Target Audience
- Business leaders, corporate professionals, and researchers interested in the history, structure, and management of corporate foundations and philanthropy.
- Readers who want to understand how long-term corporate ownership structures can be connected to charitable and social impact activities.
- Professionals and individuals interested in the strategies, grantmaking practices, and challenges of foundations working on climate change and other global issues.
Executive Summary
- The foundation structure established by IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad in 1982 has evolved into a system designed to protect the company's independence and long-term continuity while directing business profits toward philanthropic purposes.
- INGKA Foundation, which owns IKEA's principal retail operating group, and IKEA Foundation, which provides grants for social and environmental causes, are legally distinct organizations. Understanding this distinction is essential to understanding IKEA's foundation model.
- IKEA Foundation's priorities have evolved from supporting design and architecture to children's rights, poverty reduction, livelihood improvement, and climate action. A new strategy was developed in 2025 and is being implemented from 2026.
- Today, the foundation focuses on three major areas—Energy; Land, Food and Forests; and Buildings and Transport—using strategic philanthropy to influence policies, financial systems, markets, and communities.
- At the same time, the foundation faces important challenges, including managing organizational growth, strengthening relationships with local partners, measuring impact, balancing climate action with improvements in livelihoods, and maintaining long-term financial sustainability.
1. Introduction: What Is the IKEA Foundation?
When people think of IKEA, they usually picture the Swedish furniture and home furnishings retailer. However, the foundation structure supporting IKEA's corporate ownership and philanthropic activities differs significantly from that of most conventional businesses.
The foundation structure established by IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad in 1982 has evolved into a model that protects the company's long-term independence while channeling business profits toward philanthropic purposes.
Today, this structure supports a major international philanthropic organization addressing climate change, poverty, humanitarian crises, and other global challenges.
However, understanding how this system works requires an important distinction.
Stichting INGKA Foundation and IKEA Foundation are legally separate entities.
The former plays a central role in IKEA's corporate ownership structure, while the latter provides grants for climate action and other social causes.
Four Organizations Supporting IKEA's Foundation Structure
Four organizations play particularly important roles in IKEA's ownership, investment, and philanthropic activities.[1][2][3]
| Organization | Primary Role |
|---|---|
| INGKA Foundation | Owns 100% of IKEA's principal retail operating group and safeguards its independence and long-term continuity. |
| Ingka Group | Operates IKEA stores and related businesses, generating profits and dividends. |
| IMAS Foundation | Manages and invests financial assets for the long term. |
| IKEA Foundation | Uses philanthropic funding to support climate action, improvements in people's lives, and emergency humanitarian assistance. |
Unlike a conventional corporate social responsibility (CSR) fund, this is a long-term foundation ownership and governance model that separates business ownership, asset management, and philanthropic activities.
How the Organizations and Funding Are Connected
The relationships among these four organizations can be summarized as follows.
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INGKA Foundation
Owns 100% of Ingka Group and safeguards the company's independence and long-term continuity. -
Ingka Group
Generates revenue through IKEA's principal retail operations and related businesses, distributing part of its profits to INGKA Foundation. -
IMAS Foundation
Manages and invests financial assets over the long term, helping maintain the financial sustainability of philanthropic activities. -
IKEA Foundation
Uses funding provided by INGKA Foundation to make strategic grants addressing climate change and other social challenges.
Importantly, IMAS Foundation does not directly own IKEA Foundation. Instead, it supports charitable activities financially through INGKA Foundation.[2]
Current Scale of Operations
The following figures illustrate the scale of IKEA Foundation's operations.[4]
| Indicator | Figure |
|---|---|
| Foundation established | 1982 |
| Country of establishment | The Netherlands |
| Grant expenditure in 2025 | €404 million |
| Active partners in 2025 | 128 organizations |
These figures demonstrate that IKEA Foundation has developed into a major international philanthropic organization operating on a global scale.
Four points are particularly important for understanding its development.
- First, philanthropy was not the only original purpose of the foundation structure. Protecting IKEA's independence and continuity after the founder's death was a central concern. The structure was designed to shield the business from private inheritance disputes and pressures to sell.
- Second, the foundation's philanthropic priorities have changed significantly over time. Its activities evolved from design and architectural support to children's rights, poverty reduction, livelihood improvement, and climate action.
