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American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums Inc at a glanceAlso receives grants: funding profile →

· Public charity

American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums Inc

The association is an educational organization dedicated to the advancement of zoological parks and aquariums in the areas of species conservation, animal welfare, and conservation education.

$7.3M
Granted FY2024still arriving
50
Grants FY2024still arriving
25
States reached
$1.0M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Animals$31MEnvironment$1.6MArts & Culture$916kScience & Tech$179kHealth$39kEducation$23kRecreation & Sports$15kPhilanthropy$10k
02FY2024 · 50 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 50 grants below total $7,122,409, the rows itemized in this filing. The $7,326,357 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $203,948 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k3 grants · $17k
  • $10k–50k23 grants · $550k
  • $50k–250k17 grants · $2.5M
  • $250k+7 grants · $4.1M
$49,990
Median grant
25
States reached
$35M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER$1,002,077
LINCOLN PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY$618,598
MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM$602,176
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION$569,093
LOS ANGELES ZOO$553,428
SAN DIEGO ZOO WILDLIFE ALLIANCE$377,993
TEXAS STATE AQUARIUM$335,030
LOUISVILLE ZOO$246,368
SEA WORLD SAN DIEGO$244,967
CINCINNATI ZOO & BOTANICAL GAR$205,388
NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDENS$193,134
SAINT LOUIS ZOO$191,461
AQUARIUM OF NIAGARA$189,543
WOODLAND PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY$160,059
BLANK PARK ZOO FOUNDATION$152,803
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–24) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 82% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%NORTH CAROLINA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY: $852k → 11%PITTSBURGH ZOO & PPG AQUARIUM: $514k → 11%THE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER: $1.0M → 8%NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDENS: $193k → 9%AQUARIUM OF NIAGARA: $190k → 14%TEXAS STATE AQUARIUM: $335k → 17%SEA TURTLE INC: $732k → 23%SOUTH CAROLINA AQUARIUM: $457k → 12%WHITE OAK CONSERVATION FOUNDATION: $322k → 7%THE BREVARD ZOOZACC: $318k → 10%BISHOP MUSEUM: $225k → 10%ZOOTAMPA AT LOWRY PARK: $481k → 13%DETROIT ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY: $198k → 8%BINDER PARK ZOO: $397k → 14%ENDANGERED WOLF CENTER: $1.0M → 11%SAINT LOUIS ZOO: $475k → 21%COLUMBUS ZOOLOGICAL PARK ASSOC: $183k → 5%CINCINNATI ZOO & BOTANICAL GAR: $205k → 16%SEATTLE AQUARIUM SOCIETY: $256k → 9%POINT DEFIANCE ZOO & AQUARIUM: $332k → 9%ALASKA SEALIFE CENTER: $188k → 11%LINCOLN PARK ZOOL SOCIETY: $853k → 14%VIRGINIA AQUARIUM & MARINE SCIENCE CENTER: $344k → 10%AUDUBON NATURE INSTITUTE: $563k → 23%NATIONAL AQUARIUM INC: $193k → 19%LOUISVILLE ZOO: $246k → 15%THE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER: $274k → 8%MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM: $602k → 12%OKLAHOMA AQUARIUM: $183k → 15%SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION: $569k → 14%SEAWORLD OF FLORIDA: $447k → 13%THE FLORIDA AQUARIUM: $595k → 13%SAINT LOUIS ZOO: $191k → 21%OREGON ZOO: $460k → 12%LINCOLN PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY: $619k → 14%SEA WORLD SAN DIEGO: $342k → 13%LINCOLN PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY: $536k → 14%ARIZONA CENTER FOR NATURE CONSERVATION: $207k → 11%LOS ANGELES ZOO: $1.0M → 14%SEA WORLD SAN DIEGO: $245k → 13%LINCOLN PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY: $521k → 14%LOS ANGELES ZOO: $553k → 14%LINCOLN PARK ZOO: $374k → 14%LINCOLN PARK ZOO: $337k → 14%LINCOLN PARK ZOO: $311k → 14%NATIONAL MARINE MAMMAL FOUNDATION: $900k → 11%LINCOLN PARK ZOO: $282k → 14%CHICAGO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY: $206k → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

AK
ME
WA
ID
MT
ND
MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
IA
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
CA
UT
CO
NE
MO
KY
VA
MD
AZ
KS
TN
NC
SC
DC
HI
OK
LA
MS
GA
TX
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

73%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$25M · 84 repeat orgs$9.2M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +36% since the first grant, against +22% for those funded once.

