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THE ORGANIZATION HAS RECOGNIZED NO INTEREST OR PENALTIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES IT IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS FOR YEARS PRIOR TO 2017. 1 RESOURCE MEDIA 9450 SW GEMINI DRIVE 59115 BEAVERTON OR 97008 820564961 501 C(3) 25000 TO PARTNER AND SUPPORT THE ADVOCATION FOR GREATER RACIAL EQUITY IN ENERGY SYSTEMS LOS ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN AUTHORITY 1 GATEWAY PLAZA LOS ANGELES CA 90012 954401975 501 C(3) 20000 TO SUPPORT PROJECTS FOCUSED ON ELIMINATING STRUCTURAL RACISM CITY OF SAN JOSE 200 EAST SANTA CLARA STREET SAN JOSE CA 95113 946000419 501 C(3) 20000 TO SUPPORT PROJECTS FOCUSED ON ELIMINATING STRUCTURAL RACISM CITY OF SEATTLE PO BOX 94748 SEATTLE WA 98124 916001275 501 C(3) 19600 TO SUPPORT PROJECTS FOCUSED ON ELIMINATING STRUCTURAL RACISM CITY OF DUBUQUE 50 W 13TH STREET DUBUQUE IA 52001 426004596 501 C(3) 18500 TO SUPPORT PROJECTS FOCUSED ON ELIMINATING STRUCTURAL RACISM HELPING EDUCATE TO ADVANCE THE RIGHTS OF THE DEAF PO BOX 1160 WASHINGTON DC 20013 275032142 501 C(3) 20250 TO PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT CITY OF DALLAS 1500 MARILLA STREET ROOM 2BS DALLAS TX 75201 756000508 501 C(3) 15000 TO SUPPORT PROJECTS FOCUSED ON ELIMINATING STRUCTURAL RACISM SACRAMENTO AREA CONGREGATIONS TOGETHER 2324 L STREET SUITE 405 SACRAMENTO CA 95816 943146791 501 C(3) 12000 TO PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT ACTION COUNCIL OF MONTEREY COUNTY INC 295 MAIN STREET SUITE 500 SALINAS CA 93901 770357101 501 C(3) 12000 TO PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT SOUTHERNERS ON NEW GROUND INC PO BOX 11250 ATLANTA GA 30310 611274170 501 C(3) 10250 TO PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT INDIGENOUS RIGHTS CENTER 202 HARVARD DRIVE SE ALBUQUERQUE NM 87106 811252535 501 C(3) 20250 TO PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT VOICE FOR RACIAL JUSTICE 2525 FRANKLIN AVE E MINNEAPOLIS MN 55406 411750116 501 C(3) 20250 TO PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT DOLORES HUERTA FOUNDATION PO BOX 2087 BAKERSFIELD CA 93303 912145992 501 C(3) 8000 TO PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT CALIFORNIA ARTS COUNCIL 1300 I STREET SUITE 930 SACRAMENTO CA 95814 680297701 501 C(3) 20000 TO SUPPORT PROJECTS FOCUSED ON ELIMINATING STRUCTURAL RACISM ALLIED MEDIA PROJECTS 4126 THIRD STREET DETROIT MI 48201 010559608 501 C(3) 7370 TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY IN THE ARTS AND CULTURAL SECTOR IN PURSUING RACIAL EQUITY DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA GRASSROOTS EMPOWERMENT PROJECT INCORPORATED 1419 V STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20009 272623232 501 C(3) 200000 TO SUPPORT THE ADVANCEMENT OF RACIALLY-EQUITABLE POLICY IN CLIMATE AND ENERGY LOCALLY PARTNERSHIP FOR SOUTHERN EQUITY INC 100 PEACHTREE NW SUITE 1960 ATLANTA GA 30303 274424115 501 C(3) 200000 TO PARTNER AND SUPPORT THE ADVOCATION FOR GREATER RACIAL EQUITY IN ENERGY SYSTEMS PUGET SOUND SAGE 414 MAYNARD AVENUE SOUTH SEATTLE WA 98104 208974030 501 C(3) 200000 TO PARTNER AND SUPPORT THE ADVOCATION FOR GREATER RACIAL EQUITY IN ENERGY SYSTEMS COSHER INK LLC 4564 JESSICA DRIVE LOS ANGELES CA 90065 061739887 501 C(3) 7000 TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE IMMIGRANT NARRATIVE LAB PROJECT DEPARTMENT OF THE FUTURE 1461 E 4TH STREET LOS ANGELES CA 90033 834407901 501 C(3) 7000 TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE IMMIGRANT NARRATIVE LAB PROJECT VILLAGE OF WISDOM INC 600 E UMSTEAD STREET DURHAM NC 27701 472060936 501 C(3) 6000 TO PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT EQUALITY NC FOUNDATION 2321 CRABTREE BLVD SUITE 105 RALEIGH NC 27604 581374041 501 C(3) 6000 TO PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RANDALL OAKLEY VP FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION 143491 0 0 0 0 0 7197 0 18337 0 169025 0 0 0 GLENN HARRIS PRESIDENT 194628 0 0 0 0 0 9757 0 16721 0 221106 0 0 0 JANE LEVISON SVP, DEVELOPMENT & PARTNERSHIP 142783 0 0 0 0 0 6950 0 18937 0 168670 0 0 0 JULIE NELSON SVP, PROGRAMS 151213 0 0 0 0 0 6454 0 23129 0 180796 0 0 0 RACHAEL DECRUZ CHIEF OF STAFF 132895 0 0 0 0 0 3770 0 19916 0 156581 0 0 0 JEFFREY CHANG VP, NARRATIVE, ARTS & CULTURE 121888 0 0 0 0 0 2436 0 44490 0 168814 0 0 0 VINA KAY VP, MOVEMENT CAPACITY BUILDING 120360 0 0 0 0 0 1906 0 28562 0 150828 0 0 0 GORDON F GOODWIN DIRECTOR, GARE 113724 0 0 0 0 0 3186 0 38645 0 155555 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM SERVICE: IN 2020, WE CONTINUED TO LEVERAGE OUR INCREASED POWER AND CAPACITY FROM THE MERGER BETWEEN RACE FORWARD: THE CENTER FOR RACIAL JUSTICE INNOVATION AND THE CENTER FOR SOCIAL INCLUSION TO SUCCESSFULLY DELIVER OUR PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS. OUR VISION: VISION: RACE FORWARD IMAGINES A JUST, MULTIRACIAL, DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY, FREE FROM OPPRESSION AND EXPLOITATION, IN WHICH PEOPLE OF COLOR THRIVE WITH POWER AND PURPOSE. MISSION: RACE FORWARD CATALYZES RACIAL JUSTICE MOVEMENT BUILDING. WE BUILD STRATEGIES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITIES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND SECTORS TO ADVANCE RACIAL JUSTICE IN OUR POLICIES, INSTITUTIONS, AND CULTURE. OUR THEORY OF CHANGE DETAILS OUR ORGANIZATIONAL METHODOLOGIES. THE THEORY OF CHANGE CALLS FOR RACE FORWARD TO PURSUE RACIAL EQUITY IN FOUR WAYS: GROW POWER: CONNECT AND ALIGN NETWORKS OF PEOPLE, ORGANIZATIONS, AND MOVEMENTS TO BUILD THE COLLECTIVE POWER (ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, POLITICAL ETC.) NECESSARY TO COUNTER STRUCTURAL RACISM AND STEWARD TRANSFORMATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR RACIAL JUSTICE. TRANSFORM CULTURE: HARNESS THE POWER OF NARRATIVE, ARTS, AND CULTURE TO ASSERT THE FULL HUMANITY OF COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, CHALLENGE RACIST IDEOLOGIES THAT FUEL STRUCTURAL RACISM, AND ENVISION A MORE JUST AND EQUITABLE FUTURE. TRANSFORM POLICY: POSITION COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND OTHER HISTORICALLY OPPRESSED COMMUNITIES AS LEADERS AND DECISION-MAKERS IN THE POLICY-MAKING PROCESS IN ORDER TO CREATE RACIALLY EQUITABLE POLICIES AT ALL LEVELS. TRANSFORM INSTITUTIONS/SECTORS: INSTITUTIONS ACROSS MULTIPLE SECTORS OF SOCIETY (E.G. GOVERNMENT, PHILANTHROPY, NON-PROFIT, PRIVATE, ETC.) MUST OPERATIONALIZE RACIAL EQUITY IN THEIR POLICIES, PRACTICES, PROGRAMS, AND PRODUCTS. 