- Third, a new strategy was developed in 2025. Beginning in 2026, the foundation has focused on transforming economic and social systems in three areas: Energy; Land, Food and Forests; and Buildings and Transport.
- Fourth, today's challenges extend well beyond the amount of money granted. Measuring social impact, shifting decision-making power toward local organizations, balancing climate outcomes with livelihood improvements, and maintaining long-term financial sustainability are increasingly important.
The following sections explore the foundation's history, organizational structure, strategic priorities, and current challenges.
2. The History of the IKEA Foundation: From Establishment to the Present
1943–1981: IKEA's Founding and the Origins of the Foundation Concept
IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad established the company in Sweden in 1943, when he was 17 years old.
The first IKEA store opened in 1958, and the business subsequently expanded internationally.
As IKEA grew, the need to reduce its dependence on the founder personally and preserve its long-term independence became increasingly important.
Underlying this concern was the desire to ensure that the business and its distinctive corporate culture could survive beyond the founder's lifetime.[1]
1982: Establishment of INGKA Foundation
In 1982, Kamprad established INGKA Foundation in the Netherlands.
Ownership of Ingka Group was transferred to the foundation, institutionalizing a structure through which business profits could be reinvested over the long term and used for charitable purposes.
IKEA Foundation is also recorded as having been established in 1982.
The essential idea was that IKEA should not simply be inherited as private property. Instead, it would be preserved over the long term through foundation ownership.[1][2]
The 1980s–1990s: From Design and Architecture to Social Issues
In its early years, IKEA Foundation supported furniture and textile designers and provided grants related to design and architecture.
These activities were quite different from the foundation's current emphasis on climate action.
During the 1990s, however, concerns about child labor in IKEA's supply chain became increasingly prominent.
These developments contributed to growing attention to children's rights.
The scope of philanthropic activities consequently expanded beyond design and architecture toward social challenges affecting children and their families.[1][2]
2009: Expanding Philanthropy to a Global Scale
In 2009, IKEA Foundation's statutes were amended to enable global philanthropic activities focused on children.
This broadened the foundation's scope to include poverty, education, children's living conditions, and improvements in family livelihoods.
At this stage, the foundation evolved from an organization supporting particular fields into an international grantmaking institution addressing a wider range of social challenges.[2]
2021: Major Financial Commitment to Climate Action
In 2021, IKEA Foundation announced an additional commitment of €1 billion over five years, on top of its existing grantmaking budget, to accelerate reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.
This made climate action a central priority alongside its established work on poverty reduction.
The foundation increasingly approached climate change not simply as an environmental issue but as a challenge closely connected to people's lives and economic activities.[4][5]
2024: Comprehensive Review of Strategy and Grantmaking
In 2024, IKEA Foundation undertook a major strategic review informed by internal assessments and external evaluations.
The review reconsidered several grantmaking portfolios and examined the consistency of its activities, impact measurement, collaboration with partners, and organizational management.
As the foundation expanded rapidly, it became increasingly important to move beyond increasing the number of grants and instead improve social impact through a more integrated strategy.[7]
2025–2026: People-Centered Climate Action
In 2025, IKEA Foundation developed a new strategy, which began to be implemented in 2026.
The strategy places the relationship between improvements in local livelihoods and reductions in greenhouse gas emissions at the center of its mission.
Its priorities were reorganized into three major high-emission systems: Energy; Land, Food and Forests; and Buildings and Transport.
This marked a clearer commitment to using climate action as a means of transforming broader economic and social systems.[4][6][8]
The history shows that IKEA Foundation was not originally conceived as the large-scale climate philanthropy organization it has become today.
Rather, it evolved from a foundation-based structure designed to preserve the business over the long term, continuously adapting its philanthropic objectives and methods to changing societal challenges.
3. Organizational Structure and Distinctive Features
A Foundation That Owns a Business
The most distinctive feature of IKEA's foundation model is that a foundation owns the business itself.
In a conventional corporate foundation model, a company allocates part of its profits to philanthropic activities.
IKEA takes a different approach: the ownership of the operating business is itself held by a foundation.
INGKA Foundation continues to own 100% of Ingka Group.