84 repeat relationships: 33 still active in FY2024, 51 since wound down; 15 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

84
89

Total granted

$25M
$7.4M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+36%
+22%

Still filing today

87%
73%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 75% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.8M went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
AnimalsArts & CultureEnvironmentEducationScience & TechPublic BenefitOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • LP
    LINCOLN PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY
    8× · 2017–2024 · $3.8M · revenue +30%
  • ZS
    ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO
    6× · 2017–2024 · $1.6M · revenue +28%
  • NORTH CAROLINA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC
    7× · 2017–2024 · $1.1M · revenue +125%

Funded once

  • NM
    National Marine Mammal Foundation Inc
    one grant, 2017 · $900k · revenue -28%
  • ST
    SEA TURTLE INC
    one grant, 2022 · $732k · revenue -38%
  • LP
    Lowry Park Zoological Society of Tampa Inc
    one grant, 2022 · $481k · revenue +22%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Oak Creek Zoological Conservatory
Animals
2
The Zoological Society of the Palm Beaches Inc

The zoological society of the palm beaches, inc. exists to inspire people to act on behalf of wildlife and the natural world. we advance our conservation mission through endangered species propagation, education and support of conservation…

Animals
3
Thompson Park Conservancy Inc

Zoo new york, by example and action, provides knowledge and motivation for conserving nature in new york state through science-based natural and cultural experiences.

Arts & Culture
4
Alaska Zoo

To promote the conservation of arctic, sub-arctic and like-climate species through education, research and community enrichment. the zoo provides rehabilitation and shelter for injured and abandoned animals. the facility is open to the…

Animals
5
Dallas Zoo Management Inc

Organization's mission to manage, operate and promote the dallas zoo on behalf of the dallas zoological society pursuant to agreement with the city of dallas, including the care and well-being of the zoo's animals and the promotion of the…

Animals
6
Akron Zoological Park

We connect your life to wildlife while inspiring lifelong learning and conservation action.

Animals
7
American Association of Zoo Veterinarians Co

To improve the health care and promote conservation of captive and free- ranging wildlife.

Animals
8
Santa Barbara Zoological Foundation

The santa barbara zoo is dedicated to the preservation, conservation, and enhancement of the natural world and its living treasures through education, research, recreation and conservation.

Animals
9
Zoo Outreach Organisation

Wildlife conservation, research and education.

Environment
10
Idaho Zoological Society Inc

The fozb is a membership organization that supports zoo boise in the areas of animal acquisition, capital improvement projects, fundraising activities, volunteer opportunities, and educational programs. the goals of each of these…

Animals
11
Zoological Society of New Jersey Inc

Promote essex county turtle back zoo through education and research.

Animals
12
Jacksonville Zoological Society Inc

The jacksonville zoo & gardens' mission is connecting our community with wildlife and wild places. our vision is a vibrant community energized by a connection to nature that enriches lives and inspires all to preserve and protect our…

Animals
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is San Francisco Zoological Society; the most unlike its peers is Moody Gardens Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

151 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 151 of the 188 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

6
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
22
Early backer (in before they grew)
150/151
Grantees still filing
105/151
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

