2025-11-12T05:48:17-08:00 2024-12-31 811015632 Schreckengaust Young & Associates Inc 4460 LINGLESTOWN RD HARRISBURG PA 17112 990 2024-01-01 521363480 Friends of the East Broad Top Inc FRIE 3015096012 9205 Duvall Road Upper Marlboro MD 20772 William L Adams Vice President 3015096012 2025-11-10 true true Stacy M Young P00943318 7176572827 2025-11-12 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Andrew H Van Scyoc 417 Park Road Rockville MD 20850 764584 false X www.febt.org X 1983 VA Preservation and restoration of the East Broad Top Railroad, a US National Historic Landmark located in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania 9 9 0 75 0 0 408328 672911 26523 28650 13148 22032 20080 14327 468079 737920 188767 341191 0 0 0 12539 109985 131445 298752 472636 169327 265284 1275912 1547944 2110 1562 1273802 1546382 X Preservation and restoration of the East Broad Top Railroad, a US National Historic Landmark located in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania false false 288046 251191 0 Restoration Program: Restore, document, and maintain historic buildings and equipment associated with the East Broad Top Railroad, primarily at Robertsdale and Rockhill, Pennsylvania 112316 90000 0 Museum and Collections: Develop and operate a museum in two historic buildings in Robertsdale, Pennsylvania, the former southern operating terminus of the East Broad Top Railroad. Acquire, organize, maintain, and display collections of historical equipment, artifacts, and other materials associated with the East Broad Top Railroad. 24097 0 28214 Publications: Publish a quarterly magazine devoted to the history and heritage on the East Broad Top Railroad. Publish occasional newsletters and maintain an internet presence to inform members and the general public of developments related to the preservation and restoration of the East Broad Top Railroad. 1070 0 436 Outreach program 1070 0 436 425529 true true false false false false false true false false true false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false true 0 0 true 0 false false false false false true true false false false false false false X 9 9 true false false false true true false true true true false false false false false false false false MD PA X William L Adams 3015096012 9205 Duvall Road Upper Marlboro MD 20772 X Andrew H Van Scyoc President and Director 10.00 X X 0 0 0 William L Adams Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Director 8.00 X X 0 0 0 Curtis E Miller Secretary, Director 4.00 X X 0 0 0 Lawrence Biemiller Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Raymond P Davidowski Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 R Lee Rainey Director 4.00 X 0 0 0 David Bulman Director 3.00 X 0 0 0 William T Wheeler Treasurer 6.00 X 0 0 0 Richard D Shell Assistant Vice President 1.00 X 0 0 0 Douglas K Davenport Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Rev Gene R Tucker Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 false false false 0 74948 597963 52119 672911 Publications 513120 28214 0 0 Outreach 900099 436 0 0 28650 22032 0 0 8160 6560 1600 0 1600 32822 20104 12718 12718 Vendor Discount on Sales Tax 900099 9 9 0 0 9 737920 63409 0 1600 341191 341191 4199 0 4199 0 525 0 525 0 4150 4150 0 0 6978 1224 0 5754 38007 24430 9435 4142 1281 844 437 0 31578 31458 120 0 12253 12253 0 0 12982 0 12982 0 Bank/Brokerage Fees 5742 0 3099 2643 Corporate/Association Fees 1818 0 1818 0 Restoration Materials 9979 9979 0 0 PA Use Tax 1953 0 1953 0 472636 425529 34568 12539 435596 616556 407668 439174 40000 61477 56522 324516 131049 198442 193467 47524 77020 125205 125205 1275912 1547944 2110 1562 2110 1562 X 639101 819690 634701 726692 1273802 1546382 1275912 1547944 X 265284 5088 1234 974 X true X false false false X 0 0 214860 335965 287396 408328 672911 1919460 28587 49851 55310 76861 69632 280241 0 0 243447 385816 342706 485189 742543 2199701 2375 4540 5581 5989 13354 31839 12500 0 0 0 0 12500 14875 4540 5581 5989 13354 44339 2155362 721 737 1885 13148 22032 38523 721 737 1885 13148 22032 38523 2238224 0.96300 0.93160 0.01720 0.01070 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 120854 X X X false 0 11000 11000 264491 103436 161055 12543 5533 7010 36482 22080 14402 193467 Construction In Progress 4351 Collections 120854 125205 Pt III, Line 4 The collections held by Friends of East Broad Top can be summarized as follows: Pt III, Line 4 Historic railroad equipment: historic railroad cars formerly owned and operated by the East Broad Top Railroad and materials acquired for their restoration. Primary examples include two wooden passenger cars, a motor car, a handcar, and a pair of reproduction wood-frame passenger trucks. Pt III, Line 4 Historic railroad artifacts: tools, right-of-way signals and signs, station furniture and equipment, and other items formerly used by the East Broad Top Railroad. Pt III, Line 4 Documents and photographs: written and printed records, maps, drawings, and photographic materials related to the physical features and operations of the East Broad Top Railroad as both a common carrier and tourist railroad, including archival materials related to the development of Friends of the East Broad Top. Pt III, Line 4 Published books, articles, and other materials: books and other publications related to the common carrier and tourist operations of the East Broad Top Railroad and proposals for its preservation and future restoration. Pt III, Line 4 Works of art: a limited number or works of art, both original and reproductions, featuring the East Broad Top Railroad. Pt III, Line 4 By preserving, restoring, and maintaining the items in our collections, Friends of the East Broad Top is directly preserving the history and providing information for future restoration of the East Broad Top Railroad. By displaying to the public selected items from these collections and providing future access to our research collections, Friends of the East Broad Top encourages public support for