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Hamilton Community Foundation

The foundation receives contributions from donors in the community and then through the above gifts and grants enriches the community through strategic grant making in the fields of the arts, education, housing, social services, civic beautification, community development and recreation.

$9.7M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
142
Itemized grants FY2024
123
Organizations funded FY2023
41%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Itemized, FY2024
$7.8M
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2024
$16,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$2,384,690
Organizations funded a year
63 to 123
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
14
Total assets, FY2024
$167M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 41% of the organizations Hamilton Community Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 22% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 78% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.5M went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Human ServicesEducationHealthArts & CultureReligionHousing & ShelterOther
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
FY2024still arriving140$7.7M32%
FY2023123$6.7M41%
FY2022104$4.9M38%
FY202178$3.5M24%
FY202085$4.0M33%
FY201973$2.7M30%
FY201870$3.4M40%
FY201763$4.4Mn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$9.3MArts & Culture$5.8MHuman Services$5.7MRecreation & Sports$3.7MReligion$2.8MHealth$2.3MYouth Development$1.6MAnimals$1.3MOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Badin High School$6,246,1488n/a
The Hamilton Parks Conservancy$3,001,631869%
Fitton Center for Creative Arts$2,678,715849%
Great Miami Valley YMCA$1,679,38483%
Young Women's Christian Association of Hamilton Ohio Inc$1,284,485823%
Boys & Girls Club of Hamilton Ohio$1,132,198831%
Fort Hamilton Hospital Foundation$992,540826%
Animal Adoption Foundation$970,565749%
Greenwood Cemetery Association$788,8485n/a
Butler County Educational Services$669,0297n/a
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All grantees of Hamilton Community Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Badin High School$6,246,1488n/a
The Hamilton Parks Conservancy$3,001,631869%
Fitton Center for Creative Arts$2,678,715849%
Great Miami Valley YMCA$1,679,38483%
Young Women's Christian Association of Hamilton Ohio Inc$1,284,485823%
Boys & Girls Club of Hamilton Ohio$1,132,198831%
Fort Hamilton Hospital Foundation$992,540826%
Animal Adoption Foundation$970,565749%
Greenwood Cemetery Association$788,8485n/a
Butler County Educational Services$669,0297n/a
Meyer Bros & Sons Inc$564,9972n/a
The Salvation Army$561,0918n/a
Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park &Museum$541,17087%
Hamilton City Schools$514,9588n/a
Presbyterian Church$485,5288n/a
City of Hamilton$428,6338n/a
Hamilton Economic Development Corporation$389,495587%
Inspiration Studios$385,691420%
Lane Libraries$346,2265n/a
Penchura LLC$333,3351n/a
Butler Technology and Career Development Schools$316,3784n/a
Hamilton Symphony Orchestra Assoc$316,144857%
BUTLER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY co GBR GROUP$313,621843%
Miami University$264,6076n/a
Power Lift - Connor Athletic$259,5182n/a
Operation Pumpkins Inc$250,000616%
Emergency Money Fund Inc$245,926696%
Lifespan Inc$233,14145%
Safe Haven Farms Inc$226,950412%
Miami University Foundation$215,95040%
Trinity Episcopal Church$203,5707n/a
Women Helping Women$168,00062%
Sweeten Life Systems$166,000517%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Butler County Inc$163,41274%
Hamilton Ohio City of Sculpture$161,567598%
