2026-02-06T13:26:57-07:00 2025-09-30 990EZ 2024-10-01 237013454 BOSTON STREET RAILWAY ASSOCIATION BOST 6173540539 PO BOX 181037 BOSTON MA 021180011 Charles Bahne Jr Treasurer 6173540539 2026-02-06 1 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X www.thebsra.org X X 73809 X 58050 0 12924 102 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2271 0 2271 462 73809 0 0 0 0 13039 19469 75625 108133 -34324 71676 0 37352 71676 37352 0 0 0 0 71676 37352 0 0 71676 37352 Historic preservation and education HISTORIC STREETCAR RESTORATION: Carbody work and exterior painting are completed. Work focuses now on undercar systems such as brakes and propulsion. Funding permitting, we hope to finish the project within the next two years. Expenses include contract labor, parts, storage container rental, and freight. 0 69890 ROLL SIGN: Published 5 issues of our magazine "RollSign", totaling 96 pages. Each issue was mailed to over 600 members, subscribers, and complimentary recipients. Copies are also sold individually. 0 12460 LIBRARY: Rental of a room for our library collection, which includes historic photographs and archival material. 0 2668 MONTHLY MEETINGS: We held 12 monthly meetings online, using the Zoom platform. Each meeting includes a historical and/or educational presentation. Meetings are open to the public with no admission charge; total attendance was 1,029 persons, from 22 states, plus 1 Canadian province. Expenses include fees for use of the Zoom online meeting platform. 0 849 EDUCATIONAL EXCURSIONS: From time to time the Association operates special trips using historic or modern transit equipment, often visiting historic sites or other places of interest. One such trip was operated near the end of the previous reporting period, with 136 seat reservations sold, and well over 100 people attending. (Income from that program was reported on last year's return.) Some monetary expenses were paid after the start of the current fiscal year. 0 28 PUBLICATIONS: Our volunteer staff continued planning, research, and writing for books to be issued in future years. Only minimal expenses were incurred this year, and costs were not tracked separately. 0 0 PUBLIC INQUIRIES: We respond to many historical inquiries from the public, including government agencies, the news media, and students. These inquiries are handled by our volunteer staff, and costs are not tracked separately. 0 0 85895 Bradley H Clarke President; Member of Board of Directors 30 0 0 0 Thomas Athearn Vice President & Clerk; Member of Board of Directors 5 0 0 0 Charles Bahne Jr Treasurer; Member of Board of Directors 20 0 0 0 David F Harling Director of Car Restoration; Member of Board of Directors 5 0 0 0 Michael R Prescott Publications Director; Member of Board of Directors 15 0 0 0 Clark Frazier Roll Sign Director; Member of Board of Directors 10 0 0 0 Jonathan Belcher Director at Large; Member of Board of Directors 5 0 0 0 Kenneth C Zwirble Director at Large; Member of Board of Directors 5 0 0 0 Thaddeus S Anderson Secretary 20 0 0 0 James E Gately Librarian 5 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MA Charles Bahne Jr 78 Reservoir St Unit 1 Cambridge MA 021386835 6173540539 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 37651 38656 64300 45960 58050 244617 47619 42025 37506 25259 15512 167921 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 85270 80681 101806 71219 73562 412538 3406 3317 3587 3560 7925 21795 0 0 0 0 0 0 3406 3317 3587 3560 7925 21795 390743 98 37 146 209 247 737 0 0 0 0 0 0 98 37 146 209 247 737 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 85368 80718 101952 71428 73809 413275 0.94548 0.95429 0.00178 0.00113 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8 Description;Amount^Massachusetts sales tax collected;217|Debit card cash back;145|Shipping and handling charges collected;73|Overpayments received from retail customers and members;27^Total;462^ Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Description;Amount^Contracted labor for restoration of historic streetcar;63635|Telecommunications and website;3040|Temporary rental of storage container;2640|Parts and supplies for restoration of historic streetcar;2470|Trucking and freight;1145|Insurance;946|Bank and credit card fees;667|Travel and transportation;499|Memberships and subscriptions;250|State filing fees;50|Office supplies and equipment;38|Photocopying;26|Sales tax remitted to Commonwealth of Massachusetts;219^Total;75625^ Form 990-EZ, Part V, Line 35b All of our revenue reported on Lines 2, 7a, and 8 is related to our exempt purpose, and we are not required to file Form 990-T.