CAROUSEL SOCIETY OF THE NIAGARA FRONTIER: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
CAROUSEL SOCIETY OF THE NIAGARA FRONTIER (EIN 11-2552886)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-08-17
IRS object ID
202612299349302006
Schema version
2025v4.2
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)
Return2026-08-17T11:21:04-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN112552886EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line2FRONTIER INCBusinessNameLine2Txt
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PersonWARD BRAYPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$844,217GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressCAROUSELMUSEUM.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1983FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE 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
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
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Conservation EasementsYes (1)ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
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REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE$9,182$8,264$918
JANITORIAL$1,541$1,387$154
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,460CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,731CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,580CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,127TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$818CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,206CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$810CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,438CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,898CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,170TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$278,732CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$164,314CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$237,158CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$551,418CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$722,323CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,953,945TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.99010PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.99130PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00470InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00390InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Historic StructureYes (X)HistoricStructureInd
States Easements Held1StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy Monitoring0WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly RsrchYes (X)CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$64,530BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$64,530EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$64,530BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$64,530EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$63,646BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$884InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$64,530EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$63,419BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$227InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$63,646EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY1.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

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

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$601,488OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$281,187DepreciationAmt
Book Value$320,301BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,703,677OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$820,405DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,883,272BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$58,410OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$58,410DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$2,304,498TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART II, LINE 5:THE CAROUSEL SOCIETY OCCUPIES THE ALLAN HERSCHEL COMPANY FACTORY BUILDING, A HISTORIC STRUCTURE, AND OPERATES AS A MUSEUM YEAR-ROUND. IN REGARDS TO THE EASEMENT, THE NUMBER OF HOURS AND EXPENSES SPECIFIC TO MONITORING AND ENFORCMENT CANNOT BE READILY DETERMINED.
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. IT IS THE SOCIETY'S POLICY TO ACQUIRE ARTIFACTS BY PURCHASE, LOAN, GIFT, BEQUEST OR OTHER MEANS AND NOT TO CAPITALIZE ITS COLLECTION OF ARTIFACTS. THEREFORE, THE VALUE OF ARTIFACTS IS NOT INCLUDED ON THE STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION AND NO DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE OF THE AGGREGATE VALUE OF SUCH ASSETS FOR FINANCIAL REPORTING PURPOSES. CONTRIBUTIONS OF ARTIFACTS ARE TREATED IN THE SAME MANNER AS PURCHASES OF ARTIFACTS IN THAT THEY ARE NOT CAPITALIZED. PROCEEDS FROM DEACCESSIONS ARE REFLECTED ON THE STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES AS NET ASSETS WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS, BASED ON THE ABSENCE OR EXISTENCE OF DONOR-IMPOSED RESTRICTIONS. USE OF THE PROCEEDS OF DEACCESSIONED OBJECTS ARE RESTRICTED SOLELY FOR THE ACQUISITION OF COLLECTIONS. IN NO EVENT SHALL PROCEEDS BE USED FOR OPERATING EXPENSES OR ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN ARTIFACT ACQUISITION.
PART III, LINE 4:ARTIFACTS AND ARCHIVAL MATERIALS FROM THE CAROUSEL, BAND ORGAN, AND AMUSEMENT RIDE INDUSTRIES.
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.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1CANALFESTEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$38,389GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$38,389GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$10,508OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2SPECIAL EVENT INCOMEEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$28,313GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$28,313GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$7,756OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total2OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$4,091GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$4,091GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$3,016OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$70,793GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$70,793GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$21,280OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$21,280DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$49,513NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE 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 B, LINE 11BA DRAFT COPY OF FORM 990 IS E-MAILED TO ALL TRUSTEES, AS WELL AS THE FINAL COPY, FOR REVIEW, COMMENT, AND ACCEPTANCE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CCONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM IS DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY AT BOARD MEETING FOR TRUSTEES TO SIGN.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE SALARY FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION IS BASED ON RESEARCH OF COMPARABLE POSITIONS WITH ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR SIZE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:NO CHANGES TO THE OVERSIGHT OR SELECTION PROCESS FOR THE REVIEW HAVE TAKEN PLACE DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025.

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