William Morris Endeavor$161,5003n/a
Bloc Ministries Inc$160,00023%
People Working Cooperatively Inc$160,00050%
Hamilton Living Water Ministry Inc$150,981724%
Prus Construction LLC$146,8311n/a
First Baptist Church$137,7687n/a
Hamilton Vision Commission$136,250361%
Serve City$134,60954%
Ocean Reef Cultural Center Inc$130,00032%
Zion Lutheran Church$128,8405n/a
The Revivalists LLC$120,0003n/a
Ross High School$120,0002n/a
Walloon Lake Association and Conservancy$119,50052%
Laser Imaging & Design Incorporated$111,4492n/a
First United Methodist Church$110,2258n/a
International Sculpture Center Inc$109,00061%
Family Promise of Butler County Inc$101,000517%
Bridge Water Church$100,6343n/a
West Side Little League of Hamilton$100,565331%
Baptist Health South Florida Foundation Inc$100,00010%
Yokum Fireworks LLC$99,9505n/a
Supracrete LLC$99,7622n/a
Animal Friends Humane Society$96,53143%
Chips Workforce Alliance$91,384435%
Mercy Health Foundation$90,6321n/a
Ocean Reef Medical Center Foundation Inc$90,00041%
Capital University$89,04460%
St Peter in Chains School$88,5008n/a
Lemongrenade Creative LLC$88,1522n/a
Partners in Prime$87,32714%
Arthritis Foundation$87,1484n/a
Pause for Parents Play for Kids Inc$86,00025%
Supports to Encourage Low-Income Fa$83,32651%
Cincinnati Opera Association Inc$81,86370%
Seven Oaks Farm Miniature Therapy Horses$80,0001n/a
Flaid Lumber Company Inc$79,5071n/a
Chabad of Miami Inc$77,0002n/a
United Pet Fund$75,48412%
Hope Evangelical Free Church$75,2002n/a
Open Door Food Pantry Inc$74,66473%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$74,35050%
St Julie Billiart Parish$73,0215n/a
Butler County United Way$72,53351%
Bown Enterprises Inc$72,1222n/a
Catholic Charities Southwestern Ohio$70,64040%
Hope-Full Pastures Therapeutic Farm$70,500239%
Mercy Franciscan at St Raphael$69,9182n/a
Community First Solutions$69,87560%
Lauer Masonry Restoration Inc$69,1652n/a
1n5$65,50032%
Parachute Special Advocate for Children of Butler County$63,95064%
MindPeace Cincinnati$62,50036%
Mr Purple LLC$60,3213n/a
Butler County Transportation Alliance Inc$60,0003n/a
Cancer Family Care Inc$60,00052%
Center Pointe Christian Church Inc$60,0001n/a
Circle Tail Inc$58,05012%
Rotary International Hamilton Rotary Club$57,989247%
Fernside Inc a Center for Grieving Children$57,70044%
Immanuel Lutheran Church$57,4515n/a
First Financial Foundation$56,671197%
Caring Partners International Inc$56,35060%
Antique and Classic Car Club of Butler County Inc$56,000742%
Mint Talent Group LLC$55,5253n/a
Butler County Housing and Homelesscoalition$54,7063n/a
Colonial Senior Services$53,76310%
Neurofit Gym Inc$52,000222%
Citizens for Hamilton$50,2972n/a
City of Refuge$50,10012%
Orcat Inc$50,00011%
Easter Seals Tristate$50,00010%
Greater Hamilton Center for Business$48,334215%
Kettering Medical Center$48,14310%
Josephinum Academy$47,5004n/a
Hospice of Cincinnati Incorporated$46,84850%
Clearview Construction LLC$46,5001n/a
Neighborhood Housing Services of Hamilton Inc$45,61631%
The Nuxhall Foundation Inc$44,45052%
Junior Achievement of Oki Partners$43,92042%
The Caring Closet$41,500624%
Planned Parenthood of Southwest Ohio Region$40,64740%
Samaritan's Purse$40,50030%
Northern Kentucky University$40,5001n/a
Hamilton High Band Parents$40,456238%
Pathway to Hope Pregnancy Care Center$40,00044%
Catholic Theological Union at Chicago$40,0004n/a
Ohio Valley Voices$40,00021%
Water for People$38,00030%
Fairfield City School District$37,7281n/a
Hype Hamilton$36,814210%
Bonbright Distributors Inc$35,6932n/a
Companions on a Journey Grief Support$35,00027%
Light House Church$34,8002n/a
Lmk Enterprises Inc$34,2951n/a
Cincinnati Christian Schools Inc$33,86530%
Christ Church Glendale William Cooper Procter Foundation$33,1002n/a
