CAROUSEL SOCIETY OF THE NIAGARA FRONTIER: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization: CAROUSEL SOCIETY OF THE NIAGARA FRONTIER (EIN 11-2552886)
Tax period: 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed: 2021-07-23
IRS object ID: 202122049349300417
Schema version: 2020v4.1
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 O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2021-07-23T09:35:32-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2020-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	474526160	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	EFPR GROUP CPAS PLLC	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	2020-01-01	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	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	FRONTIER INC	BusinessNameLine2Txt

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	180 THOMPSON STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	NORTH TONAWANDA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	14120	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	WARD BRAY	PersonNm
Person Title	TREASURER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7166931885	PhoneNum
Signature	2021-07-23	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	WARD	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	BRAY	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	DAVID A URBAN CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00630018	PTIN
Phone	7166340700	PhoneNum
Preparation	2021-07-20	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	2	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2020	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	WARD BRAY	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	180 THOMPSON STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	NORTH TONAWANDA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	14120	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$289,263	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	11	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	11	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	10	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	42	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$178,984	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$203,294	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$90,839	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$54,526	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$357	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$254	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$64,623	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$885	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$334,803	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$258,959	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	$171,789	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$164,837	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$197,861	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$141,539	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$369,650	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$306,376	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$34,847	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$47,417	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,581,900	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$1,559,727	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$110,441	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$136,038	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,471,459	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$1,423,689	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	$276,928	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$54,526	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	$276,928	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
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
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	0	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 With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
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	2	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	10	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
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	11	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	11	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	Yes (1)	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	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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

US Address USAddress

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

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (13 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
RAPHAELLE PROEFROCK
PRESIDENT	10.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
IAN SUTHERLAND
VICE PRESIDENT	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KELLY FERGUSON
SECRETARY	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
WARD BRAY
TREASURER	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
EDWARD JANULIONIS
ASSISTANT TREASURER	6.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DOUGLAS A BATHKE
TRUSTEE	6.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DR JULIE WHITBECK-LEWINSKI
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MOLLY BETH MCQUIRE
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GLEN PITTMAN
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHARLES PROEFROCK
TRUSTEE	10.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAY WILCOX
TRUSTEE	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MEGAN HAHIN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (FORMER)	35.00	0.00		Yes (X)	$46,154	$0	$0
IAN SEPPALA
INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	35.00	0.00		Yes (X)	$38,273	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$84,427	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	$51,538	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$151,756	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$203,294	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS	712110	$22,290	$22,290
ADMISSIONS	712110	$18,789	$18,789
MEMBERSHIP DUES	712110	$9,230	$9,230
PRIVATE & GROUP EVENTS	712110	$4,217	$4,217

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$54,526	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$254	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$254	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$12,744	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$6,776	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$5,968	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$5,968	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$18,167	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$23,528	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$5,361	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$5,361	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$278	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$278	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$278	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$258,959	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$54,526	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$1,139	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$84,427	TotalAmt
Program Services	$75,984	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,443	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$67,429	TotalAmt
Program Services	$60,686	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,743	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,981	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,683	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,298	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,670	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,403	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$267	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,927	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,134	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$793	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,972	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,575	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$397	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,541	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,587	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$954	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,081	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,073	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,008	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$247	TotalAmt
Program Services	$222	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$25	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$39,027	TotalAmt
Program Services	$35,124	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,903	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$39,078	TotalAmt
Program Services	$35,170	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,908	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
EXHIBIT & EDUCATION	$11,895	$11,895
REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE	$8,498	$7,648	$850
MISCELLANEOUS	$4,458	$4,013	$445
TELEPHONE	$2,872	$2,585	$287

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,273	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,146	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$127	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$306,376	TotalAmt
Program Services	$276,928	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$29,448	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$209,393	BOYAmt
EOY	$230,619	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,846	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,866	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$46,740	BOYAmt
EOY	$42,701	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$2,239,502	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$964,433	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,314,096	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,275,069	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,825	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,472	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,581,900	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,559,727	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,325	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,370	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$99,116	BOYAmt
EOY	$55,768	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$74,900	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$110,441	BOYAmt
EOY	$136,038	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,458,912	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,349,762	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,547	BOYAmt
EOY	$73,927	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,471,459	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,423,689	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,581,900	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,559,727	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$47,417	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$353	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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	$359,140	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$101,902	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$74,896	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$178,984	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$203,294	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$918,216	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$82,716	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$100,394	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$110,106	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$90,838	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$54,526	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$438,580	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$441,856	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$202,296	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$185,002	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$269,822	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$257,820	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,356,796	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	$1,356,796	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$217	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$104	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$327	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$357	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$254	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,259	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$217	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$104	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$327	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$357	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$254	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,259	TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$96,533	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$108,866	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$56,282	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$64,624	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$885	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$327,190	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$538,606	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$311,266	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$241,611	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$334,803	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$258,959	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,685,245	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.80510	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.75990	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.00070	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.00070	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
States Easements Held	1	StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy Monitoring	0	WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Coll Used Scholarly Rsrch	Yes (X)	CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used Preservation	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Solicited Assets Sale	0	SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

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	$601,488	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$320,637	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$280,851	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,478,679	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$587,131	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$891,548	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$58,410	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$56,665	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,745	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$1,275,069	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
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. THE SOCIETY DOES NOT RECORD ITS COLLECTION ON ITS STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION. DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019, 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 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 O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2	RAPHAELLE PROEFROCK, BOARD PRESIDENT, AND CHARLES PROEFROCK, BOARD TRUSTEE, 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 B, LINE 11B	A 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 12C	CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM IS DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY AT BOARD MEETING FOR TRUSTEES TO SIGN.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE 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 19	THE 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, 2020.