Rail Security Alliance: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 81-1250980)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$1.0M
FY2021	$965K
FY2022	$935K
FY2023	$905K
FY2024	$875K
FY2025	$979K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$954K
FY2021	$875K
FY2022	$950K
FY2023	$1.1M
FY2024	$913K
FY2025	$890K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$212K
FY2021	$302K
FY2022	$287K
FY2023	$108K
FY2024	$70K
FY2025	$159K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025.

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

Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

66%

34%

Program services 66% · $587K Management & general 34% · $304K

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

Jack Isselmann

Chair

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joshua Tharrington

Secretary/Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Carter

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gina Trombley

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jason Tillmanns

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jack Todd

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Erik Olson

Executive Director (see Sch. O)

$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

Rail Security Alliance is a nonprofit organization based in Washington, DC, formed in 2016.

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1 program · $587K · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

The rail security alliance undertook efforts to inform the U.S. Congress and trump administration regarding chinese state-owned enterprises entering the freight rail market in north america and requested congress consider one piece of legislation.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 81-1250980) · Dispute this line

$587Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$979K

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$979K

Money outPt IX

$890K

Ln 25

Programscol B$587K

Managementcol C$304K

Owns and owesPt X

$159K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$121K

Total assetsLn 16$269K

LiabilitiesLn 26$110K

PeoplePt VI, VII

7

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a6

IndependentVI 1b6

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Fees for servicesLn 2g$979K

Total revenueLn 12$979K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$121K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$121K

Accounts receivableLn 4$148K

Total assetsLn 16$269K

LiabilitiesLn 26$110K

Net assetsLn 32$159K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 66

Fiscal year endsHeaderOctober

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

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$137K	$121K
Total assetsLn 16	$180K	$269K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$110K	$110K
Net assetsLn 32	$70K	$159K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Management feesLn 11a	$291K		$291K
Legal feesLn 11b	$5K		$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$7K		$7K
Lobbying feesLn 11d	$291K	$291K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$295K	$295K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$398		$398
Total functional expensesLn 25	$890K	$587K	$304K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 2, 2026	$979K	$890K	$89K	$159K	990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jul 17, 2025	$875K	$913K	−$38K	$70K	990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Sep 16, 2024	$905K	$1.1M	−$179K	$108K	990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jul 17, 2023	$935K	$950K	−$15K	$287K	990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jul 13, 2022	$965K	$875K	$90K	$302K	990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jul 20, 2021	$1.0M	$954K	$71K	$212K	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

C · Political and lobbying L · Interested persons O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $979,000 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $875,000$979,000

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $875,000$979,000

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

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 $912,784$890,276

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $912,784$890,276

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$37,784$88,724

Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6

VI-1b Independent voting members6

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 $979,000 across 2 lines filed

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $979,000$979,000

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $979,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$979,000

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $890,276 across 6 lines filed

IX-11a Management feesManagement $291,176$291,176

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $4,797$4,797

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,280$7,280

IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $291,176$291,176

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $295,449$295,449

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $398$398

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $586,625 · Management $303,651 · Fundraising $0$890,276

Part X · Balance sheet $269,130 assets, 8 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $136,656$121,380

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $43,750$147,750

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $180,406$269,130

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $110,375$110,375

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $110,375$110,375

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $70,031$158,755

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $70,031$158,755

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $180,406$269,130

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $158,755 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$979,000

XI-2 Total expenses$890,276

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$88,724

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$70,031

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$158,755

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

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Rail Security Alliance

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Rail Security Alliance

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV