CAROUSEL SOCIETY OF THE NIAGARA FRONTIER: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization: CAROUSEL SOCIETY OF THE NIAGARA FRONTIER (EIN 11-2552886)
Tax period: 2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed: 2015-06-17
IRS object ID: 201521689349300537
Schema version: 2014v5.0
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 O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2015-06-17T14:54:23-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2014-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	161170608	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	TOSKI & CO CPAS PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	6390 MAIN STREET SUITE 200	AddressLine1Txt
City	WILLIAMSVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	14221	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2014-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	112552886	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CAROUSEL SOCIETY OF THE NIAGARA FRONTIER INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	CARO	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7166931885	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	P O BOX 672	AddressLine1Txt
City	NORTH TONAWANDA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	14120	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	REANNA DARONE	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7166931885	PhoneNum
Signature	2015-06-15	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JOHN T O'BRIEN	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01253588	PTIN
Phone	7166340700	PhoneNum
Preparation	2015-06-15	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2014	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-02-25 16:41:14Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	REANNA DARONE	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	P O BOX 672	AddressLine1Txt
City	NORTH TONAWANDA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	14120	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$324,576	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	CAROUSELMUSEUM.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1983	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NY	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE HERSCHELL CAROUSEL FACTORY MUSEUM, OPERATED BY THE CAROUSEL SOCIETY OF THE NIAGARA FRONTIER, IS A PREMIER NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE AND COMMUNITY RESOURCE FOR FAMILY RECREATION THAT FOSTERS AN APPRECIATION FOR THE UNIQUE HERITAGE OF THE CAROUSEL AND RELATED INDUSTRIES IN THE NIAGARA REGION THROUGH EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL PROGRAMMING, VISITORS WILL EXPERIENCE THE PLACES, PEOPLE, STORIES AND ARTIFACTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRODUCTION OF CAROUSELS, BAND ORGANS AND OTHER AMUSEMENT DEVICES.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	10	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	10	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	8	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	100	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$316,602	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$116,011	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$62,011	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$80,239	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$162	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$172	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$57,286	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$72,726	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$436,061	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$269,148	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$70,911	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$50,576	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$123,664	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$189,882	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$194,575	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$240,458	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$241,486	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$28,690	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,321,305	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$1,338,456	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$50,489	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$38,950	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,270,816	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$1,299,506	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE HERSCHELL CAROUSEL FACTORY MUSEUM, OPERATED BY THE CAROUSEL SOCIETY OF THE NIAGARA FRONTIER, IS A PREMIER NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE AND COMMUNITY RESOURCE FOR FAMILY RECREATION THAT FOSTERS AN APPRECIATION FOR THE UNIQUE HERITAGE OF THE CAROUSEL AND RELATED INDUSTRIES IN THE NIAGARA REGION THROUGH EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL PROGRAMMING, VISITORS WILL EXPERIENCE THE PLACES, PEOPLE, STORIES AND ARTIFACTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRODUCTION OF CAROUSELS, BAND ORGANS AND OTHER AMUSEMENT DEVICES.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$221,717	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$80,239	RevenueAmt
Desc	PUBLIC PROGRAMMING/OUTREACH- PRESENTED SEVERAL SESSIONS OF BEGINNING AND INTERMEDIATE WOODCARVING AND "CAROUSEL CHATS" OF MISSION RELATED TOPICS, CONTINUED DEMONSTRATIONS OF WOODCARVING AND MUSIC ROLL MAKING, PRESENTED FAMILY ORIENTED EVENTS WHICH INCLUDED AN EDUCATION AND ENTERTAINMENT COMPONENT, AND PRESENTED "SCHOOL BREAK" ACTIVITY DAYS FOR CHILDREN	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$221,717	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	Yes (1)	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	Yes (1)	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (1)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	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	0	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	1	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	8	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
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	10	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	10	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (1)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	0	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	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	RAFAELLE PROEFROCKCLAUDIA BROWN	PersonNm
Phone	7166931885	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	303 GOUNDRY ST	AddressLine1Txt
City	NORTH TONAWANDA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	14120	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd
RAPHAELLE PROEFROCK
MUSEUM DIRECTOR	40.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DOUGLAS HERSCHBERGER
PRESIDENT	12.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
REANNA DARONE
VICE PRESIDENT	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
EDWARD JANULIONIS
TREASURER	15.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
DEBORAH KEIFFER
ASSISTANT TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
CHARLES PROEFROCK
SECRETARY	15.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
CATHERINE SCRANTON
TRUSTEE	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
DOUGLAS BATHKE
TRUSTEE	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
NANCY ROGGE
TRUSTEE	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
JAY WILCOX
TRUSTEE	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
WAYNE NESTARK
TRUSTEE	8.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$0	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
Government Grants	$20,000	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$96,011	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$116,011	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ADMISSIONS	561520	$68,678	$68,678
MEMBERSHIP DUES	900099	$7,171	$7,171
EDUCATION PROGRAMS	561520	$4,390	$4,390

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$80,239	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$172	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$172	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$13,192	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$13,192	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$13,192	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$13,192	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$68,807	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$18,295	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$50,512	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$50,512	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$45,252	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$37,133	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$8,119	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$8,119	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$903	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$903	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$903	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$269,148	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$80,239	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$72,898	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$44,328	TotalAmt
Program Services	$39,895	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,433	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$154	TotalAmt
Program Services	$139	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$15	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,094	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,485	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$609	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,292	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,063	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$229	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$26,735	TotalAmt
