2024-11-15T13:50:04-06:00 2023-12-31 201317788 BOWERS & COMPANY CPA'S PLLC 333 WEST WASHINGTON STREET SUITE 500 SYRACUSE NY 13202 990 2023-01-01 237053004 NATIONAL RAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC NATI 2155576606 505 SOUTH LENOLA ROAD 226 MOORESTOWN NJ 08057 TONY WHITE PRESIDENT 2155576606 2024-11-14 1 1 RICHARD FARLEY P01083459 3152341100 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z TONY WHITE 505 SOUTH LENOLA ROAD 226 MOORESTOWN NJ 08057 512723 0 X WWW.NRHS.COM X 1935 MD PROMOTE RAILWAY HERITAGE PRESERVATION AND EDUCATE MEMBERS ABOUT RAIL TRANSPORTATION. 11 11 0 225 0 0 281800 376891 47460 118511 103 116 9203 13912 338566 509430 145130 125000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 416277 369271 561407 494271 -222841 15159 186340 222605 103321 135295 83019 87310 X THE NATIONAL RAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY PROMOTES RAILWAY HERITAGE PRESERVATION AND EDUCATES ITS MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT RAIL TRANSPORTATION, ITS HISTORY AND IMPACT, WITH A FOCUS ON NORTH AMERICA. 0 0 87719 131371 CONVENTION: A NATIONAL CONVENTION IS HELD ANNUALLY AT A LOCATION OF RAIL HISTORY SIGNIFICANCE AND ATTENDED BY SEVERAL HUNDRED PEOPLE. CONVENTION ACTIVITIES INCLUDE SEMINARS, FIELD TRIPS TO VISIT RAILROADS, HISTORICAL RAILROAD SITES, INSPECT RAIL FACILITIES, OBSERVE OPERATION OF PRESERVED RAILROAD EQUIPMENT AND RAIL EXCURSIONS, OFTEN ON RAIL LINES WHICH RARELY HAVE PASSENGER TRAIN SERVICE. THE SOCIETY'S CONVENTIONS ARE OPEN TO MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC INTERESTED IN RAILWAY HISTORY. THE 2023 CONVENTION WAS HELD IN MIAMI, FLORIDA AND WAS ATTENDED BY 165 PEOPLE. 39294 RAILCAMP: THE SOCIETY OPERATES TWO (2) ONE-WEEK SESSIONS OF RAILCAMP, A TRAINING PROGRAM OF SEMINARS AND FIELD TRIPS OPEN TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM 9TH TO 12TH GRADE, TO PROVIDE A BACKGROUND IN RAILROAD HISTORY PRESERVATION, RAILROAD HISTORY INTERPRETATION, WHICH INVOLVES LEARNING HOW TO TELL THE STORY OF RAILROAD HISTORY TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, ALONG WITH RAILROAD OPERATION AND TRANSPORTATION CAREER OPPORTUNITIES. 125000 125000 GRANTS: SINCE 1994, THE NATIONAL RAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY HAS AWARDED GRANTS FOR PROJECTS THAT PRESERVE, RESEARCH, EDUCATE, OR PUBLISH RAILWAY HISTORY. EXAMPLE PROJECTS INCLUDE RAILROAD STRUCTURE AND EQUIPMENT STABILIZATION, MECHANICAL REPAIRS, PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION, BOOK PUBLICATION, CATALOGING OF ARCHIVAL MATERIALS, AND ORAL HISTORY PRODUCTIONS. THE PROGRAM IS OPEN TO NRHS CHAPTERS AND OTHER 501(C)(3) TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS. THE MAXIMUM AWARD IS $5,000 PER YEAR PER PROJECT. 42605 PUBLICATIONS: NRHS ISSUES TWO (2) PUBLICATIONS. FOUR PRINTED ISSUES OF THE "NRHS BULLETIN" WERE DISTRIBUTED TO THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY. THIS PUBLICATION PROVIDES HISTORICAL DATA AND INFORMATION NOT LIKELY TO BE COVERED IN SIMILAR PUBLICATIONS AND PROVIDES A SHOWCASE FOR NEW WRITERS IN THE FIELD OF RAILROAD HISTORY. SIX ISSUES OF "NRHS NEWS" WERE DISTRIBUTED ELECTRONICALLY TO THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY AND POSTED THE SOCIETY'S WEB PAGE. THREE PRINTED ISSUES OF THIS PUBLICATION WERE ALSO DISTRIBUTED. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PUBLICATION IS TO KEEP THE MEMBERS ABREAST OF CURRENT EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES TAKING PLACE IN THE SOCIETY AND IN THE FIELD OF RAILROAD HISTORY. 