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Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi

Connecting people who care with causes that matter by providing resources and leadership to the citizens and nonprofit organizations in primarily an 11-county area of northwest mississippi.

$6.1M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
73
Itemized grants FY2025
91
Organizations funded FY2024
35%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Itemized, FY2025
$5.6M
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2025
$25,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$2,010,000
Organizations funded a year
46 to 115
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
12
Total assets, FY2025
$52M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 35% of the organizations Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi funded were first-time grantees, receiving 21% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 79% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $927k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationHuman ServicesArts & CultureFood & NutritionReligionHealthOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving69$5.5M33%
FY202491$4.3M35%
FY202381$3.9M33%
FY202257$3.2M23%
FY2021115$3.9M48%
FY202079$2.3M53%
FY201958$2.1M43%
FY201846$1.9M39%
100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Religion$5.8MHealth$5.7MEducation$5.1MHuman Services$1.4MFood & Nutrition$1.2MArts & Culture$1.1MPublic Safety & Disaster$512kInternational$364kOther$0

Where its grants go

Each grant at its grantee’s address, over the share of households in hardship around it.

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Women and Children Health Initiatives$3,777,9988100%
Longview Point Bapt Church$2,693,6477n/a
YMCA of Memphis & the Mid-South$2,055,00040%
University of Mississippi Foundation$1,463,07470%
St Stephens Episcopal Church$774,5008n/a
Teach for America Inc$654,00060%
Warriors Center USA$577,00099%
Aaron E Henry Community Health Services Center Inc$523,79672%
Emmanuel United Methodist Church$490,0005n/a
Boss Lady Economic Planning & Development Workforce$488,881482%
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All grantees of Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Women and Children Health Initiatives$3,777,9988100%
Longview Point Bapt Church$2,693,6477n/a
YMCA of Memphis & the Mid-South$2,055,00040%
University of Mississippi Foundation$1,463,07470%
St Stephens Episcopal Church$774,5008n/a
Teach for America Inc$654,00060%
Warriors Center USA$577,00099%
Aaron E Henry Community Health Services Center Inc$523,79672%
Emmanuel United Methodist Church$490,0005n/a
Boss Lady Economic Planning & Development Workforce$488,881482%
University of Miss Medical Center$478,6284n/a
University of Mississippi$473,2508n/a
St Andrews Episcopal Cathedr$460,0004n/a
Mississippi Crisis Foundation$429,5052n/a
B B King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center$410,024618%
Southern Methodist University$317,50060%
Delta Health Center Inc$289,22950%
Indianola Educational Foundation In$289,00054%
Ole Miss Athletic Foundation$285,00020%
Piney Woods School$245,00042%
The Arc of Northwest Mississippi$228,784613%
The Original Project Team Foundation Inc$206,950186%
Colonial Hills Church$200,0003n/a
Business and Professional Outreach International$200,000520%
Mississippi Prison Chapel Foundation Inc$195,000376%
Mississippi State University$182,0103n/a
