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Nonprofit · EIN 53-0242962

PROJECT HOPE - THE PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE HEALTH FOUNDATION INC

Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20036

Financials

$182M$179.1M2023$186.5M$181.8M2024$157.3M$151M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of PROJECT HOPE - THE PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE HEALTH FOUNDATION INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$157,270,945$150,976,251$6,294,694$85,741,047$21,364,951$64,376,096
December 31, 2024990$186,487,060$181,828,670$4,658,390$76,456,457$19,689,781$56,766,676
December 31, 2023990$182,003,239$179,094,018$2,909,221$70,080,281$17,380,910$52,699,371
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$152,382,721
of which government grants
$40,251,162
Program service revenue
$3,195,118
Investment income
$1,860,282
Net gain from sales of assets
$340,264
Net income from fundraising events
-$236,074
Other revenue
-$167,176

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$19,238,783
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$2,675,571
Other salaries and wages
$30,801,502
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$43,225,903
Professional fundraising fees
$3,979,039
Legal fees
$163,868
Accounting fees
$560,946
Occupancy
$5,254,094
Travel
$2,539,465
Depreciation
$55,625
Program services (functional)
$127,620,762
Management and general (functional)
$6,162,748
Fundraising (functional)
$17,192,741

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$76,456,457
Total assets, end of year
$85,741,047
Total liabilities, end of year
$21,364,951
Net assets, end of year
$64,376,096
Land, buildings and equipment
$324,859
Publicly traded securities
$37,775,996
Net assets without donor restrictions
$18,104,462
Net assets with donor restrictions
$46,271,634
Gross unrelated business income
$171,830
Gross receipts
$165,530,972
Employees
209
Volunteers
19
Year formed
1958
State of legal domicile
DC

