Support the national railway historical society's projects and programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
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
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $162K a year · 71% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $514K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 13.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $809
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$21
<0.01% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$38K
Spent
$62K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$582K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$38K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$38K
FY2021$308K
FY2022$323K
FY2023$104K
FY2024$362K
Expenses
$62K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$62K
FY2021$18K
FY2022$77K
FY2023$90K
FY2024$80K
Net assets
$582K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$582K
FY2021$929K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.4M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2014.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $49K Management & general 21% · $13K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
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Questions the 990 asks

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

Programs and updates

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1 program · $49K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

To solicit and receive gifts of money, securities and other property to support the national railway historical society train, railway and station preservation projects and to provide funds to support educational programs, photographic archive, events, publications, standards definitions and shared resources of the national railway…

$49Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$809
Grants paid · 4 grants · $213K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2022$46,859

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$38K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$60K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Money outPt IX
$62K
Ln 25
Programscol B$49K
Managementcol C$13K
Owns and owesPt X
$582K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$68K
Total assetsLn 16$582K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$60K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$32K
Total revenueLn 12$38K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$21K
SavingsLn 2$48K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$68K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$514K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$582K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21
Net assetsLn 32$582K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 67
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$86K$68K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$475K$514K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$562K$582K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K$21
Net assetsLn 32$554K$582K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$44K$44K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Investment management feesLn 11f$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$62K$49K$13K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $362K$80K$282K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $104K$90K$14K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $323K$77K$245K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $308K$18K$290K$929K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $38K$62K−$24K$582K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $37,790 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $50,005$60,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $17,459−$22,210
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $67,464$37,790
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $43,377$44,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $17,627$17,634
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $61,004$61,634
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $6,460−$23,844
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $37,790 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$60,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$60,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $10,109$10,109
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$32,319−$32,319
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $10,109 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$32,319$37,790
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $61,634 across 6 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $44,000$44,000
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,582$2,582
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,189$7,189
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $3,286$3,286
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,265$3,265
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,312$1,312
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $48,577 · Management $13,057 · Fundraising $0$61,634
Part X · Balance sheet $582,393 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $28,360$20,797
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $58,024$47,645
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $475,325$513,951
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $561,709$582,393
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,862$21
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,862$21
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $132,152$147,248
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $421,695$435,124
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $553,847$582,372
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $561,709$582,393
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $582,372 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$37,790
XI-2 Total expenses$61,634
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$23,844
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$553,847
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$105,619
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$53,250
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$582,372

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