Program Services	$24,061	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,674	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,584	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,526	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,058	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,920	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,028	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$892	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,849	TotalAmt
Program Services	$18,764	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,085	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,112	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,401	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$711	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,470	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,223	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$247	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$27,058	TotalAmt
Program Services	$24,352	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,706	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,812	TotalAmt
Program Services	$19,631	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,181	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
PURCHASE OF COLLECTION	$40,977	$40,977
EXHIBIT & EDUCATION	$12,068	$12,068
POSTAGE	$3,392	$3,053	$339
TELEPHONE	$2,748	$2,473	$275

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,865	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,578	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$287	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$240,458	TotalAmt
Program Services	$221,717	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$18,741	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$48,002	BOYAmt
EOY	$70,448	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$19,195	BOYAmt
EOY	$40,958	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$34,244	BOYAmt
EOY	$34,244	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$1,917,743	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$732,126	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,212,528	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,185,617	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,753	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,753	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$583	BOYAmt
EOY	$436	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,321,305	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,338,456	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$398	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,295	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,215	BOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$47,063	BOYAmt
EOY	$36,655	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,813	BOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$50,489	BOYAmt
EOY	$38,950	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,270,816	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,299,506	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,270,816	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,299,506	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,321,305	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,338,456	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$28,690	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	Yes (1)	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

Acct Compile Or Review Basis AcctCompileOrReviewBasisGrp

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
FS Audited	0	FSAuditedInd
Audit Committee	0	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	$136,534	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$386,537	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$400,197	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$316,602	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$116,011	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,355,881	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$34,119	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$37,294	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$39,827	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$62,011	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$80,239	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$253,490	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$170,653	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$423,831	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$440,024	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$378,613	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$196,250	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,609,371	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	$1,609,371	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$717	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,714	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$644	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$162	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$172	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,409	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$717	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,714	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$644	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$162	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$172	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,409	TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$118,120	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$105,643	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$112,840	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$57,448	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$72,726	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$466,777	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$289,490	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$531,188	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$553,508	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$436,223	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$269,148	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,079,557	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.77390	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.74410	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.00160	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.00250	InvestmentIncomePYPct
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)
Historic Structure	Yes (X)	HistoricStructureInd
Total Easements	1	TotalEasementsCnt
Historic Structure Easements	1	HistoricStructureEasementsCnt
States Easements Held	1	StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy Monitoring	0	WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Collection Used Pub Exhibition	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly Rsrch	Yes (X)	CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used Preservation	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Solicited Assets Sale	0	SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$6,753	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$0	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$6,753	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$6,896	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$143	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$6,753	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$6,620	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$276	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$6,896	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$5,283	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$1,337	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$6,620	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$4,712	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$571	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$5,283	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	1.00000	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$100,925	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$100,925	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$280,637	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$280,637	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,484,627	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$402,575	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,082,052	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$26,362	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$24,089	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,273	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$25,192	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$24,825	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$367	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$1,185,617	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$366,576	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$42,000	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue	$55,428	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$97,428	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$269,148	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$269,148	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$337,886	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$42,000	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included	$55,428	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$97,428	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$240,458	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$240,458	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART II, LINE 5:	THE CAROUSEL SOCIETY OCCUPIES THE THE ALLAN HERSCHEL COMPANY FACTORY BUILDING, A HISTORIC STRUCTURE, AND OPERATES AS A MUSEUM YEAR-ROUND. NUMBER OF HOURS AND EXPENSES SPECIFIC TO MONITORING AND ENFORCING THE EASEMENT CANNOT BE READILY DETERMINIED.