42605 294618 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 11 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 PA X X RALPH BITZER 2155576606 505 SOUTH LENOLA ROAD SUITE 226 MOORESTOWN NJ 08057 X ERIC FOGG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES WEBB DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JON BAAKE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN GOODMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILFRED WATERS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN FEENEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM ANDES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TONY WHITE PRESIDENT 5.00 X 0 0 0 RALPH BITZER TREASURER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELLEN F SCOTT SECRETARY 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH C MALONEY JR VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1679 167271 65884 142057 376891 CONVENTION 900099 118511 118511 118511 116 116 1233 3293 -2060 -2060 SETTLEMENT 541100 15972 15972 15972 509430 118511 0 14028 125000 125000 13084 13084 27686 27686 8804 8804 1141 1124 17 2022 2022 6111 6111 5673 954 4719 5985 773 5212 76573 74907 1666 8969 4082 4887 PUBLICATIONS - BULLETIN 118807 8810 109997 RAILCAMP 56601 39294 17307 MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT 20731 20731 OTHER CONVENTION EXPENS 4835 4835 12249 7997 4252 494271 294618 199653 0 162514 195256 5012 5020 139 139 7851 14194 3200 2496 17209 17209 0 0 2124 0 5500 5500 186340 222605 2 2 71319 132243 32000 3050 103321 135295 X 66012 69778 17007 17532 83019 87310 186340 222605 15159 -10868 0 X 0 1 X 0 0 X 467363 317468 316103 281800 376891 1759625 114129 618 2865 12461 -2060 128013 581492 318086 318968 294261 374831 1887638 0 0 0 1887638 2361 625 2865 103 116 6070 2361 625 2865 103 116 6070 15972 15972 583853 318711 321833 294364 390919 1909680 0.98850 0.99660 0.00320 0.00340 X PART III LINE 12(E) INCOME OF $15,972 FROM SETTLEMENT ADJUSTMENT. X 0 17209 17209 0 0 LITIGATION SETTLEMENT 3050 3050 X PART X, LINE 2: THE SOCIETY AND THE FUND FOLLOW THE STANDARDS FOR ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES OF FASB ASC 740, INCOME TAXES, WHICH PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. IT REQUIRES MANAGEMENT TO EVALUATE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE SOCIETY AND THE FUND, INCLUDING WHETHER THE ENTITY IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES. MANAGEMENT EVALUATED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN AND CONCLUDED THAT THE SOCIETY AND THE FUND HAD TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, THE SOCIETY AND THE FUND ARE NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY THE U.S. FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL TAX AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2019. 1 OLD DOMINION CHAPTER NRHS 102 HULL STREET RICHMOND VA 23224 540154070 501(C)(3) 7500 0 THE CHAPTER'S GOAL TO HAVE THE 1943 DAVENPORT LOCOMOTIVE IN RUNNING CONDITION CENTER FOR RAILROAD PHOTOGRAPHY & ART 1930 MONROE ST UNIT 301 MADISON WI 53711 391917972 501(C)(3) 10000 0 TO PRESERVE AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE COLLECTION FOR POSTERITY, WE WILL ARRANGE, REHOUSE, CATALOG, AND SELECTIVELY DIGITIZE THE 30,000 COLOR SLIDES, 4200 PRINTS, AND 2700 NEGATIVES. 2 PART I, LINE 2: AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH FISCAL YEAR, THE BOARD DETERMINES A BUDGET FOR TOTAL GRANTS TO BE AWARDED. ORGANIZATIONS CAN REQUEST GRANTS UP TO $5,000. HIGHER AMOUNTS MAY BE REQUESTED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS NOT TO EXCEED $15,000. ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR GRANTS MUST COMPLETE AND SUBMIT AN APPLICATION. APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS MAY BE SUBMITTED BY NRHS CHAPTERS AND BY ENTITIES WHICH ARE NOT CHAPTERS. APPLICATIONS FROM AN NRHS CHAPTER OR APPLICATIONS SUPPORTED BY AN NRHS CHAPTER ARE GIVEN SPECIAL CONSIDERATION, AND, IF TWO APPLICATIONS ARE OF EQUAL MERIT AND ONE IS FROM A CHAPTER, THE APPLICATION FROM THE CHAPTER WILL BE GIVEN PREFERENCE FOR AN AWARD. AN ENTITY MAY RECEIVE GRANTS IN TWO (2) CONSECUTIVE YEARS, BUT THEN MAY NOT APPLY AGAIN UNTIL A YEAR HAS PASSED. ENTITIES APPLYING MUST BE QUALIFIED AS 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS. UPON SELECTION, THE APPLICATION WILL BE FORWARDED TO COUNSEL FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL SIGNATURE AND TO TREASURER FOR DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS. ENTITIES RECEIVING A GRANT ARE EXPECTED TO MAKE ANNUAL REPORTS ON PROGRESS