Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by CANAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK STATE INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $507,674
- Total expenses
- $281,974
- Contributions and grants received
- $472,040
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $23,106
- Investment income
- $6,785
- Other revenue
- $5,743
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,270,764
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $405
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,270,359
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $258,256
- Management and general expenses
- $21,940
- Fundraising expenses
- $1,778
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $258,256
Program services were 91.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1b · Membership dues
$5,740
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1c · Fundraising events
$1,421
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$50,000
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$414,879
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2a · Program service revenue: CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS
total $23,106 · excluded $23,106
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3 · Investment income
total $5,142 · excluded $5,142
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $16,466
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $14,823
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $1,643
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $1,643 · excluded $1,643
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$6,204
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$461
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $5,743 · related or exempt $5,743
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11a · Other revenue: MISC. REVENUE
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $0
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $104,330 · program services $104,330
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $0
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $9,259 · program services $9,259
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11a · Fees: management
total $266 · program services $186 · management and general $53 · fundraising $27
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11b · Fees: legal
total $0
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $0
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
-
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $1,387 · management and general $1,387
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11g · Fees: other
total $111 · program services $111
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $0
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13 · Office expenses
total $4,027 · program services $3,020 · management and general $1,007
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14 · Information technology
total $533 · program services $372 · management and general $134 · fundraising $27
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $18,969 · program services $14,227 · management and general $4,742
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17 · Travel
total $1,224 · program services $1,224
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
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20 · Interest
total $0
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $29,175 · program services $21,881 · management and general $5,835 · fundraising $1,459
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23 · Insurance
total $19,594 · program services $15,675 · management and general $3,919
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24a · Other expenses: ECM CURATOR
total $33,250 · program services $33,250
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24b · Other expenses: OUTSIDE SERVICES
total $13,105 · program services $13,105
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24c · Other expenses: TRIP
total $12,646 · program services $12,646
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24d · Other expenses: MARCH SYMPOSIUM
total $7,636 · program services $7,636
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24e · All other expenses
total $26,462 · program services $21,334 · management and general $4,863 · fundraising $265
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $5,714 · end of year $10,738
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $181,706 · end of year $127,263
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $0
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4 · Accounts receivable
end of year $0
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
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6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $0
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
end of year $0
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$1,115,095
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$234,858
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $665,509 · end of year $880,237
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $96,142 · end of year $102,526
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12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $150,005 · end of year $150,000
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $53,000
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $3,780 · end of year $405
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $875,478 · end of year $1,173,115
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $166,818 · end of year $97,244
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
THE SOCIETY WAS ESTABLISHED TO STUDY THE HISTORY OF NEW YORK CANALS AND THEIR EFFECT ON THE LIFE AND ECONOMY OF NEW YORK STATE; TO PROMOTE INTEREST IN THE CANALS; AND TO ENCOURAGE PRESERVATION OF CANAL RECORDS, RELICS, STRUCTURES, AND SITES.
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THE SOCIETY IS CURRENTLY INVOLVED IN THE PURCHASING AND RENOVATING OF HISTORIC CANAL RELATED ITEMS TO USE TO PROMOTE PUBLIC INTEREST AND EDUCATION.
Expenses $202,106 · Revenue $376,275
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THE ORGANIZATION ROUTINELY ORGANIZES FUNCTIONS IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE HISTORY AND BENEFITS OF THE NEW YORK STATE CANAL SYSTEM.
Expenses $56,150
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THE ORGANIZATION DISTRIBUTES A NEWSLETTER TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT THE NEW YORK STATE CANAL SYSTEM HISTORY.
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Darrin RookerDARRIN ROOKER
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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David KinyonDAVID KINYON
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Thomas BeardsleyTHOMAS BEARDSLEY
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Anita CottrellANITA COTTRELL
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Janice FontanellaJANICE FONTANELLA
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ruth Rosenberg NaparsteckRUTH ROSENBERG NAPARSTECK
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
John HatchJOHN HATCH
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Tammee Poinan GrimesTAMMEE POINAN GRIMES
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Bill MilesBILL MILES
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Bruce SchwendyBRUCE SCHWENDY
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Chris RomanchokCHRIS ROMANCHOK
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Andrea SeamansANDREA SEAMANS
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Bill SchollenbergerBILL SCHOLLENBERGER
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Craig WilliamsCRAIG WILLIAMS
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
William Van DorpWILLIAM VAN DORP
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dan WardDAN WARD
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Steve BoernerSTEVE BOERNER
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Andrea RebeckANDREA REBECK
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dan WilesDAN WILES
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Cabryn GurdoCABRYN GURDO
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.
Schedule J
Answered yes
None.
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 13 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202543179349307739
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