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Tri State Gas Engine & Tractor Association

Not tax-deductible

Portland, IN501(c)(4)Since 1982EIN 35-1480451Revenue $141K in FY2025

On file with the IRStristategasengine-tractor.com8123 E 200 S, 47371-9680 · Portland, INTax-exempt since Jul 1982

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Bring together displayers and persons interested in preservation of Gas and steam drive engines.

3¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $5K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
3%
of spending
Concern: 3% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$50K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 21 voting members
Looks good: 21 of 21 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$141K
-9% vs prior year
Spent
$132K
To programs
3%
Net assets
$952K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$141K
FY2025▼ -9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$54K
FY2021$155K
FY2022$149K
FY2023$123K
FY2024$155K
FY2025$141K
Expenses
$132K
FY2025▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$110K
FY2021$114K
FY2022$123K
FY2023$131K
FY2024$135K
FY2025$132K
Net assets
$952K
FY2025▲ +0.9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$865K
FY2021$906K
FY2022$932K
FY2023$925K
FY2024$944K
FY2025$952K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1982.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

3 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 3% · $4K Management & general 97% · $129K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

21 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Cindy Rudrow
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bill Johnson
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rex Beckom
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bruce Warren
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Phil Cowan
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Connects enthusiasts and owners of gas and steam engines for preservation.

Provided by the organization

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1 program · $4K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Bring together displayers and persons interested in preservation of gas and steam drive engines.

$4Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 3 grants · $800 · 2020–2020
Jay County FFAFY2020$500
Randolph County Antique Club INCIN · FY2020$200
Jay County Extension ServiceFY2020$100

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$141K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$128K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$132K
Ln 25
Programscol B$4K
Managementcol C$129K
Owns and owesPt X
$952K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$106K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$128K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$2K
Total revenueLn 12$141K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$9K
SavingsLn 2$97K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$106K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$111K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$775K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K
Net assetsLn 32$952K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$207K$106K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$111K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$796K$775K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$70K$50K
Net assetsLn 32$944K$952K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$4K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$17K$17K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$580$580
OccupancyLn 16$5K$5K
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$27K$27K
InsuranceLn 23$25K$25K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$36K$36K
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$132K$4K$129K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $141K$132K$8K$952K 990 PDF
FY2024 $155K$135K$19K$944K 990 PDF
FY2023 $123K$131K−$8K$925K 990 PDF
FY2022 $149K$123K$26K$932K 990 PDF
FY2021 $155K$114K$41K$906K 990 PDF
FY2020 $54K$110K−$56K$865K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $140,660 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $10,517$9,100
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $15,307$3,233
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $128,750$128,327
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $154,574$140,660
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,000$3,700
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $25,526$18,475
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $106,710$110,325
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $135,236$132,500
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $19,338$8,160
Part VI · Governance 21 of 21 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members21
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $140,660 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$8,750
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$350
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$9,100
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5,511$5,511
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business $3,424$3,424
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$2,278−$2,278
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $124,903$124,903
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$2,278 · Unrelated business $3,424 · Excluded from tax $130,414$140,660
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $132,500 across 11 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $3,700$3,700
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $17,162$17,162
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $1,313$1,313
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,460$2,460
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $580$580
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $4,600$4,600
IX-20 InterestManagement $4,089$4,089
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $26,849$26,849
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $25,446$25,446
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $36,328$36,328
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $9,973$9,973
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,700 · Management $128,800 · Fundraising $0$132,500
Part X · Balance sheet $1,001,881 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $114,973$9,391
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $92,494$96,651
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $9,762$9,762
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $796,378$775,001
X-12 Other securities$111,076
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,013,607$1,001,881
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$25
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $69,566$49,655
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $69,566$49,680
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $944,041$952,201
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $944,041$952,201
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,013,607$1,001,881
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $952,201 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$140,660
XI-2 Total expenses$132,500
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$8,160
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$944,041
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$952,201

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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