High Road Touring LLC$32,2502n/a
Shared Harvest Foodbank Inc$32,11450%
Al-Joe's Pet & Garden Centers Inc$31,4001n/a
Legal Aid Society of Cincinnati$30,00020%
Living Word$30,0002n/a
Every Nation Cincinnati Church$30,00023%
Daniela Pena Betances$30,0001n/a
Lance Wallnau Ministries Inc$30,00021%
Ross High School Booster Association$30,000218%
Jesus Is Amazing Church$30,0002n/a
Historic Hamilton Incorporated$28,4662n/a
New London Hills Club Inc$27,99025%
Hamilton Fence Company$26,6501n/a
McKenzie Lawn & Landscape$26,5701n/a
Reputable Roofing and Remodeling$25,4761n/a
Life Forward Pregnancy Care of Cincinnati Inc$25,20013%
Million Voices Inc$25,0001n/a
Abortion Fund of Ohio$25,00012%
Ocean Reef Chapel Foundation Inc$25,00010%
Mentoring Partners$25,0002n/a
Flying Horse Farms$25,00010%
Lonely Entrepreneur Inc$25,00011%
Team Turf LLC$24,5581n/a
Heavin College & Career Readiness Services$24,5003n/a
Community Meal Center$23,700117%
Butler County Community Health Consortium Inc$23,41110%
Saint Paul and the Broken Bones LLC$23,2501n/a
Ross Local Schools Choral Association$22,50016%
Practice Sports Inc$22,4041n/a
Shiver Security Systems Inc$21,8071n/a
Edi Inc$21,0271n/a
Otterbein University$21,00020%
Healthnetwork Foundation Fka Health Net Foundation Inc$21,00020%
Bd Roofing and Construction$20,9761n/a
Hope's Closet Inc$20,30014%
Son of Davy Touring LLC$20,0001n/a
St Vincent de Paul St Joseph Conference$20,0002n/a
Society of St Vincent de Paul St Julie Billiart Conference$20,000218%
Global Service Network Inc$20,00010%
Lutheran Camp Association$20,00020%
Bethesda Foundation Inc$20,00020%
H Andrew Holcomb Dba Magnolia Music LLC$20,0001n/a
Kindness Outreach Ministries Inc$20,000117%
Newsong Vineyard Church$20,0002n/a
Girls on the Run of Greater Cincinn$20,00022%
Eventbrite Inc$19,3421n/a
Young Life$19,31530%
That Arena Rock Show LLC$19,0003n/a
Providence Music Group$17,7502n/a
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Cincinnati Inc$17,30030%
Ross & Morgan Ministries of Butler County$17,1002n/a
New Miami School District$17,0352n/a
Fidelis Center for Law & Policy$16,00020%
Crayons and Beyond Inc$16,00020%
Catholic Youth Organization of Hamilton$16,000128%
Sojourner Recovery Services Inc$15,5002n/a
The Olana Partnership$15,00010%
Spafford LLC$15,0001n/a
The Skinny Man Inc$15,0001n/a
Cincinnati Community Toolbank$15,00012%
Lions of Gir Foundation Inc$15,0001n/a
Women Helping Women$15,00011%
Abilities First Foundation Inc$15,00011%
Saurber Construction Inc$14,4151n/a
Maggalicious LLC$14,0001n/a
Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts$13,78520%
Butler County Agricultural Society$13,75021%
Friends of Chrisholm$13,7141n/a
Sinclair Community College$13,0001n/a
The Consortium for Ongoing Reinvestment Efforts$12,54011%
St Clair Township Fire Department$12,5342n/a
Wilson Garden Center Inc$12,3961n/a
Ohio Eagle Distributors$12,3292n/a
Butler County Board of Elections$12,0001n/a
Hearing Speech and Deaf Center of Grea$12,00011%
Tech Group Holdings LLC Dba Backstage Backline$11,5932n/a
The Society of St Vincent Depaul Queen of Peace Conference$11,3001n/a
Fowler Forestry$10,9851n/a
Two Women in a Kitchen$10,7691n/a
Women Walking West$10,60015%
Westwood Presbyterian Church$10,4002n/a
Produce Perks Midwest Inc$10,00010%
Green Umbrella$10,00011%
Maryknoll Sisters of St Dominic Inc$10,0001n/a
Ocean Reef Art League Inc$10,00011%
Knights of Columbus$10,000126%
Salesian Missions Inc$10,0001n/a
Rls Choral Association$10,0001n/a
Eagle Mountain International Church Inc$10,0001n/a
Vaness K9 Academy LLC$10,0001n/a
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Ohio Inc$10,00010%
Operation Blessing Bag$10,0001n/a
Cincinnati Memorial Hall Society$10,00011%
Denison University$10,00010%