2020 PROGRAMMATIC ACHIEVEMENTS RACE FORWARD'S PROGRAMMATIC ACTIVITIES FLOW THROUGH FOUR DEPARTMENTS AND TWO CROSS-ORGANIZATIONAL INITIATIVES TO BRING THE VISION OF A RACIALLY JUST WORLD TO REALITY. NARRATIVE, ARTS, AND CULTURE NARRATIVE, ARTS, AND CULTURE WORKS STRATEGICALLY IN AND THROUGH JOURNALISM, COMMUNICATIONS, THE ARTS, POPULAR CULTURE, AND CULTURAL ORGANIZING TO BUILD AND SECURE A CULTURE THAT CENTERS EQUITY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. IT DEVELOPS AND SHARES TOOLS TO BUILD ENDURING RACE-EXPLICIT NARRATIVES THAT ADVANCE RACIAL JUSTICE, AND DEVELOPS CUTTING-EDGE CURRICULUM IN NARRATIVE STRATEGY TO TRAIN HUNDREDS OF ORGANIZERS, ARTISTS, AND COMMUNICATIONS EXPERTS. SELECT 2020 HIGHLIGHTS: THE COLORLINES TEAM PROVIDED GROUNDBREAKING COVID COVERAGE DURING THE PANDEMIC, REACHING ITS HIGHEST READERSHIP IN 6 YEARS WITH 2.9M PAGE VIEWS AND 2.2M READERS. THE NARRATIVE AND CULTURAL STRATEGY (NCS) TEAM TRAINED SOME OF THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL ARTS ORGANIZATIONS ON RACIAL AND CULTURAL EQUITY PLANNING. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH 5 OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, LAUNCHED THE CULTURAL NEW DEAL, SIGNED BY 2000+ OF THE NATION'S LEADING ARTISTS, ARTS ADVOCATES, AND CULTURE-BEARERS. THE NCS TEAM LAUNCHED THE $1.8M BUTTERFLY LAB FOR IMMIGRANT NARRATIVE STRATEGY, TRAINING AND ALIGNING 16 IMMIGRATION JUSTICE LEADERS TO CHANGE THE NARRATIVE AROUND MIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION. THE MOMENTUM PODCAST CONCLUDED ITS FIRST SEASON WITH AN APPLE TOP 50 PODCAST APPEARANCE AND NEARLY 80,000 DOWNLOADS. MOVEMENT CAPACITY BUILDING THE MOVEMENT CAPACITY BUILDING DEPARTMENT BUILDS LEADERSHIP AND CAPACITY WITHIN GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHERS TO ADVANCE RACIAL EQUITY ON A NATIONAL SCALE. THE MOST CRITICAL COMPONENTS CENTER UPON COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. OUR POLICY WORK (PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY RELATED TO ENERGY, FOOD, HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, AND INFRASTRUCTURE) RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR ISSUE-BASED WORK IN SUPPORTING GRASSROOTS LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. SELECT 2020 HIGHLIGHTS: AT THE ONSET OF THE PANDEMIC, PIVOTED AND DEVELOPED VIRTUAL FORMAT FOR THE BUILDING RACIAL EQUITY TRAINING. SUPPORTED LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS LEADING FOR ENERGY DEMOCRACY AND RACIAL JUSTICE. INTRODUCED THE #RACEAND WEBINAR SERIES TO BUILD AWARENESS AND ANALYSIS OF INTERSECTIONAL RACIAL JUSTICE ISSUES: INSTITUTIONAL AND SECTORAL CHANGE INSTITUTIONAL AND SECTORAL CHANGE ESTABLISHES RACIAL EQUITY PRACTICE IN AN ENTIRE FIELD ON A LONG-TERM BASIS. THE WORK INCLUDES FACILITATING LEARNING COHORTS IN SECTORS, DEVELOPING TOOLS FOR LONG-TERM CHANGE, AND TRACKING SHIFTS THAT DEMONSTRATE SUCCESS. SELECT 2020 HIGHLIGHTS: FROM MARCH TO JULY, OUR GOVERNMENT ALLIANCE ON RACIAL EQUITY (GARE) STAFF HELD SPACE FOR MEMBERS TO SHARE INFORMATION AND SOLUTIONS FOR THE CHALLENGES THEY FACED DUE TO COVID. WE RESPONDED TO UNPRECEDENTED GROWTH AND INTENSE DEMAND BY EXPANDING LEARNING COMMUNITIES FOCUSED ON OPERATIONALIZING RACIAL EQUITY AND DEVELOPING GARE FOUNDATIONS TO CREATE ACCESS FOR THE MORE THAN 100 NEW MEMBERS TO ENGAGE IN RACIAL EQUITY WORK. OVER THE COURSE OF 8 WEEKS, 615 PARTICIPANTS FROM 170 JURISDICTIONS ATTENDED. AFTER THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD AND LEADING UP TO