At the same time, INGKA Foundation has neither shareholders nor ultimate beneficial owners.
No individual, including members of the founder's family, can privately own the foundation's assets.[2][3]
This structure has three major implications.
First, it supports business continuity.
Even after the founder's death, the structure prevents corporate ownership from becoming fragmented through inheritance.
This makes it easier to preserve the company's independence and corporate culture over the long term.
Second, it enables long-term business decisions.
Because the business does not need to prioritize short-term distributions to external shareholders, it can reinvest a substantial portion of its profits.
In fiscal year 2025, Ingka Group reinvested 85% of its net profit into the business and distributed the remaining 15% as dividends to INGKA Foundation.[3]
These percentages describe the actual allocation in fiscal year 2025; they do not mean that the same distribution will necessarily apply in future years.
Third, it institutionalizes philanthropy.
As the company's value grows, its profits can also be used for philanthropic purposes through the foundation structure.
This creates a long-term connection between business growth and social contribution.
It is important to note, however, that Inter IKEA Group, which manages the IKEA brand and concept, has a separate ownership structure from Ingka Group.
Therefore, INGKA Foundation does not own the entire IKEA brand.[3]
Founder Family Involvement and Governance
INGKA Foundation and IKEA Foundation each have their own independent boards.
IKEA Foundation's board consists of five members.
The Kamprad family may occupy a maximum of two seats, allowing the founder's family to remain involved without being able to control a majority of the board on its own.
INGKA Foundation follows similar principles.[2]
This governance arrangement is designed to preserve the founder's philosophy while maintaining organizational independence.
Nevertheless, formal voting rights alone do not determine whether a foundation is genuinely independent.
The processes for appointing board members, making strategic decisions, managing assets, and maintaining public accountability must also be continuously evaluated.
Strategic Philanthropy as a Core Characteristic
Today, IKEA Foundation does considerably more than donate money to charitable projects.
Working through specialized partner organizations, it seeks to transform policies, financial systems, markets, technologies, and social structures.
This approach can be described as strategic philanthropy.
The differences between conventional direct assistance and systems-change grantmaking can be summarized as follows.
| Dimension | Direct Support for Specific Problems | Systems-Change Grantmaking |
|---|---|---|
| Primary focus | Individual projects and beneficiaries | Policies, markets, institutions, and economic activities |
| Main methods | Direct funding and service provision | Funding, stakeholder collaboration, and policy development |
| Intended outcomes | Improvement of specific problems | Transformation of underlying social systems |
| Strengths | Direct outcomes are relatively easy to identify | Potential for impact to spread across a wider system |
| Challenges | Sustainability after funding ends | Measuring effects and demonstrating causality |
Under its current strategy, IKEA Foundation seeks to accelerate change through five main mechanisms.[4][8]
- Increasing the flow of public and private finance into climate action.
- Developing markets in which low-carbon products and services can become widely adopted.
- Supporting the development of policies, regulations, and standards.
- Strengthening understanding, trust, and shared awareness of climate challenges.
- Encouraging collaboration among local organizations and stakeholders.
In other words, the foundation aims not merely to increase the number of projects directly funded by grants, but to use those grants as catalysts for broader societal change.
4. IKEA Foundation's Current Strategic Priorities
IKEA Foundation's central mission today is to fight global warming with and for the many people.
Its previous broad pillars of "People" and "Planet" have been reorganized around three systems in which greenhouse gas emissions and people's livelihoods are closely interconnected.[4][6]
Priority Area 1: Energy
The objective of this area is to enable economic growth and improvements in living conditions in emerging economies without increasing dependence on fossil fuels.
Its principal areas of support include:
- Deployment and expansion of renewable energy.
- Greater access to clean electricity.
- Improved energy access in local communities.
- Development of energy-related enterprises.
- Creation of policy and financial mechanisms that support clean energy adoption.
A key characteristic is that the foundation does not simply seek to install solar power systems or other renewable energy technologies.
Instead, it emphasizes how access to electricity can support jobs, income, healthcare, industrial development, and better living conditions.
Priority Area 2: Land, Food and Forests
This area aims to reconcile food production with environmental protection while reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving people's livelihoods.
Its principal areas of support include:
- Transition to regenerative agriculture.
- Income improvement for smallholder farmers and other agricultural producers.