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
RABIH TALIH TORBAYPRESIDENT AND CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
40$481,914$26,832
CHRIS SKOPECEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Officer
40$365,145$43,559
MARIO JABBOURCHIEF FINANCE & ADMIN OFFICER
Officer
40$342,768$51,452
JULIA SOYARSGEN COUNSEL AND ASSISTANT CORPORATE SECRETARY
Officer
40$290,406$32,154
UCHE RALPHOPARACHIEF HEALTH OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
40$263,411$38,426
PATRICIA MARIE HARTCHIEF DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER
Officer
40$268,657$16,338
JANE K HIEBERT-WHITEEXECUTIVE PUBLISHER
Highest-paid employee
40$235,153$41,604
DONALD E METZINTERIM EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, HEALTH AFFAIRS
Highest-paid employee
40$242,684$25,850
STEVEN VINCENT NERIREGIONAL DIRECTOR, AFRICA
Highest-paid employee
40$215,201$35,032
LAWRENCE RAYMOND WHEELERMANAGING EDITOR
Highest-paid employee
40$199,410$30,730
ANNE M SIMONDSBOARD DIRECTOR - VICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
PETER WILDEN PHDBOARD DIRECTOR - VICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
RAPHAEL MARCELLOBOARD DIR- TREASURER & FINANCE COMMITTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
REYNOLD W MOONEYBOARD DIRECTOR - CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
VIREN MEHTABOARD DIRECTOR - SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
20 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
ADAM H SCHECHTERBOARD DIRECTOR - BEG 3/12/25
Trustee or director
1$0
BENJAMIN HIGGINSBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
BRANDI MARSHBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CARLY BARONBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
DANIEL D PHELANBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
DONNA MURPHYBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
DR NATALIE PALBOARD DIRECTOR - BEG 10/15/25
Trustee or director
1$0
ELDER GRANGER MDBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
GERALD M FLYNNBOARD DIRECTOR - BEG 10/15/25
Trustee or director
1$0
JAMES GEORGE WIEHL ESQBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
JEROME SOLOMONBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN TRAMMELBOARD DIRECTOR - BEG 6/10/25
Trustee or director
1$0
LAWRENCE T PHELANBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LINDA MCGOLDRICK PHDBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
MARIA CLARKEBOARD DIRECTOR - THRU 12/7/25
Trustee or director
1$0
MARY ANN PETERSBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
NICOLETTE LOUISSAINT PHDBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ROBERT M DAVISBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
RONALD PIERVINCENZI PHDBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SYRA MADADBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 38 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
RABIH TALIH TORBAYPRESIDENT AND CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
40$476,465$26,481
ALAN WEILVP, HEALTH POLICY & EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Officer
40$400,149$58,247
CHRIS SKOPECEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Officer
40$355,521$42,090
CINIRA BALDIVP, CHIEF DEV. & COMM. OFFICER
Officer
40$314,184$56,080
JULIA SOYARSGEN COUNSEL AND CHIEF COMP OFFICER
Officer
40$283,474$31,079
UCHE RALPHOPARACHIEF HEALTH OFFICER
Officer
40$244,524$36,814
JANE K HIEBERT-WHITEEXECUTIVE PUBLISHER
Highest-paid employee
40$228,218$39,759
STEVEN VINCENT NERIREGIONAL DIRECTOR, AFRICA
Key employee
40$223,308$36,151
DONALD E METZEXECUTIVE EDITOR
Highest-paid employee
40$230,428$24,446
LAWRENCE RAYMOND WHEELERMANAGING EDITOR
Highest-paid employee
40$193,317$34,829
ROBERT S LOTTSR. DEPUTY EDITOR, SPECIAL CONTENT
Highest-paid employee
40$171,592$46,855
THERESA RHODESVP, CORPORATE & FOUNDATIONS
Highest-paid employee
40$201,601$13,965
MARIO JABBOURCHIEF FINANCE & ADMIN OFFICER
Officer
40$183,118$17,528
SERGEY NIKOLINVP, FINANCE & CFO
Officer
40$75,473$3,346
THOMAS KENYON MPHFORMER DIRECTOR/CHIEF HEALTH OFFICER
Former
0$16,933$2,299
REYNOLD W MOONEYBOARD DIRECTOR - CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
ANNE M SIMONDSBOARD DIRECTOR - VICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
PETER WILDEN PHDBOARD DIRECTOR - VICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
KEITH T GHEZZI MDBOARD DIR. - TREASURER-THRU 3/27/24
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
RAPHAEL MARCELLOBOARD DIR- TREASURER & FINANCE COMM CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
VIREN MEHTABOARD DIRECTOR - SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
CARLY BARONBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARIA CLARKEBOARD DIRECTOR - BEG 10/16/24
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT M DAVISBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELDER GRANGER MDBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BENJAMIN HIGGINSBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
NICOLETTE LOUISSAINTBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SYRA MADADBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRANDI MARSHBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LINDA MCGOLDRICKBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DONNA MURPHYBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARY ANN PETERSBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANIEL D PHELANBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LAWRENCE T PHELANBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RONALD PIERVINCENZIBOARD DIRECTOR - BEG 6/12/24
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JERRY SOLOMONBOARD DIRECTOR - BEG 10/16/24
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMES GEORGE WIEHL ESQBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
GAIL R WILENSKY PHDBOARD DIRECTOR - THRU 7/11/24
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 36 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
RABIH TALIH TORBAYPRESIDENT AND CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
40$462,450$46,652
ALAN WEILVP, HEALTH POLICY & EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Officer
40$432,277$57,074
CHRIS SKOPECEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Officer
40$339,742$36,975
CINIRA BALDIVP, CHIEF DEV. & COMM. OFFICER
Officer
40$307,606$55,518
SERGEY NIKOLINVP, FINANCE & CFO
Officer
40$257,819$50,149
JULIA SOYARSGEN COUNSEL AND CHIEF COMP. OFFICER
Officer
40$268,823$30,002
JANE K HIEBERT-WHITEEXECUTIVE PUBLISHER
Highest-paid employee
40$232,813$49,080
DONALD E METZEXECUTIVE EDITOR
Highest-paid employee
40$245,212$26,788
STEVEN VINCENT NERIREGIONAL DIRECTOR, AFRICA
Key employee
40$221,104$33,870
LAWRENCE RAYMOND WHEELERMANAGING EDITOR
Highest-paid employee
40$198,372$37,249
JOHN GUZMANDR. OF ACCTING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES
Highest-paid employee
40$210,747$13,069
KELLY WHALENSR. DIRECTOR, DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$192,944$24,558
NIRANJAN SEEVARATNAMSR. DIRECTOR, GLOBAL IT OPERATIONS
Key employee
40$173,039$22,675
THOMAS KENYON MPHCHIEF HEALTH OFFICER - THRU 12/31/23
Trustee or director, Officer
40$150,867$11,048
REYNOLD W MOONEYBOARD DIRECTOR - CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
ANNE M SIMONDSBOARD DIRECTOR - VICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
PETER WILDEN PHDBOARD DIRECTOR - VICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
KEITH T GHEZZI MDBOARD DIRECTOR - TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
VIREN MEHTABOARD DIRECTOR - SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
CARLY BARONBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ROBERT M DAVISBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELDER GRANGER MDBOARD DIRECTOR- BEG 3/15/23
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BENJAMIN HIGGINSBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SYRA MADADBOARD DIRECTOR- BEG 12/15/23
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NICOLETTE LOUISSAINTBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRANDI MARSHBOARD DIRECTOR- BEG 3/15/23
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RAPHAEL MARCELLOBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LINDA MCGOLDRICKBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DONNA MURPHYBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARY ANN PETERSBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANIEL D PHELANBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LAWRENCE T PHELANBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DR CHARLES A SANDERSBOARD DIRECTOR - THRU 3/9/23
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
CURT M SELQUISTBOARD DIRECTOR -THRU 12/31/23
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMES GEORGE WIEHL ESQBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
GAIL R WILENSKY PHDBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1101 CONNECTICUT AVE NW STE 500, WASHINGTON, DC 20036-4325
In care of
% THE ORGANIZATION
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
RABIH TORBAY, 1101 CONNECTICUT AVE NW 500, WASHINGTON, DC 20036
Signed the 990
RABIH TORBAY, PRESIDENT AND CEO
Phone
(844) 349-0188
Return prepared by
PLANTE & MORAN PLLC