MADE ON THE PROJECT FOR WHICH A GRANT WAS RECEIVED. THE NRHS HERITAGE GRANTS COMMITTEE'S PRIMARY CONCERN IS THE QUALITY AND HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PRESERVATION PROJECTS PROPOSED IN THE APPLICATION AND THE ABILITY OF THE APPLICANT ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT THE PROJECT, INCLUDING THE HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE OF THE PRESERVATION PROJECT, THE APPLICANT'S ABILITY TO RAISE MATCHING FUNDS AND/OR TO PROVIDE VOLUNTEER LABOR, PLUS SUCH MATTERS AS THE PORTION THAT THE NRHS-FUNDED SEGMENT WILL CONSTITUTE OF A LARGER PROJECT AND THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT WHICH NRHS WILL RECEIVE FOR ITS CONTRIBUTION. BECAUSE OF LIMITED FUNDING AVAILABLE NRHS DISFAVORS PARTICIPATION IN LARGE PROJECTS. PROJECTS HAVING REVENUE PRODUCTION AS A MAJOR PURPOSE ARE ALSO DISFAVORED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 NRHS HAS MEMBERS WHO ELECT THE PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS BY MAIL. THE SECRETARY AND TREASURER ARE ELECTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A NRHS HAS MEMBERS WHO ELECT THE PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS BY MAIL. THE SECRETARY AND TREASURER ARE ELECTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETS NO MORE THAN THREE TIMES A YEAR. AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS EMPOWERED TO PROVIDE THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS ACTION, COUNSEL AND GUIDANCE TO THE OFFICERS OF THE SOCIETY ON URGENT MATTERS BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE AUTHORITY OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS LIMITED TO ACTIONS SUCH AS APPROVAL OF CONTRACTS AND LEGAL ACTIONS, MAJOR CHANGES TO BUDGETS AND CONVENTION ARRANGEMENTS AND IS REQUIRED TO REPORT ITS ACTIONS TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF FIVE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHO HAVE ONE VOTE EACH. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B ANY ACTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY BE REVIEWED BY THE MEMBERS AS A WHOLE AT THE SOCIETY'S ANNUAL MEETING. IN ADDITION, ANY CHANGES TO THE SOCIETY'S BYLAWS MUST BE APPROVED BY THE MEMBERS AT SUCH A MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B FORMAL MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OR WORK SESSIONS OF THE SOCIETY'S COMMITTEES ARE NOT TAKEN, BUT APPROPRIATE REPORTS ARE PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IF FURTHER ACTION BY THE BOARD IS REQUIRED SUCH AS APPROVAL OF BUDGETS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE SOCIETY DISTRIBUTES THE DRAFT FORM 990 DIRECTLY TO BOARD MEMBERS BY EMAIL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH MEMBER OF THE SOCIETY'S GOVERNING BODY IS REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM ONCE EVERY THREE YEARS. AT EACH MEETING OF THE SOCIETY'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ANYONE IN ATTENDANCE TO STATE WHETHER THEY HAVE A NEW CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND THESE STATEMENTS ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE SOCIETY'S MINTUES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 1. THE SOCIETY'S BYLAWS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST, CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE SOCIETY'S SECRETARY AND ARE AVAILABLE ON THE SOCIETY'S WEBSITE. 2. A COPY OF THE SOCIETY'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS PROVIDED TO EACH MEMBER OFTHE SOCIETY'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND IS MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST, AND CAN BE OBTAINED FROM ANY MEMBER OF THE BOARD, OR THE SOCIETY'S SECRETARY. 3. THE SOCIETY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE INCLUDED IN ITS ANNUAL REPORT WHICH IS PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. THE NRHS FUND INC 505 SOUTH LENOLA ROAD MOORESTOWN NJ 08057 465395491 SOLICITING MD 501(C)(3) LINE 7 NATIONAL RAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NRHS FUND INC C 65884 CASH