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FRIENDS OF THE BRUCE FREEMAN RAIL TRAIL INC

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $94K · expenses $36K · assets $346K

EIN
20-1889146
Address
PO BOX 1192, CONCORD, MA 01742-1192
Website
www.brucefreemanrailtrail.org
NTEE code
N31
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2005
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Mission

Charitable and Educational

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 24 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

24 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Thomas S Michelman President and Director2021-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Emily C Teller Secretary and Director2021-2025 3 $0 reported 1
Mary Christine Corr Treasurer and Director2021-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Christopher Barrett Director2021-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Sharon Galphin Director2021-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Stuart Johnstone Director2021-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Paul Malchodi Director2021-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Judy Perrin Director2021-2025 4 $0 reported 1
Barbara Pike Director2021-2025 8 $0 reported 1
Joyce Reischutz Director2021-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Carlene Hempel Director2021-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Ed Kross Director2021-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Glenn Reed Director2021-2025 1 $0 reported 1
John McQueen Director2021-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Christopher Menge Director2021-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Amy Sarli Director2023-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Glenn Pransky Director2023-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Ralph Hebb Director2024-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Mike Yeomans Director2024-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Jeff Bergart Director2024-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Brian Judd Director2025 1 $0 reported 1
Richard Williamson (former) Director2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Patrick Lewis (former) Director2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Dennis McNurland (former) Director2021 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 21 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 50 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Thomas S Michelman President and Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Emily C Teller Secretary and Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Mary Christine Corr Treasurer and Director5 $0$0$0 $01
Christopher Barrett Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Sharon Galphin Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Stuart Johnstone Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Paul Malchodi Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Judy Perrin Director4 $0$0$0 $01
Barbara Pike Director8 $0$0$0 $01
Joyce Reischutz Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Carlene Hempel Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Ed Kross Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Glenn Reed Director1 $0$0$0 $01
John McQueen Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Christopher Menge Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Amy Sarli Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Glenn Pransky Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Ralph Hebb Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Mike Yeomans Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Jeff Bergart Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Brian Judd Director1 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 22 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 50 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Thomas S Michelman President and Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Emily C Teller Secretary and Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Mary Christine Corr Treasurer and Director4 $0$0$0 $01
Christopher Barrett Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Sharon Galphin Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Stuart Johnstone Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Paul Malchodi Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Judy Perrin Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Barbara Pike Director7 $0$0$0 $01
Joyce Reischutz Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Carlene Hempel Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Ed Kross Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Glenn Reed Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Richard Williamson Director1 $0$0$0 $01
John McQueen Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Christopher Menge Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Patrick Lewis Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Amy Sarli Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Glenn Pransky Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Ralph Hebb Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Mike Yeomans Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Jeff Bergart Director2 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 19 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 100 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Thomas S Michelman President and Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Emily C Teller Secretary and Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Mary Christine Corr Treasurer and Director4 $0$0$0 $01
Christopher Barrett Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Sharon Galphin Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Stuart Johnstone Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Paul Malchodi Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Judy Perrin Director4 $0$0$0 $01
Barbara Pike Director7 $0$0$0 $01
Joyce Reischutz Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Carlene Hempel Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Ed Kross Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Glenn Reed Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Richard Williamson Director1 $0$0$0 $01
John McQueen Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Christopher Menge Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Patrick Lewis Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Amy Sarli Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Glenn Pransky Director2 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 17 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Thomas S Michelman President and Director4 $0-$0 $01
Emily C Teller Secretary and Director5 $0-$0 $01
Mary Christine Corr Treasurer and Director5 $0-$0 $01
Christopher Barrett Director2 $0-$0 $01
Sharon Galphin Director2 $0-$0 $01
Stuart Johnstone Director1 $0-$0 $01
Paul Malchodi Director3 $0-$0 $01
Judy Perrin Director5 $0-$0 $01
Barbara Pike Director10 $0-$0 $01
Joyce Reischutz Director1 $0-$0 $01
Carlene Hempel Director2 $0-$0 $01
Ed Kross Director2 $0-$0 $01
Glenn Reed Director1 $0-$0 $01
Richard Williamson Director1 $0-$0 $01
John McQueen Director1 $0-$0 $01
Christopher Menge Director2 $0-$0 $01
Patrick Lewis Director1 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 17 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Thomas S Michelman President and Director5 $0-$0 $01
Emily C Teller Secretary and Director5 $0-$0 $01
Mary Christine Corr Treasurer and Director2 $0-$0 $01
Christopher Barrett Director2 $0-$0 $01
Sharon Galphin Director2 $0-$0 $01
Stuart Johnstone Director1 $0-$0 $01
Paul Malchodi Director2 $0-$0 $01
Judy Perrin Director6 $0-$0 $01
Barbara Pike Director10 $0-$0 $01
Joyce Reischutz Director1 $0-$0 $01
Dennis McNurland Director1 $0-$0 $01
Carlene Hempel Director1 $0-$0 $01
Ed Kross Director1 $0-$0 $01
Glenn Reed Director1 $0-$0 $01
Richard Williamson Director2 $0-$0 $01
John McQueen Director2 $0-$0 $01
Christopher Menge Director2 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$94,205$35,797 $346,187$346,187 $83,966$0 $0050
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$70,701$32,232 $287,779$287,779 $60,970$0 $0050
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$71,086$44,648 $249,310$249,310 $67,460$0 $00100
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$58,094$23,101 $222,872$222,872 $57,467$0 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$71,654$72,158 $187,879$187,879 $71,293$0 ---

