C&O CANAL TRUST INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization: C&O CANAL TRUST INC (EIN 30-0401642)
Tax period: 2015-10-01 to 2016-09-30
Filed: 2017-03-23
IRS object ID: 201730829349300333
Schema version: 2015v3.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2017-03-23T14:29:13-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2016-09-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	521022232	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SNYDER COHN PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	11200 ROCKVILLE PIKE SUITE 415	AddressLine1Txt
City	NORTH BETHESDA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20852	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2015-10-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	300401642	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	C & O CANAL TRUST INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	C&OC	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3017142233	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1850 DUAL HIGHWAY NO 100	AddressLine1Txt
City	HAGERSTOWN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	21740	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ROBIN ZANOTTI	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3017142233	PhoneNum
Signature	2017-03-22	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	LINDA J COLLYER CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00086889	PTIN
Phone	3016526700	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	ROBIN ZANOTTI	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1850 DUAL HIGHWAY NO 100	AddressLine1Txt
City	HAGERSTOWN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	21740	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$639,781	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.CANALTRUST.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2007	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MD	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TO PROTECT, RESTORE AND PROMOTE THE C&O CANAL NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK. THE TRUST SEEKS TO ENSURE THAT THE PARK'S NATURAL, HISTORICAL, AND RECREATIONAL POTENTIAL IS FULLY REALIZED.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	16	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	16	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	7	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	1325	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$345,446	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$436,503	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$87,125	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$77,384	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$1	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$1	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$9,882	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$80,238	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$442,454	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$594,126	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$95,992	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$56,314	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$327,619	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$366,772	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$50,222	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$124,608	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$144,726	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$548,219	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$567,812	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$105,765	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$26,314	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$308,665	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$319,646	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$149,123	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$133,790	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$159,542	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$185,856	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TO PROTECT, RESTORE AND PROMOTE THE C&O CANAL NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK. THE TRUST SEEKS TO ENSURE THAT THE PARK'S NATURAL, HISTORICAL, AND RECREATIONAL POTENTIAL IS FULLY REALIZED.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$203,700	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$56,314	GrantAmt
Revenue	$95,070	RevenueAmt
Desc	INTERPRETATION AND EDUCATION:AS THE OFFICIAL NONPROFIT PARTNER OF THE C&O CANAL NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK, THE C&O CANAL TRUST WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (NPS) TO DEVELOP AND MANAGE UNIQUE AND INNOVATIVE INTERPRETIVE AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT ENHANCE THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE. 1) THE POPULARITY OF THE C&O CANAL TRUST'S CANAL QUARTERS PROGRAM CONTINUES TO INCREASE. THE SIX RESTORED LOCKHOUSES PROVIDE A UNIQUE INTERPRETIVE EXPERIENCE FROM SIX DIFFERENT PERIODS IN THE HISTORY OF THE C&O CANAL. THE PROGRAM ACCOMMODATED 2, 411 OVERNIGHT PAYING GUESTS IN FY16. ADDITIONALLY, 8 FREE OPEN HOUSE DAYS PROVIDED ACCESS FOR 440 VISITORS FROM THE NON-PAYING PUBLIC. 2) THE C&O CANAL TRUST PROVIDED CRITICAL FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE PARK'S INNOVATIVE CANAL CLASSROOMS PROGRAM WHICH DELIVERS CURRICULUM-BASED STEAM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS, MATH) INSTRUCTION TO AREA SCHOOLCHILDREN IN AN "OUTDOOR CLASSROOM" SETTING AT THE CANAL. THE C&O CANAL TRUST HIRES RETIRED SCHOOL TEACHERS FOR THIS PROGRAM ON A STIPEND BASIS SO THAT CANAL CLASSROOMS IS NOT ONLY EFFICIENT, IT CAN BE SCALED UPWARDS AS MORE FUNDING SOURCES ARE IDENTIFIED. 3) THE C&O CANAL TRUST'S CANAL DISCOVERIES PROGRAM PROVIDES A VIRTUAL GUIDE TO MANY OF THE STORIES AND PLACES ALONG THE FULL LENGTH OF THE CANAL, NARRATED BY NPS RANGERS. A TOTAL OF OVER 40 SITES ARE NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE. IN ADDITION, AUDIO PODCASTS HAVE BEEN ADDED TO BUSY DISCOVERIES SITES IN THE PARK ON DIVERSE TOPICS SUCH AS LOCKKEEPERS, FLOODS AND CANAL LEGENDS. IN FY16, THE TRUST INTEGRATED THESE STORIES INTO THEIR "PLAN YOUR VISIT" TRIP PLANNING WEBSITE AND DOWNLOADABLE APP.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$92,993	ExpenseAmt
Desc	VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT:THE C&O CANAL TRUST ACTIVELY RECRUITS AND OVERSEES SEVERAL VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PUBLIC TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE CARE AND SUPPORT OF THE PARK. 1) THE C&O CANAL TRUST MOBILIZED 1,325 VOLUNTEERS DURING ITS 9TH ANNUAL C&O CANAL PRIDE DATES WHO DONATED $215,010.40 WORTH OF IN-KIND LABOR TO PROJECTS IN THE PARK DURING 43 EVENTS.2) THE C&O CANAL TRUST FUNDED APPRECIATION DINNERS FOR PARK VOLUNTEERS.3) THE C&O CANAL TRUST CONTINUED TO EXPAND ITS QUARTERMASTERS PROGRAM TO PROVIDE VOLUNTEER SUPPORT FOR THE UPKEEP AND GENERAL MAINTENANCE AND PRESERVATION OF THE CANAL QUARTERS LOCKHOUSES. THE PROGRAM NOW HAS 34 VOLUNTEER QUARTERMASTERS.4) THE C&O CANAL TRUST USED 15 SKILLED VOLUNTEERS TO CONSTRUCT A 65' TOWPATH ACCESS BRIDGE AT MARSDEN TRACT, WHICH REPLACED A WOODEN BRIDGE THAT HAD BECOME UNSAFE.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$146,132	ExpenseAmt