Hernando United Methodist Chu$180,9007n/a
St Andrew's Episcopal School$180,0004n/a
Panther Creek Foundation$175,000232%
City of Hernando$168,4158n/a
Belhaven University$165,00040%
Spring Initiative Inc$162,73565%
Kanakuk Ministries$156,00050%
Millsaps College$155,20040%
Landers Center$151,7703n/a
Mpb Foundation$149,00035%
Delta State University Foundation$142,17671%
Junior Auxiliary of Desoto County$141,000567%
Cleveland Music Foundation Inc$137,51151%
Calvary Chapel Church$134,1995n/a
Tutwiler Community Education Center$128,62474%
First Regional Library$124,8477n/a
Mississippi Delta Community C$124,0005n/a
Ms State Univ Fdn$115,6652n/a
The Dollywood Foundation$114,50070%
Mississippi Children's Home Society$114,00020%
The World Is the Field Inc$113,0002n/a
Sardis Lake Baptist Church$111,0356n/a
The Baddour Center Inc$108,09031%
Desoto Family Theatre Inc$105,557319%
Episcopal Church Diocese of Miss$101,0001n/a
House of Grace$100,79566%
Baylor Health Care System Foundation$100,00010%
The Hutchison School$100,00010%
Heartland Church$96,5013n/a
Mid-South Food Bank$95,16540%
Sunflower County Freedom Project$90,828510%
Fellowship of Christian Athletes$90,00020%
Nw Ms Realtor Foundation$87,289166%
Memphis Grace Church of the Nazarene$81,0005n/a
Community Food Pantry$80,525231%
Desoto Arts Council Inc$78,033330%
First Baptist Church of Batesville$78,0003n/a
St George Episcopal Church$77,0203n/a
Rolling Fork Build Back Better Inc$75,00016%
But God Ministries$72,13061%
The Partnership for a Healthy Mississippi Inc$72,00017%
North Delta Schools Inc$71,85661%
The McCoy House Extended Care for Women$70,00039%
Edwards Street Fellowship Center Inc$68,51313%
Hernando Methodist Church$67,0002n/a
Griot Arts Inc$66,51745%
Historic Desoto Foundation$65,611610%
Carters Health Consult Group$61,8001n/a
North Mississippi Community Research Training and Development I$61,616256%
Tallahatchie General Hospital Medical Foundation$60,00013%
Seed Company Inc$60,0002n/a
Sacred Heart So Missions Housing$56,23037%
Crossroads Cultural Arts Center$55,000315%
The Alluvial Collective$55,00024%
Coahoma County Diaper Bank Diaper Bank of the Delta$54,920414%
Northwest Mississippi Community College Foundation$52,35041%
South Delta School Dist$50,2201n/a
Christ Covenant Church$50,0001n/a
Evangelical Christian School of Memphis Inc$50,00010%
Yoknapatawpha Arts Council Inc$50,00015%
Delta Compass$50,00013%
Wofford College$50,00010%
Indianola Main Street Inc$50,0002n/a
Phi Delta Theta Foundation$50,00011%
Chi Omega Foundation$50,00011%
Quitman County Development Org$49,7253n/a
Delta Grace$48,10058%
St Pauls Episcopal Church of Steamboat Springs$48,0002n/a
Charleston Arts and Revitalization Effort$47,800241%
The Regional Medical Center at Memphis Foundation$46,20011%
Lampton Street Church of Christ Inc$45,7832n/a
C2k Ministries Inc$45,593510%
Sunflower County Ministerial Alliance Counseling Services Inc$45,1001n/a
Live Well Promotions LLC$45,0002n/a
Indian Springs Holiness Camp$45,0003n/a
Extra Table Feeds Inc$43,2631n/a
Rosedale Community Youth Center$42,900310%
Happy Foods Project Inc$42,0001n/a
Pals of Paws Society$40,6691n/a
Family Biz Builder$40,211240%
Tougaloo College$40,00040%
RURAL Music Ministries Inc$40,00046%
Saint Michael and All Angels Church$40,0001n/a
Interfaith Council on Poverty Inc$39,627238%
Marks Project$39,5601n/a
Isaac Chapel Rosenwald Historical$39,000230%
Earth Island Institute Inc$38,50020%
Quitman Couty Board of Superv$38,0003n/a
E D U C a T E Social & Public Policy Inc$37,5793n/a
