2026-06-17T11:24:13-07:00 2025-12-31 990EZ 2025-01-01 205762923 DELAWARE SEASIDE RAILROAD CLUB INC DELA 3029451627 PO BOX 479 OCEAN VIEW DE 19970 John C Hodges President 2026-06-17 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X N/A X X 95542 X 69996 6300 901 0 2964 14386 13132 4218 995 739 256 81671 46865 1875 48740 32931 64409 97340 X 63160 92036 1249 5429 64409 97465 125 64409 97340 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 interact with th TRAIN SHOWS/EXHIBITS: THE CLUB SPONSORS TWO TO THREE TRAIN SHOWS EACH YEAR HELD AT RENTED VENUES AWAY FROM THE CLUB. DSRC SPONSORED 3 SHOWS IN 2024 AND 2025 AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE THE CASE IN FUTURED YEARS. VENDORS AS WELL AS THE CLUB DISPLAY, DEMONSTRATE AND SELL TGHEIR WARES TO THE PUBLIC. ADDITIONALLY, THE CLUB SPONSORED 3 SATURDAY MORNING YARD SALES AT THE CLUB WHICH YIELDED SALES OF DONATED PROPERTY TO SUSTAIN OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMS. VENDORS ARE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE AS WELL. DRRC SETS UP A TRAVELLING TRAIN LAYOUT AT THE SHOWS FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF ATTENDEES. EFFORTS ARE LABOR INTENSIVE AND PTOVIDED ON A VOLUNTEER BASIS BY MEMBERS. DIRECT COSTS INCLUDE PRIMARILY RENT FOR THE VENUE. THE PUBLIC BENEFITS AS WE CONTINUE TO EXPOSE THE HOBBY TO THE PUBKLIC INVITING QUESTIONS, COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS. THIS PROGRAM IS AN EXTENSION OF REGULAR CLUB OPERATIONS. AN ESTIMATE OF VOLUNTEER LABOR TO PUT ON THE SHOWS IS ESTIMATED AT BETWEEN 300 AND 400 HOURS PER EVENT. THE THIRD SHOW IN 2025 TOOK PLACE OVER 3 DAYS AND WAS MUCH MORE LABOR INTENSIVE AT WELL OVER 1000 HOURS. ESTIMATED DIRECT AND ALLOCATED OCCUPANCY AND OTHER RELATED OVERHEAD FOR 2025 WERE $12,722. 12722 PUBLIC REQUESTS: THE SECOND MAJOR PROGRAM THIS YEAR WAS HONORING SPECIFIC REQUESTS FROM THE PUBLIC WHICH INCLUDED APPEARANCES AT PARADES, DISPLAYING TRAIN LAYOUTS DURING HOLIDAY PERIODS AT LIBRARIES AND OTHER PUBLIC EVENTS. THE MAJOR EFFORT IS LABOR WHICH IS VOLUNTEERED BY MEMBERS. DIRECT COSTS ARE MINIMAL. WE HAVE TRAVELLING LAYOUTS FOR THIS PURPOSE AND ONE IS A MOUNTED ON A FLOAT PULLED BY MEMBERS' CARS/TRUCKS. WHEN NOT IN USE, THE DISPLAYS ARE STORED, HOUSED AND MAINTAINED AT CLUB FACILITIES. IDENTIFIABLE COSTS INCLUDE A PORTION OF OCCUPANCY AND MAINTENANCE COSTS ESTIMATED AT $12,093. THESE PARTICULAR EFFORTS BENEFIT THE PUNBLIC KEEPING THE HOBBY IN THE FOREFRONT. 12093 SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC: ONE OF OUR MOST IMPORTANT SERVICE PROGRAMS IS KEEPING OUR CLUB OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS SCHEDULED ON WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY (AND OTHER TIMES BY APPOINTMEENT). VISITORS SEE THE OPERATING LAYOUTS IN OPERATION, INTERACT WITH MEMBERS, AND SEEK ADVICE AND HELP ON MATTERS REGARDING THE HOBBY. WE HAVE MAGAZINES AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS GENERALLY FREE TO THE PUBLIC. WE ALSO HAVE LAYOUTS FOR CHILDREN TO OPERATE AND TOUCH FOR THEIR EXPERIMENTATION WITH TRAINS. WE GET DONATIONS FROM VISITORS AND NEW MEMBERS. OVER THE YEARS WE HAVE HELD CLASSES FOR SCHOOL-AGE GROUPSSS ON HOW TO BUILD A LAYOUT HANDS-ON. THE PUBLIC CAN ALSO BRING THEIR TRAINS AND EQUPMENT IN FOR TESTING AND TROUBLESHOOTING.DONATIONS FROM ESTATES AND INDIVIDUALS OF TRAINS AND EQUIPMENT, LAYOUTS AND COLLECTIONS ARE SOLD TO GENERATE REVENUES TO SUSTAIN OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMS. THE CLUB IS OPEN TO MEMBERS FOR CLEANING, MAINTREANCE OF LAYOUTS AND ALL THE CHORES NECESSARY TO KEEP THE CLUB OPEN.THIS EFFORT ID LABOR INTENSIVE AND ALL TIME IS VOLUNTEERED BY MEMBERS. THE BEST ESTIMATE OF COSTS INCLUDE AN ALLOCATION OF OCCUOANCY COSTS BASED ON TIME SPENT AND SPACE OCCUPIED. USUALLY THERE ARE 12 OR MORE MEMBERS PRESENT ON WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY ALONE. WE ESTIMATE 4000 HOURS ARE EXPENDED AND RELATED OCCUPANCY COSTS AND MAINTREANCE OF LAYOUTS ARE ESTIMATED AT $7,052.THE COLLECTIVE ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED IN LINES 28 - 30 ATTRACT VISTORS, INQUIRIES AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT NECESSARY TO SUSTAIN DSRC OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMS. 7052 31867 John C Hodges President 10.00 0 Joseph Dougherty Vice President 10.00 0 Robert Schadewald Treasurer 15.00 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 33649 46009 56644 41687 81673 259662 0 0 33649 46009 56644 41687 81673 259662 0 259662 502 587 901 1990 0 0 261652 0.99240 0.99500 X Other Expenses.1 Insurances $656 Other Expenses.2 Other G&A $544 Other Expenses.3 ADVERTISING $338 Other Expenses.4 MISCELLANEOUS $337 Other Assets.1 Themed Shirts & Hat Merchandise - Beginning $1249 Themed Shirts & Hat Merchandise - Ending $0 Total Liabilities.1001 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Beginning $0 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Ending $125