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WINDY RIDGE FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2025

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Organization
WINDY RIDGE FOUNDATION (EIN 43-1982457)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-05-15
IRS object ID
202601359349103300
Schema version
2025v4.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-05-15T12:35:35-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN332276538PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MHP ADVISORY SERVICES LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 1088AddressLine1Txt
CityCHEYENNECityNm
State AbbreviationWYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP82003ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN431982457EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WINDY RIDGE FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlWINDBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3077457320PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15827 YELLOWSTONE ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityCHEYENNECityNm
State AbbreviationWYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP82009ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDENNIS COOKPersonNm
Person TitleDIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone3077457320PhoneNum
Signature2026-05-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonGREG G VAUGHNPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01449642PTIN
Phone3076342151PhoneNum
Preparation2026-05-12PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$5,080,319FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$531InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$531InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$144,005DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$144,005DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$1,113,263NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$3,438,927GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$1,113,263CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$1,257,799TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$1,257,799TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss$0CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Net Invst Incm$0CompOfcrDirTrstNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Dsbrs Chrtbl$0CompOfcrDirTrstDsbrsChrtblAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$3,300AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm$3,300AccountingFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps$0AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$18,011OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Net Invst Incm$18,011OtherProfFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Prof Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl$0OtherProfFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$23,537TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Net Invst Incm$949TaxesNetInvstIncmAmt
Taxes Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TaxesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$44,848TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$22,260TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$213,000ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$213,000ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$257,848TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$22,260TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$213,000TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$999,951ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$1,235,539NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY$34,802SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$56,514SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV$56,514SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
Acct Rcvbl BOY$5,000AcctRcvblBOYAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$2,866,629CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$3,046,691CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$3,046,691CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Other Investments BOY$1,768,473OtherInvestmentsBOYAmt
Other Investments EOY$1,977,114OtherInvestmentsEOYAmt
Other Investments EOYFMV$1,977,114OtherInvestmentsEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$4,674,904TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$5,080,319TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$5,080,319TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind
No Donor Rstr Net Assests BOY$4,674,904NoDonorRstrNetAssestsBOYAmt
No Donor Rstr Net Assests EOY$5,080,319NoDonorRstrNetAssestsEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$4,674,904TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$5,080,319TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$4,674,904TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$5,080,319TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$4,674,904TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$999,951ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Other Increases$0OtherIncreasesAmt
Subtotal$5,674,855SubtotalAmt
Other Decreases$594,536OtherDecreasesAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$5,080,319TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp (3 entries)

PropertyPropertyDescAcquiredAcquiredDtSoldSoldDtGross Sales PriceGrossSalesPriceAmtCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmtGain Or LossGainOrLossAmtGains Minus Excess Or LossesGainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmtHow AcquiredHowAcquiredCd
BOK FINANCIAL SECURITIES2024-01-012025-12-31$401,502$324,027$77,475$77,475
SCHWAB SECURITIES2024-01-012025-12-31$2,996,351$2,001,637$994,714$994,714
CAPITAL GAINS DIVIDENDS$41,074$41,074$41,074P
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$1,113,263CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$17,174InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Tax Under Section511$0TaxUnderSection511Amt
Subtotal$17,174SubtotalAmt
Subtitle A Tax$0SubtitleATaxAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$17,174TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$12,360EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Exempt Frgn Org Tax Wthld At Srce$0ExemptFrgnOrgTaxWthldAtSrceAmt
Extsn Request Income Tax Paid$0ExtsnRequestIncomeTaxPaidAmt
Backup Withholding Withheld$0BackupWithholdingWithheldAmt
Total Payments And Credits$12,360TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Es Penalty$0EsPenaltyAmt
Tax Due$4,814TaxDueAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political Acty0LegislativePoliticalActyInd
More Than100 Spent0MoreThan100SpentInd
Form1120 POL Filed0Form1120POLFiledInd
Section4955 Organization Tax$0Section4955OrganizationTaxAmt
Section4955 Managers Tax$0Section4955ManagersTaxAmt
Tax Reimbursed$0TaxReimbursedAmt
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Changes To Articles Or Bylaws0ChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedYes (1)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (1)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (1)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating Foundation0PrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial Contributors0NewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled Entity0OwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (1)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Individual With BooksDENNIS COOKIndividualWithBooksNm
Phone3077457320PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1505 S 3RD STE 200AddressLine1Txt
CityLARAMIECityNm
State AbbreviationWYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP82070ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts Question0ForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified Prsn0SaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified Prsn0BrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified Prsn0FurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified Prsn0PayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified Prsn0TransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government Official0PaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Uncorrected Prior Acts0UncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PYYes (1)UndistributedIncomePYInd
Undistributed Income PY12024UndistributedIncomePY1Yr
Undistr Incm Sect4942a2 Not AppYes (1)UndistrIncmSect4942a2NotAppInd
Business Holdings0BusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy Investments0JeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy Invst0UncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence Legislation0InfluenceLegislationInd
Influence Election0InfluenceElectionInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable Purpose0NoncharitablePurposeInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
DENNIS COOK
505 S 3RD STE 200LARAMIEWY82070DIRECTOR0.00$0$0$0
ANN NELSON
1505 FIRE ROCK DRIVECHEYENNEWY82009DIRECTOR0.00$0$0$0
NICKOLAS FLOYD
710 QUAIL PARKWAYWATERTOWNMN55388DIRECTOR0.00$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Other Employee Paid Over50k0OtherEmployeePaidOver50kCnt
Comp Of Hghst Pd Cntrct Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdCntrctOrNONETxt
Contractor Paid Over50k0ContractorPaidOver50kCnt

