M-2 RAIL: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
M-2 RAIL (EIN 30-0783442)
Tax period
2016-10-01 to 2017-09-30
Filed
2018-05-21
IRS object ID
201811419349301016
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2018-05-21T16:10:19-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN382029668PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GEORGE JOHNSON & COMPANYBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11200 BUHL BUILDING 535 GRISWOLDAddressLine1Txt
CityDETROITCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP482263689ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN300783442EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1M-2 RAILBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlM-2RBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3135283044PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17520 WOODWARD AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityDETROITCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP482022807ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJENILYN NORMANPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone3135283044PhoneNum
Signature2018-05-21SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMICHAEL R NICHOLASPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00966144PTIN
Phone3139652655PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJENILYN NORMANPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17520 WOODWARD AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityDETROITCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP482022807ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$5,250,721GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressHTTPS://QLINEDETROIT.COM/WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2013FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMILegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO SUPPORT AND CARRY OUT THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF M-1 RAIL, A MICHIGAN NONPROFIT CORPORATION.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body5VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent3VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers6TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$16,862,279PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$4,773,495CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$2,231,674PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$470,522CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$5,280PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$912CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$5,792CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$19,099,233PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$5,250,721CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$51,061CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,059,379PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$3,780,636CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$1,059,379PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$3,780,636CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$18,039,854PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,470,085CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$147,710,288TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$154,973,512TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$94,311,114TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$100,104,253TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$53,399,174NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$54,869,259NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO SUPPORT M-1 RAIL IN THE PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, ACQUISITION, AND OPERATION OF A PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FACILITY IN THE CITY OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant ChangeYes (1)SignificantChangeInd
Expense$796,780ExpenseAmt
Revenue$163,022RevenueAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$2,830,674ExpenseAmt
Revenue$307,500RevenueAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer EntYes (1)BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document14IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members5GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member3IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMIStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JENILYN NORMANBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3135283044PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17520 WOODWARD AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityDETROITCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP482022807ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
MATTHEW P CULLEN
CHAIR AND DIRECTOR1.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROGER S PENSKE
VICE-CHAIR AND DIRECTOR1.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIEL B GILBERT
DIRECTOR1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GEORGE W JACKSON JR
DIRECTOR1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD RAPSON
DIRECTOR1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID BLASKIEWICZ
SECRETARY1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL CHILDS
PRESIDENT AND C.E.O.15.0015.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JENILYN NORMAN
VICE-PRESIDENT AND C.F.O.20.0020.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL TRULIK
TREASURER1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SOMMER WOODS
ASSISTANT SECRETARY20.0020.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K0IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
STACY AND WITBECK INC
2800 HARBOR BAY PARKWAYALAMEDACA945023040CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT$52,950,498
BROOKVILLE EQUIPMENT CORPORATION
175 EVANS STREETBROOKVILLEPA158259411STREETCAR MANUFACTURER$13,208,028
HNTB MICHIGAN INC
535 GRISWOLD SUITE 1100DETROITMI482263605OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE$7,097,758
TURNER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
535 GRISWOLD SUITE 1525DETROITMI482263696CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT$2,772,821
AECOM GREAT LAKES
10850 TRAVERSE HIGHWAYTRAVERSE CITYMI496841363ENGINEERING$767,967
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K7CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Related Organizations$175,564RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants$4,597,931GovernmentGrantsAmt
Noncash Contributions$175,564NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$4,773,495TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescFEES FOR SERVICESDesc
Business531190BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$470,522TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$470,522RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$470,522TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$912TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$912ExclusionAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$5,792TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$5,792ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$5,792OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$5,250,721TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$470,522RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$6,704ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,851TotalAmt
Program Services$2,423ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$285ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$143FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$627,519TotalAmt
Program Services$533,391ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$62,752ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$31,376FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

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Total$215,711TotalAmt
Program Services$183,354ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,571ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,786FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,759,428TotalAmt
Program Services$2,759,428ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$172,398TotalAmt
Program Services$146,538ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,240ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,620FundraisingAmt

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,729TotalAmt
Program Services$2,320ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$273ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$136FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,780,636TotalAmt
Program Services$3,627,454ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$102,121ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$51,061FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,417,924BOYAmt
EOY$3,605,105EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$812,374BOYAmt
EOY$546,004EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,147,290BOYAmt
EOY$454,911EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,019,618BOYAmt
EOY$4,205,458EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$142,098BOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$148,129,694LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$2,561,431LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$108,433,242BOYAmt
EOY$145,568,263EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$737,742BOYAmt
EOY$593,771EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$147,710,288BOYAmt
EOY$154,973,512EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,089,728BOYAmt
EOY$8,431,224EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$194,477BOYAmt
EOY$99,063EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,353,000BOYAmt
EOY$41,353,000EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,673,909BOYAmt
EOY$50,220,966EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$94,311,114BOYAmt
EOY$100,104,253EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$53,399,174BOYAmt
EOY$54,869,259EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$53,399,174BOYAmt
EOY$54,869,259EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$147,710,288BOYAmt
EOY$154,973,512EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,470,085ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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 RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Supporting Organization509a3Yes (X)SupportingOrganization509a3Ind
Supporting Org Type2Yes (X)SupportingOrgType2Ind
IRS Written DeterminationYes (X)IRSWrittenDeterminationInd
Supported Organizations1SupportedOrganizationsCnt

