2024-08-26T16:13:29-04:00 2023-12-31 232641012 WILLIAM G KOCH & ASSOCIATES 2650 WESTVIEW DR WYOMISSING PA 196101187 990 2023-01-01 232316896 READING COMPANY TECHNICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC READ 6107773674 PO BOX 15143 READING PA 19612 JAMES H ADAMS TREASURER 6107773674 2024-08-21 true false PATRICK G CARR CPA P00466681 6106789700 2024-08-26 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z JAMES H ADAMS 20 NORTHRIDGE DR W MOHNTON PA 19540 247920 false X WWW.READINGRAILROAD.ORG X 1976 PA TO PRESERVE THE RICH HISTORY OF A PIONEERING RAILROAD BY BEING A REPOSITORY FOR KNOWLEDGE, ARTIFACTS, AND MEMORABILIA RELATED TO KEEPING ALIVE THE MEMORY OF ONE OF AMERICA'S GREATEST TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTIONS. 9 9 0 70 0 273514 166396 15706 15333 297 2097 14075 22111 303592 205937 0 0 0 0 52 179376 182333 179376 182333 124216 23604 1618958 1642585 644 667 1618314 1641918 THE MISSION OF THE READING COMPANY TECHNICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS TO DOCUMENT, COLLECT, PRESERVE, AND INTERPRET TO THE PUBLIC THE HISTORY AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THE READING RAILROAD, ITS PREDECESSORS, AND SUCCESSORS. false false 148086 15333 PROCUREMENT & DISSEMINATION OF HISTORICAL INFORMATION & ITEMS OF SIGNIFICANCE TO THE HISTORY OF THE REAILROADS, ESPECIALLY THE READING RAILROAD, BENEFITS ALL MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC WHO CONTACT US AT AREA EVENTS. 148086 true true false false false false false true false false true false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 0 false false false false false false true 1 false false false false false false false X 9 9 false false false false true true true true true false false true true true true true true false false false PA X JAMES H ADAMS 6107773674 20 NORTHRIDGE DR W MOHNTON PA 19540 X DUANE E ENGLE PRESIDENT 18.00 X X 0 0 0 THOMAS A BROWN 1ST VICE PRE 8.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT J BIAMONTE 2ND VICE PRE 4.00 X X 0 0 0 JAMES H ADAMS TREASURER 20.00 X X 0 0 0 FRANCIS R SCALISE SECRETARY 8.00 X X 0 0 0 DONALD CRABTREE DIRECTOR 12.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN A GILBERT DIRECTOR 6.00 X 0 0 0 DALE W WOODLAND DIRECTOR 6.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL G HUBER DIRECTOR 6.00 X 0 0 0 false false false 40281 126115 166396 ADMISSIONS 14706 14706 MISCELLANEOUS 627 627 15333 2097 2097 6000 6000 3640 3574 66 66 54454 32409 22045 22045 205937 15333 24208 X 4861 4861 4493 4493 26075 26075 35101 35101 32785 15237 17548 TRACK STORAGE 19740 19740 ARCHIVES 16616 16616 PROFESSIONAL FEES 9230 9230 MEMBER SERVICES 8962 8962 24470 21494 2924 52 182333 148086 34195 52 46710 376786 333360 32946 32531 1341635 393221 941380 948414 267846 281570 1618958 1642585 644 667 644 667 X 1517298 1540642 101016 101276 1618314 1641918 1618958 1642585 23604 X true X false true false X 179929 195811 182811 173514 166396 898461 26461 20242 12516 15706 15333 90258 54257 23819 44090 48107 58094 228367 260647 239872 239417 237327 239823 1217086 1217086 581 615 25 297 2097 3615 581 615 25 297 2097 3615 261228 240487 239442 237624 241920 1220701 0.99700 0.99830 0.00000 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 258346 X X X X false 139797 139797 906541 197991 708550 295297 195230 100067 948414 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS 258346 CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS 23224 281570 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4 THE READING COMPANY TECHNICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY (TCT&HS) HAS ASSEMBLED ONE OF THE LARGEST COLLECTIONS IN THE U.S. PERTAINING TO A SINGLE RAILROAD. THE COLLECTIONS INCLUDE OVER 80 SIGNIFICANT EXAMPLES OF THE READING COMPANY'S LOCOMOTIVES, FREIGHT, PASSENGER, TRAINING AND WORK EQUIPMENT;A COMPREHENSIVE ARCHIVE OF READING RAILROAD PHOTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS, AND MAPS PERTAINING TO THE RAILROAD'S PEOPLE, FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, AND OPERATIONS; AND HUNDREDS OF ARTIFACTS INCLUDING TOOLS, SIGNALS, TRAIN-DISPATCHING BOARDS, A 100-FOOT TURNTABLE, AND EXAMPLES OF MANY OTHER PIECES OF READING RAILROAD HARDWARE. THE TCT&HS OPERATES THE READING RAILROAD HERITAGE MUSEUM IN HAMBURG, PA AS AN INTERPRETIVE CENTER FOR THE COLLECTIONS.THE READING RAILROAD WAS UNLIKE ANY OTHER RAILROADS BECAUSE OF ITS LIMITED TERRITORY AND NATIONAL IMPACT. IT SERVED FROM 1838 TO 1976, SHAPING COMMUNITIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT, AS ITS EFFICIENT TRANSPORTATION OF COAL FROM THE MINES TO THE FACTORY FUELED IN THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION OF THE ENTIRE NORTHEAST. THE READING RAILROAD HERITAGE MUSEUM IS THE ONLY INSTITUTION INTERPRETING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE READING RAILROAD TO THE NATION AND TO THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVED. IT USES ITS COLLECTIONS TO PROVIDE INTERPRETIVE AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS AND FOR THE PUBLIC, FACILITIES FOR CONSERVATION AND RESEARCH, PRESERVATION OF HISTORICAL RAIL EQUIPMENT, AND PRESERVATION OF HISTORICAL ARCHIVES AND ARTIFACTS OF THE READING RAILROAD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 REGULAR MEMBERSHIP SHALL BE COMPOSED OF BUT NOT RESTRICTED TO INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, CONTRIBUTING, SUSTAINING, STUDENT & CORPORATE MEMBERS. A FAMILY MEMBERSHIP SHALL BE PERMITTED 2 VOTES. CHILDREN INCLUDED IN A FAMILY MEMBERSHIP ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO VOTE. ALL OTHER REGULAR MEMBERS ARE PERMITTED ONE VOTE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A THE NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE PRESENTS THE NAMES OF NOMINEES FOR THE POSITION OF OFFICER OR DIRECTOR. MEMBERS WHOSE DUES FOR THE CURRENT YEAR HAVE BEEN PAID TIMELY SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP DUES STRUCTURE ESTABLISHED BY 2/3 MAJORITY OF ELIGIBLE VOTING MEMBERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE TREASURER AND BUDGET & FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEW THE FORM 990 FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C A COMPLIANCE OFFICER HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO MONITOR AND ENFORCE THE POLICY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 AVAILABLE AT THE ORGANIZATION BY REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24E RESTORATIONS 8,801 0 0 EQUIPMENT REPAIRS AND MNT 4,261 0 0 MUSEUM OPERATIONS 2,734 0 52 TRACKWORK 2,737 0 0 VEHICLE 2,099 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS 0 2,059 0 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 345 598 0 SUPPLIES 517 0 0 BANK CHARGES 0 267 0 TOTAL 21,494 2,924 52