Desc	COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT:THE C&O CANAL TRUST CONNECTS WITH ITS LOCAL COMMUNITIES, IDENTIFYING PRIORITIES AND ENGAGING THEIR SUPPORT IN KEY PARK INITIATIVES.1) THE CANAL TOWNS PARTNERSHIP PROVIDES REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT ON BEHALF OF NINE COMMUNITIES ALONG THE CANAL REAPING THE BENEFITS OF TRAIL-BASED TOURISM AND RECREATION. IN FY16, THE C&O CANAL TRUST CONTINUED TO SERVE AS THE FISCAL AGENT FOR THE PARTNERSHIP AND HELPED SUPPORT TOURISM IN NEARBY COMMUNITIES. 2) IN FY16, AS PART OF THE "TOWPATH FOREVER INITIATIVE", THE C&O CANAL TRUST FUNDED AND CONSTRUCTED A 65' TOWPATH ACCESS BRIDGE AT MARSDEN TRACT USING SKILLED VOLUNTEER LABOR. IN ADDITION, THE TRUST CONTINUED PLANNING AND FUNDRAISING FOR THE REHABILITATION OF SWAINS LOCKHOUSE. ONCE COMPLETE, SWAINS LOCKHOUSE WILL BE THE SEVENTH LOCKHOUSE THAT HAS BEEN REHABILITATED AND ADDED TO THE CANAL QUARTERS PROGRAM.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$442,825	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	0	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	48	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	7	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	16	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	16	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	C & O CANAL TRUST INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	3017142233	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1850 DUAL HIGHWAY	AddressLine1Txt
City	HAGERSTOWN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	21740	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
ROBIN ZANOTTI
PRESIDENT	50.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$82,408	$0	$0
MICHAEL MITCHELL
CHAIR	15.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LINDA COLLYER
TREASURER	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KATHLEEN POOLE
SECRETARY	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
STEVE CHAUDET
VICE CHAIR	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
WM RANDALL CONE
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ED KESSLER
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SHERIF ETTEFA
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SANDRA ADAMS
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN GUTTMANN
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JUDITH WELLES
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SANDY VOGELGESANG
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DANIEL P SPEDDEN
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DONALD HARRISON
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
FRANCIS GRANT-SUTTIE
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM B NEWMAN JR
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$82,408	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns	$16,981	FederatedCampaignsAmt
Fundraising	$36,250	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$35,796	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$347,476	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$2,031	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$436,503	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
CANAL QUARTERS	721000	$64,886	$64,886
ADMINISTRATIVE FEES	541900	$12,498	$12,498

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$77,384	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$108,207	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$36,250	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$45,655	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$62,552	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$62,552	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$17,592	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$0	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$17,592	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$17,592	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$94	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$94	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$94	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$594,126	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$95,070	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$62,553	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$56,314	TotalAmt
Program Services	$56,314	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$82,408	TotalAmt
Program Services	$59,406	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,632	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,370	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$251,821	TotalAmt
Program Services	$181,531	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$44,713	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$25,577	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,464	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,055	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$260	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$149	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,503	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,967	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$976	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$560	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,576	TotalAmt
Program Services	$18,437	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,541	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,598	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,179	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$391	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,430	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,161	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,161	ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,626	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,834	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$504	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$288	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,392	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,969	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$885	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$538	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,255	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,212	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$472	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,571	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,331	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,389	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$911	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,031	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$645	TotalAmt
Program Services	$463	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$117	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$65	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,775	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,722	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$670	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$383	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,211	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,462	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$476	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$273	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
PROGRAM EXPENSES	$34,027	$34,027
REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE	$16,959	$16,904	$35	$20
PRINTING & REPRODUCTION	$15,515	$10,536	$1,007	$3,972
UTILITIES-CANAL QUARTER	$5,797	$5,797

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,032	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,460	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,175	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,397	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$567,812	TotalAmt