Community Christian Church$10,0001n/a
United Way of Greater Cincinnati$10,00010%
JEE Foods$10,000159%
Seven Mile Presbyterian Church$10,0001n/a
Horizon Community Church$10,0001n/a
McLaren Northern Michigan Foundation$10,00010%
Society of St Vincent de Paul$10,00017%
Cincinnati Museum Association$10,00010%
Bon Secours Mercy Health Foundation$10,00010%
Birmingham-Southern College$10,00010%
May We Help Inc$10,00012%
Hamiltons German Village Incorporated$9,5501n/a
Quality Publishing Company Inc$9,3111n/a
Henderson Imports Ltd$9,1331n/a
City of Trenton Ohio$9,0001n/a
Matthew 25 Ministries Inc$9,00010%
Shovels and Rope LLC$9,0001n/a
One Village of New Miami$9,0001n/a
Sleep in Heavenly Peace Inc$9,00010%
Tough Ole Bird Inc$8,5001n/a
Sanctuary Covenant Christian Fellow Ship$8,0001n/a
Rac Graphixs LLC$7,9901n/a
Greater Hamilton Chamber of Commerce$7,74311%
Society of Saint Vincent de Paul Council of Los Angeles$7,65210%
Joseph Robert Shaw Foundation Inc$7,50013%
Reliant Talent Agency LLC$7,5001n/a
So Lonely LLC$7,5001n/a
Jonathan Eric Stankorb$7,5001n/a
Ad Infinitum$7,5001n/a
American Water Works Association Ohio Section$7,17612%
The Jones Family Foundation$7,00010%
Crossover Touring LLC$7,0001n/a
The Work Well Groupthe$6,6501n/a
Back in Black LLC$6,5001n/a
Best Buddies International Inc$6,50010%
Womens Resource Center of Northern Michigan Inc$6,50010%
Engine Light Music LLC$6,5001n/a
Dde LLC$6,2501n/a
Little Black Bird Dog Inc$6,2501n/a
Queen City Awning$6,1301n/a
St Joseph School$6,0001n/a
Hope House Rescue Mission Inc$6,00010%
Butler County Fire Chief's Association$6,0001n/a
Green Our Planet$6,00010%
Oxford Senior Citizens Inc$6,00011%
St Xavier High School Inc$6,0001n/a
Kiwanis Club of Lindenwald-Hamilton -Fairfield Ohio Inc$6,000110%
Varsity Brands Holding Inc Dba Varsity Spirit LLC (Ncanda)$5,9991n/a
Circleville Heritage$5,5001n/a
Christ the King Church$5,5001n/a
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Foundation$5,50010%
Kitchen Dwellers LLC$5,5001n/a
Ezra Ink LLC$5,4631n/a
Shawn W Lothamer$5,0151n/a

Plus 15 recipients with no EIN on record ($497k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Hamilton Community Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 21 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 144 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Hamilton Parks Conservancy: $3,001,631 over 8y, 69% of budgetFitton Center for Creative Arts: $2,678,715 over 8y, 49% of budgetGreat Miami Valley YMCA: $1,679,384 over 8y, 3.5% of budgetYoung Women's Christian Association of Hamilton Ohio Inc: $1,284,485 over 8y, 23% of budgetBoys & Girls Club of Hamilton Ohio: $1,132,198 over 8y, 31% of budgetFort Hamilton Hospital Foundation: $992,540 over 8y, 26% of budgetAnimal Adoption Foundation: $970,565 over 7y, 49% of budgetPyramid Hill Sculpture Park &Museum: $541,170 over 8y, 7.2% of budgetHamilton Economic Development Corporation: $389,495 over 5y, 87% of budgetInspiration Studios: $385,691 over 4y, 20% of budgetHamilton Symphony Orchestra Assoc: $316,144 over 8y, 57% of budgetBUTLER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY co GBR GROUP: $313,621 over 8y, 43% of budgetOperation Pumpkins Inc: $250,000 over 6y, 16% of budgetEmergency Money Fund Inc: $245,926 over 6y, 96% of budgetLifespan Inc: $233,141 over 4y, 5.1% of budgetSafe Haven Farms Inc: $226,950 over 4y, 12% of budgetMiami University Foundation: $215,950 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetWomen Helping Women: $168,000 over 6y, 1.6% of budgetSweeten Life Systems: $166,000 over 5y, 17% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters of Butler County Inc: $163,412 over 7y, 4.0% of budgetHamilton Ohio City of Sculpture: $161,567 over 5y, 98% of budgetBloc