Civic Intelligence

Central Electric Railfans' Association

EIN 36-6085623 • 501(c)3 • Chicago, IL

Profile

Technical and educational society

400 E Randolph St Suite 3115Chicago, IL 60601

www.cera-chicago.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Net Margin

21st percentile

-24%

Higher net margin than 21% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

21st percentile

-45%

Faster asset growth than 21% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

79th percentile

33%

Faster revenue growth than 79% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$148,536

Down $120,865 (-45%) from 2023

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Down

$148,536

Down $120,865 (-45%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin21st percentile

Revenue

Up

$79,286

Up $19,610 (+33%) from 2023

Expenses

Up

$98,151

Up $1,435 (+1.5%) from 2023

Net Income

Up

-$18,865

Up $18,175 (+49%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth21st percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$600K$400K$200K$0Assets 2012: $444,078Liabilities 2012: $0Net Assets 2012: $444,0782012Assets 2013: $409,810Liabilities 2013: $2,500Net Assets 2013: $407,3102013Assets 2014: $420,826Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $420,8262014Assets 2015: $352,972Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $352,9722015Assets 2016: $363,961Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $363,9612016Assets 2017: $333,648Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $333,6482017Assets 2018: $316,228Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $316,2282018Assets 2019: $294,120Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $294,1202019Assets 2020: $283,601Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $283,6012020Assets 2021: $319,074Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $319,0742021Assets 2022: $306,441Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $306,4412022Assets 2023: $269,401Net Assets 2023: $269,4012023Assets 2024: $148,536Net Assets 2024: $148,5362024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$148,536
Liabilities-
Net Assets$148,536
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth79th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2012: $115,991Expenses 2012: $125,481Net Income 2012: -$9,4902012Revenue 2013: $169,941Expenses 2013: $129,197Net Income 2013: $40,7442013Revenue 2014: $117,346Expenses 2014: $98,807Net Income 2014: $18,5392014Revenue 2015: $115,117Expenses 2015: $182,971Net Income 2015: -$67,8542015Revenue 2016: $113,933Expenses 2016: $102,944Net Income 2016: $10,9892016Revenue 2017: $102,157Expenses 2017: $132,470Net Income 2017: -$30,3132017Revenue 2018: $92,610Expenses 2018: $110,030Net Income 2018: -$17,4202018Revenue 2019: $67,575Expenses 2019: $89,683Net Income 2019: -$22,1082019Revenue 2020: $55,902Expenses 2020: $66,421Net Income 2020: -$10,5192020Revenue 2021: $86,103Expenses 2021: $50,630Net Income 2021: $35,4732021Revenue 2022: $51,619Expenses 2022: $64,252Net Income 2022: -$12,6332022Revenue 2023: $59,676Expenses 2023: $96,716Net Income 2023: -$37,0402023Revenue 2024: $79,286Expenses 2024: $98,151Net Income 2024: -$18,8652024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$79,286
Expenses$98,151
Net Income-$18,865
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$148,536
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$148,536
Revenue
$79,286
Expenses
$98,151
Net income
-$18,865
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.49$1.49$0.79$0.98$0.19
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.69$2.69$0.60$0.97$0.37
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$3.06$0.00$3.06$0.52$0.64$0.13
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$3.19$0.00$3.19$0.86$0.51$0.35
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.84$0.00$2.84$0.56$0.66$0.11
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.94$0.00$2.94$0.68$0.90$0.22
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$3.16$0.00$3.16$0.93$1.10$0.17
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$3.34$0.00$3.34$1.02$1.32$0.30
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$3.64$0.00$3.64$1.14$1.03$0.11
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.53$0.00$3.53$1.15$1.83$0.68
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.21$0.00$4.21$1.17$0.99$0.19
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.10$0.03$4.07$1.70$1.29$0.41
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$4.44$0.00$4.44$1.16$1.25$0.09
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
May 15, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.1
Gross Receipts
$119,924
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Technical and educational society

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Promotion and membership meetings Membership cards and brochure$0$1,567
Rental of Hall videographer and zoom expenses$0$530
Creation and distribution of technical publications sales to the public trips and events No book in 2024 but trip to Milwaukee and Trainfest 2024$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Andrew SunderlandPresident-$0--
John NicholsonVice Presidnet-$0--
Raymond DeGrooteTreasurer-$0--
Daniel KellyComptroller-$0--
Jon AsplundDirector-$0--
John AndersonDirector-$0--
David ZuckerDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Central Electric Railfans Association
EIN
36-6085623
In Care Of
% Elmer Haneberg
Address
400 E RANDOLPH ST SUITE 3115, CHICAGO, IL 60601

Signing Officer

Name
Elmer Haneberg
Title
Executive Director
Signed
2025-05-15
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Part I, line 16

“| Other Expenses:, Amount:| Admin parking, $170| Admin equipment computers, $367| Admin Bnaking ebay PayPal fees, $3667| Admin PO Box USPS sales tax, volunteer meals, $2577| Admn Website hosting etc, $768| Admn promotional tours Trainfest Milwaukee, $1954| Admin Warehouse rental for books, $825| Admin accounting fees, $101| Admin Association management misc, $39731|”

Part I, line 20

“| Explanation:, Amount:| Board of Director reduced the CERA Archive values slides from $127,000 to $25,000, $-102000|”

Part II, line 24

“| Explanation:, BOYAmount:, EOYAmount:| Other assets value of our CERA Archives old slides which the Board revalued at $25,000, $127000, $25000|”

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This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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