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Nonprofit · EIN 52-1241126

NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE COMMITTEE EDUCATIONAL TRUST FUND

Tax-exempt · ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314

Financials

$1.4M$2.5M2023$1.6M$1.6M2024$1.3M$1.3M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE COMMITTEE EDUCATIONAL TRUST FUND by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$1,279,817$1,256,673$23,144$5,386,728$962,434$4,424,294
December 31, 2024990$1,590,294$1,638,668-$48,374$5,386,231$1,038,958$4,347,273
December 31, 2023990$1,373,090$2,506,696-$1,133,606$5,640,963$1,331,641$4,309,322
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$1,083,010
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$159,881
Net rental income
$36,000
Net gain from sales of assets
$136,381
Other revenue
$36,926

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$4,500
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$234,783
Other salaries and wages
$407,801
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$790,690
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$17,100
Accounting fees
$14,369
Occupancy
$72,566
Travel
$45,537
Depreciation
$61,654
Program services (functional)
$783,476
Management and general (functional)
$286,040
Fundraising (functional)
$187,157

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$5,386,231
Total assets, end of year
$5,386,728
Total liabilities, end of year
$962,434
Net assets, end of year
$4,424,294
Land, buildings and equipment
$3,705,756
Publicly traded securities
$818,271
Net assets without donor restrictions
$4,424,294
Gross receipts
$1,353,063
Employees
25
Volunteers
60
Year formed
1980
State of legal domicile
DC