Supported Org Information SupportedOrgInformationGrp

Supported Organization Name SupportedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1M-1 RAILBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN262310566EIN
Organization Type7OrganizationTypeCd
Governing Document ListedYes (1)GoverningDocumentListedInd
Support$175,564SupportAmt
Other Support$0OtherSupportAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Supported Organizations Total1SupportedOrganizationsTotalCnt
Support Sum$175,564SupportSumAmt
Other Support Sum$0OtherSupportSumAmt

Form990 Sch A Supporting Org Form990SchASupportingOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Listed By Name Governing DocYes (1)ListedByNameGoverningDocInd
Suprt Org No IRS Determination0SuprtOrgNoIRSDeterminationInd
Supported Org Section C4560SupportedOrgSectionC456Ind
Supported Org Not Organized US0SupportedOrgNotOrganizedUSInd
Organization Change Suprt Org0OrganizationChangeSuprtOrgInd
Support Non Supported Org0SupportNonSupportedOrgInd
Payment Substantial Contribtr0PaymentSubstantialContribtrInd
Loan Disqualified Person0LoanDisqualifiedPersonInd
Controlled Disqualified Prsn0ControlledDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Disqualified Prsn Controll Int0DisqualifiedPrsnControllIntInd
Disqualified Prsn Ownr Int0DisqualifiedPrsnOwnrIntInd
Excess Business Holdings Rules0ExcessBusinessHoldingsRulesInd
Contribution Controller0ContributionControllerInd
Contribution Family0ContributionFamilyInd
Contribution35 Controlled0Contribution35ControlledInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Majority Dir Trst Supported Org0MajorityDirTrstSupportedOrgInd

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceFORM 990, SCHEDULE A, PART IV, SECTION C:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationM-2 RAIL HAS A CLOSE CONNECTION WITH M-1 RAIL, THE SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION. THE FIVE-MEMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF M-2 RAIL IS COMPRISED OF PERSONS WHO COMPRISE THE MAJORITY OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF M-1 RAIL, WHICH HAS SIX MEMBERS. TWO ADDITIONAL M-1 RAIL DIRECTORS SERVE AS OFFICERS TO M-2 RAIL. M-1 RAIL HAS 14 TOTAL DIRECTORS, OF WHICH SEVEN REPRESENT M-2 RAIL IN SOME CAPACITY. MATTHEW P. CULLEN IS THE PRESIDENT AND C.E.O. OF M-1 RAIL AND THE CHAIR OF M-2 RAIL. PAUL CHILDS IS THE VICE-PRESIDENT, C.O.O., AND ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF M-1 RAIL AND THE PRESIDENT AND C.E.O. OF M-2 RAIL. CERTAIN OFFICERS OF M-2 RAIL (PAUL CHILDS, JENILYN NORMAN, WHO IS THE C.F.O. OF M-2 RAIL, AND SOMMER WOODS, WHO IS THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF M-2 RAIL) WORK FULL-TIME OVERSEEING THE ACTIVITIES OF BOTH M-1 RAIL AND M-2 RAIL. THE MANAGEMENT OF BOTH ORGANIZATIONS IS VESTED IN THESE INDIVIDUALS. THE INDIVIDUAL BOARDS OF M-1 RAIL AND M-2 RAIL HAVE OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITY.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 D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,107,008OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,107,008BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$25,846,234OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$304,133DepreciationAmt
Book Value$25,542,101BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$101,746,531OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,695,147DepreciationAmt
Book Value$100,051,384BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$19,429,921OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$562,151DepreciationAmt
Book Value$18,867,770BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$145,568,263TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescADVANCE FROM AFFILIATEDesc
Amt$50,220,966Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$50,220,966TotalLiabilityAmt
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 L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DANIEL B GILBERT AND MATTHEW P CULLENBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionSEE PART VRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$416,085TransactionAmt
TransactionROCKET FIBER PROVIDES PUBLIC WI-FI ON THE STREETCARS AND AT STATIONS, IN ADDITION TO MANAGING THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ENVIRONMENT FOR M-2 RAILTransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

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 M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescSTREETCARDesc
Contribution4ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$175,564NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesCOSTMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, COLUMN (B):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCONSISTS OF STREETCAR PROJECT, PLANNING, ENGINEERING, AND DESIGNExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3CONSTRUCTION OF A PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM WAS COMPLETED DURING THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2017, AND ONGOING OPERATION OF THE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM 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 DIRECTORS OF VARIOUS OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE METROPOLITAN DETROIT AREA, INCLUDING M-1 RAIL, THE SUPPORTED 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 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 PROVIDED TO THE APPLICABLE PARTIES ANNUALLY. IN ADDITION, DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS SIGN AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT STATEMENT AND PROVIDE INFORMATION REGARDING POTENTIAL CONFLICTS 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, PART IX, LINE 11GOTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 533,391. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 62,752. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 31,376. TOTAL EXPENSES 627,519.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1M-1 RAILBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17520 WOODWARD AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityDETROITCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP482022807ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN262310566EIN
Primary ActivitiesDEVELOP PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMILegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLINE 7PublicCharityStatusTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgYes (1)LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgYes (1)RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
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-1 RAIL
E$25,547,057CASH LOANED
M-1 RAIL
C$175,564COST
M-1 RAIL
J$307,500AMOUNT RECEIVED

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