M-1 RAIL: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
M-1 RAIL (EIN 26-2310566)
Tax period
2017-10-01 to 2018-09-30
Filed
2019-07-02
IRS object ID
201911839349300216
Schema version
2017v2.3
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)
Return2019-07-02T09:02:49-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN382029668PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1GEORGE JOHNSON & COMPANYBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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CityDETROITCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN262310566EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name ControlM-1RBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3135283044PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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CityDETROITCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
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PersonJENILYN NORMANPersonNm
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Phone7348054658PhoneNum
Signature2019-07-02SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMICHAEL R NICHOLASPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00966144PTIN
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Principal OfficerMATTHEW P CULLENPrincipalOfficerNm

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ZIP482022807ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Legal Domicile StateMILegalDomicileStateCd
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
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Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
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Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Employee0EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (19 entries)

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DARRELL BURKS
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DR LEO E HANIFIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GEORGE W JACKSON JR
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KEVIN JOHNSON
DIRECTOR1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERIC LARSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SARAH MCCLELLAND
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIKE MCLAUCHLAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN MOSEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FAYE ALEXANDER NELSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD RAPSON
DIRECTOR1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT RINEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL CHILDS
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JENILYN NORMAN
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PAUL TRULIK
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SOMMER WOODS
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TRANSDEV SERVICES INC
720 EAST BUTTERFIELDLOMBARDIL601485601OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES$3,753,021
COSTAFF SERVICES
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DYKEMA GOSSETT PLLC
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DETROIT TRANSPORTATION COMPANY
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Info In Schedule O Part VIIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIIInd
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Fundraising$1,374FundraisingAmt

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Management And General$21,982ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,991FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$185,725ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,850ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,925FundraisingAmt

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Total$36,000TotalAmt
Management And General$36,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Program Services$496,511ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$29,358FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Fundraising$2,037FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Fundraising$916FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Management And General$3,096ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,548FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Management And General$760ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$380FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$3,806ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$224FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

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Fundraising$16,262FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$676,566TotalAmt
Program Services$575,082ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$67,656ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$33,828FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

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ORDINANCE ENFORCEMENT$1,002,220$1,002,220
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT$266,155$226,232$26,615$13,308

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Management And General$2,793ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,395FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$692,126ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$156,514FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$136,425BOYAmt
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Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$534BOYAmt
EOY$125,505EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$20,997,640BOYAmt
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Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$40,366BOYAmt
EOY$21,282EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

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BOY$29,210,480BOYAmt
EOY$29,210,480EOYAmt