THE RACIALIZED CHALLENGES TO OUR DEMOCRACY, GARE PROVIDED MEMBERS ONGOING SUPPORT, INCLUDING COMMUNICATIONS AND LEGAL RESOURCES TO NAVIGATE THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION EXECUTIVE ORDER ATTACKING RACIAL EQUITY WORK IN GOVERNMENT. RESEARCH RESEARCH CONDUCTS APPLIED RESEARCH, WHICH UPLIFTS THE EXPERIENCE OF THOSE DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY INSTITUTIONAL AND STRUCTURAL RACISM AND PROVIDES SYSTEMATICALLY-AWARE AND RACE-EXPLICIT SOLUTIONS. THROUGH RIGOROUS SURVEY ANALYSIS, MEDIA AND NARRATIVE CONTENT ANALYSIS, PUBLIC OPINION AND ATTITUDES RESEARCH, AND OTHER METHODS, THESE INITIATIVES PROVIDE ANALYSIS AND MATERIALS TO HELP ACTIVISTS, TEACHERS, ADVOCATES, AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ARTICULATE AND PURSUE A RACIAL EQUITY STANDARD IN THEIR WORK. SELECT 2020 HIGHLIGHTS: ADMINISTERED AND ANALYZED 20 RACIAL EQUITY EMPLOYEE SURVEYS FOR GARE MEMBER JURISDICTIONS TO ASSESS THEIR EMPLOYEES' KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCES RELATED TO RACE AND EQUITY. THESE BASELINE SURVEYS ALLOW JURISDICTIONS TO ASSESS THEIR EFFORTS TO CREATE SHARED UNDERSTANDING ABOUT RACIAL EQUITY, AND THE PROGRESS OF THEIR RACIAL EQUITY STRATEGIES. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GRASSROOTS ASIANS RISING AND EMPOWERING PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITIES CONVENED "ABOLITION IN OUR TIME: A GATHERING OF PACIFIC ISLANDER AND ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES." DESIGNED AND DELIVERED #RACEAND CANNABIS WEBINAR, CENTERING ON CANNABIS AS A RACIAL EQUITY ISSUE FROM A WAR ON DRUGS CONTEXT, AND HIGHLIGHTING RELATED EQUITY PROGRAMS AND/OR FRAMEWORKS FROM A HALF DOZEN STATES. CROSS-DEPARTMENTAL INITIATIVES IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE, RACE FORWARD'S CROSS-DEPARTMENTAL PRIORITIES FOR 2020 WERE: FACING RACE: THE LARGEST NATIONAL MULTIRACIAL, INTERGENERATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR RACIAL JUSTICE ORGANIZERS, EDUCATORS, CREATIVES, AND OTHER LEADERS. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED: DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, WE PIVOTED TO A VIRTUAL PRESENTATION, WHICH PROVIDED OUR AUDIENCE WITH UNPRECEDENTED ACCESS TO INFORMATION, TOOLS, AND RESOURCES ON RACIAL EQUITY. MORE THAN 4,300 ATTENDED, MAKING IT OUR LARGEST CONFERENCE TO DATE. PRESENTED THREE PLENARY SESSIONS AND 45 UNIQUE BREAKOUT SESSIONS FEATURING MANY PROMINENT RACIAL JUSTICE ACTIVISTS AND LEADERS. RACE FLICKS, OUR MICROFILM FESTIVAL, WAS EXPERIENCED BY OVER 2,200 ATTENDEES--MORE THAN EVER BEFORE. PLACE-BASED STRATEGIES: RACE FORWARD'S APPROACH TO PLACE-BASED WORK TAKES THE COMPONENTS OF OUR THEORY OF CHANGE AND SITUATES THEM WITHIN THE UNIQUE SOCIAL AND POLITICAL CONTEXT OF A PARTICULAR GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION. WE CREATE LOCALIZED SPACES WHERE PEOPLE COME TOGETHER ACROSS ISSUE AREAS AND SECTORS TO DEVELOP LONG-TERM STRATEGIES THAT BUILD POWER AND RESOURCES IN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. DURING 2020, MUCH OF OUR WORK FOCUSED ON PROVIDING SUPPORT TO HELP PEOPLE COPE WITH THE EFFECTS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: DISTRIBUTED FUNDS TO MARGINALIZED FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR TO SUPPORT TARGETED MUTUAL AID EFFORTS FOCUSED ON EMERGENCY