LINCOLN PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY: $3,833,558 · AnimalsLINCOLN PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETYZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO: $1,619,301 · AnimalsZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGOTHE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER: $1,276,266 · AnimalsNORTH CAROLINA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC: $1,116,229 · AnimalsTHE SAINT LOUIS ZOO ASSOCIATION: $1,083,534 · AnimalsWILD CANID SURVIVAL AND RESEARCH CENTER INC DBA ENDANGERED WOLF CENTER: $1,042,833 · AnimalsNational Marine Mammal Foundation Inc: $900,000 · Animals+102 more: $13,400,112 · Animals+102 moreCITY OF LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION AND PARKS: $1,553,428 · OtherCITY OF LOS ANGELES DE…SEA WORLD SAN DIEGO: $757,691 · OtherSEA WORLD SAN DIEGOODYSEA AQUARIUM LLC: $469,426 · OtherODYSEA AQUARIUM LLCOREGON ZOO: $466,105 · OtherOREGON ZOOMetro Parks District of Tacom: $454,921 · OtherMetro Parks District o…SEAWORLD OF FLORIDA: $447,020 · OtherSEAWORLD OF FLORIDAVIRGINIA AQUARIUM & MARINE SCIENCE CENTER FOUNDATION INC: $344,386 · OtherNORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES: $276,822 · OtherLOUISVILLE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS: $246,368 · Other+43 more: $1,873,630 · Other+43 moreSMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION: $794,867 · Arts & CultureSEA TURTLE INC: $732,301 · Arts & CultureTHE MARITIME AQUARIUM AT NORWALK INC: $226,800 · Arts & CultureBISHOP MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND NATURE INC: $225,390 · Arts & CultureDubuque County Historical Society: $126,526 · Arts & CultureARIZONA-SONORA DESERT MUSEUM: $114,609 · Arts & CulturePHILLIP AND PATRICIA FROST MUSEUM OF SCIENCE INC: $88,717 · Arts & CultureNORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF LIFE & SCIENCE INC: $85,322 · Arts & Culture+7 more: $103,536 · Arts & CultureNATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN: $236,091 · EnvironmentLIVING DESERT THE: $132,306 · EnvironmentATLANTIC MARINE CONSERVATION SOCIETY LTD: $64,598 · EnvironmentINTERNATIONAL CONSERVATION CAUCUS FOUNDATION: $24,500 · EnvironmentSunflower Star Laboratory: $19,548 · Environment+2 more: $20,701 · EnvironmentDUKE UNIVERSITY: $23,278 · EducationHARRISBURG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: $18,959 · EducationFRIENDS OF THE BERGEN COUNTY ZOO INC: $10,000 · EducationGULF SPECIMEN MARINE LABORATORIES INC: $25,108 · Science & TechAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ZOO KEEPERS: $10,500 · Public Benefit
Animals$24,271,833Other$6,889,797Arts & Culture$2,498,068Environment$497,744Education$52,237Science & Tech$25,108Public Benefit$10,500

