CAROUSEL SOCIETY OF THE NIAGARA FRONTIER: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization: CAROUSEL SOCIETY OF THE NIAGARA FRONTIER (EIN 11-2552886)
Tax period: 2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Filed: 2014-11-17
IRS object ID: 201423219349304907
Schema version: 2013v3.0
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 G
Schedule L
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2014-11-17T11:33:16-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2013-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	161170608	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	TOSKI & CO CPAS PC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	6390 MAIN STREET SUITE 200	AddressLine1
City	WILLIAMSVILLE	City
State	NY	State
ZIP Code	14221	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2013-01-01	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 FRONTIER INC	BusinessNameLine1

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	P O BOX 672	AddressLine1
City	NORTH TONAWANDA	City
State	NY	State
ZIP Code	14120	ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	DOUGLAS HERSHBERGER	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7166931885	PhoneNum
Signature	2014-11-12	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JOHN T O'BRIEN	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01253588	PTIN
Phone	7166340700	PhoneNum
Preparation	2014-11-06	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2013	TaxYr
Build TS	2015-11-30 17:44:51Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	DOUGLAS HERSHBERGER	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	P O BOX 672	AddressLine1
City	NORTH TONAWANDA	City
State	NY	State
ZIP Code	14120	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$489,898	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	CARROUSELMUSEUM.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	10	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	10	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	8	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	100	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$397,603	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$316,602	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$42,421	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$62,011	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$644	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$162	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$65,503	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$57,286	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$506,171	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$436,061	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	$54,042	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$70,911	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$99,705	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$123,664	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$153,747	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$194,575	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$352,424	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$241,486	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,660,016	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$1,321,305	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$213,630	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$50,489	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,446,386	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$1,270,816	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	$176,704	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$62,011	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	$176,704	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
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (1)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	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	Yes (1)	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	Yes (1)	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
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	1	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	8	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
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	10	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	10	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (1)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	Yes (1)	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	0	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	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	303 GOUNDRY ST	AddressLine1
City	NORTH TONAWANDA	City
State	NY	State
ZIP Code	14120	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd
RAPHAELLE PROEFROCK
MUSEUM DIRECTOR	40.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DOUGLAS HERSHBERGER
PRESIDENT	12.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
REANNA DARONE
VICE PRESIDENT	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
EDWARD JANULIONIS
TREASURER	15.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
DEBORAH KEIFFER
ASST TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
CHARLES PROEFROCK
SECRETARY	15.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
WAYNE NESTARK
TRUSTEE	8.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
NANCY ROGGE
TRUSTEE	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
JAY WILCOX
TRUSTEE	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
DOUG BATHKE
TRUSTEE	12.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
CATHERINE SCRANTON
TRUSTEE	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$0	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	$167,811	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$148,791	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$1,626	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$316,602	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ADMISSIONS	561520	$50,887	$50,887
MEMBERSHIP DUES	900099	$7,018	$7,018
EDUCATION PROGRAMS	561520	$4,106	$4,106

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$62,011	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$162	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$162	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$72,006	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$20,955	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$51,051	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$51,051	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$38,003	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$32,882	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$5,121	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$5,121	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS INCOME	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$1,114	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,114	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$1,114	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$436,061	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$62,011	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$57,448	ExclusionAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$59,392	TotalAmt
Program Services	$53,453	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,939	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,692	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,323	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$369	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,827	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,044	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$783	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$433	TotalAmt
Program Services	$390	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$43	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,690	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,321	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$369	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,630	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,367	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$263	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,838	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,838	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,425	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,782	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$643	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,700	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$300	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$28,454	TotalAmt
Program Services	$25,609	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,845	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$321	TotalAmt
Program Services	$289	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$32	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,750	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,075	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$675	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$42,209	TotalAmt
Program Services	$37,988	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,221	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
EDUCATION	$7,023	$7,023	$0	$0
POSTAGE & SHIPPING	$3,575	$3,217	$358
TELEPHONE	$2,124	$1,912	$212
PRINTING	$2,075	$1,868	$207

