M-1 RAIL: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
M-1 RAIL (EIN 26-2310566)
Tax period
2016-10-01 to 2017-09-30
Filed
2018-05-21
IRS object ID
201811419349300841
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2018-05-21T16:10:19-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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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 Begin2016-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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EIN262310566EIN

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CityDETROITCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
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PersonJENILYN NORMANPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone7348054658PhoneNum
Signature2018-05-21SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
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Gross Receipts$16,883,027GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressHTTPS://QLINEDETROIT.COM/WebsiteAddressTxt
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Legal Domicile StateMILegalDomicileStateCd
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
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 Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
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More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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DR LEO E HANIFIN
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FAYE ALEXANDER NELSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD RAPSON
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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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COSTAFF SERVICES
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Fundraising$25,539FundraisingAmt

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Fundraising$30,538FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Program Services$549,781ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$32,340FundraisingAmt

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Fundraising$2,952FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

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Interest InterestGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Management And General$24,952ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,476FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

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ORDINANCE ENFORCEMENT$379,396$379,396

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

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Fundraising$4,247FundraisingAmt

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Management And General$793,590ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$164,573FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

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

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BOY$140,235BOYAmt
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Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

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BOY$1,470BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,673,909BOYAmt
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Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$87,480,346BOYAmt
EOY$100,680,655EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$495,069BOYAmt
EOY$1,462,174EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

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BOY$9,000,000BOYAmt
EOY$11,200,000EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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EOY$12,662,174EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$77,985,277BOYAmt
EOY$88,018,481EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$77,985,277BOYAmt
EOY$88,018,481EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$100,680,655EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$10,033,204ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$49,829,329CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,143,593CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,328,647CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$16,549,071CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$93,825,437TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$49,829,329CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,143,593CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,328,647CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$16,549,071CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$93,825,437TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$53,058,257SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$40,767,180PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$23,910CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$240,995CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$292,106CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$292,106CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$875,907TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,614CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,490CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$21,022CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$25,126TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$94,726,470TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$20,828GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.43040PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.41950PublicSupportPY170Pct
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.ExplanationTxt

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 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$42,000DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities0OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$42,000TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
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$50,220,966BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$50,220,966TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
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, 2017 AND 2016, 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, 2013. 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 I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

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)
Recipient EIN300783442RecipientEIN
IRC Section501 (C)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Non Cash Assistance$175,564NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method UsedCOSTValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceSTREETCAR PROJECT, PLANNING, ENGINEERING, AND DESIGNNonCashAssistanceDesc
Purpose Of GrantUTILITY COORDINATION, ENGINEERING DESIGN, PLANNING, AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationM-1 RAIL AND M-2 RAIL HAVE COMMON MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL. THE COMMON MANAGEMENT OF BOTH ORGANIZATIONS MONITORS THE USE OF FUNDS PROVIDED BY M-1 RAIL TO M-2 RAIL TO ENSURE APPROPRIATE USE OF THOSE FUNDS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (2 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$367,711THE 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$200,960APPARTUS SOLUTIONS, INC. PROVIDES ACCOUNTING SERVICES TO M-1 RAIL0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3CONSTRUCTION OF A STREET RAILWAY WAS COMPLETED DURING THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2017, AND OPERATION OF THE STREET RAILWAY COMMENCED.
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 $247,552. 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 OrgYes (1)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
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 (3 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
M-2 RAIL
D$25,547,057CASH LOANED
M-2 RAIL
B$175,564COST
M-2 RAIL
K$307,500AMOUNT PAID

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