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BOY$74,244BOYAmt
EOY$76,856EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$50,220,966BOYAmt
EOY$52,110,211EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$100,680,655BOYAmt
EOY$95,804,675EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,462,174BOYAmt
EOY$1,502,987EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,200,000BOYAmt
EOY$9,300,000EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,662,174BOYAmt
EOY$10,802,987EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$88,018,481BOYAmt
EOY$85,001,688EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$88,018,481BOYAmt
EOY$85,001,688EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$100,680,655BOYAmt
EOY$95,804,675EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$3,016,793ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,143,593CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,328,647CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$16,549,071CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,613,296CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$83,463,936TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,143,593CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,328,647CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$16,549,071CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,613,296CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$83,463,936TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$53,463,947SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$29,999,989PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$240,995CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$292,106CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$292,106CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$292,686CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,141,803TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,614CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,490CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$21,022CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,698CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$26,824TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$84,632,563TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$704,903GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.35450PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.43040PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMISCELLANEOUS REVENUE - 2014 AMOUNT: $ 1,614. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 2,490. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 21,022. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 1,698.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management0PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (1)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$36,000DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities0OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$36,000TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$17,635OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$17,635DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescADVANCE TO AFFILIATEDesc
Book Value$52,110,211BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$52,110,211TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationM-1 RAIL IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC) AND IS A PUBLICLY SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION UNDER IRC SECTION 509(A)(1). M-2 RAIL IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF IRC AND IS CLASSIFIED AS A TYPE 2 SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION TO M-1 RAIL UNDER IRC SECTION 509(A)(3). ALTHOUGH M-1 RAIL AND M-2 RAIL WERE GRANTED INCOME TAX EXEMPTION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, SUCH EXEMPTION DOES NOT APPLY TO "UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME." AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2018 AND 2017, THE ORGANIZATION HAS DETERMINED THAT NO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAXES ARE DUE FOR ITS ACTIVITIES. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN RECORDED IN THE ACCOMPANYING CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. MANAGEMENT ANNUALLY REVIEWS ITS TAX POSITIONS AND HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES IT IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS FOR YEARS PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2014. ON DECEMBER 22, 2017, THE U.S. GOVERNMENT ENACTED COMPREHENSIVE TAX LEGISLATION COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE TAX CUTS AND JOBS ACT (THE "TAX ACT"). THE TAX ACT MAKES BROAD AND COMPLEX CHANGES TO THE U.S. TAX CODE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, (1) REDUCING THE U.S. FEDERAL CORPORATE TAX RATE FROM 35 PERCENT TO 21 PERCENT AND CHANGING RULES RELATED TO USES AND LIMITATIONS OF NET OPERATING LOSS CARRYFORWARDS CREATED IN TAX YEARS BEGINNING AFTER DECEMBER 31, 2017. THE ACT REDUCES THE CORPORATE TAX RATE TO 21 PERCENT, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2018. THE IMPACT TO THE ORGANIZATION FOR ENTITY LEVEL TAXES IS NOT CONSIDERED SIGNIFICANT.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (3 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
PAUL CHILDS
MEMBER OF THE PAUL CHILDS LLC AND C.O.O., V-P, AND ASST. SEC. OF M-1 RAIL$392,538THE PAUL CHILDS LLC PROVIDES TECHNICAL AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO M-1 RAIL0
PAUL TRULIK
PRESIDENT OF APPARATUS SOLUTIONS, INC. AND ASSISTANT TREASURER OF M-1 RAIL$139,490APPARATUS SOLUTIONS, INC. PROVIDES ACCOUNTING SERVICES TO M-1 RAIL0
DANIEL B GILBERT AND MATTHEW P CULLEN
SEE PART V$178,515ROCKET FIBER PROVIDES PUBLIC WI-FI ON THE STREETCARS AND AT STATIONS, IN ADDITION TO MANAGING THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ENVIRONMENT FOR M-1 RAIL0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE L, PART IV, COLUMN (B), NATURE OF RELATIONSHIP:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationROCKET FIBER IS OWNED BY AN ENTITY CONTROLLED BY DANIEL B. GILBERT, WHO IS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF M-2 RAIL AND IS ALSO THE PRINCIPAL STAKEHOLDER OF ROCK VENTURES LLC, AN ENTITY THAT ASSISTS HIM IN MANAGING HIS INVESTMENTS. MATTHEW P. CULLEN IS THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF JACK ENTERTAINMENT, LLC AND A PRINCIPAL WITH ROCK VENTURES LLC, AND IS THE CHAIR AND A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF M-2 RAIL.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2DANIEL B. GILBERT IS THE CHAIR OF QUICKEN LOANS, INC., AND MATTHEW P. CULLEN IS A PRINCIPAL OF ROCK VENTURES LLC AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF JACK ENTERTAINMENT, LLC, BOTH OF WHICH ARE AFFILIATES OF QUICKEN LOANS, INC. VARIOUS DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS ALSO SERVE TOGETHER ON THE BOARDS OF VARIOUS OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE METROPOLITAN DETROIT AREA, INCLUDING M-2 RAIL, A SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE ORGANIZATION HIRED A PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM TO PREPARE FORM 990. THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER REVIEWED THE RETURN PRIOR TO DISTRIBUTING A DRAFT COPY TO THE TREASURER (WHO IS A BOARD MEMBER) AND AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR THEIR REVIEW. COMMENTS FROM THESE INDIVIDUALS WERE REVIEWED AND APPROPRIATELY INCORPORATED INTO THE FINAL FORM 990 THAT WAS FILED. A FINAL COPY OF FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO EACH BOARD MEMBER VIA E-MAIL PRIOR TO FILING FOR THEIR INFORMATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS PRESENTED TO THE APPLICABLE PARTIES ANNUALLY. IN ADDITION, DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS SIGN AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT STATEMENT AND PROVIDE INFORMATION REGARDING POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ON THE ANNUAL FORM. MANAGEMENT REVIEWS THE DISCLOSURES AND FOLLOWS UP, IF NECESSARY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PARTS VIII AND IX - DONATED SERVICES:M-1 RAIL RECEIVED DONATED SERVICES FOR THE YEAR TOTALING $155,732. THESE AMOUNTS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN REVENUE ON PART VIII OF FORM 990 OR IN EXPENSES ON PART IX OF FORM 990.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1M-2 RAILBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17520 WOODWARD AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityDETROITCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP482022807ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN300783442EIN
Primary ActivitiesDEVELOP PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMILegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLINE 12B, IIPublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1M-1 RAILBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgYes (1)LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgYes (1)RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
M-2 RAIL
D$1,889,245CASH LOANED
M-2 RAIL
K$410,000AMOUNT PAID

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