PART III, LINE 1A:	THE SOCIETY OWNS, PRESERVES AND DISPLAYS A RICH AND EXCITING COLLECTION OF RIDES, PERIOD EQUIPMENT, AND EPHEMERA. THE VARIOUS PIECES ARE ON DISPLAY AT THE SOCIETY'S MUSEUM LOCATED IN NORTH TONAWANDA, NEW YORK. THE SOCIETY DOES NOT RECORD ITS COLLECTION ON ITS STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION. DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014 AND 2013, A NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS DONATED VARIOUS COLLECTION PIECES TO THE SOCIETY. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SOCIETY'S POLICY, THESE CONTRIBUTIONS ARE NOT RECORDED IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
PART III, LINE 4:	ARTIFACTS AND ARCHIVAL MATERIALS FROM THE CAROUSEL, BAND ORGAN AND AMUSEMENT RIDE INDUSTRIES
PART V, LINE 4:	ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE HELD FOR FUTURE SUPPORT OF THE MUSEUM
PART X, LINE 2:	THE SOCIETY IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (THE CODE); THEREFORE, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES IS REFLECTED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE SOCIETY HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS A PUBLICLY SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER SECTION 509(A) OF THE CODE. THE SOCIETY PRESENTLY DISCLOSES OR RECOGNIZES INCOME TAX POSITIONS BASED ON MANAGEMENT'S ESTIMATE OF WHETHER IT IS REASONABLY POSSIBLE OR PROBABLE THAT A LIABILITY HAS BEEN INCURRED FOR UNRECOGNIZED INCOME TAXES. MANAGEMENT HAS CONCLUDED THAT THE SOCIETY HAS TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE ADJUSTMENT IN ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. U.S. FORMS 990 FILED BY THE SOCIETY ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. THE SOCIETY IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO TAX EXAMINATION FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010, AND PRIOR.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	COST OF MUSEUM SALES 37,133. FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES 18,295.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	COST OF MUSEUM SALES 37,133. FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES 18,295.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	CANAL FEST	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$54,759	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$54,759	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$9,649	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	RENNAISSANCE FAIRE	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$5,705	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$5,705	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$2,142	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total	7	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events	$8,343	GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events	$8,343	GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events	$6,504	OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total	$68,807	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$68,807	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$18,295	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$18,295	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	$50,512	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2	RAPHAELLE PROEFROCK, MUSEUM DIRECTOR, AND CHARLES PROEFROCK, BOARD MEMBER, ARE HUSBAND AND WIFE. NEITHER ARE COMPENSATED FOR THEIR SERVICES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	THE CAROUSEL SOCIETY SELLS MEMBERSHIPS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC WHICH INCLUDE ADMISSION TO THE MUSEUM, DISCOUNTED RIDES AND CLASSES, AND A NEWSLETTER. MEMBERS DO NOT VOTE ON THE BOARD MEMBERSHIP OR DECISIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B	THERE ARE NO COMMITTIES WITH DECISION-MAKING AUTHORITY
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	SCANNED COPY OF FORM 990 IS SENT TO DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM IS DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY AT BOARD MEETING FOR TRUSTEES TO SIGN
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	CURRENT DIRECTOR IS NOT COMPENSATED, BUT A POLICY IS IN PLACE WHICH REQUIRES THE BOARD APPROVAL OF THE DECISION TO PAY ANY TRUSTEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18	THE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	OUTSIDE SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 20,011. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 2,224. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 22,235. AUDIT EXPENSE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 4,050. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 450. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 4,500.
FORM 990 PART XII LINE 2C:	NO CHANGES TO THE OVERSIGHT OR SELECTION PROCESS FOR THE AUDIT HAVE TAKEN PLACE DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014.