- Conservation of forests and carbon sinks.
- Reduction of food loss and waste.
- Transition to sustainable food supply systems.
In agriculture and forest conservation, environmental results alone are not sufficient.
The economic sustainability of local farmers and communities is also essential.
For this reason, placing farmers and local organizations at the center of the transition is an important characteristic of the foundation's approach.
Priority Area 3: Buildings and Transport
The objective of this area is to reduce or avoid greenhouse gas emissions from buildings and transportation.
Its principal areas of support include:
- Improving the energy efficiency of buildings.
- Promoting low-carbon building materials.
- Supporting sustainable urban development.
- Improving public transportation.
- Electrifying vehicles.
- Developing markets for low-carbon services.
Here again, the foundation emphasizes more than the adoption of individual technologies.
It also seeks to influence urban policies, industrial infrastructure, and markets that enable low-carbon solutions to become widespread.
Together, these three priority areas reflect the foundation's new strategy of advancing climate action and improving people's lives simultaneously.[4][6]
Another Important Area: Emergency Humanitarian Assistance
Alongside its three climate-related priority areas, IKEA Foundation continues to provide emergency humanitarian assistance in response to disasters, conflicts, and other crises.
In this area, it emphasizes supporting partners close to affected communities, developing mechanisms to mobilize funding rapidly in emergencies, and finding new ways to improve the effectiveness of humanitarian assistance.
In 2025, approximately €50 million was spent responding to humanitarian crises.[4][8]
Priority Geographies
IKEA Foundation provides grants globally, but it places particular emphasis on emerging and developing economies.
Regions with substantial opportunities to enable low-carbon economic growth are especially important.
External grantmaking research identifies India, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Uganda as major countries of activity.
The foundation's activities have also been expanding in Brazil and Indonesia.[8]
5. Growth in Grantmaking and Changes in Funding Allocation
IKEA Foundation's annual grant expenditure increased from €176 million in 2018 to €404 million in 2025.
The figures for selected years are shown below.[4][7]
| Year | Annual Grant Expenditure |
|---|---|
| 2018 | €176 million |
| 2024 | €349 million |
| 2025 | €404 million |
These figures compare the foundation's annual grant expenditure.
They do not directly measure or compare the social impact generated by those grants.
Funding Allocation in 2025
The foundation's 2025 grant expenditure can be divided into two broad categories.[4]
| Area | Expenditure | Approximate Share |
|---|---|---|
| Climate action and related activities | Approximately €354 million | Approximately 87.6% |
| Emergency humanitarian assistance | Approximately €50 million | Approximately 12.4% |
| Total | Approximately €404 million | 100% |
The category "climate action and related activities" also includes support connected to improvements in people's lives.
These figures demonstrate that IKEA Foundation has become a major international philanthropic institution with climate action at the center of its activities.
The foundation's cumulative grantmaking has also exceeded €3 billion.
However, a large cumulative grant total does not, by itself, demonstrate that sufficient climate or social outcomes have been achieved.
Going forward, the more important questions will concern the extent to which grants have contributed to reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, improvements in local incomes and living conditions, and changes in policies and markets.
6. Six Major Challenges Facing IKEA Foundation Today
As IKEA Foundation's activities and influence have grown, new challenges have emerged.
The following discussion distinguishes between challenges explicitly identified by the foundation or its partners and analytical issues arising from publicly available information.
Challenge 1: Managing Rapid Organizational Growth and Grantmaking Effectiveness
This is a challenge recognized by the foundation itself.
Between 2018 and 2024, IKEA Foundation's staff size nearly doubled, while its grant expenditure increased substantially.
As the organization expanded, several grantmaking areas developed in parallel.
This raised questions about the overall coherence of its activities, operational efficiency, and approaches to impact evaluation.
In response, the foundation began a cross-organizational strategic review in 2024, with support from external evaluators.
The new strategy adopted in 2025 can be understood partly as a response to these challenges.[7]
An important question going forward is whether this strategic integration will improve not only funding allocation but also collaboration and decision-making across the organization.
Challenge 2: Relationships with Local Partners and Grantmaking Processes
This challenge was explicitly identified by grant recipients and partner organizations.
A partner survey conducted in 2024 achieved a response rate of 78%.