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
SCOTT FISCHBACHEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
19.75$75,000$75,000$8,736
IRENE WALSHCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
19.75$50,000$50,000$32,603
RAI ROJASDIRECTOR (AT-LARGE)
Trustee or director
20$33,500$33,500$24,283
LAURA ECHEVARRIADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
20$40,000$39,997$8,900
CAROL TOBIASPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$41,400$41,400$4,140
ANTHONY LAUINGERVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
CHUCK CONRADTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
HOLLY GATLINGSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
HON LYNDA BELLCHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
BARBARA HOLTVICE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
ELIZABETH EDMONDSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
BARTH BRACYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CHERYL LEWISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
STEVE ERTELTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
SUSAN SMITHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
43 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
PASTOR DOUG JOSEPHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LOIS ANDERSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DENISE T WILCOXDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KAREN LEWISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARY HAHN BEERWORTHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ESTHER RIPPLINGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CHET RUCINSKIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MRYNA MALONEY FLYNNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MAGGIE BICKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MELISSA CLEMENTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JEANNE HEAD RNDIRECTOR, VP INT'L AFFAIRS
Trustee or director
1$0
MIKE GONIDAKISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN KEENANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CAROL DENGELDIRECTOR (AT-LARGE)
Trustee or director
1$0
MEDORA NAGLEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DR JOHN SEAGODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN WAYNE COCKFIELDDIRECTOR (AT-LARGE)
Trustee or director
1$0
DR BILL PINCUSDIRECTOR (AT-LARGE)
Trustee or director
1$0
MARK G MOOREDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
RITA RINALDIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LARRY HELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JILL NORGAARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BILL CARDOZADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JANET HOCHBERGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KATHY BOZYKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
HON ADDIA WUCHNER R NDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SHARON RODI ESQDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARK MCCLELLANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LAURA BOGLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
AMBER ROSEBOOMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SABRINA GRAHAMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ROGER STENSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARIE TASYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BRIDGET TURBIDEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
FRED DEUTSCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KEVIN WILCOXDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CATHY BLAESERDIRECTOR (AT-LARGE)
Trustee or director
1$0
KAREN CROSS STANPHILLDIRECTOR (AT-LARGE)
Trustee or director
1$0
KYLIE BURSCHDIRECTOR (AT-LARGE)
Trustee or director
1$0
JACOB CHRISTENSENDIRECTOR (AT-LARGE)
Trustee or director
1$0
BEN ROWSEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ROBYN JOHNSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARK HOFFMAN PHDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 59 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
SCOTT FISCHBACHEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
18.75$75,000$75,000$8,736
IRENE WALSHCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
18.75$46,500$46,500$31,864
CAROL TOBIASPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$41,400$41,400$4,140
RAIMUNDO ROJASDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
18.75$28,500$28,500$15,060
HON GELINE B WILLIAMSCHAIRMAN EMERITA
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
ANTHONY LAUINGERVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
JOHN WAYNE COCKFIELDTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
HOLLY GATLINGSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
HON LYNDA BELLCHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
BARBARA HOLTVICE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
SUSAN SMITH LATAIFDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
BARTH BRACYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CHERYL RINGUETTE LEWISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
STEVE ERTELTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
SUSAN SMITHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
WANDA FRANZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
LOIS ANDERSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DENISE T WILCOXDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
KAREN LEWISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MARY HAHN BEERWORTHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ESTHER RIPPLINGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CHET RUCINSKIDIRECTOR (AT-LARGE)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
LARRY HELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MRYNA MALONEY FLYNNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MAGGIE BICKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MELISSA CLEMENTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JEANNE HEAD RNDIRECTOR, VP INT'L AFFAIRS
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MIKE GONIDAKISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
LORI KEHOEDIRECTOR (AT-LARGE)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JOHN KEENANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CAROL DENGELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MEDORA NAGLEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DR JOHN SEAGODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CHARLES E JAMES SRDIRECTOR (AT-LARGE)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JOLEIGH LITTLE BASSDIRECTOR (AT-LARGE)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MARK HOFFMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MARK G MOOREDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
RITA RINALDIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CHUCK CONRADDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JILL NORGAARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JACKI RAGANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
BILL CARDOZADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JANET HOCHBERGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
KATHY BOZYKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
HON ADDIA WUCHNER R NDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
SHARON RODI ESQDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MARK MCCELLANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
INGRID DURANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
AMBER ROSEBOOMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
SABRINA GRAHAMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ROGER STENSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MARIE TASYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
BRIDGET TURBIDEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
FRED DEUTSCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
KEVIN WICOXDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
TATIANA BERGUMDIRECTOR (AT-LARGE)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
KAREN CROSS STANPHILDIRECTOR (AT-LARGE)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
BILL PINCUSDIRECTOR (AT-LARGE)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MAITE SALAZARDIRECTOR (AT-LARGE)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 63 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
SCOTT FISCHBACHEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
18.75$75,000$75,000$4,735
IRENE WALSHCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
1$15,500$77,500$58,528
DARLA ST MARTINCO- EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR-FOR
Trustee or director, Officer
18.75$52,900$52,900$22,151
BRIAN JOHNSTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
18.75$42,500$42,500$41,130
JACKI RAGANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$93,000$21,769
CAROL TOBIASPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$41,400$41,400$2,484
DAVID N O'STEENEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - FORMER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$57,250$20,694
RAIMUNDO ROJASDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
18.75$25,500$25,500$20,051
ROGER STENSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
24$4,812$14,437$22,331
AMARIE NATIVIDADCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER-FO
Officer
1$0$27,407$10,401
HON GELINE B WILLIAMSCHAIRMAN EMERITA
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
ANTHONY LAUINGERVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
JOHN WAYNE COCKFIELDTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
HOLLY GATLINGSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
HON LYNDA BELLCHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
BARBARA HOLTVICE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
KAREN CROSSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
BRAD MCDANIELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
LEONARD KLEINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ADDIA WUCHNER RNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
BARTH BRACYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CHERYL RINGUETTE LEWISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
STEVE ERTELTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
SUSAN SMITHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
WANDA FRANZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
LOIS ANDERSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DENISE T WILCOXDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ANGELA MADENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
KAREN LEWISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MARY HAHN BEERWORTHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ESTHER RIPPLINGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CHET RUCINSKIDIRECTOR (AT-LARGE)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
LARRY HELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
LUIS HOWARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MIKE FICHTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
WILLIAM WATKINSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
KAREN VACHONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MRYNA MALONEY FLYNNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
BARBARA LISTINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CATHY BLAESERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
BARBARA WHITEHEADDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MAGGIE BICKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
GREGG TRUDEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CHUCK CONRADDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MELISSA CLEMENTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ANNE M PERONE ESQDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ANGIR SMITHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JEANNE HEAD RNDIRECTOR, VP INT'L AFFAIRS
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MIKE GONIDAKISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
LORI KEHOEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JOHN KEENANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
SUSAN SMITH LATAIFDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MAITE SALAZARDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
VALERIE JOHNSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JOHN RYANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CAROL DENGELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MEDORA NAGLEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CHARLES E JAMES SRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JOLEIGH LITTLEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MARK HOFFMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DR JOHN SEAGODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MARK G MOOREDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JAMES BOPP JROFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUN
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1446 DUKE ST, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314-3403
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
IRENE WALSH, 1446 DUKE STREET, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314
Signed the 990
IRENE WALSH, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Phone
(202) 626-8800
Return prepared by
CALIBRE CPA GROUP PLLC

