Nonprofit · EIN 27-0205515
ERIE CATTARAUGUS RAIL TRAIL INC
Tax-exempt · ORCHARD PARK, NY 14127
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $169,802 | $32,648 | $137,154 | $585,414 | $0 | $585,414 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $115,830 | $57,625 | $58,205 | $448,259 | $0 | $448,259 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $35,373 | $8,852 | $26,521 | $390,054 | $0 | $390,054 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 (amended) | $135,869 | $22,489 | $113,380 | $363,533 | $0 | $363,533 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $134,053
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $3,669
- Net income from fundraising events
- $31,903
- Other revenue
- $32,080
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $500
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Depreciation
- $19,265
- Program services (functional)
- $23,442
- Management and general (functional)
- $8,848
- Fundraising (functional)
- $358
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $448,259
- Total assets, end of year
- $585,414
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $585,414
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $392,411
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $504,967
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $80,447
- Gross receipts
- $193,941
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 100
- Year formed
- 2008
- State of legal domicile
- NY
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Brummer | president Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $0 |
| Gary Koeppel | vice-president Trustee or director, Officer | 25 | $0 |
| Gerald Reger | secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| Steve Musso | treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| Dale Morris | director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| John Landi | director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Michael Conway | director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Murray Covello | director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Deborah Stellrech | director Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Lisa Rood | director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Kathleen McCrone | director Trustee or director | 25 | $0 |
| Howy Holmes | director Trustee or director | 15 | $0 |
| Lauren Weber | director Trustee or director | 20 | $0 |
| Marc Romanowski | director Trustee or director | 20 | $0 |
| Frances Hogenkamp | director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Barone | director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Nicole Auttahl-Curtis | director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Dorthea Wattles | director Trustee or director | 25 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Koeppel | vice-president Trustee or director, Officer | 25 | $0 |
| Mary Brummer | president Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $0 |
| Steve Musso | treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| Gerald Reger | secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| Dale Morris | director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| John Landi | director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Michael Conway | director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Murray Covello | director Trustee or director | 15 | $0 |
| Deborah Stellrech | director Trustee or director | 15 | $0 |
| Robert Balllard | director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Lisa Rood | director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Kathleen McCrone | director Trustee or director | 25 | $0 |
| Thomas Grogan | director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Howy Holmes | director Trustee or director | 15 | $0 |
| Dorthea Wattles | director Trustee or director | 25 | $0 |
| Jeffery Sellers | director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Marc Romanowski | director Trustee or director | 20 | $0 |
| Lauren Weber | director Trustee or director | 20 | $0 |
| Francis Hogenkamp | director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Jeffrey Sellers | director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Timothy Bienkowski | director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Brummer | president Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $0 |
| Gary Koeppel | vice-president Trustee or director, Officer | 25 | $0 |
| John Landi | treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| Gerald Reger | secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| Dale Morris | director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Michael Conway | director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Murray Covello | director Trustee or director | 15 | $0 |
| Deborah Stellrecht | director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Jim Slominski | director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Robert Ballard | director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Lisa Rood | director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Paul Cramer | director Trustee or director | 15 | $0 |
| Howy Holmes | director Trustee or director | 15 | $0 |
| Thomas Grogan | director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Kathleen McCrone | director Trustee or director | 25 | $0 |
| Steve Musso | director Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Antonio Miceli | director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Dorthea Wattles | director Trustee or director | 25 | $0 |
| Jeffery Sellers | director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Marc Romanowski | director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Francis Hogenkamp | director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Lauren Weber | director Trustee or director | 20 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Brummer | president Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $0 |
| John Landi | treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Gary Koeppel | vice-president Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| Paul Cramer | director Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Deborah Fenn | director Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Laura Gunderson | secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| Robert Ballard | director Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Howy Holmes | director Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Lauren Weber | director Trustee or director | 20 | $0 |
| Michael Conway | director Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Murray Covello | director Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Steve Musso | director Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Kathleen McCrone | director Trustee or director | 30 | $0 |
| Dorothea Wattles | director Trustee or director | 30 | $0 |
| Antonio Miceli | director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Dale Morris | director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Tyrone Palaganas | director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Thomas Grogan | director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Gerald Reger | director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Lisa Rood | director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Jeffery Sellers | director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| James Slominski | director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Deborah Stellrecht | director Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 584, ORCHARD PARK, NY 14127-0584
- In care of
- % THOMAS GROGAN
- Mailing address (990-N for 2017)
- 726 EXCHANGE ST STE 822, BUFFALO NY 14210
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Mary Brummer, 200 Forest Dr, Orchard Park, NY 14127
- Principal officer (990-N for 2017)
- Thomas Grogan, 726 Exchange St Suite 822, Buffalo NY 14210
- Signed the 990
- Stevev Musso, treasurer
- Phone
- (716) 725-4931
- Website
- www.ecattrail.org
Mission
Erie Cattaraugus Rail Trail, Inc. (ECRT) is the trail manager for the railbanked portion of the Buffalo-Pittsburgh Railway in Western NY. Over twenty-seven miles long, this railroad right-of-way connects the nine communities along the trail, including the Village and Town of Orchard Park, Aurora, West Falls, Colden, East Concord, Springville, West Valley and Ashfold, New York. ECRT will construct and maintain the multi-use recreational trail; thereby helping to develop a healthy, connected, and economically vibrant Western New York community. ECRT will preserve the twenty -seven mile Buffalo-Pittsburgh rail corridor and is transforming it into a multi-use recreational trail between Orchard Park and Ashford, New York, enhancing the quality of life in the Western New York community.
Program accomplishments
- Improvements made to a section of rail corridor.Expenses $23,442
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 27-0205515
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2009
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $585,414
- Income (IRS master file)
- $193,941
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $169,802 | $32,648 | $585,414 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $115,830 | $57,625 | $448,259 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $35,373 | $8,852 | $390,054 | XML |
| 990 | August 2023 | $135,869 | $22,489 | $363,533 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $237,949 | $110,084 | $250,153 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | August 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2017 Officer: Thomas Grogan | August 31, 2018 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 27-0205515).
Questions about ERIE CATTARAUGUS RAIL TRAIL INC
- What is the EIN of ERIE CATTARAUGUS RAIL TRAIL INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ERIE CATTARAUGUS RAIL TRAIL INC is 27-0205515.
- Is ERIE CATTARAUGUS RAIL TRAIL INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2009.
- Are donations to ERIE CATTARAUGUS RAIL TRAIL INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ERIE CATTARAUGUS RAIL TRAIL INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of ERIE CATTARAUGUS RAIL TRAIL INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ERIE CATTARAUGUS RAIL TRAIL INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of ERIE CATTARAUGUS RAIL TRAIL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Mary Brummer.
- Who are the officers and directors of ERIE CATTARAUGUS RAIL TRAIL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 18 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does ERIE CATTARAUGUS RAIL TRAIL INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $169,802, expenses of $32,648 and total assets of $585,414 at year end.
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