2023-11-14T08:26:42-07:00 2022-12-31 990 2022-01-01 066070002 CONNECTICUT ELECTRIC RAILWAY ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED CONN 8606276540 P O Box 360 58 North Road East Windsor CT 060880360 Robert Brogle President 8606276540 2023-11-14 1 1 11 1 AAL2 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z The Connecticut Trolley Museum Robert Brogle 58 North Road PO Box 360 East Windsor CT 060880360 632693 0 X www.ct-trolley.org X 1940 CT Trolley Museum-Provide a historically accurate educational experience of the trolley era though interpretation, preservation, restoration, and operation of an electric railway. 14 14 8 147 0 0 258961 255665 305216 314539 14684 31006 16285 15427 595146 616637 0 0 0 0 124049 141891 0 0 0 373827 454403 497876 596294 97270 20343 1966645 1984739 287750 285502 1678895 1699237 Trolley Museum-Provide a historically accurate educational experience of the trolley era though interpretation, preservation, restoration, and operation of an electric railway. 0 0 264307 87590 Education - Historical Museum Programs, General/Other: Operation and Display of Trolley Cars and related equipment with the expressed purpose to educate all ages about this historical era. Over 100 hours of volunteer time per week during the season is used for this purpose. An additional 1000 volunteer hours or more is spent during the year setting up and revising the displays. Of the 14998 volunteer hours recorded in 2022, over 9266 hours were spent training for & interacting with the public. The State of Connecticut created a Grant to encourage attendance in the summer months of 2021 & again in 2022. In 2022 our share was $22,050 The attendance was definitely aided again by this Grant. Two additional Grants were awarded, one for a Visitor Experience Manager & the other for a Wheel Chair Lift to aid handicapped guests get into the trolleys. 89324 10745 Restoration - Historical Museum Programs, General/Other: Restoration - To restore Trolleys, Railroad and related Equipment from this historical era. Over 934 volunteer hours were used in 2022 for this purpose. Contracted labor is being used to supplement the restoration of Trolley Car 3001 and maintain the Operating Historical Fleet. In order to restore our collection, a quality Restoration/Repair Shop must be available. In 2017, it was decided that a full restoration of car 3001 would be the goal of CERA. A major fundraising campaign continues for 3001. Donations $10,745 were received for Car 3001 in 2022. The State of CT awarded a grant in December 2019 of $50,000. The work from the grant received to replace the floor on Car 4 was completed by the spring of 2022. 147977 68712 Preservation - Historical Museum Programs, General/Other: Preservation - Trolley Cars, Railroad and related equipment through the proper storage with the expressed purpose of preserving the equipment from this historical era. Although Volunteer time varies each year for this purpose, over 1000 Volunteer hours were spent on the facilities plus moving the trolleys and other historical equipment into existing barns & the Visitor Center. Volunteers, in 2022 concentrated on overhead/signal wiring & tie replacement. More than 2723 volunteer hours were used for this purpose. Repairs were also done on buildings including $16,612 on the Visitors Center. A donation was recieved for Energy Efficency for $45,000, plus other various donations. 0 0 0 501608 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 CT X X X Connecticut Electric Railway Association Inc Connecticut Trolley Museum 8606236540 P O Box 360 58 North Road East Windsor CT 060880360 Gina Maria Alimberti Key Employee 40 0 X 73710 0 0 Robert Brogle Director/President/CEO 10 0 X X 0 0 0 Justin Chasse Director/Vice President 10 0 X X 0 0 0 John Perlstein Director/Corporate Secretary 5 X X 0 0 0 Charles Gross Director/Treasurer 10 0 X X 0 0 0 James Borrup Director 10 X 0 0 0 Lawrence Bryan Director 10 0 X 0 0 0 Sara Garthwait Director 5 X 0 0 0 Chris Shaw Director 5 X 0 0 0 Jonathan Weiner Director 5 X 0 0 0 Bryan Soltis Director 5 X 0 0 0 Michael Luzzi Director 10 X 0 0 0 John Sacerdote Director 5 0 X 0 0 0 Daniel Hernandez Director 5 0 X 0 0 0 Edward Laplarde Director 5 0 X 0 0 0 73710 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20979 49640 185046 255665 Winterfest Seasonal Rides & Exhibits 712110 114382 114382 0 0 Youths Rails to the Dark Side Rides & Exhibits 712110 65561 65561 0 0 Childrens Pumpkin Patch Rides & Exhibits 712110 51002 51002 0 0 General Admissions including