Sum Of Program Related Invst SumOfProgramRelatedInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$4,831,954AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$45,658AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$4,877,612TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Acquisition Indebtedness$0AcquisitionIndebtednessAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$4,877,612AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$73,164CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$4,804,448NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$240,222MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$240,222MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$17,174TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$17,174TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$223,048DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Recoveries Qualfied Distri$0RecoveriesQualfiedDistriAmt
Distributable Before Ded$223,048DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Deduction From Distributable$0DeductionFromDistributableAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$223,048DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$213,000ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Program Related Invst Total$0ProgramRelatedInvstTotalAmt
Qualifying Distributions$213,000QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$223,048DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Undistributed Income PY$213,528UndistributedIncomePYAmt
Total For Prior Years$0TotalForPriorYearsAmt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$0TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$213,000QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Year1$213,000AppliedToYear1Amt
Applied To Prior Years$0AppliedToPriorYearsAmt
Treated As Distri From Corpus$0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Applied To Current Year$0AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$0RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Excess Distri Cyov App CY Corpus$0ExcessDistriCyovAppCYCorpusAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov App CY$0ExcessDistributionCyovAppCYAmt
Total Corpus$0TotalCorpusAmt
Prior Year Undistributed Incm$0PriorYearUndistributedIncmAmt
Prior Year Deficiency Or Tax$0PriorYearDeficiencyOrTaxAmt
Taxable1$0Taxable1Amt
Taxable2$528Taxable2Amt
Undistributed Income CY$223,048UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Corpus Distri170b1 E Or4942g3$0CorpusDistri170b1EOr4942g3Amt
Excess Distri Cyov From Yr5$0ExcessDistriCyovFromYr5Amt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$0ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient RelationshipRecipientRelationshipTxtRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusCdGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
CHEYENNE ANIMAL SHELTER
800 SOUTHWEST DRCHEYENNEWY82007NONENCPROMOTION OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH$23,000
UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING FOUNDATION
1200 IVINSON AVELARAMIEWY82070NONENCPROMOTION OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH$190,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$213,000TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt
Total Grant Or Contri Apprv Fut$0TotalGrantOrContriApprvFutAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$531ExclusionAmt

Dividends And Interest From Sec Dtl DividendsAndInterestFromSecDtl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$144,005ExclusionAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion18ExclusionCd
Exclusion$1,113,263ExclusionAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm$0UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt
Exclusion$1,257,799ExclusionAmt
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$0RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$1,257,799TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EO0TrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd
Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EO0TrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
Sales Or Exchanges Of Assets0SalesOrExchangesOfAssetsInd
Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EO0PurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd
Rental Of Facilities Oth Assets0RentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd
Reimbursement Arrangements0ReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan Guarantees0LoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services Etc0PerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities Etc0SharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EO0RelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryACCOUNTING FEESCategoryTxt
Amt$3,300Amt
Net Investment Income$3,300NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$0DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
StockEQUITY SECURITIESStockNm
EOY Book Value$3,046,691EOYBookValueAmt
EOYFMV$3,046,691EOYFMVAmt

Investments Other Schedule2 InvestmentsOtherSchedule2

Investments Other InvestmentsOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Category Or ItemFIXED INCOME SECURITIESCategoryOrItemTxt
Listed At Cost Or FMVFMVListedAtCostOrFMVCd
Book Value$1,977,114BookValueAmt
EOYFMV$1,977,114EOYFMVAmt

Other Decreases Schedule OtherDecreasesSchedule

Other Decreases Detail OtherDecreasesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCHANGE IN MARKET VALUE OF INVESTMENTSDesc
Amt$594,536Amt

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail (3 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
INVESTMENT FEES$8,936$8,936$0
MANAGEMENT FEES$9,050$9,050$0
SECRETARY OF STATE FILING$25$25$0

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail (4 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
ESTIMATED TAXES 2024$9,270$0$0
FOREIGN TAXES$949$949$0
TAX LIABILITY 2024$10,228$0$0
ESTIMATED TAXES$3,090$0$0