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Wispact Inc

We enhance the well-being of people of all ages with disabilities across wisconsin through the management of special needs trusts by promoting more choice and opportunities.

$987k
Granted FY2024still arriving
76
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$48k
Largest
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2024.

Health$1.4MHuman Services$230kEmployment$161kRecreation & Sports$151kArts & Culture$111kEducation$60kHousing & Shelter$50kEnvironment$46kOther$0
02FY2024 · 76 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 76 grants below total $931,312, the rows itemized in this filing. The $986,865 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $55,553 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 $10k23 grants · $190k
  • $10k–50k53 grants · $742k
$10,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$26M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
INDEPENDENCE FIRST$47,965
SPECIAL OLYMPICS WISCONSIN INC$30,000
DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF WISCONSIN INC$30,000
MARCUS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER$30,000
WISCONSIN LUTHERAN CHILD & FAMILY SERVICE INC$25,232
WISCONSIN ADAPTIVE SPORTS ASSOCIATION$20,000
BLOOM 360 LEARNING CENTER$20,000
THE ABILITY CENTER$20,000
RIVEREDGE NATURE CENTER$20,000
HARRY & ROSE SAMSON FAMILY JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER$20,000
MOVIN' OUT$20,000
DOOR COUNTY YMCA$20,000
CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN INC$19,805
INCONTROL WI$19,760
OPPORTUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTERS INC$14,250
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:

Its human-services grants (FY21–24, $575k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 85% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%BALANCE INC: $9k → 6%YMCA OF FOX CITIES: $9k → 7%DOGSINVESTS INC: $6k → 8%DIVERSE OPTIONS: $10k → 9%MIDSTATE INDEPENDENT LIVING CHOICES INC: $10k → 10%CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN INC: $20k → 11%NORTH COUNTRY INDEPENDENT LIVING DBA INDIGO: $10k → 11%BALANCE INC: $7k → 6%WISCONSIBS: $9k → 7%DOOR TRAN: $7k → 8%THE ARC OF RACINE COUNTY: $10k → 10%SENIOR CITIZENS ACTIVITIES: $10k → 6%WISCONSIN SIBS INC: $8k → 7%CREATIVE COMMUNITY LIVING SERVICES INC: $10k → 8%THE ARC OF RACINE COUNTY: $10k → 10%COMMON THREADS FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER: $9k → 10%THE ARC OF RACINE COUNTY: $8k → 10%COMMON THREADS FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER: $7k → 10%ZACHARIAH'S ACRES INC: $6k → 5%MOVIN' OUT: $20k → 10%ACCESS TO INDEPENDENCE: $10k → 10%COMMUNITY LIVING ALLIANCE: $10k → 10%MOVIN' OUT: $10k → 10%ACCESS TO INDEPENDENCE INC: $10k → 10%THE ARC WI: $7k → 10%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES: $8k → 17%EMPLOYMENT RESOURCES INC: $9k → 10%EMPLOYMENT RESOURCES INC: $8k → 10%PADRES E HIJOS: $10k → 10%HARRY & ROSE SAMSON FAMILY JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER: $20k → 17%ONE CITY SCHOOLS: $10k → 10%CATHOLIC CHARITIES DIOCESE OF MADISON: $10k → 10%PEOPLE FIRST WISCONSIN: $10k → 17%PADRES E HIJOS EN ACCION: $6k → 10%PEOPLE FIRST WISCONSIN: $10k → 17%COMMUNITY LIVING CONNECTIONS: $10k → 10%PEOPLE FIRST WISCONSIN: $10k → 17%PARENTS & CHILDREN IN ACTION INC: $6k → 10%MCFI: $10k → 17%INCONTROL WI: $20k → 10%INCONTROL WI: $20k → 10%INDEPENDENCE FIRST: $48k → 17%INCONTROL: $10k → 10%INDEPENDENCE FIRST: $8k → 17%THE ABILITY CENTER: $20k → 17%THE ABILITY CENTER: $15k → 17%THE ABILITY CENTER: $10k → 17%DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF WISCONSIN INC: $30k → 17%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.
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.

