Organizations Filed Purposes:
AURORA ICE ASSOCIATION INC ORGANIZES YOUTH AND ADULT ICE SPORT ACTIVITIES SUCH AS ICE HOCKEY, FIGURE SKATING AND INSTRUCTIONAL SKATING.
TO PROMOTE INTEREST IN ICE SPORTS BY DISSEMINATING INFORMATION REGARDING ICE SPORTS; TO PROMOTE AND SPONSOR EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING PROGRAMS IN ICE SPORTS; TO PROMOTE, SPONSOR AND CONDUCT ICE SPORTS COMPETITIONS TO ASSIST ATHLETES IN DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS; TO ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN AN ICE ARENA AND THE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT FOR SAME; AND TO CONDUCT SUCH OTHER ACTIVITIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE PURPOSES.
DURING THE 2019-2020 SEASON, MORE THAN 20,000 VISITORS CAME TO THE RINK FOR PUBLIC SKATING, ONE OF MANY PROGRAMS WE OFFER IN ADDITION TO RENTING ICE TIME. THE RINK OFFERED PUBLIC SKATING FOUR TIMES EACH WEEKEND, EVERY TIME THE SCHOOLS HAD A DAY OFF, AND ON ALL HOLIDAYS, INCLUDING NEW YEAR'S EVE. THE NUMBERS RANGED FROM 50-450 PEOPLE OF ALL AGES FOR EACH PUBLIC SKATE. THE PROGRAMS OFFERED WERE: LEARN TO SKATE FOR ALL AGES AND BEGINNER HOCKEY AND A YOUTH HOCKEY LEAGUE. THERE WERE TWO MEN'S LEAGUES WITH MORE THAN 26 TEAMS (14 IN ONE AND 12 IN THE OTHER LEAGUE). IN ADDITION, THE RINK HAD SOLD OUT ICE TIME TO USER GROUPS FROM ALL OVER THE SOUTHTOWNS. FOR OPEN SKATE AND TOURNAMENTS, SKATERS CAME FROM MANY U.S. CITIES, CANADIAN PROVINCES, AND OTHER COUNTRIES. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O).THE 2019-2020 SKATING SEASON OPENED ON OCTOBER 12, 2019 AND CLOSED ON MARCH 15, 2020 (TWO WEEKS EARLY DUE TO COVID RESTRICTIONS). ICE TIMES WERE BOOKED AT NEAR 95% CAPACITY DURING THE SEASON WITH A DIVERSE MIX OF PROGRAMMING AND PATRONS. AN ESTIMATED 130,000 VISITORS UTILIZED THE RINK THIS PAST ICE SEASON. PUBLIC SKATING SESSIONS REMAIN ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR ACTIVITIES AT THE RINK. WEEKEND SESSIONS AVERAGED 275+ SKATERS, MOSTLY TEENAGERS, AND A TOTAL OF 20,031 ATTENDED OVER THE SEASON FROM ALL OVER WNY. YOUTH HOCKEY TEAMS, INCLUDING AURORA ICE, EAST AURORA HIGH SCHOOL, IROQUOIS HIGH SCHOOL, AND A VARIETY OF HOCKEY CLUBS FROM WESTERN NEW YORK. EVERY AGE GROUP AND ABILITY, FROM TODDLERS TO TEENAGERS AND ADULTS, HAVE SKATED IN THE LEARN-TO-SKATE, HOCKEY OR OPEN SKATE SESSIONS. CONTINUING THIS YEAR WERE TWO NHL LEARN TO PLAY SESSIONS. EACH SESSION INCLUDED 7 WEEKS OF TRAINING PROVIDED BY LOCAL PROFESSIONALS. SUMMER PROGRAMING WAS REDUCED TO A SHORT YOUTH LACROSSE CLINIC HELD IN AUGUST DUE TO COVID RESTRICTIONS PROHIBITING ACTIVITIES FROM MID-MARCH TO MID-AUGUST. ALL SUMMER EVENTS FOR EAST AURORA MUSICFEST, ROYCROFTERS AT LARGE ART SHOW AND ROTARY REUNION WERE CANCELLED DUE TO COVID.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Scott More | RINK MANAGER | 40 | $56,506 |
| Susan Friess | BOARD MEMBER/SECRETARY/OFFICE MGR | 5 | $21,176 |
| Joseph Lawless | BOARD MEMBER | 3 | $0 |
| Deacon Tasker | BOARD MEMBER | 3 | $0 |
| Steven Buzzelli | BOARD MEMBER | 3 | $0 |
| William Mcdonald | BOARD MEMBER | 3 | $0 |
| Debra Healy | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Matthew Garvey | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| John Cimperman | BOARD MEMBER/VICE PRESIDENT | 3 | $0 |
| Peggy Cooke | BOARD MEMBER/ASSISTANT TREASURER | 3 | $0 |
| Donald Fishback | BOARD MEMBER/TREASURER | 3 | $0 |
| Michael Tehan | BOARD MEMBER/PRESIDENT | 15 | $0 |
| Anthony Difilippo Iv | BOARD MEMBER | 3 | $0 |
Data for this page was sourced from XML published by IRS (
public 990 form dataset) from:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/irs-form-990/202130149349300448_public.xml