Ministries Inc: $160,000 over 2y, 2.6% of budgetPeople Working Cooperatively Inc: $160,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetHamilton Living Water Ministry Inc: $150,981 over 7y, 24% of budgetHamilton Vision Commission: $136,250 over 3y, 61% of budgetServe City: $134,609 over 5y, 3.9% of budgetOcean Reef Cultural Center Inc: $130,000 over 3y, 2.3% of budgetWalloon Lake Association and Conservancy: $119,500 over 5y, 2.4% of budgetInternational Sculpture Center Inc: $109,000 over 6y, 1.4% of budgetFamily Promise of Butler County Inc: $101,000 over 5y, 17% of budgetWest Side Little League of Hamilton: $100,565 over 3y, 31% of budgetBaptist Health South Florida Foundation Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAnimal Friends Humane Society: $96,531 over 4y, 3.1% of budgetChips Workforce Alliance: $91,384 over 4y, 35% of budgetOcean Reef Medical Center Foundation Inc: $90,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetCapital University: $89,044 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetPartners in Prime: $87,327 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetPause for Parents Play for Kids Inc: $86,000 over 2y, 5.0% of budgetSupports to Encourage Low-Income Fa: $83,326 over 5y, 1.1% of budgetCincinnati Opera Association Inc: $81,863 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetUnited Pet Fund: $75,484 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetOpen Door Food Pantry Inc: $74,664 over 7y, 3.3% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $74,350 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetButler County United Way: $72,533 over 5y, 1.4% of budgetCatholic Charities Southwestern Ohio: $70,640 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetHope-Full Pastures Therapeutic Farm: $70,500 over 2y, 39% of budgetCommunity First Solutions: $69,875 over 6y, 0.1% of budget1n5: $65,500 over 3y, 2.2% 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 144.

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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.

The Northern Cincinnai FoundationOH55.9× affinity26 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Northern Cincinnai Foundation · The Greater Cincinnati Foundation · Hatton Foundation · Butler County United Way · Johnson Charitable Gift Fund · Elsa M Heisel Sule Charitable Trust 2005 · United Way of Greater Cincinnati · The Thomas J Emery Memorial · Charles H Dater Foundation Inc · John a Schroth Family Char Tr · Millstone Fund · Andrew Jergens 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 Hamilton Community Foundation

How much does Hamilton Community Foundation give?
Hamilton Community Foundation reported 142 itemized grants totaling $7,751,611, out of $9,652,922 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 63 and 123 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Hamilton Community Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (24%), Arts & Culture (15%), Human Services (15%).
Who are Hamilton Community Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Badin High School ($6.2M), The Hamilton Parks Conservancy ($3.0M), Fitton Center for Creative Arts ($2.7M).
Does Hamilton Community Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 41% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Hamilton Community Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Northern Cincinnai Foundation, The Greater Cincinnati Foundation, Hatton Foundation.
Where is Hamilton Community Foundation based?
Hamilton Community Foundation is based in OH.

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 301 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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