While partners appreciated the foundation's openness and willingness to learn, they also requested several improvements.[7]
- Develop a deeper understanding of the work and circumstances of organizations operating locally.
- Simplify grant application and reporting processes while allowing greater flexibility based on each organization's circumstances.
- Establish opportunities for regular and sustained dialogue between the foundation and its partners.
In response, the foundation has been considering and advancing longer-term, more flexible funding arrangements, trust-based partnerships, and support for collaboration among grantees.
An important future consideration is whether local organizations can participate meaningfully in decisions about funding conditions and program priorities, rather than having those decisions determined primarily by the foundation.
Challenge 3: Balancing Climate Outcomes with Improvements in People's Lives
This is an analytical challenge identified through a review of publicly available information.
IKEA Foundation's current strategy emphasizes not only reducing greenhouse gas emissions but also improving people's lives through the transition to a low-carbon economy.
However, these two goals do not necessarily align in the short term.
For example, transitioning to renewable energy may reduce emissions, but if electricity remains expensive, low-income households may not experience meaningful improvements in living conditions.
Similarly, transitioning to sustainable agriculture may impose initial investment costs or changes in crop yields that create financial pressures for smallholder farmers.
Therefore, future evaluations need to monitor both climate outcomes and socioeconomic outcomes.
| Climate Outcomes | Socioeconomic Outcomes |
|---|---|
| Greenhouse gas emission reductions | Changes in household and farmer incomes |
| Renewable energy adoption rates | Improvements in energy access |
| Forest conservation and land restoration | Effects on employment and local economies |
| Adoption of low-carbon technologies | Affordability, fairness, and accessibility |
This issue is closely connected to the foundation's central mission.[4][6]
Challenge 4: Measuring the Impact of Systems Change
This is an analytical challenge identified through a review of publicly available information.
Activities such as policy development, market creation, and the establishment of new financing mechanisms may produce substantial effects over several years.
However, attributing those outcomes to a particular grant is difficult.
For example, a policy that accelerates the adoption of electric buses may result from the combined efforts of governments, businesses, investors, and civil society organizations.
It is therefore difficult to determine precisely how much of the outcome can be attributed to one foundation's funding.
During its 2024 strategic review, IKEA Foundation also subjected its monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) systems to external evaluation.[7]
Going forward, the foundation will need methods for assessing outcomes beyond simply counting grants or projects, including:
- Changes in policies and institutions.
- Contributions to market development.
- Additional investment mobilized from public and private sources.
- Contributions to long-term greenhouse gas emission reductions.
The key is to explain the foundation's contribution without overstating its impact or overlooking the roles of other stakeholders.
Challenge 5: Concentrated Funding Sources and Accountability in the Foundation Ownership Model
This is an analytical challenge identified through a review of publicly available information.
All funding for IKEA Foundation comes from INGKA Foundation.
The foundation does not have alternative funding sources such as external donations.[2]
This structure provides a degree of long-term stability, but it also raises several issues.
From a financial perspective, IKEA's business performance, dividend policies, and the investment performance of IMAS Foundation are relevant to its long-term grantmaking capacity.
From a governance perspective, the foundation ownership model requires ongoing accountability concerning the independence of business and philanthropic activities, the founder family's involvement, and the transparency of board governance.
However, these are structural risks and matters for evaluation.
They should not be interpreted as evidence that IKEA Foundation is currently experiencing financial difficulties or that serious governance misconduct has been established.
Challenge 6: Access for New Grantees and the Shift Toward Locally Led Support
This challenge has been identified in external research.
IKEA Foundation generally does not accept unsolicited grant applications through an open application process.
Instead, its specialist teams identify potential partners aligned with its strategy and develop relationships with them.[2]
An analysis published by Inside Philanthropy in July 2026 observed that it is not easy for small local organizations to secure grants directly from the foundation.
Working through existing grantee networks or intermediary organizations may therefore be a more realistic route.[8]
This creates a tension between the foundation's stated commitment to locally led transformation and a grantmaking process in which the foundation itself selects funding recipients.
An important issue going forward will be the extent to which direct support for local organizations and the use of community-oriented funding intermediaries can be expanded.