the preservation and restoration of the East Broad Top Railroad. false EBT Foundation Inc 421 Meadow Street Rockhill Furnace PA 17249 844370512 501(c)(3) 341191 see Part IV 1 0 Pt I Line 2 The Friends of the East Broad Top, Inc. provides this grant money for work performed in both Rockhill Furnace and Saltillo, Pennsylvania. The work to be performed and amount of the grants are discussed with the recipient in advance and the grants are approved by the Directors of the Friends of the East Broad Top, Inc. Some grant payments are made upfront and The Friends of the East Broad Top, Inc. have access to the estimates, quotes, and subsequent invoices for the work to monitor the expenditure of the granted funds. Other payments are made upon receipt of a copy of a work or materials invoice showing the expenditure. The Friends of the East Broad Top, Inc. has numerous volunteers working on complementary projects on the same worksite and management from both organizations are in frequent contact. These measures afford regular opportunities to observe the progress of funded work and confirm satisfacotry completion. Other Part II Line(h): This cash grant was in six parts, for restoration and collections projects in Rockhill Furnace, PA: A grant in eleven payments totaling $39,453 for restoration of structures in the historic shops complex of the East Broad Top Railroad to restore security and weather tightness, preserving the structures and their historic contents. In addition to purchase of lumber and roofing materials, a professional contractor was hired to replace roofs. A grant in three payments totaling $5,430.93 for fabrication of new coal dock chute liners necessary for restoration to service, and concrete work to support site-wide fire suppression equipment contained within. A grant in twenty four payments totaling $191,340 to purchase materials necessary to restore historic railroad track and allow restoration of rail service. A grant totaling $9,763 to begin fabrication of a new tender tank to replace the corroded tank on a historic steam locomotive. A grant totaling $5,205 to pay for restoration work on railcar trucks of a historic passenger car in order to make it suitable for service once complete. A grant in four payments totaling $90,000 to support the work of the Joint Archives and Special Collections including a specialized contractor to secure, inventory, and process historic railroad records owned by both the EBT Foundation, Inc. and Friends of the East Broad Top, Inc. X 15 0 X 2 24408 FMV, Closing Share Price X 6 8512 FMV, Sold at Auction X In-Kind Building Lease 1 19199 FMV Less Actual Payment 0 false true true Pt I col(b) All noncash donations in Part I are reported by number of contributions. Pt I Line 32b A stock broker is contracted to accept, hold, and liquidate stock contributions. Pt I Line 33 Contributions listed in Part I, Line 1, are of museum collections ojects, held for public exhibition, education, or research in the futherance of public service. These objects are subject to a collections management policy that requires their protection and prohibits their sale for other than other collections care purposes. Pt VI, Line 1a The corporate bylaws of Friends of the East Broad Top, Inc., empower an executive committee (consisting of the president, vice president, and secretary) to act as necessary with the full authority of the board of directors. The board elects the members of the executive committee. Pt VI, Line 2 David Bulman (Director) and Karen Bulman (Fundraising Treasurer) are married. Pt VI, Line 19 Financial Statements are made available to members at the annual business meeting; copies of financial statements and governing documents are available to the general public upon request. Pt VI, Line 7a All current members of Friends of the East Broad Top, Inc. elect the nine directors; directors serve two-year terms in office. Elections are held annually. Five directors are elected in even years, and four directors are elected in odd years. Pt VI, Line 11b The Chief Financial Officer is responsible for preparing the Form 990; copies of the completed form are distributed to all directors. Other Part III, Line 4d - Outreach program - distribution of information at public events and shows to stimulate interest in the East Broad Top Railroad and to generate support for the efforts of Friends of the East Broad Top, Inc. to preserve and restore it. Pt VI, Line 6 Friends of the East Broad Top, Inc. had 2,055 members at the end of 2024. In general, membership is based on the payment of annual dues; life membership is also available for a suitable one-time payment. Pt XI Line 9: Correction to computed value of retail merchandise for sale as determined by physical inventory at 12/31/2024. Pt XI Line 8: This amount corrects errors found in the 2023 Form 990 after filing: $315.06 in double-counted Management and General Expenses in Part IX, and a $918.57 error in the retail merchandise loss reported on Part XI, Line 9. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Outreach program 1070. 0. 436. Form 990, Part VI, Line 9 Andrew H. Van Scyoc 417 Park Road Rockville MD 20850 Form 990, Part VI, Line 9 William L. Adams 9205 Duvall Road Upper Marlboro MD 20772 Form 990, Part VI, Line 9 Curtis E. Miller 2905 Brodhead Road Aliquippa PA 15001 Form 990, Part VI, Line 9 Lawrence Biemiller 9986 Valley View Road Three Springs PA 17264 Form 990, Part VI, Line 9 Raymond P. Davidowski 102 Crescent Hill Drive Sarver PA 16055 Form 990, Part VI, Line 9 R. Lee Rainey 784 Tanager Drive State College PA 16803 Form 990, Part VI, Line 9 William T. Wheeler 10808 Childs Court Silver Spring MD 20901 Form 990, Part VI, Line 9 David Bulman 6743 Woodland Reserve Court Cincinnati OH 45243 Form 990, Part VI, Line 9 Douglas K. Davenport 7855 Evarie Drive La Plata MD 20646 Form 990, Part VI, Line 9 Gene R. Tucker PO Box 836 Huntington PA 16652 Form 990, Part VI, Line 9 Richard D. Shell 190 Pippin Street Roanoke VA 24019