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetLINCOLN PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY: $3,833,558 over 8y, 1.3% of budgetZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO: $1,619,301 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetTHE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER: $1,276,266 over 2y, 4.4% of budgetNORTH CAROLINA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC: $1,116,229 over 7y, 4.8% of budgetTHE SAINT LOUIS ZOO ASSOCIATION: $1,083,534 over 6y, 1.6% of budgetWILD CANID SURVIVAL AND RESEARCH CENTER INC DBA ENDANGERED WOLF CENTER: $1,042,833 over 2y, 32% of budgetNational Marine Mammal Foundation Inc: $900,000 over 1y, 4.6% of budgetSMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION: $794,867 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetSEA TURTLE INC: $732,301 over 1y, 11% of budgetThe Florida Aquarium Inc: $727,459 over 3y, 1.7% of budgetMONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION: $602,176 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetAudubon Nature Institute Inc: $591,917 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF PITTSBURGH: $519,053 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetLowry Park Zoological Society of Tampa Inc: $480,687 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetSouth Carolina Aquarium: $456,617 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetRED CARIBENA DE VARAMIENTOS INC: $437,003 over 1y, 38% of budgetRIVERHEAD FDTN FOR MARINE RESEARCH & PRESERVATION: $428,748 over 3y, 22% of budgetBinder Park Zoological Society Inc: $396,656 over 1y, 4.6% of budgetChicago Zoological Society: $361,945 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetVIRGINIA AQUARIUM & MARINE SCIENCE CENTER FOUNDATION INC: $344,386 over 1y, 7.6% of budgetDALLAS ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY: $343,967 over 4y, 2.4% of budgetTEXAS STATE AQUARIUM INSTITUTE FOR WILDLIFE CONSERVATION: $335,030 over 1y, 69% of budgetEAST COAST ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF FLORIDA INC: $324,958 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetWHITE OAK CONSERVATION FOUNDATION INC: $322,342 over 1y, 27% of budgetCentral Florida Zoological Society Inc: $308,213 over 1y, 3.3% of budgetTHE SEATTLE AQUARIUM SOCIETY: $300,262 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetWOODLAND PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY: $282,952 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE ZOO INC OF KANSAS CITY MISSOURI C/O LINDA FALK: $274,429 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetCOLUMBUS ZOOLOGICAL PARK ASSOCIATION: $257,194 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetNATIONAL AQUARIUM INC: $253,457 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetBLANK PARK ZOO FOUNDATION INC: $247,362 over 5y, 1.2% of budgetATLANTA FULTON COUNTY ZOO INC: $246,948 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetNATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN: $236,091 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF CINCINNATI: $235,338 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetWildlife Conservation Society: $227,754 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MARITIME AQUARIUM AT NORWALK INC: $226,800 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetBISHOP MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND NATURE INC: $225,390 over 1y, 5.4% of budgetARIZONA CENTER FOR NATURE CONSERVATION: $216,729 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetDETROIT ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY: $203,890 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetCONSERVATION SOCIETY OF CALIFORNIA: $194,802 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetOMAHA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY: $191,034 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetTEXAS STATE AQUARIUM ASSOCIATION: $186,314 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetOKLAHOMA AQUARIUM FOUNDATION: $183,263 over 1y, 73% of budgetKAREN BEASLEY SEA TURTLE RESCUE AND REHABILITATION CENTER: $180,864 over 2y, 8.0% of budgetZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF BUFFALO INC: $167,065 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetMARINE MAMMAL CARE CENTER LOS ANGELES: $146,976 over 1y, 5.5% of budgetGEORGIA AQUARIUM INC & SUBSIDIARY: $146,146 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetLIVING DESERT THE: $132,306 over 3y, 0.3% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

National Fish and Wil…Arthur L Bud Johnson …National Marine Sanct…Ibm International Fou…The Zoological Societ…Zoological Society of…Young Again FoundationWoodland Park Zoologi…Arizona Center for Na…American Express Foun…National Geographic S…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…
National Fish and Wildlife FoundationDC35.4× affinity26 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: National Fish and Wildlife Foundation · Arthur L Bud Johnson in Memory of Elaine V Johnson Foundation · National Marine Sanctuary Foundation · Ibm International Foundation · The Zoological Society of the Palm Beaches Inc · Zoological Society of San Diego · Young Again Foundation · Woodland Park Zoological Society · Arizona Center for Nature Conservation · American Express Foundation · National Geographic Society · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 70%5%19%42%75%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 1%
  • Oregon Coast Aquarium Inc: 24% of income from government
  • New England Aquarium Corporation: 12% of income from government
  • Sea Research Foundation Inc: 8% of income from government
  • The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk Inc: 5% of income from government
  • Mote Marine Laboratory Inc: 4% of income from government
  • Maryland Zoological Society Inc: 3% of income from government
  • Bishop Museum of Science and Nature Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Clearwater Marine Aquarium Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida I: 1% of income from government
  • National Aquarium Inc: 1% of income from government
  • East Coast Zoological Society of Florida Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Lowry Park Zoological Society of Tampa Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Zoo Miami Foundation Inc: 0% of income from government
  • The Florida Aquarium Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
7get no government money at all
40report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 188 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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