Habitat for Humanity International Hernando Desoto Hfh$37,000340%
Precious in Pink Jail Ministries$36,000217%
First United Methodist Church$35,0002n/a
Getwell Road Community Church$35,0001n/a
Palmer Home for Children$35,00020%
Helping Hands of Cleveland Bolivar County Inc$34,0004n/a
Delta Mission Outreach Ministry and Alliance Inc$33,0002n/a
United Methodist Senior Services of Desoto County Inc$33,00021%
St Gabriel Mercy Center Inc$31,34223%
Memphis Child Advocacy Center$31,00040%
Marks Youth Outreach Inc$31,0001n/a
Davis Temple$30,5503n/a
Mississippi Coats 4 Kidz$30,50236%
Tunica Presbyterian Church$30,3502n/a
Byhalia Area Arts Council$30,0001n/a
Golden Cross Senior Ministries Inc$30,00033%
Pbs Foundation$30,00010%
Excel by 5 Inc$30,00033%
Base Camp Coding Academy$30,00012%
Independence Arts Conservatory & Conference Center$28,6004n/a
Hernando Meals on Wheels$28,000224%
Rotary - Family Youth Initiative Inc$27,871223%
Pearl Street Ame Church$27,8611n/a
First Prebyterian Church Hern$27,5844n/a
Together Ministry Center$25,50034%
North Mississippi Education Consortium Inc$25,45520%
The Montgomery Institute$25,09022%
First Baptist Church of Nipom$25,0001n/a
El Pueblo$25,0001n/a
Mid-South Warhorses for Heroes$25,000122%
Como Church of Christ$24,9004n/a
Men United Helping Our Men Excel Home$24,2403n/a
Adrian College$23,50020%
Desoto County Schools$23,1823n/a
Foundation for Hernando Parks & Recreation$22,6571n/a
2nd Chance Ms$22,15033%
St John's Episcopal Church$22,0002n/a
Care Now Inc$21,750313%
Northwest Mississippi Theatre Guild$21,600210%
Indigo Impact Initiative$21,506222%
Mississippi Alliance of Nonprofits and Philanthropy$21,20231%
Psi Beta Zeta Precious Pearls Foundation$20,5202n/a
Greenwood Mentoring Group$20,500220%
First Baptist Church Indianola$20,0001n/a
The Grace Place Inc$20,00019%
Alliance Healthcare Services$20,00020%
Drew Baptist Church$20,0002n/a
Epc Church Planting$20,0002n/a
Samaritan's Purse$20,00020%
Delta Blues Foundation Inc$19,5002n/a
Clarksdale Coahoma County Ministries Inc$19,18528%
Junior Auxiliary of Tate-Panola Ms Inc$19,0002n/a
Healing Hearts Child Advocacy Center$18,75021%
Desoto Arts Institute$18,2462n/a
American Friends of Beautiful Gate Ministries International$18,0001n/a
Youth Opportunities Unlimited$18,00015%
Delta Care Hope Foundation$17,99424%
Glover's Grove Baptist Church$17,015225%
Black Parents United Foundation$17,00021%
Faith Baptist Church of Bartlett$16,0002n/a
Desoto County Dream Center Inc$15,50021%
Clarksdale Municipal School District$15,4691n/a
Coahoma County School District$15,4691n/a
Mississippi Sustainable Agriculture Network$15,436168%
The Menninger Clinic$15,0001n/a
Young Life$15,00010%
Demetria Jackson Coahoma County Circuit Clerk$14,7501n/a
Artplace Mississippi Inc$14,65028%
Panola Cnty Emergency Svcs$14,4001n/a
Nesbit Presbyterian Church$14,2002n/a
Acts Career Center Inc$13,50024%
Hernando High School Cross Country Boosters Inc$13,0001n/a
Warriors of the Badge$12,8281n/a
St John's United Methodist Church$12,4002n/a
Rays of Sonshine$12,30011%
Greenleaf Volunteer Fire Department$12,000139%
Calvary Episcopal Church$12,0001n/a
Panola Partnership Inc$12,00011%
Hernando M S Chamber of Commerce$12,00017%
First United Meth Church$12,0001n/a
New Prospect Baptist Church$12,0001n/a
Mississippi Food Network Inc$12,00010%
Calvary Baptist Church$12,0001n/a
Clarksdale Umc$12,0001n/a
Rotary International$12,0001n/a
Tunica United Meth Church$12,0001n/a
Sunflower-Humphreys Ctys Prog Inc$12,00010%