7. Summary of Current Challenges and Responses
The challenges described above, the foundation's current responses, and key considerations for future evaluation can be summarized as follows.
| Issue | Current Response | Key Questions for Future Evaluation |
|---|---|---|
| Strategic and organizational complexity | Reorganization of priority areas in 2025 | Have collaboration and operational efficiency improved? |
| Relationships with grantees | Partner surveys and external evaluations | Have processes become simpler and funding more flexible? |
| Locally led support | Greater emphasis on collaboration with local leaders | Do local organizations have meaningful decision-making authority? |
| Impact measurement | Review of MEL systems | Can long-term outcomes be evaluated quantitatively and credibly? |
| Balancing climate and social goals | Adoption of a people-centered climate strategy | Are emission reductions accompanied by improvements in livelihoods? |
| Financial sustainability | Dividend-based funding and long-term investment mechanisms | Can stable funding and grantmaking capacity be maintained? |
These issues should be examined through annual reviews and other evaluations as the new strategy is implemented from 2026 onward.
8. Overall Assessment: What Can We Learn from IKEA Foundation's History?
IKEA's foundation model is notable because it goes beyond conventional philanthropy by connecting corporate ownership structures with social purposes.
Its development can be understood in three broad stages.
Stage 1: Protecting Business Continuity (From 1982)
In the first stage, the central objective was to safeguard IKEA's independence and corporate culture through foundation ownership.
Rather than allowing the business to be inherited as private property, the founder established a structure intended to preserve the company over the long term.
Stage 2: Expanding Grantmaking for Social Challenges (From 2009)
In the second stage, the foundation expanded its support for a broader range of social issues, including children's rights, poverty, education, and livelihood improvement.
Climate action subsequently became another major priority, increasing the foundation's role as an international grantmaking organization.
Stage 3: Transforming Social Systems (From 2025)
In its current stage, the foundation aims not only to support individual projects but also to influence the policies, financial systems, markets, and communities that shape social and environmental outcomes.
A foundation structure originally designed to preserve a business has evolved into a system that supports broader societal transformation.
Three Particularly Important Lessons
Three insights stand out from the foundation's history and current strategy.
First, corporate values can be preserved through institutional design.
IKEA's model does not depend solely on the founder's personal goodwill or the decisions of whichever executives happen to be in charge at a given time.
Instead, it connects long-term corporate independence with philanthropy through an institutional ownership structure.
This demonstrates the importance of embedding a company's values and purpose in its organizational arrangements rather than relying exclusively on individual leadership.
Second, philanthropic priorities can evolve in response to changing societal challenges.
IKEA Foundation's priorities have shifted from design support to children's rights, poverty reduction, and climate action.
Its history demonstrates how a foundation can maintain an overarching purpose while continuously reassessing its activities and methods as social needs change.
This highlights the importance of periodically redefining grantmaking strategies in a changing world.
Third, the foundation is transitioning from funding projects to creating the conditions for systemic change.
Today, IKEA Foundation aims to influence the broader institutions, markets, and financial flows that determine how societies function.
However, the effectiveness of this model will need to be assessed through the outcomes achieved after 2026 and through improvements in its relationships with grant recipients.
Conclusion
IKEA Foundation represents an important example of how long-term corporate continuity can be connected to the creation of social value.
Established in 1982 as part of a foundation structure intended to safeguard IKEA's independence and continuity, it has developed into an international philanthropic system addressing major global challenges.
Today, it seeks to transform policies, financial systems, markets, and local communities in order to advance climate action while improving people's lives.
Yet as the scale of its activities increases and its ambitions become broader, measuring outcomes and maintaining accountability become more challenging.
In particular, the balance of power between funders and local organizations, the evaluation of social impact, and the long-term sustainability of funding are important issues shared by many large philanthropic institutions.
When evaluating IKEA Foundation's future performance, it will therefore be essential to look beyond the total amount of grant funding distributed.
The more important question is how that funding has changed people's lives and the systems in which they live.
It is also useful to distinguish between two separate questions: the sustainability of the foundation-based corporate ownership model, and the actual social impact generated by IKEA Foundation's grants.
How does a foundation originally created to protect a business evolve into an institution seeking to transform society?
The history and current activities of IKEA Foundation offer valuable insights for anyone interested in the relationship between business, philanthropy, and long-term social change.
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