2018-02-28T08:19:24-07:00 2017-12-31 990 2017-01-01 066070002 CONNECTICUT ELECTRIC RAILWAY ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED CONN 8606276540 P O Box 360 58 North Road East Windsor CT 060880360 Galen Semprebon President/CEO 8606276540 2018-03-06 2017 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z The Connecticut Trolley Museum Galen Semprebon 19 Ryan Drive Ellington CT 06029 446194 0 X www.ct-trolley.org X 1940 CT Trolley Museum-education, restoration, preservation. 12 12 14 218 0 0 73284 69313 251309 342697 2334 3542 13165 15007 340092 430559 0 0 0 0 83831 108979 0 0 0 274126 383094 357957 492073 -17865 -61514 1977308 1908706 281751 274663 1695557 1634043 Trolley Museum-education, restoration, preservation with concentration on the era from the late 1800s though mid 1900s. 0 0 276555 0 361246 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 125 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 16,628 hours recorded in 2017, 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. 49965 0 8120 Restoration - Historical Museum Programs, General/Other: Restoration - To restore Trolleys, Railroad and related Equipment from this historical era. Over 1426 volunteer hours were used in 2017 for this purpose. In addition contracted labor is being used to supplement the restoration of Trolley Car 1326, Car 196 and Car 3001. In 2016, Car 1326 was returned to public service as a restored operating Trolley. Car 196 continues to be restored & Car 3001 was added. In order to restore our collection, a quality Restoration/Repair Shop must be available. 144317 0 15986 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. Additionally, contracted labor was used on the Visitor Center and Trolley Storage Barns in 2017 . 0 0 0 470837 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 14 1 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 Theodore Coppola Chairman 5 0 X X 0 0 0 James Miller Vice Chairman 5 0 X X 0 0 0 Galen Semprebon President/CEO 25 0 X X 0 0 0 Timothy Lesniak Corporate Secretary 5 0 X X 0 0 0 Stephen Taylor Treasurer 5 0 X X 0 0 0 Larry Bryan Vice President 30 0 X X 0 0 0 John Arel Board Member 5 0 X 0 0 0 Rob Brogle Board Member 5 0 X 0 0 0 Sara Garthwait Board Member 5 0 X 0 0 0 Stephen Mitchell Board Member 5 0 X 0 0 0 Brian O'Leary Board Member 5 0 X 0 0 0 Ed Prajzner Board Member 5 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19850 0 0 0 49463 0 69313 Youth Rails to the Dark Side Rides & Exhibits 712110 106154 106154 0 0 Winterfest Seasonal Rides & Exhibits 712110 105210 105210 0 0 Collection Viewing, Rides, Exhibits 712110 49852 49852 0 0 Children Pumpkin Patch Rides & Exhibits 712110 33962 33962 0 0 Children Easter Bunny Fun Rides & Exhibits 712110 19604 19604 0 0 27915 27915 0 0 342697 2084 2084 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1458 0 0 0 1458 1458 1458 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30642 15635 15007 15007 0 0 0 430559 361246 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 92916 92916 0 0 0 0 0 0 8085 8085 0 0 7978 7978 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 17865 17865 0 0 17413 11609 5804 0 12886 12886 0 0 0 0 0 0 144317 128885 15432 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14630 14630 0 0 0 0 0 0 59610 59610 0 0 12480 12480 0 0 Visitor Experiance & Event related 45084 45084 0 0 Restoration & Repairs - Trolley & Rolling Stock 49965 49965 0 0 Track, Overhead & Signal Repair 4184 4184 0 0 Volunteer Meetings & Misc. 4660 4660 0 0 492073 470837 21236 0 30393 20679 324379 288546 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9657 9767 0 0 2447471 1283774 1176862 1163697 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 436017 426017 1977308 1908706 10784 9225 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 270967 265438 0 0 0 0 281751 274663 X 1487868 1434263 207689 199780 0 0 1695557 1634043 1977308 1908706 -61514 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 63117 167862 37361 73284 69313 410937 213126 225483 255936 264474 359162 1318181 1288 505 1654 2334 2084 7865 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 277531 393850 294951 340092 430559 1736983 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1736983 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 277531 393850 294951 340092 430559 1736983 1 1 0 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 10677 0 128 0 0 0 10805 10096 455 126 0 0 0 10677 10000 0 96 0 0 0 10096 5649 4351 0 0 0 0 10000 4142 1460 47 0 0 0 5649 1 0 0 0 0 10000 0 10000 2035516 0 943260 1092256 10221 0 10221 0 185005 0 150064 34941 206729 0 180229 26500 1163697 Art Works Collection 7850 Permanent Collection 418167 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 of the Board during his/her term, 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. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 All documents are available upon written 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.