Hope Ministries Inc$12,000111%
Restoration Now$11,9881n/a
Delta Arts Alliance Inc$11,97614%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$11,80120%
MS Delta Academies dba Leflore Legacy Ac$11,67411%
University of Southern Mississippi$11,2502n/a
North Panola Sch Dist$11,2001n/a
Follow One International Inc$11,0001n/a
Vox Press Inc$11,0001n/a
Locus Benedictus Inc$10,500110%
Quitman County School District$10,3782n/a
The Wright Way Foundation$10,35016%
Jonestown Family Center for Education and Wellness$10,00014%
Presbyterian Church USA$10,0001n/a
Episcopal Church of the Incarnation$10,0001n/a
City of Southaven$10,0001n/a
Alabama Honduran Medical Educational Network$10,00016%
Friends of Rittenhouse Square$10,00012%
Clarksdale Collegiate$10,00010%
Northpoint Christian School Inc$10,0001n/a
Delta Aquatic Club$10,0001n/a
Friends of Thacker Mountain$10,0001n/a
Mississippi Center for Justice$10,0001n/a
Eudora Welty Foundation Inc$10,0001n/a
Global Outreach International Inc$10,00010%
Boy Scouts of America Inc 558 Chickasaw Council$10,00010%
Augusta Heritage Academy Inc$10,0001n/a
Planned Parenthood Greater Memphis Region Inc$10,00010%
Hearts and Hands Ministries$10,0001n/a
The Skatepark Project$10,00012%
Child Evangelism Fellowship of Memphis$10,00013%
Kappa Alpha Order Educational Foundation$10,00010%
Farmers Market of Hernando$9,87619%
Compassion Food Ministry of MS Inc$9,80019%
Lions Club of Batesville Ms$9,7881n/a
Mosley Outreach Ministries$9,3001n/a
Reach Out and Read Inc$9,00010%
Greenville Renaissance Scholars$8,794120%
Trinity Health Center Inc$8,50012%
Panola Playhouse Inc$8,0711n/a
Living Arrangements for the Developmentally Disabled Inc$8,00010%
Love United Methodist Church$8,0001n/a
Southaven Chamber Foundation$8,000119%
Teach Plus Inc$8,00010%
Delta Advantage Center$8,000111%
First Baptist Church Tunica$7,7701n/a
District 1 Volunteer Fir Dept$7,7251n/a
Joyful Heart Foundation$7,5441n/a
Independent School of Thought$7,5021n/a
Speech & Hearing Center of the Midsouth Dba Memphis Oral School for the Deaf$7,50010%
Institute of Community Servicesinc$7,50010%
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis Inc$7,5001n/a
Ella Bebe Angels$7,0001n/a
First Baptist Church$7,0001n/a
BROWN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY Brown Christian Academy$7,0001n/a
Carnegie Public Library of Cl$7,0001n/a
Oxford Community Market$7,0001n/a
Desoto Grace Inc$7,00016%
Bolivar County Literacy Council$6,95514%
Minor Memorial Umc$6,9231n/a
Tri-County Workforce Alliance$6,6351n/a
St Paul Mb Church of Pleasant Hill Inc$6,6001n/a
National Audubon Society Inc$6,50010%
MIDSOUTH MUSIC INSTITUTE AKA CoroRio$6,50014%
Kellogg Fellows Leadership Alliance Inc$6,49110%
We2gether Creating Change$6,2301n/a
Plum Street Soup Kitchen$6,0001n/a
Overland Missions Inc$6,0001n/a
Mississippis Lower Delta Partnership$6,00015%
The White Mountain School St Mary's in the Mountains$6,00010%
Michaels Community Services Corporation$6,00010%
Delta Hands for Hope$6,00013%
The Reclaimed Project$6,00011%
Desoto County Board of Supervisors$5,8051n/a
The Society of St Andrew Inc$5,50010%
Community Foundation of Olive Branch$5,5001n/a
One More Day on the at Nate Loftis Memorial Scholarship$5,5001n/a
Delta State University$5,5001n/a
Clear Youth and Young Adult Services Inc$5,3851n/a
Warehouses4good$5,311132%
Mississippi Public Broadcasting$5,2501n/a
Mid-South Public Communications Foundation$5,25010%
Greenwood Interfaith Ministries$5,16017%
Mississippi Wildlife Rehabilitation$5,12515%

