2020-04-03T09:17:25-07:00 2019-12-31 990 2019-01-01 066070002 CONNECTICUT ELECTRIC RAILWAY ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED CONN 8606276540 P O Box 360 58 North Road East Windsor CT 060880360 Robert Brogle President/CEO 8606276540 2020-04-03 216.193.159.14 2019 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z The Connecticut Trolley Museum Robert Brogle PO Box 360 58 North Rd East Windsor CT 060880360 587932 0 X www.ct-trolley.org X 1940 CT Trolley Museum-education, restoration, preservation. 12 12 15 201 0 0 85929 291215 286382 266051 8478 4761 13437 11955 394226 573982 0 0 0 0 107029 120911 0 0 0 341612 373058 448641 493969 -54415 80013 1849645 1924413 269217 263972 1580428 1660441 Trolley Museum-education, restoration, preservation with concentration on the era from the late 1800s though mid 1900s. 0 0 321156 0 221120 Education - Historical Museum Programs, General/Other: Operation and Display of Trolley Cars and related equipment with the expressed purpose to educate all ages about this historical era. Over 170 hours of volunteer time per week during the season is used for this purpose. An additional 1000 volunteer hours or more is spent during the year setting up and revising the displays. Of the 16,811 volunteer hours recorded in 2019, over 10,000 hours were spent interacting with the public. Two educators were hired to interact with the public during the regular season. They were trained to operate and understand the functions of the trolleys & the history their operation in the United States. 42086 0 48805 Restoration - Historical Museum Programs, General/Other: Restoration - To restore Trolleys, Railroad and related Equipment from this historical era. Over 1200 volunteer hours were used in 2019 for this purpose. In addition contracted labor is being used to supplement the restoration of Trolley Car 3001, and Car 3100. Car 169 continues to be restored. In order to restore our collection, a quality Restoration/Repair Shop must be available. In 2017 it was decided that a full restoration of car 3001 would be the goal of CERA. A major fundraising campaign was started for 3001. In addition to numerous smaller donations/grants, a $25,000 matching grant was awarded (received in 2020) and the State of CT awarded a grant in December 2019 of $50,000 . Because of the moneys committed, two motors and a compressor were purchased & additional contracted labor was hired in 2019. 111485 0 12843 Preservation - Historical Museum Programs, General/Other: Preservation - Trolley Cars, Railroad and related equipment through the proper storage with the expressed purpose of preserving the equipment from this historical era. Although Volunteer time varies each year for this purpose, over 1000 Volunteer hours per year is spent on the facilities plus moving the trolleys and other historical equipment into existing barns & the Visitor Center. 0 0 0 474727 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 CT X X X Connecticut Electric Railway Association Inc 8606236540 P O Box 360 58 North Road East Windsor CT 060880360 X Timothy Lesniak Director/Chairman 9 0 X X 0 0 0 Chris Shaw Director/Vice Chairman 3 0 X X 0 0 0 Sara Garthwait Director/Corporate Secretary 3 0 X X 0 0 0 Stephen Taylor Director/Treasurer 4 0 X X 0 0 0 Rob Brogle Director/President/CEO 8 0 X X 0 0 0 Larry Bryan Director/Vice President 31 0 X X 0 0 0 John Arel Director 3 0 X 0 0 0 Kelly Buffum Director 10 0 X 0 0 0 James Miller Director 6 0 X 0 0 0 Galen Semprebon Director 10 0 X 0 0 0 Justin Chasse Director 14 0 X 0 0 0 Melissa Seville Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19812 0 0 0 271403 0 291215 Winterfest Seasonal Rides & Exhibits 712110 80812 80812 0 0 Youth Rails to the Dark Side Rides & Exhibits 712110 57585 57585 0 0 Collection Viewing, Rides, Exhibits 712110 50359 50359 0 0 Children Pumpkin Patch Rides & Exhibits 712110 38859 38859 0 0 Children Easter Bunny Fun Rides & Exhibits 712110 10651 10651 0 0 27785 27785 0 0 266051 4744 4744 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 17 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25905 13950 11955 11955 0 0 0 573982 282767 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 104107 104107 0 0 0 0 0 0 7806 7806 0 0 8998 8998 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1000 1000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25932 25932 0 0 15123 10083 5040 0 6077 3038 3039 0 0 0 0 0 121740 111485 10255 0 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 2257 2257 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 62791 62791 0 0 13388 12480 908 0 Restoration & Repairs - Trolley & Rolling Stock 74540 74540 0 0 Visitor Experience & Events related 42086 42086 0 0 Volunteer Meetings & Related Expenses 4601 4601 0 0 Track,Overhead & Signal Related 3483 3483 0 0 493969 474727 19242 0 25607 6849 219573 240128 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11222 11395 0 0 2645330 1405306 1167226 1240024 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 426017 426017 1849645 1924413 9617 10536 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 259600 253436 0 0 0 0 269217 263972 X 1580428 1660441 0 0 1580428 1660441 1849645 1924413 80013 0 0 0 0 0 X 1 X 0 0 0 X 37361 73284 69313 85929 291215 557102 255936 264474 359162 305569 278023 1463164 1654 2334 2084 2728 4744 13544 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 294951 340092 430559 394226 573982 2033810 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2033810 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 294951 340092 430559 394226 573982 2033810 1 1 0 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 11040 50 180 0 0 0 11270 10805 50 185 0 0 0 11040 10677 0 128 0 0 0 10805 10096 455 126 0 0 0 10677 10000 0 96 0 0 0 10096 1 0 0 0 0 10000 0 10000 2143908 0 1043902 1100006 24418 0 10650 13768 249475 0 168325 81150 217529 0 182429 35100 1240024 Permanent Collection 418167 Art Work Collection 7850 426017 Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 Restoration of Trolleys Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 CERA has no Stockholders. CERA has Voting Members that meet at least once each year. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a CERA Members vote annually for approximately 1/3 of the Board of Directors however in the event of the resignation or death of a member the Board may appoint a replacement to fill the remaining term. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7b CERA Members approve the actions of the Board of Directors and Officers at the Annual Meeting. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 8b All CERA Committees are advisory in nature and require Board action. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Board of Directors reviews the information furnished by the Treasurer and 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 draft of the IRS 990 Report is sent to each Board member. At the next Board meeting, the final IRS 990 report is reviewed and approved. At the Annual Meeting, the members approve the actions of the Board of Directors including the final IRS 990 report. NOTE: for 2019 due to the COVID-19 Virus, the BOD Meeting for March 2020 was cancelled and an electronic approval of the majority of the BOD was obtained for the President/CEO to sign the IRS 990 which each member reviewed. This action will be ratified at the next BOD meeting. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 All documents are available upon request to the Corporate Secretary. Some documents are placed on the CERA Website (www.CT-Trolley.org) and are also available at the CERA Visitor Center. The final IRS 990 is also available on the Guide Star Website.