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FRIENDS OF THE BRUCE FREEMAN RAIL TRAIL INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2021

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Organization
FRIENDS OF THE BRUCE FREEMAN RAIL TRAIL INC (EIN 20-1889146)
Tax period
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed
2022-11-08
IRS object ID
202243129349201404
Schema version
2021v4.0
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)
Return2022-11-08T09:05:58-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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
Signature2022-11-10SignatureDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer0TrustedCustomerCd
OOB Security Verification11OOBSecurityVerificationCd
Last Submission Rqr OOB1LastSubmissionRqrOOBCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL2AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2021TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

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$71,654GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$71,293ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
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Membership Dues$0MembershipDuesAmt
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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$71,654TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$55,554GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Benefits Paid To Or For Members$0BenefitsPaidToOrForMembersAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$0SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
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Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$0OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$8,265PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$8,339OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$72,158TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$504ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$188,383NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
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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 - Due to COVID restrictions our ability to host community events was significantly limited however, we did published and distributed 5000+ semi-annual newsletters updating the community on trail related developments as to planning, funding, construction and maintenance. We recruited volunteers for 3 town based trail counts.$0$8,154
Support the planning, design, permitting and construction of the rail trail, Funded a safety study, installation of 5 motion activated street crossings, Lowell Connector construction grant and other trail amenities, including 2 art installations, display panels in 2 parks. Also supported the ongoing maintenance of the trail through coordination with town departments, advisory boards and volunteers.$55,554$55,554
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$63,708TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Thomas S Michelman
President and Director5$0$0$0
Emily C Teller
Secretary and Director5$0$0$0
Mary Christine Corr
Treasurer and Director2$0$0$0
Christopher Barrett
Director2$0$0$0
Sharon Galphin
Director2$0$0$0
Stuart Johnstone
Director1$0$0$0
Paul Malchodi
Director2$0$0$0
Judy Perrin
Director6$0$0$0
Barbara Pike
Director10$0$0$0
Joyce Reischutz
Director1$0$0$0
Dennis McNurland
Director1$0$0$0
Carlene Hempel
Director1$0$0$0
Ed Kross
Director1$0$0$0
Glenn Reed
Director1$0$0$0
Richard Williamson
Director2$0$0$0
John McQueen
Director2$0$0$0
Christopher Menge
Director2$0$0$0
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Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
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Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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PersonMary Christine CorrPersonNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line132 Cordis StAddressLine1Txt
Address Line2Unit 2AddressLine2Txt
CityCharlestownCityNm
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
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Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
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Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$43,437CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
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Total$246,583TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$17,500SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

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Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

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Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

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Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

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Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

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Filing Organizations Total$72,158FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

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Filing Organizations Total$72,158FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

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Filing Organizations Total$14,432FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

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Filing Organizations Total$3,608FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

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Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

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Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$4,014CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$5,602CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$8,948CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$14,432CurrentYearAmt
Total$32,996TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$49,494LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

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Current Year Minus2$0CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$7,935CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$0CurrentYearAmt
Total$8,108TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

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Current Year Minus2$1,400CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$2,237CurrentYearMinus1Amt
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Total$8,248TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$12,372GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

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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 Lowell - Connector $10,000, Portable Rentals - $3429, Go Outdoors Art Installation- $1785, Town of Acton EAVG Panels-$7,200, Town of Acton - RRFB Study $12,000, Town of Acton - RRFB Upgrade $20,000, Chelmsford - Pump Replacement - $854, Chelmsford - Bike Rack - $201, Chelmsford Trail Signage - $85
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16Description;Amount^Insurance;2299|Promotional Materials;1489|Membership Data Mgmt;2104|Bank Fees;1430|Other;1017^Total;8339^