74%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.7M · 59 repeat orgs$581k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +17% since the first grant, against +16% for those funded once.

59 repeat relationships: 49 still active in FY2024, 10 since wound down; 27 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

59
30

Total granted

$1.7M
$270k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+17%
+16%

Still filing today

92%
83%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 67% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $311k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesHealthArts & CultureEducationEmploymentEnvironmentOther
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

  • SPECIAL OLYMPICS WISCONSIN INC
    4× · 2021–2024 · $75k · revenue +19%
  • BLOOM360 LEARNING COMMUNITY INC
    4× · 2021–2024 · $60k · revenue +70%
  • MARCUS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS INC
    2× · 2023–2024 · $50k · revenue +16%

Funded once

  • EC
    EISENHOWER CENTER INC
    one grant, 2022 · $10k · revenue -27%
  • CL
    COMMUNITY LIVING ALLIANCE INC
    one grant, 2021 · $10k · revenue -6%
  • SKYLIGHT MUSIC THEATRE CORP
    one grant, 2022 · $10k · revenue -21%
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
Disability Rights Wisconsin Inc

Legal protection and advocacy to protect the rights of people with disabilities in wisconsin.

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2
Pathways of Wisconsin Inc

Pathways of wisconsin provides supported employment opportunities and empowerment through quality, person-centered programming for individuals of all abilities.

Human Services
3
Innovative Services Inc

Innovative services, inc. (isi) cares for those with disabilities, helping them lead fulfilling lives with maximum independence. innovative's vision is to be the most trusted care provider for people with disabilities in wisconsin.

Human Services
4
Portal Inc

To enhance opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (i/dd) to participate fully in their community as valued neighbors, productive workers and respected citizens. portal, inc. assists more than 200 adults…

Employment
5
Autism Society of South Central Wisconsin Inc

Dedicated to improving the lives of all who are impacted by autism spectrum disorders by providing information, resources, and support, while raising awareness and acceptance in our community.

—
6
Wisconsin Council of the Blind and Visua

The wisconsin council of the blind and visually impaired's mission is to promote the dignity and empowerment of people in wisconsin who are blind and visually impaired by providing services, advocating legislation, and educating the…

Health
7
Aptiv Inc

The mission of aptiv, incorporated is to provide a spectrum of innovative support for individuals with disabilities so they may live independent lives.

Housing & Shelter
8
Achieving Independence and Mobility Cil

Independent living services for persons with disabilities.

Human Services
9
Able Inc

A b l e , inc (a brighter living experience, inc) is organized to provide residential care for developmentally disabled minnesota residents at its residential and intermediate care facilities located in houston county, minnesota. the…

Human Services
10
Highline Corporation

To assist people with disabilities in achieving their personal goals for independence.

Human Services
11
Center for Disabilities

Independent living service to disabled clients including information and referral, advocacy, peer counseling, il skills training, housing, employment, ramp installation, emergency rent, utilities and food.

Human Services
12
Wisconsin Independent Learning College Inc

Autism specific programs - ages 18 and over - providing daily living skills & pre-vocational training utilizing academics and various modes to teach communication skills.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Milwaukee Center for Independence Inc; the most unlike its peers is Trinity Lutheran Church - Historical Society. 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

107 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

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 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 107 of the 118 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
17
Early backer (in before they grew)
107/107
Grantees still filing
68/107
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