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $50,025 in all, tax years 2018 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2018, 2021-2024 5$49,600 2024$12,600
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FRIENDS OF THE BRUCE FREEMAN RAIL TRAIL INC” 2020-2023 4$400 2023$65
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IBM INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FRIENDS OF THE BRUCE FREEMAN RAIL TRAIL INC” 2020 1$25 2020$25
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990 · $35,797 spent · pay $0 · grants $17,075 · events $351
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $17,075$17,075-- 47.7%
Other (as described)Printing and Postage $7,460$6,102$0$1,358 20.8%
Other (as described)Bank and Credit Card Processing fees $3,509$0$3,509$0 9.8%
Insurance $2,408-$2,408- 6.7%
Information technology $2,129-$86$2,043 5.9%
Advertising and promotion $2,094$2,094-- 5.8%
Office expenses $513-$513- 1.4%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $351$145$206- 1.0%
Other (as described)Appreciation Gifts $133$0$133- 0.4%
Other (as described)Membership organization dues $125$125$0$0 0.3%
Total$35,797100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $32,232 spent · pay $0 · grants $12,626 · events $569
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $12,626$12,626-- 39.2%
Other (as described)Printing and Postage $7,790$6,580$0$1,210 24.2%
Other (as described)bank and card card processing fees $3,513$0$3,513$0 10.9%
Information technology $2,900-$654$2,246 9.0%
Insurance $2,401-$2,401- 7.4%
Advertising and promotion $729$729-- 2.3%
Other (as described)Membership organization dues $675$675$0$0 2.1%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $569$192$377- 1.8%
Other (as described)Appreciation gifts $562$0$562$0 1.7%
Office expenses $467-$467- 1.4%
Total$32,232100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $44,648 spent · pay $0 · grants $18,424 · events $3,372
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $18,274$18,274-- 40.9%
Other (as described)Printing and postage $11,665$10,649$0$1,016 26.1%
Other (as described) EventCommunity events $2,954$2,954$0$0 6.6%
Other (as described)Bank and credit card fees $2,946$0$2,946$0 6.6%
Insurance $2,334-$2,334- 5.2%
Advertising and promotion $2,136$2,136-- 4.8%
Information technology $1,874--$1,874 4.2%
Office expenses $1,273-$1,273- 2.9%
Other (as described)Membership organizations fees $624$624$0$0 1.4%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $418-$418- 0.9%
Grants to US individuals $150$150-- 0.3%
Total$44,648100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $23,101 spent · pay $0 · grants $7,226 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $9,940 43.0%
Grants and similar amounts paid $7,226 31.3%
Printing, publications, postage $5,935 25.7%
Total$23,101100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $72,158 spent · pay $0 · grants $55,554 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $55,554 77.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $8,339 11.6%
Printing, publications, postage $8,265 11.5%
Total$72,158100%

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