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,117	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,505	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$612	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$194,575	TotalAmt
Program Services	$176,704	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$17,871	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$145,808	BOYAmt
EOY	$48,002	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$38,247	BOYAmt
EOY	$19,195	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$105,500	BOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$32,173	BOYAmt
EOY	$34,244	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$1,917,743	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$705,215	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,019,249	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,212,528	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,896	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,753	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$730	BOYAmt
EOY	$583	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$311,413	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,660,016	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,321,305	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$398	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,635	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,215	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$208,322	BOYAmt
EOY	$47,063	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,673	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,813	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$213,630	BOYAmt
EOY	$50,489	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,446,386	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,270,816	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,446,386	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,270,816	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,660,016	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,321,305	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$241,486	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$143	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	-$416,913	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
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	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	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	$37,215	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$136,534	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$386,537	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$400,197	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$316,602	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,277,085	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$37,341	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$34,119	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$37,294	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$39,827	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$62,011	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$210,592	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$74,556	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$170,653	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$423,831	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$440,024	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$378,613	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,487,677	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	$1,487,677	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,767	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$717	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,714	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$644	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$162	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,004	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,767	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$717	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,714	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$644	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$162	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,004	TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$112,541	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$118,120	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$105,643	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$112,840	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$57,448	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$506,592	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$188,864	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$289,490	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$531,188	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$553,508	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$436,223	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,999,273	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.74410	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.67940	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.00250	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.00300	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
Total Easements	1	TotalEasementsCnt
Historic Structure Easements	1	HistoricStructureEasementsCnt
States Easements Held	1	StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy Monitoring	0	WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Collection Used Pub Exhibition	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly Rsrch	Yes (X)	CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used Preservation	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Solicited Assets Sale	0	SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$5,283	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$1,337	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$6,620	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$4,712	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$571	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$5,283	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$4,712	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance	$4,712	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	1.00000	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

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	$280,637	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$280,637	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,484,627	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$376,337	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,108,290	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$26,362	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$23,587	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,775	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$25,192	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$24,654	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$538	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$1,212,528	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
PAYROLL LIABILITIES	$1,505
SALES TAX PAYABLE	$308

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$1,813	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$489,755	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$143	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue	$53,837	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$53,694	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$436,061	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$436,061	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$248,412	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$53,837	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$53,837	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$194,575	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$194,575	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART II, LINE 5:	THE CAROUSEL SOCIETY OCCUPIES THE THE ALLAN HERSCHEL COMPANY FACTORY BUILDING, A HISTORIC STRUCTURE, AND OPERATES AS A MUSEUM YEAR-ROUND. NUMBER OF HOURS AND EXPENSES SPECIFIC TO MONITORING AND ENFORCING THE EASEMENT CANNOT BE READILY DETERMINIED.
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, 2013, 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) IF 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. THE SOCIETY IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO TAX EXAMINATION FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, AND PRIOR.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	COST OF MUSEUM SALES 32,882. FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES 20,955.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	COST OF MUSEUM SALES 32,882. FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES 20,955.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1	CANAL FEST	NameOfEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Event1	$53,021	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$53,021	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$13,089	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Name Of Event2	RENNAISSANCE FAIRE	NameOfEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Event2	$2,704	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$2,704	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$2,941	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total	2	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events	$16,281	GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events	$16,281	GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events	$4,925	OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total	$72,006	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$72,006	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$20,955	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$20,955	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	$51,051	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	DOUGLAS BATHKE	PersonNm
Loan Purpose	PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY ADJACENT TO MUSEUM	LoanPurposeTxt
Loan To Organization	Yes (X)	LoanToOrganizationInd
Original Principal	$5,000	OriginalPrincipalAmt
Balance Due	$1,215	BalanceDueAmt
Default	0	DefaultInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (1)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Written Agreement	Yes (1)	WrittenAgreementInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due	$1,215	TotalBalanceDueAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2	RAPHAELLE 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 4	BY-LAWS WERE REVISED IN 2013 TO CHANGE THE METHOD OF ELECTING DIRECTORS TO THE BOARD. UNDER THE OLD BY-LAWS, MUSEUM MEMBERS VOTED TO ELECT DIRECTORS; THE POLICY WAS AMENDED TO ALLOW THE BOARD TO ELECT DIRECTORS.
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 A, LINE 8B	THERE ARE NO COMMITTIES WITH DECISION-MAKING AUTHORITY
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	SCANNED COPY OF FORM 990 IS SENT TO DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL
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 15A	CURRENT 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 18	THE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST
FORM 990 PART XII LINE 2C:	BY-LAWS WERE AMENDED IN 2013 TO CHANGE THE SELECTION PROCESS FOR BOARD MEMBERS. HOWEVER, NO CHANGES TO THE OVERSIGHT OR SELECTION PROCESS FOR THE AUDIT HAVE TAKEN PLACE DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013.