INDEPENDENCE FIRST INC: $55,465 · Human ServicesINDEPENDENCE FIRST INCINCONTROL WISCONSIN INC: $49,520 · Human ServicesINCONTROL WISCONSIN INCAFAR INC DBA THE ABILITY CENTER: $45,000 · Human ServicesAFAR INC DBA THE ABILITY CENTE…DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF WISCONSIN INC: $30,000 · Human ServicesPeople First Wisconsin Inc: $30,000 · Human ServicesMOVIN OUT INC: $30,000 · Human ServicesTHE ARC OF RACINE COUNTY INC: $28,144 · Human ServicesOCCUPAWS GUIDE DOG ASSOCIATION: $27,500 · Human ServicesPARENTS AND CHILDREN IN ACTION: $21,965 · Human Services+24 more: $284,541 · Human Services+24 moreISLANDS OF BRILLIANCE INC: $40,000 · HealthISLANDS OF BRILLIANCE…Natures Edge Therapy Center Inc: $30,000 · HealthNatures Edge Therapy …PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA: $30,000 · HealthPARALYZED VETERANS OF…UNITED TRAINING FOUNDATION INC: $30,000 · HealthUNITED TRAINING FOUND…GIGI'S PLAYHOUSE INC: $29,567 · HealthGIGI'S PLAYHOUSE INCAUTISM UNITED INC: $27,500 · HealthAUTISM UNITED INCAMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS ASSN: $27,256 · HealthAMYOTROPHIC LATERAL S…BRIDGE THE GAP INC: $24,916 · HealthBRIDGE THE GAP INCCEREBRAL PALSY INC: $24,634 · HealthCEREBRAL PALSY INCAUTISM SOCIETY OF GREATER WISCONSIN INC: $24,000 · HealthAUTISM SOCIETY OF GRE…VISION FORWARD ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED: $20,000 · HealthLIVING OUR VISIONS INC dba LOV Inc: $20,000 · HealthBROADSCOPE DISABILITY SERVICES INC: $20,000 · HealthAMERICAN PARKINSON DISEASE ASSOC: $20,000 · Health+7 more: $66,390 · Health+7 moreWISCONSIN LUTHERAN CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICE INC: $55,132 · OtherWISCONSIN LUTHERAN CHILD AND F…VARIETY - THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY OF WISCONSIN INC: $40,000 · OtherVARIETY - THE CHILDREN'S CHARI…JOURNEYS LUTHERAN SCHOOL INC: $30,122 · OtherELSIE SHAW PARENT SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC: $30,000 · OtherEaster Seals Southeast Wisconsin Inc: $28,928 · OtherGIGIS PLAYHOUSE: $28,000 · OtherWISCONSIN PARKINSON ASSOCIATION INC: $25,942 · OtherJourney 21 Inc: $29,500 · OtherBLUE LOTUS FARM & RETREAT CENTER INC: $22,500 · OtherWISCONSIN ADAPTIVE SPORTS ASSOCIATI: $30,000 · Other+25 more: $282,286 · Other+25 moreMARCUS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS INC: $50,000 · Arts & CultureMARCUS CEN…MILWAUKEE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC: $30,000 · Arts & CultureMILWAUKEE …Arts for All Wisconsin Inc: $28,500 · Arts & CultureArts for A…BETTY BRINN CHILDREN'S MUSEUM INC: $26,000 · Arts & CultureBETTY BRIN…FIRST STAGE MILWAUKEE: $19,400 · Arts & CultureFIRST STAG…Cactus Plus Corporation: $10,000 · Arts & CultureSKYLIGHT MUSIC THEATRE CORP: $10,000 · Arts & CultureART INTERSECTION MKE COMMUNITY PARTNERS INC: $10,000 · Arts & CultureBERGSTROM-MAHLER MUSEUM INC: $10,000 · Arts & CultureRACINE THEATRE GUILD INC: $8,000 · Arts & CultureTRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH - HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $7,882 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $6,320 · Arts & CultureBLOOM360 LEARNING COMMUNITY INC: $59,729 · EducationEX FABULA INC: $30,000 · EducationTHE FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE INC: $22,500 · EducationDoor County YMCA INC: $20,000 · EducationEDGEWOOD UNIVERSITY INC: $10,000 · EducationDisability In Wisconsin Inc: $10,000 · EducationYESHIVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - MILWAUKEE INC: $10,000 · EducationASPIRO INC: $9,200 · EducationOPPORTUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTERS INC: $35,625 · EmploymentGOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN INC: $30,000 · EmploymentVALLEY PACKAGING INDUSTRIES INC: $29,585 · EmploymentCURATIVE CONNECTIONS INC: $19,060 · EmploymentLE PHILLIPS CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER INC: $19,000 · EmploymentSOCIETY'S ASSETS INC: $10,000 · EmploymentCOMMUNITY SUPPORT NETWORK INC: $10,000 · EmploymentSPECIAL OLYMPICS WISCONSIN INC: $74,988 · Recreation & SportsSPECIAL METHODS IN LEARNING EQUINE SKILLS INC: $10,000 · Recreation & Sports
Human Services$602,135Health$434,263Other$602,410Arts & Culture$216,102Education$171,429Employment$153,270Recreation & Sports$84,988

