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CAROUSEL SOCIETY OF THE NIAGARA FRONTIER: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
CAROUSEL SOCIETY OF THE NIAGARA FRONTIER (EIN 11-2552886)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-04-18
IRS object ID
201611099349300406
Schema version
2015v2.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
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Filer Filer

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EIN112552886EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line2FRONTIER INCBusinessNameLine2Txt
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Activity Or MissionTHE 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
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Conservation EasementsYes (1)ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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GIFT SHOP SUPPLIES & EX$7,347$6,612$735
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewYes (1)AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Audit Committee0AuditCommitteeInd
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Total$1,640,743TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year$204CurrentTaxYearAmt
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$112,840CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$57,448CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$72,726CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$83,503CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$432,160TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$531,188CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$553,508CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$436,223CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$269,148CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$285,732CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,075,799TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.79040PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.77390PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00140InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00160InvestmentIncomePYPct
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Historic StructureYes (X)HistoricStructureInd
Total Easements1TotalEasementsCnt
Historic Structure Easements1HistoricStructureEasementsCnt
States Easements Held1StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy Monitoring0WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly RsrchYes (X)CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$6,753BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$1,689InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$5,064EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$6,753BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$0InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$6,753EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$6,896BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$143InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$6,753EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$6,620BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$276InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$6,896EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,283BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,337InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$6,620EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY1.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$100,925OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$100,925BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$280,637OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$280,637DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,486,777OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$434,643DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,052,134BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$29,718OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$25,215DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,503BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$268,115OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$24,866DepreciationAmt
Book Value$243,249BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,400,811TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
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, 2015 AND 2014, 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 V, LINE 4:ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE HELD FOR FUTURE SUPPORT OF THE MUSEUM
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 G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1CANAL FESTEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$64,634GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$64,634GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$10,688OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Other Events Total3OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$15,790GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$15,790GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$9,888OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$80,424GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$80,424GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$20,576OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$20,576DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$59,848NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2RAPHAELLE PROEFROCK, MUSEUM DIRECTOR, AND CHARLES PROEFROCK, BOARD MEMBER, ARE HUSBAND AND WIFE. NEITHER ARE COMPENSATED FOR THEIR SERVICES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE 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 11SCANNED COPY OF FORM 990 IS SENT TO DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CCONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM IS DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY AT BOARD MEETING FOR TRUSTEES TO SIGN
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ACURRENT DIRECTOR IS NOT COMPENSATED, BUT A POLICY IS IN PLACE WHICH REQUIRES THE BOARD APPROVAL OF THE DECISION TO PAY ANY TRUSTEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18THE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE 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, 2015.