AQUARIUM AND SEA LIFE TRUST, WE ESTABLISHED A SET OF ACCREDIATION STANDARDS AND BEST PRACTICES FOR WHALE AND DOLPHIN SANCTUARIES. THESE STANDARDS WERE ADOPTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE GLOBAL FEDERATION OF ANIMAL SANCTUARIES. THE NEW STANDARDS PROVIDE THE ANSWER TO A CRITICALLY IMPORTANT QUESTION: WHAT CONSTITUTES AN AUTHENTIC SANCTUARY? COMMUNITY EVENTS IN NOVA SCOTIA: WE HOSTED AND/OR PARTICIPATED IN ELEVEN MAJOR COMMUNITY EVENTS THROUGHOUT NOVA SCOTIA, INCLUDING TWO CONCURRENT OCEAN DAY EVENTS. IN THE PROCESS, WE LOGGED OVER 1,000 VOLUNTEER HOURS IN SUPPORT OF THE WHALE SANCTUARY PROJECT. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR CHILDREN: AT SCHULER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN HASLET, TEXAS, THE WHALE SANCTUARY PROJECT'S 'WILD FOR WHALES' CURRICULUM WAS IMPLEMENTED IN SIX FOURTH GRADE CLASS ROOMS (120 STUDENTS). FOURTH GRADE STUDENTS ALSO WORKED ON VARIOUS PROJECTS OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR IN SUPPORT OF THE WHALE SANCTUARY PROJECT, INCLUDING A PRESENTATION TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS; A VIDEO COLLABORATION WITH STUDENTS IN CANADA, SCOTLAND, ARKANSAS, AND TEXAS; AND A POETRY READING AND A FUNDRAISER. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D | DONATION TO FRIENDS OF TOKI |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE CPA, SUBMITTED TO THE PRESIDENT, AND REVIEWED BY THE BOARD PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AS THEY OCCUR; THROUGH THE BOARD'S SMALL SIZE AND FREQUENCY OF MEETINGS, ANY SUCH CONFLICTS ARE QUICKLY RECOGNIZED AND RESOLVED. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATIONS PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ARE BASED ON REVIEW OF COMPARABLE DATA AND CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION OF THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, 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 | CONSULTING - OTHER 405,054 0 12,600 PAYROLL SERVICE FEES 0 3,044 0 TOTAL 405,054 3,044 12,600 |
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