Program Services	$442,825	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$74,765	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$50,222	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$244,238	BOYAmt
EOY	$267,510	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$54,989	BOYAmt
EOY	$46,473	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,438	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,663	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$308,665	BOYAmt
EOY	$319,646	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$61,949	BOYAmt
EOY	$51,878	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$21,430	BOYAmt
EOY	$31,144	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$15,000	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$65,744	BOYAmt
EOY	$35,768	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$149,123	BOYAmt
EOY	$133,790	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$72,552	BOYAmt
EOY	$32,798	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$86,990	BOYAmt
EOY	$153,058	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$159,542	BOYAmt
EOY	$185,856	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$308,665	BOYAmt
EOY	$319,646	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$26,314	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$421,214	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$480,027	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$435,092	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$299,652	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$432,987	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,068,972	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$177,627	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$100,456	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$106,488	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$87,125	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$94,976	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$566,672	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$598,841	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$580,483	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$541,580	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$386,777	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$527,963	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,635,644	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$2,635,644	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$7	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$11	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$7	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$11	TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,264	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,576	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$110	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$95	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$95	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$8,140	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$603,112	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$584,060	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$541,691	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$386,873	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$528,059	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,643,795	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.99690	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.99580	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.00000	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$0	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
PARK SERVICE TASK AGREEMENTS	$26,253
COMPENSATED ABSENCES	$9,515

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$35,768	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$633,961	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$39,835	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$39,835	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$594,126	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$594,126	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$607,647	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$39,835	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$39,835	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$567,812	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$567,812	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	BASED ON ITS INTERPRETATION OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF ASC 740-10, MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT THE TRUST HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE. THE TRUST IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS; HOWEVER THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	PARK AFTER DARK GALA	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$144,457	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$36,250	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$108,207	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1	$7,286	NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$11,861	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$14,576	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1	$2,050	EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$9,882	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$144,457	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$36,250	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$108,207	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events	$7,286	NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$11,861	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$14,576	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$2,050	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$9,882	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$45,655	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	$62,552	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NATIONAL PARK SERVICE C&O CANAL NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1850 DUAL HIGHWAY	AddressLine1Txt
City	HAGERSTOWN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	21740	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN	530197094	RecipientEIN
Cash Grant	$56,314	CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of Grant	SUPPORT OF PARK PROGRAMSSUPPORT PARK'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM	PurposeOfGrantTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE C&O CANAL TRUST WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE C&O CANAL NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK TO DEFINE THE PURPOSE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDING FOR EACH GRANT, INCLUDING SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES, TIMING AND REPORTING.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	THE ORGANIZATION DISTRIBUTES A DRAFT OF FORM 990 TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND SOLICITS THEIR COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS REGARDING ANY CHANGES THEY BELIEVE SHOULD BE MADE TO THE TAX RETURN.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE ORGANIZATION ANNUALLY DISSEMINATES ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND ASKS THEM TO DOCUMENT ANY LACK OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL INCLUDES PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS AND REVIEWING COMPARABILITY DATA IN THE LOCAL REGION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.