CAROUSEL SOCIETY OF THE NIAGARA FRONTIER: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
CAROUSEL SOCIETY OF THE NIAGARA FRONTIER (EIN 11-2552886)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-05-03
IRS object ID
202431249349302023
Schema version
2023v5.0
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)
Return2024-05-03T12:51:39-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityWILLIAMSVILLECityNm
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ZIP14221ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN112552886EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CAROUSEL SOCIETY OF THE NIAGARABusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2FRONTIER INCBusinessNameLine2Txt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonWARD BRAYPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
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Signature2024-04-29SignatureDt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerWARD BRAYPrincipalOfficerNm

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CityNORTH TONAWANDACityNm
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Website AddressCAROUSELMUSEUM.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1983FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE HERSCHELL CAROUSEL FACTORY MUSEUM, OPERATED BY THE CAROUSEL SOCIETY OF THE NIAGARA FRONTIER, IS A PREMIER NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE AND COMMUNITY RESOURCE FOR FAMILY RECREATION THAT FOSTERS AN APPRECIATION FOR THE UNIQUE HERITAGE OF THE CAROUSEL AND RELATED INDUSTRIES IN THE NIAGARA REGION THROUGH EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, AND RECREATIONAL PROGRAMMING, VISITORS WILL EXPERIENCE THE PLACES, PEOPLE, STORIES, AND ARTIFACTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRODUCTION OF CAROUSELS, BAND ORGANS, AND OTHER AMUSEMENT DEVICES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Conservation EasementsYes (1)ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
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BARBARA TRABOLD
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MOLLY BETH MCQUIRE
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Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewYes (1)AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Audit Committee0AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$818CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,206CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$810CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$68,343TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$334,803CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$258,959CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$278,732CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$164,314CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$237,158CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,273,966TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.94370PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.90140PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00270InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00180InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Historic StructureYes (X)HistoricStructureInd
States Easements Held1StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy Monitoring0WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly RsrchYes (X)CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$63,646BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$884InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$64,530EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$63,419BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$227InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$63,646EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY1.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$100,925OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$100,925BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$601,488OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$281,077DepreciationAmt
Book Value$320,411BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,478,679OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$741,018DepreciationAmt
Book Value$737,661BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$58,410OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$57,355DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,055BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,160,052TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART II, LINE 5:THE CAROUSEL SOCIETY OCCUPIES THE ALLAN HERSCHEL COMPANY FACTORY BUILDING, A HISTORIC STRUCTURE, AND OPERATES AS A MUSEUM YEAR-ROUND. IN REGARDS TO THE EASEMENT, THE NUMBER OF HOURS AND EXPENSES SPECIFIC TO MONITORING AND ENFORCMENT CANNOT BE READILY DETERMINED.
PART III, LINE 1A:THE SOCIETY OWNS, PRESERVES, AND DISPLAYS A RICH AND EXCITING COLLECTION OF RIDES, PERIOD EQUIPMENT, AND EPHEMERA. THE VARIOUS PIECES ARE ON DISPLAY AT THE SOCIETY'S MUSEUM LOCATED IN NORTH TONAWANDA, NEW YORK. IT IS THE SOCIETY'S POLICY TO ACQUIRE ARTIFACTS BY PURCHASE, LOAN, GIFT, BEQUEST OR OTHER MEANS AND NOT TO CAPITALIZE ITS COLLECTION OF ARTIFACTS. THEREFORE, THE VALUE OF ARTIFACTS IS NOT INCLUDED ON THE STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION AND NO DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE OF THE AGGREGATE VALUE OF SUCH ASSETS FOR FINANCIAL REPORTING PURPOSES. CONTRIBUTIONS OF ARTIFACTS ARE TREATED IN THE SAME MANNER AS PURCHASES OF ARTIFACTS IN THAT THEY ARE NOT CAPITALIZED. PROCEEDS FROM DEACCESSIONS ARE REFLECTED ON THE STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES AS NET ASSETS WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS, BASED ON THE ABSENCE OR EXISTENCE OF DONOR-IMPOSED RESTRICTIONS. USE OF THE PROCEEDS OF DEACCESSIONED OBJECTS ARE RESTRICTED SOLELY FOR THE ACQUISITION OF COLLECTIONS. IN NO EVENT SHALL PROCEEDS BE USED FOR OPERATING EXPENSES OR ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN ARTIFACT ACQUISITION.
PART III, LINE 4:ARTIFACTS AND ARCHIVAL MATERIALS FROM THE CAROUSEL, BAND ORGAN, AND AMUSEMENT RIDE INDUSTRIES.
PART X, LINE 2:THE SOCIETY IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (THE CODE); THEREFORE, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES IS REFLECTED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE SOCIETY HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS A PUBLICLY SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER SECTION 509(A) OF THE CODE. THE SOCIETY PRESENTLY DISCLOSES OR RECOGNIZES INCOME TAX POSITIONS BASED ON MANAGEMENT'S ESTIMATE OF WHETHER IT IS REASONABLY POSSIBLE OR PROBABLE THAT A LIABILITY HAS BEEN INCURRED FOR UNRECOGNIZED INCOME TAXES. MANAGEMENT HAS CONCLUDED THAT THE SOCIETY HAS TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE ADJUSTMENT IN ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. U.S. FORMS 990 FILED BY THE SOCIETY ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1CANALFESTEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$55,038GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$55,038GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$9,067OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2SPECIAL EVENT INCOMEEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$25,919GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$25,919GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$6,470OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total2OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$2,800GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$2,800GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$3,056OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$83,757GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$83,757GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$18,593OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$18,593DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$65,164NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2RAPHAELLE PROEFROCK, BOARD PRESIDENT, AND CHARLES PROEFROCK, BOARD TRUSTEE, ARE HUSBAND AND WIFE. NEITHER ARE COMPENSATED FOR THEIR SERVICES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE CAROUSEL SOCIETY SELLS MEMBERSHIPS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC WHICH INCLUDE ADMISSION TO THE MUSEUM, DISCOUNTED RIDES AND CLASSES, AND A NEWSLETTER. MEMBERS DO NOT VOTE ON THE BOARD MEMBERSHIP OR DECISIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BA DRAFT COPY OF FORM 990 IS E-MAILED TO ALL TRUSTEES, AS WELL AS THE FINAL COPY, FOR REVIEW, COMMENT, AND ACCEPTANCE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CCONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM IS DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY AT BOARD MEETING FOR TRUSTEES TO SIGN.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE SALARY FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION IS BASED ON RESEARCH OF COMPARABLE POSITIONS WITH ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR SIZE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:NO CHANGES TO THE OVERSIGHT OR SELECTION PROCESS FOR THE REVIEW HAVE TAKEN PLACE DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023.

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