Mission

TO CONDUCT AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES AIMED AT SOLVING SOME OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST PUBLIC HEALTH CHALLENGES, WITH A SPECIFIC FOCUS ON ENABLING HEALTH WORKERS TO HAVE THE GREATEST POSSIBLE IMPACT ON THE HEALTH OF THE PEOPLE THEY SERVE; STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVING HEALTH SYSTEMS; PROVIDING DISASTER AND HUMANITARIAN RELIEF AND FOSTERING AND PROMOTING HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH AND THOUGHT-LEADERSHIP.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS: PROJECT HOPE WORKED IN 25+ COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES IN 2025 TO ADDRESS THE MOST PRESSING HEALTH NEEDS OF VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. WE WORK WITHIN EXISTING HEALTH SYSTEMS TO EMPOWER HEALTH WORKERS AND PROVIDE THE SOLUTIONS COMMUNITIES NEED MOST. WE UTILIZE EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIES TO PROVIDE DIRECT HEALTH CARE SERVICES, EQUIPPING CLINICS AND HOSPITALS, AND TRAINING LOCAL HEALTH CARE WORKERS IN THE AREAS OF INFECTIOUS AND NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE, AND MATERNAL, NEONATAL, AND CHILD HEALTH. PROJECT HOPE PARTNERS WITH CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS, UNIVERSITIES, MINISTRIES OF HEALTH, AND LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS TO UNDERSTAND THE GREATEST NEEDS FACING LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND DELIVER SOLUTIONS THAT IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. In 2025, Project Hope reached nearly 5 million people worldwide and reached over 3.6 million people affected by disasters and humanitarian crises. Project Hope provided direct medical services to more than 3.1 million patients. We reached more than 1.4 million women, infants, and children through programs aimed at reducing mortality and improving survival (reproductive, maternal, neonatal, and child health services). Project Hope screened or tested more than 1.1 million individuals for TB, HIV, diabetes, hypertension, and other diseases. Project Hope reached over 37,000 people living with HIV. We trained more than 34,000 health workers to enhance quality of care and donated $53.1 million in essential equipment, medicines, and medical supplies.
    Expenses $67,540,670 · grants $19,238,783
  • DISASTERS AND HEALTH CARE: PROJECT HOPE ADDRESSES HEALTH CARE NEEDS BY RESPONDING URGENTLY TO GLOBAL HEALTH EMERGENCIES AND HELPING COMMUNITIES BETTER PREPARE FOR THE NEXT TIME DISASTER STRIKES. WE SUPPORT LOCAL HEALTH SYSTEMS WITH IMMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM RELIEF IN THE WAKE OF DISASTER, OFTEN STAYING BEYOND OUR INITIAL RESPONSE TO HELP COMMUNITIES AS THEY MOVE INTO RECOVERY. AS OUTBREAKS OF DISEASES, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND CONFLICT CONTINUE TO ENDANGER ENTIRE POPULATIONS, PROJECT HOPE PLAYS A PIVOTAL ROLE HELPING COMMUNITIES BECOME MORE RESILIENT TO DISASTERS THAT THREATEN PUBLIC HEALTH. OUR SPECIFIC SOLUTIONS INCLUDE: PROVIDING IMMEDIATE RELIEF TO FILL GAPS IN BASIC NEEDS, PROTECTION AND HEALTH SERVICES, PARTICULARLY IN VULNERABLE OR CRISIS-AFFECTED POPULATIONS; PROVIDING DIRECT HEALTH CARE SERVICES OR ACCESS TO SUCH SERVICES; TRAINING FIRST RESPONDERS; EQUIPPING AND STAFFING CLINICS AND HOSPITALS, DEPLOYING VOLUNTEER MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, PROVIDING ESSENTIAL MEDICINES AND SUPPLIES; AND STRENGTHENING COUNTRY CAPACITY TO PREVENT, PREPARE FOR AND RESPOND TO EMERGING THREATS. DURING 2025, OUR DISASTER RESPONSE AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES REACHED OVER 5 MILLION PEOPLE, INCLUDING DIRECT MEDICAL SERVICES FOR 4 MILLION PEOPLE AFFECTED DISASTER & HUMANITARIAN CRISES. WE ALSO DONATED OVER $51.39 MILLION IN EQUIPMENT, MEDICINES, AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES.
    Expenses $51,392,406
  • HEALTH POLICY HEALTH AFFAIRS: HEALTH AFFAIRS, THE LEADING JOURNAL OF HEALTH POLICY THOUGHT AND RESEARCH, IS PUBLISHED BY PROJECT HOPE. THE PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL APPEARS MONTHLY IN PRINT AND ONLINE WITH ADDITIONAL ARTICLES RELEASED ONLINE AHEAD OF PRINT. PUBLISHED SINCE 1981, THE WASHINGTON POST HAS CALLED HEALTH AFFAIRS THE BIBLE OF HEALTH POLICY. HEALTH AFFAIRS PUBLISHES POLICY BRIEFS AND A WIDELY READ BLOG, BOTH OF WHICH ARE AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE ON OUR WEBSITE. HEALTH AFFAIRS HOSTS A RANGE OF PUBLIC EVENTS AND MEDIA BRIEFINGS.
    Expenses $8,687,686 · revenue $3,023,288