Where it is load-bearing

Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 18 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 158 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetWomen and Children Health Initiatives: $3,777,998 over 8y, 100% of budgetYMCA of Memphis & the Mid-South: $2,055,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Mississippi Foundation: $1,463,074 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetTeach for America Inc: $654,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetWarriors Center USA: $577,000 over 9y, 8.8% of budgetAaron E Henry Community Health Services Center Inc: $523,796 over 7y, 1.6% of budgetBoss Lady Economic Planning & Development Workforce: $488,881 over 4y, 82% of budgetB B King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center: $410,024 over 6y, 18% of budgetSouthern Methodist University: $317,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetDelta Health Center Inc: $289,229 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetIndianola Educational Foundation In: $289,000 over 5y, 3.6% of budgetOle Miss Athletic Foundation: $285,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetPiney Woods School: $245,000 over 4y, 1.9% of budgetThe Arc of Northwest Mississippi: $228,784 over 6y, 13% of budgetThe Original Project Team Foundation Inc: $206,950 over 1y, 86% of budgetBusiness and Professional Outreach International: $200,000 over 5y, 20% of budgetMississippi Prison Chapel Foundation Inc: $195,000 over 3y, 76% of budgetPanther Creek Foundation: $175,000 over 2y, 32% of budgetBelhaven University: $165,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetSpring Initiative Inc: $162,735 over 6y, 5.0% of budgetKanakuk Ministries: $156,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetMillsaps College: $155,200 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetMpb Foundation: $149,000 over 3y, 4.8% of budgetDelta State University Foundation: $142,176 over 7y, 0.6% of budgetJunior Auxiliary of Desoto County: $141,000 over 5y, 67% of budgetCleveland Music Foundation Inc: $137,511 over 5y, 1.0% of budgetTutwiler Community Education Center: $128,624 over 7y, 3.8% of budgetThe Dollywood Foundation: $114,500 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetMississippi Children's Home Society: $114,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetThe Baddour Center Inc: $108,090 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetDesoto Family Theatre Inc: $105,557 over 3y, 19% of budgetHouse of Grace: $100,795 over 6y, 5.9% of budgetBaylor Health Care System Foundation: $100,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Hutchison School: $100,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMid-South Food Bank: $95,165 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetSunflower County Freedom Project: $90,828 over 5y, 10% of budgetFellowship of Christian Athletes: $90,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNw Ms Realtor Foundation: $87,289 over 1y, 66% of budgetCommunity Food Pantry: $80,525 over 2y, 31% of budgetDesoto Arts Council Inc: $78,033 over 3y, 30% of budgetRolling Fork Build Back Better Inc: $75,000 over 1y, 6.1% of budgetBut God Ministries: $72,130 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetThe Partnership for a Healthy Mississippi Inc: $72,000 over 1y, 7.1% of budgetNorth Delta Schools Inc: $71,856 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetThe McCoy House Extended Care for Women: $70,000 over 3y, 9.2% of budgetEdwards Street Fellowship Center Inc: $68,513 over 1y, 3.1% of budgetGriot Arts Inc: $66,517 over 4y, 4.9% of budgetHistoric Desoto Foundation: $65,611 over 6y, 10% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 158.

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.

Community Foundation for MississippiMS44.8× affinity22 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation for Mississippi · Mississippi Humanities Council Inc · Christian Community Foundation of Memphis · Maddox Foundation · Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Inc · Women's Foundation of Mississippi · Mississippi Food Network Inc · Phil Hardin Foundation · United Way of the Mid South · Ergon Foundation Inc · Save The Children Federation Inc · Cadence Bank 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.

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About Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi

How much does Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi give?
Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi reported 73 itemized grants totaling $5,563,639, out of $6,074,982 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 46 and 115 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Religion (25%), Health (25%), Education (22%).
Who are Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Women and Children Health Initiatives ($3.8M), Longview Point Bapt Church ($2.7M), YMCA of Memphis & the Mid-South ($2.1M).
Does Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 35% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation for Mississippi, Mississippi Humanities Council Inc, Christian Community Foundation of Memphis.
Where is Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi based?
Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi is based in Hernando, MS.

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 295 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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