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CONNECTICUT ELECTRIC RAILWAY ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
CONNECTICUT ELECTRIC RAILWAY ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED (EIN 06-6070002)
Tax period
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed
2022-04-09
IRS object ID
202230999349300218
Schema version
2021v4.0
Source
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Return2022-04-09T09:31:05-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
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PersonRobert BroglePersonNm
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Signature2022-04-09SignatureDt

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Principal OfficerRobert BroglePrincipalOfficerNm

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Larry Bryan
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Chris Shaw
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Michael Luzzi
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Youth Rails to the Dark Side Rides & Exhibits712110$56,543$56,543$0$0
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$69,313CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$85,929CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$291,215CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$180,290CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$258,961CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$885,708TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$359,162CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$305,569CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$278,023CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$142,747CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$305,216CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,390,717TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,084CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,728CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,744CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,015CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$14,684CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$29,255TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft509 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$430,559CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$394,226CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$573,982CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$328,052CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$578,861CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,305,680TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$2,305,680PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$430,559CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$394,226CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$573,982CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$328,052CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$578,861CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,305,680TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5091PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5091PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0InvestmentIncomePYPct
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

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$11,474BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$75ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$20InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$0OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$11,569EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$11,270BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$0ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$204InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$0OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$11,474EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$11,040BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$50ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$180InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$0OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$11,270EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$10,805BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$50ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$185InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$0OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$11,040EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$10,677BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$0ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$128InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$0OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$10,805EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY1BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$10,000InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$10,000BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$2,143,908InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,155,552DepreciationAmt
Book Value$988,356BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$48,116InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$14,518DepreciationAmt
Book Value$33,598BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$243,509InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$184,366DepreciationAmt
Book Value$59,143BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$284,514InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$188,760DepreciationAmt
Book Value$95,754BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,186,851TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
Permanent Collection$418,167
Art Work Collection$7,850
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$426,017TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule D, Part V, Line 4FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationRestoration of TrolleysExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2Family Relationship - James Miller, James Borrup
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 4In 2021, the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws were amended & restated to be compliant with Connecticut and other legal requirements. Some changes were made to the management structure. The revised documents changes have been filed with the Connecticut Secretary of State and are available by written request to the CERA Corporate Secretary.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6CERA has no stockholders. CERA has Voting Members who meet at least once each year.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7aCERA Members vote annually for approximately 1/3 of the Board of Directors. However, in the event of the resignation or death of a Director, the Board may appoint a replacement to fill the remaining term.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7bCERA members approve the actions of the Board of Directors and Officers at the Annual Meeting.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 8bAll CERA Committees are advisory in nature. All recommendations made at the committee level require Board approval.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bThe Board of Directors reviews the information provided by the Treasurer and the Volunteer Staff Accountant at the January Board meeting. Any changes to the accounting records are reviewed at subsequent Board meetings as they are made. A final draft of the IRS 990 report is sent to each Board member for review. At the next board meeting, the draft IRS 990 report is reviewed and approved. At the Annual Meeting, the members approve the actions of the Board, including the final IRS 990 report.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19All documents are available upon request to the Corporate Secretary. Some documents are placed on the CERA website (CT-Trolley.org) and are also available at the CERA Visitor Center. The IRS 990 is also available on the Guide Star and other websites.