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
53-0242962
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1999
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$85,741,047
Income (IRS master file)
$165,530,972

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$157,270,945$150,976,251$85,741,047XML
990-TDecember 2025–––IRS
990December 2024$186,487,060$181,828,670$76,456,457XML
990-TDecember 2024–––IRS
990December 2023$182,003,239$179,094,018$70,080,281XML
990-TDecember 2023–––IRS
990December 2022$175,184,436$157,115,818$69,527,664IRS
990-TDecember 2022–––IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990-TDecember 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990-TDecember 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 53-0242962).

Questions about PROJECT HOPE - THE PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE HEALTH FOUNDATION INC

What is the EIN of PROJECT HOPE - THE PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE HEALTH FOUNDATION INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of PROJECT HOPE - THE PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE HEALTH FOUNDATION INC is 53-0242962.
Is PROJECT HOPE - THE PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE HEALTH FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1999.
Are donations to PROJECT HOPE - THE PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE HEALTH FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does PROJECT HOPE - THE PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE HEALTH FOUNDATION INC file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of PROJECT HOPE - THE PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE HEALTH FOUNDATION INC due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did PROJECT HOPE - THE PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE HEALTH FOUNDATION INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
Who is the principal officer of PROJECT HOPE - THE PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE HEALTH FOUNDATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names RABIH TORBAY.
Who are the officers and directors of PROJECT HOPE - THE PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE HEALTH FOUNDATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 35 people; 10 received compensation from the organization, the highest $481,914 (RABIH TALIH TORBAY, PRESIDENT AND CEO).
How much revenue does PROJECT HOPE - THE PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE HEALTH FOUNDATION INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $157,270,945, expenses of $150,976,251 and total assets of $85,741,047 at year end.

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