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSPECIAL OLYMPICS WISCONSIN INC: $74,988 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetBLOOM360 LEARNING COMMUNITY INC: $59,729 over 4y, 3.2% of budgetINDEPENDENCE FIRST INC: $55,465 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetMARCUS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS INC: $50,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetINCONTROL WISCONSIN INC: $49,520 over 3y, 5.0% of budgetAFAR INC DBA THE ABILITY CENTER: $45,000 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetVARIETY - THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY OF WISCONSIN INC: $40,000 over 4y, 2.0% of budgetISLANDS OF BRILLIANCE INC: $40,000 over 4y, 1.7% of budgetOPPORTUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTERS INC: $35,625 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetNatures Edge Therapy Center Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 2.4% of budgetDOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF WISCONSIN INC: $30,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetGOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN INC: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWISCONSIN ADAPTIVE SPORTS ASSOCIATI: $30,000 over 2y, 3.3% of budgetPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMILWAUKEE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC: $30,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetPeople First Wisconsin Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 4.3% of budgetEX FABULA INC: $30,000 over 3y, 4.0% of budgetMOVIN OUT INC: $30,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetUNITED TRAINING FOUNDATION INC: $30,000 over 3y, 21% of budgetVALLEY PACKAGING INDUSTRIES INC: $29,585 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetGIGI'S PLAYHOUSE INC: $29,567 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetJourney 21 Inc: $29,500 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetEaster Seals Southeast Wisconsin Inc: $28,928 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetArts for All Wisconsin Inc: $28,500 over 3y, 2.3% of budgetTHE ARC OF RACINE COUNTY INC: $28,144 over 3y, 17% of budgetOCCUPAWS GUIDE DOG ASSOCIATION: $27,500 over 3y, 2.6% of budgetAUTISM UNITED INC: $27,500 over 3y, 1.9% of budgetAMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS ASSN: $27,256 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBETTY BRINN CHILDREN'S MUSEUM INC: $26,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetWISCONSIN PARKINSON ASSOCIATION INC: $25,942 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetBRIDGE THE GAP INC: $24,916 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetCEREBRAL PALSY INC: $24,634 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAUTISM SOCIETY OF GREATER WISCONSIN INC: $24,000 over 3y, 3.4% of budgetTHE FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE INC: $22,500 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetBLUE LOTUS FARM & RETREAT CENTER INC: $22,500 over 2y, 2.9% of budgetPARENTS AND CHILDREN IN ACTION: $21,965 over 3y, 9.6% of budgetVISION FORWARD ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED: $20,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetDoor County YMCA INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetLIVING OUR VISIONS INC dba LOV Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 1.9% of budgetBRAILLE LIBRARY & TRANSCRIBING SERVICES INC: $20,000 over 2y, 13% of budgetTHE HARRY AND ROSE SAMSON FAMILY JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF MILWAUKEE: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBROADSCOPE DISABILITY SERVICES INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetBEYOND VISION INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetAMERICAN PARKINSON DISEASE ASSOC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetRevitalize Milwaukee Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetRIVEREDGE NATURE CENTER INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetACCESS TO INDEPENDENCE INC: $19,950 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetCENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN INC: $19,805 over 1y, 0.5% 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.

Green Bay Packers FoundationWI94.3× affinity56 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Green Bay Packers Foundation · Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc · Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc · STACKNER FAMILY FOUNDATION INC co KRISTIN A OCCHETTI · Youth Foundation Inc · Evan & Marion Helfaer Foundation · United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc · Greater Green Bay Community Foundation Inc · Otto Bremer Trust · Dorothy Inbusch Foundation Inc · Jerome J and Dorothy H Holz Family Foundation C/O Donald Tushaus · Anon Charitable Trust

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 Wispact Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Wispact Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%2%6%14%25%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    43report 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 118 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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