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BRANFORD ELECTRIC RAILWAY ASSOC INC

EIN: 06-6088826East Haven, CTZIP: 06512
A500 - Arts, Culture & Humanities501(c)(3)

Mission

The mission of the Branford Electric Railway Association, Inc. doing business as the Shore Line Trolley Museum is to share with a diverse audience the story of the trolley and related forms of public transportation in their historical context.In 1983, the railway, along with the entire museum collection, was recognized as a National Historic District by the National Register of Historic Places. BERA is the organization behind the Shore Line Trolley Museum.

Financials

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2024$528k$0$2.5M
2023$600k$0$2.6M

Compensation

2024

JOHN PROTO
Executive Dir.
board member
$0
$0
$0
$88,067
CHRISTOPHER MITCHELL
Trustee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
PAUL GRETHER
Trustee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
PETER EZZARD
Trustee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
TOM LAURENSON
Trustee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JOSEPH DEKO
President
chief executive officer
$0
$0
$0
$0
AL SANTINI
Trustee Vice Ch
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MAX DIAMOND
Trustee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SHAELYN AMAIO
Trustee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
LOU LEVINSON
Trustees Chair
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0

2023

JOHN PROTO
Executive Dir.
board member
$0
$0
$0
$67,910
CHRISTOPHER MITCHELL
Trustee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
AL SANTINI
Trustee Vice Ch
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MAX DIAMOND
Trustee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
PAUL GRETHER
Trustee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
TOM LAURENSON
Trustee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
WILLIAM WALL
Trustee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ROBERTO TILLMAN
Vice President
vice president
$0
$0
$0
$0
DAVID COHEN
Asst. Treasurer
chief financial officer
$0
$0
$0
$0
DANA BOWERS
Secretary
secretary (operational)
$0
$0
$0
$0
KEN ROSEN
Secretary
secretary (operational)
$0
$0
$0
$0
SHAELYN AMAIO
Trustee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARK PILLITERE
Treasurer
chief financial officer
$0
$0
$0
$0
LOU LEVINSON
Trustees Chair
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
PETER EZZARD
Trustee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JOSEPH DEKO
President
board president
$0
$0
$0
$0

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