HOUSING, FOOD INSECURITY, AND BARRIERS TO VIRTUAL LEARNING. FACILITATED VIRTUAL SPACE FOR LOCAL RACIAL EQUITY LEADERS TO REFLECT, CARE FOR ONE ANOTHER, AND TO RESTATE THE VALUES THAT GUIDE THEIR WORK FOR RACIAL JUSTICE. THIS OPPORTUNITY ALLOWED LEADERS TO CONFRONT THE HARMS RACISM PRODUCES INSIDE OUR COMMUNITIES, TO BEGIN TO RESTORE TRUST IN ONE ANOTHER, AND TO REIMAGINE AN EVEN BOLDER VISION FOR SELF-DETERMINATION, JUSTICE, AND WHOLENESS. FOLLOWING THE DIRECTION OF LOCAL RACIAL EQUITY LEADERS, WE CO-FACILITATED A FIVE-PART, RACIAL EQUITY, COUNTY-WIDE LEARNING SERIES IN MONTEREY COUNTY, CA, FEATURING LOCAL ORGANIZERS LEADING FOR RACIAL JUSTICE WITH BOLD SOLUTIONS. THROUGHOUT THE SERIES, MORE THAN 600 COMMUNITY MEMBERS, LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, NON-PROFIT, BUSINESS AND CLERGY LEADERS CAME TOGETHER TO DEEPEN THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE LOCAL IMPACTS OF STRUCTURAL RACISM AND TO IDENTIFY WAYS TO ACTIVELY INVEST IN COMMUNITY OF COLOR-DRIVEN SOLUTIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE AND MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT REVIEW THE PREPARED PRELIMINARY DRAFTS OF THE FORM 990. AFTER THEIR REVIEW AND APPROVAL, A FINAL DRAFT IS CIRCULATED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND THE EXECUTIVE STAFF OF THE ORGANIZATION, BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS COMPLETE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS ANNUALLY. THE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD TRACK ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. WHEN POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE IDENTIFIED, THEY ARE DISCLOSED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE POTENTIALLY CONFLICTED DIRECTOR IS EXCUSED FROM ALL RELATED CONVERSATIONS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY AND TAKING SUCH OTHER ACTIONS AS ARE NECESSARY FOR EFFECTIVE OVERSIGHT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, WITHOUT THE PRESIDENT'S PARTICIPATION, DO A COMPENSATION REVIEW AS PART OF THE PRESIDENT'S YEARLY PERFORMANCE EVALUATION. THEY EXAMINE PUBLISHED DATA ON NON-PROFIT SALARIES TO DETERMINE COMPARABLE COMPENSATION LEVELS. THE RESULTS OF THE REVIEW ARE THEN DISCUSSED WITH THE PRESIDENT AND A FINAL COMPENSATION RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD. ROUTINELY, MARKET DATA SURVEYS ARE COMPILED FOR ALL POSITIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION, REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT, AND WHEN NECESSARY, SALARIES ARE UPDATED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 RACE FORWARD'S FORM 990 AND YEARLY AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. REQUESTS FOR ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS ARE MADE ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,071,058. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 543,660. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 157,545. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,772,263. EQUITY ACTION 900 ALICE ST STE 400 OAKLAND CA 94607 203745400 ADVOCACY ON RACIAL & ECONOMIC JUSTICE ISSUES CA 501(C)(4) RACE FORWARD 0 CENTER FOR SOCIAL INCLUSION 150 BROADWAY STE 303 NEW YORK NY 10038 900686577 CREATE EQUITABLE OUTCOMES FOR ALL NY 501(C)(3) RACE FORWARD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0