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O. THE NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE EDUCATIONAL TRUST FUND EDUCATES THE PUBLIC ABOUT ABORTION, EUTHANASIA, INFANTICIDE AND OTHER RELATED ISSUES WITHIN THE SCOPE OF BIOETHICS. THE TRUST FUND PUBLISHES AND DISTRIBUTES BOOKS AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS, FILMS AND AUDIO MATERIALS, HOLDS SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES, AND ADVERTISES ON GENERAL RIGHT TO LIFE ISSUES THROUGH TELEVISION, RADIO AND PRINT MEDIA. THE TRUST FUND SUPPORTS CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTERS AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS THROUGH THE NATIONAL TEENS AND COLLEGIANS FOR LIFE, BLACK AMERICANS FOR LIFE, AMERICAN VICTIMS OF ABORTION, INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION, AND THE NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE EDUCATIONAL TRUST FUND.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • STATE EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT - PREPARATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL FOR STATE RIGHT-TO-LIFE ORGANIZATIONS.
    Expenses $189,310 · grants $4,500
  • GENERAL PUBLIC INFORMATION.
    Expenses $236,233
  • NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE NEWS - THE FUND PUBLISHES A ONLINE NEWSLETTER 6 DAYS A WEEK AND A SPECIAL ISSUE ONCE A MONTH COVERING NEWS ON PRO-LIFE ISSUES, EDUCATION AND ORGANIZATION.
    Expenses $76,672
  • MEDIA IMPACT CAMPAIGN - ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION FOR NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE (PRO-LIFE) TO EDUCATE AND CREATE SUPPORT FROM THE PUBLIC.
    Expenses $78,870
  • MEDICAL ETHICS
    Expenses $24,867
  • INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
    Expenses $4,966
  • PUBLICATIONS
    Expenses $28,127
  • INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
    Expenses $144,431

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
52-1241126
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1983
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$5,386,728
Income (IRS master file)
$1,353,063

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$1,279,817$1,256,673$5,386,728XML
990December 2024$1,590,294$1,638,668$5,386,231XML
990December 2023$1,373,090$2,506,696$5,640,963XML
990April 2023$1,614,430$1,978,092$6,877,205IRS
990April 2022–––IRS
990April 2021–––IRS
990April 2020–––IRS
990April 2019–––IRS
990April 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 52-1241126).

Questions about NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE COMMITTEE EDUCATIONAL TRUST FUND

What is the EIN of NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE COMMITTEE EDUCATIONAL TRUST FUND?
The employer identification number (EIN) of NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE COMMITTEE EDUCATIONAL TRUST FUND is 52-1241126.
Is NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE COMMITTEE EDUCATIONAL TRUST FUND tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1983.
Are donations to NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE COMMITTEE EDUCATIONAL TRUST FUND tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE COMMITTEE EDUCATIONAL TRUST FUND file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE COMMITTEE EDUCATIONAL TRUST FUND due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE COMMITTEE EDUCATIONAL TRUST FUND last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
Who is the principal officer of NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE COMMITTEE EDUCATIONAL TRUST FUND?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names IRENE WALSH.
Who are the officers and directors of NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE COMMITTEE EDUCATIONAL TRUST FUND?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 58 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $75,000 (SCOTT FISCHBACH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE COMMITTEE EDUCATIONAL TRUST FUND have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,279,817, expenses of $1,256,673 and total assets of $5,386,728 at year end.

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