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FRIENDS OF THE BRUCE FREEMAN RAIL TRAIL INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2022

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Organization
FRIENDS OF THE BRUCE FREEMAN RAIL TRAIL INC (EIN 20-1889146)
Tax period
2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed
2023-11-10
IRS object ID
202323149349200232
Schema version
2022v5.0
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)
Return2023-11-10T09:41:38-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2022-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2022-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN201889146EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FRIENDS OF THE BRUCE FREEMAN RAIL TRAIL INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFRIEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5086414084PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 1192AddressLine1Txt
CityConcordCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP017421192ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMary Christine CorrPersonNm
Person TitleTreasurerPersonTitleTxt
Phone5086414084PhoneNum
Signature2023-11-15SignatureDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer1TrustedCustomerCd
OOB Security Verification11OOBSecurityVerificationCd
Last Submission Rqr OOB1LastSubmissionRqrOOBCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL2AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2022TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Website Addresswww.brucefreemanrailtrail.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$58,094GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$57,467ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$0ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Membership Dues$0MembershipDuesAmt
Investment Income$627InvestmentIncomeAmt
Sale Of Assets Gross$0SaleOfAssetsGrossAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$0CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets$0GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt
Gaming Gross Income$0GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$0SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss$0SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory$0GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry$0GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt
Other Revenue Total$0OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue$58,094TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$7,226GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Benefits Paid To Or For Members$0BenefitsPaidToOrForMembersAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$0SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$0FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$0OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$5,935PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$9,940OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$23,101TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$34,993ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$187,879NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$222,872NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

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BOY$187,879BOYAmt
EOY$222,872EOYAmt

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

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BOY$0BOYAmt
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Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$187,879BOYAmt
EOY$222,872EOYAmt

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$187,879BOYAmt
EOY$222,872EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeCharitable and EducationalPrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (3 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmtProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Public Education and Outreach - Held a Community Summit to discuss uniform trail rules with participation from 35 staff and residents from all seven BFRT municipalities. Hosted a 20th Anniversary Celebration for the FBFRT. Published and distributed 5000+ semi-annual newsletters updating the community on trail related developments as to planning, funding, construction and maintenance. Participated in several local town festivals in order to promote the trail.$0$6,322
Support the planning, design, permitting and construction of the rail trail, Funded installation of signage on the overpass bridge, funded an ARTWall installation, Acton PocketPark signage and other trail amenities. Also supported the ongoing maintenance of the trail through coordination with town departments, advisory boards and volunteers.$7,226$7,751
Participation in Public Governmental processes - Membership representation on local advisory committees, attendance at MA Department of Transportation public meetings, contact with town officials, state representatives, state transportation officials and regional planning agencies.$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$14,073TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Thomas S Michelman
President and Director4$0$0$0
Emily C Teller
Secretary and Director5$0$0$0
Mary Christine Corr
Treasurer and Director5$0$0$0
Christopher Barrett
Director2$0$0$0
Sharon Galphin
Director2$0$0$0
Stuart Johnstone
Director1$0$0$0
Paul Malchodi
Director3$0$0$0
Judy Perrin
Director5$0$0$0
Barbara Pike
Director10$0$0$0
Joyce Reischutz
Director1$0$0$0
Carlene Hempel
Director2$0$0$0
Ed Kross
Director2$0$0$0
Glenn Reed
Director1$0$0$0
Richard Williamson
Director1$0$0$0
John McQueen
Director1$0$0$0
Christopher Menge
Director2$0$0$0
Patrick Lewis
Director1$0$0$0
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Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt0ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$1,960DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Form1120 Pol Filed0Form1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMary Christine CorrPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line132 Cordis StAddressLine1Txt
Address Line2Unit 2AddressLine2Txt
CityCharlestownCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02129ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5086414084PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$47,355CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$30,680CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$53,818CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$71,293CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$57,467CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$260,613TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$71,293CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
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Total$260,613TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$27,000SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$233,613PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,602CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$361CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$627CurrentTaxYearAmt
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,960FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,960FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$21,141FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$23,101FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$4,620FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,155FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$5,602CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$8,948CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$14,432CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$4,620CurrentYearAmt
Total$33,602TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$50,403LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$0CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$7,935CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$0CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$1,960CurrentYearAmt
Total$9,895TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$1,400CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$2,237CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$3,608CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$1,155CurrentYearAmt
Total$8,400TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$12,600GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$0CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$0CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$0CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$0CurrentYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10Town of Concord Bridge Trail Signage $2127, Chelmsford - ArtWall $879, Town of Chelmsford Pocket Park $1700, Town of Chelmsford Porta Potties $2520
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16Description;Amount^Insurance;2323|Promotional Materials;728|Membership Data Mgmt;2044|Bank Fees;2484|Other;2361^Total;9940^