Summer at the Museum 712110 38641 38641 0 0 Easter Bunny Fun Day 712110 21314 21314 0 0 23639 23639 0 0 314539 366 366 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30640 0 0 0 30640 30640 30640 0 0 31483 16056 15427 15427 0 0 0 616637 360972 0 0 73710 36855 36855 47947 23545 24402 9912 4956 4956 10322 5161 5161 1000 1000 17575 0 17575 12704 9510 3194 6567 6567 0 147977 147977 1067 1067 74665 74665 12074 10531 1543 Restoration & Repairs Trolleys & Rolling Stock 89324 89324 0 0 Visitor Experience & Event Related 72073 72073 0 0 Track, overhead & Signal Related 11700 11700 0 0 Volunteer Meetings & Related Expenses 7677 7677 0 0 596294 501608 94686 0 55573 125770 292435 278440 5769 7326 2765047 1617861 1186851 1147186 426017 426017 1966645 1984739 48245 52662 239505 232840 0 0 287750 285502 X 1610493 1603323 68402 95914 1678895 1699237 1966645 1984739 20343 0 0 0 -1 0 X 0 1 X 0 0 X 85929 291215 180290 258961 255485 1071880 305569 278023 142747 305216 314539 1346094 2728 4744 5015 14684 30640 57811 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 394226 573982 328052 578861 600664 2475785 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2475785 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 394226 573982 328052 578861 600664 2475785 1 1 0 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 11569 1001 0 0 0 0 12570 11474 75 20 0 0 0 11569 0 0 204 0 0 0 204 11040 50 180 0 0 0 11270 10805 50 185 0 0 0 11040 1 0 0 0 0 10000 0 10000 2143908 0 1211377 932531 48116 0 17638 30478 243509 0 194336 49173 319514 0 194510 125004 1147186 Permanent Collection 418167 Art Work Collection 7850 426017 0 X 632695 0 0 0 16058 16058 616637 0 0 0 616637 612352 0 0 0 16058 16058 596294 0 0 0 596294 Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 Restoration of Trolleys Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 The Organization has received an exemption from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Organization is required to make the appropriate tax payments on any income considered unrelated to its exempt purpose. Management of the Organization evaluates all significant tax positions required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. At December 31, 2022, management does not believe that it has taken any tax position that would require the recording of any additional tax liability nor does it believe that there are any unrealized tax benefits that would either increase of decrease within the next twelve months. The Organization's income tax returns are subject to examination by the appropriate taxing jurisdictions. As of December 31, 2022, the Organization's federal and state tax returns generally remain open for examination for years after December 31, 2019. Schedule D, Part XI, Line 2d Cost of Goods Sold & Rounding Adjustment. Schedule D, Part XII, Line 2d Cost of Goods Sold & Rounding Adjustment. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 CERA has no stockholders. CERA has Voting Members who meet at least once each year. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a CERA members vote annually for 1/3 of the Board of Directors, however, in the event of the resignation or death of a Director, the Board of Directors may appoint a replacement to fill the remaining term. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7b CERA members approve the actions of the Board of Directors & Officers at the Annual Meeting. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 8b All CERA Committees are advisory in nature. All recomendations made at the committee level require Board approval. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Board of Directors reviews the information provided by the Treasurer & Bookkeeper at the 1st BOD meeting of the year. Any significant changes to the accounting records are reviewed at subsiquent Board meetings as they are made. A final draft of the IRS 990 report is sent to each Board member for review. The IRS 990 report is then reviewed & approved. At the Annual Meeting, the members approve the actions of the Board including the IRS 990 draft report. Since an Audit is now required, the approved IRS 990 is no longer availavble for the Annual Meeting but is available online at CT-Trolley.org. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 All Documents are available upon request to the Corporate Secretary. Some documents are placed on the CERA website (CT-Trolley.org) and are available at the CERA Visitors Center. The IRS 990 report is also available on the Guide Sttar and other sites.