2024-06-25T12:35:52-07:00 2023-12-31 990EZ 2023-01-01 205762923 DELAWARE SEASIDE RAILROAD CLUB INC DELA 3029451627 PO BOX 479 OCEAN VIEW DE 19970 John C Hodges President 2024-06-25 John C Hodges 999009999 true 0 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X X X N/A X X 68253 X 43490 6175 502 0 4521 13565 7225 10861 0 61028 40521 2043 42564 18464 35481 53945 X 35229 52505 252 1440 35481 53945 35481 53945 As stated in DSRC's by-laws: Promote and perserve the history and hobby of model railroading. This is accomplished through the exchange of information, development of relationships, and interaction with the community through train meets, shows, displays, workshops, and presentations. Our purpose is to contnuously educate the public about model railroading - past, present and future.Each year DSRC is visible to the public throuh attendance at parades and public events. The clubhouse houses over 5 operating train layouts in different gauges and is open to the public. Workshops are held to encourage young and old to develop an interest and appreciation of this amazing hobby which has been part of the public landscape for over 100 years. Workshops are hands on to teach skills necessary to build, wire and maintain layouts.DSRC is an all-volunteeer workforce. Members build, modify and maintain all the club's permenant and travelling train layouts, maintain our facilities and to interact with One of our most important accomplishments is keeping the club open to the public to allow the public to see the operating layouts, interact with club members, and allow the public to seek advice and help on matters related to the hobby. We also have magazines and other publications generally free to the public. We also have several train set ups for children to play and experiment. We get donations, new members, and stir some to join the hobby. Over the years we have held classes for school-age groups on how to build a layout hands on. The public can also bring their trains to run and test and have inspected for trouble shooting. Donations of train layouts and train equipment are sold to generate revenues to sustain operations. The club is open to members at any time to clean and maintain the building and to work on and maintain permanent and travelling train layouts. There is very little costs involved as members donate their time. The best estimate of expenses for this effort is an allocation of occupancy costs and the time to make the club presentable and attractive to the public. Generally there are 8 to 10 members at the club each Wednesday and Saturday and it is estimated that 3,600 member hours are spent in this endeavor. Related occupancy costs and maintenance of operating layouts are estimated at $4,200. 4200 The club sponsors at least two train shows in the fall and spring at rented venues away from the club. Vendors, as well as the club, can display and sell their wares to the public. The club sets up travelling train layouts for the public's enjoyment. These are labor intensive events and all labor is volunteer labor from members. Direct costs include rent of the venue, etc. The public is the beneficiary in that we continue to expose the hobby to the public and invite their questions and comments. This is an extension of regular operations at the DSRC clubhouse. An estimate of ours expended to service these events is estimated at 200 to 300 hours for each event. Costs related to this program were $3,578 for 2023. 3578 The third major program is to honor requests from the public to attend parades, display layouts during the Christmas season at libraries and other events. The major cost component is labor which is free as members supply all labor on a volunteer basis. There are minimal direct costs involved. We have travelling layouts for these type events and one is a float pulled by a car/truck for parades. When not in use, they are stored and maintained year-round at the clubhouse. Thus the identifiable costs are a portion of occupancy and maintenance costs and the balance of costs included in Line 6c estimated at $3,218. The bebeficiary of these efforts is the public and keeps the hobby in the forefront. The collective activities in Lines 28 - 30 attract visitors and inquiries as well as donations to sustain DSRC operations. 3218 10996 John C Hodges President 10.00 0 Joseph Dougherty Vice President 10.00 0 Robert Schadewald Treasurer 10.00 0 Frank Perinno Secretary 10.00 0 Chris Karr Public Relation 10.00 0 false false false false false false false 0 0 0 false 0 0 false ROBERT SCHADEWALD 445 TURNBRIDGE CT MILLSBORO DE 19966 6097602629 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 28011 32650 33649 46009 56644 196963 0 0 28011 32650 33649 46009 56644 196963 0 196963 502 502 0 0 197465 0.99750 1.00000 X Other Expenses.1 Administration $956 Other Expenses.2 Insurances $605 Other Expenses.3 Public Relations $288 Other Expenses.4 Other G&A $158 Other Expenses.5 MISCELLANEOUS $36 Other Assets.1 Themed Shirts & Hat Merchandise - Beginning $252 Themed Shirts & Hat Merchandise - Ending $1440