2025-08-06T14:14:21-05:00 2024-12-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 10700 NORTHUP WAY SUITE 200 BELLEVUE WA 98004 990 2024-01-01 916060485 WESTERN FOREST INDUSTRIES MUSEUM WEST 3608324486 PO BOX 465 EATONVILLE WA 98328 BEVERLY WILSON SECRETARY/TREASURER 3608324486 2025-08-05 1 1 KURT BENNION CPA P01469618 4252506100 2025-08-05 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MT RAINIER SCENIC RAILROAD BETTY BAUBLITS PO BOX 465 EATONVILLE WA 98328 3350278 0 X WWW.MTRAINIERRAILROAD.COM X 1964 WA TO PRESERVE AND PROMOTE THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF EARLY PACIFIC NORTHWEST LOGGING AND LOGGING RAILROADS IN BOTH EXHIBIT AND OPERATING FORM. TO FOSTER AN APPRECIATION FOR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WHILE PRESERVING AND MAINTAINING THE FREIGHT CORRIDOR. 6 5 69 43 0 0 89957 204719 781527 2881843 1 13585 36112 116818 907597 3216965 0 0 0 0 539002 1010023 0 0 0 574907 1846174 1113909 2856197 -206312 360768 5210987 5492469 393893 314607 4817094 5177862 X TO PRESERVE AND PROMOTE THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF EARLY PACIFIC NORTHWEST LOGGING AND LOGGING RAILROADS IN BOTH EXHIBIT AND OPERATING FORM. TO FOSTER AN APPRECIATION FOR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WHILE PRESERVING AND MAINTAINING THE FREIGHT CORRIDOR. 0 0 2695328 0 2881843 WESTERN FOREST INDUSTRIES MUSEUM (WFIM), A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT, WAS FOUNDED IN THE 1960S TO PRESERVE THE HISTORY OF EARLY LOGGING, RAILROADING, AND INDUSTRY IN THE MT. RAINIER REGION. IN 1980, WFIM EXPANDED ITS MISSION BY LAUNCHING THE MT. RAINIER SCENIC RAILROAD (MRSR), AND LATER CONSTRUCTED ITS MUSEUM CAMPUS IN MINERAL TO HOUSE AND INTERPRET ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTIONS OF HISTORIC LOGGING LOCOMOTIVES. AT ONE POINT, WFIM TRANSFERRED OPERATIONS OF THE RAILROAD TO AN OUT-OF-STATE, FOR-PROFIT OWNER, WHILE RETAINING OWNERSHIP OF THE LINE. WHILE THE CHANGE BROUGHT SOME INVESTMENT, THE SHIFT IN PRIORITIES LED TO OPERATIONAL INSTABILITY, (CONTINUED IN SCHEDULE O)AND THE RAILROAD WAS ULTIMATELY SHUT DOWN IN 2020. WFIM WAS REVIVED IN 2022, REESTABLISHED ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND RESUMED CONTROL OF RAILROAD OPERATIONS, RETURNING TO ITS MISSION-DRIVE LEADERSHIP AND LOCAL ROOTS. TRAIN OPERATIONS RESUMED IN SEPTEMBER 2023, AND PUBLIC RESPONSE HAS BEEN OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE. THE RAILROAD HAS CARRIED OVER 115,000 PASSENGERS, DOUBLING PREVIOUS RIDERSHIP, RESTORED THREE PASSENGER CARS AND A STEAM LOCOMOTIVE, LAUNCHED A SUCCESSFUL RAIL-BIKING ENTERPRISE (RAILCYCLE MT. RAINIER), AND DOUBLED ITS OPERATIONAL TRACK MILEAGE, WITH TRAINS RUNNING AT AN AVERAGE 96.7% CAPACITY. LOOKING AHEAD, WFIM PLANS TO RESTORE ALL 33 MILES OF THE HISTORIC LINE AND REINTRODUCE FREIGHT SERVICE TO SUPPORT REGIONAL INDUSTRIES. THIS WILL PROVIDE A CRITICAL TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVE FOR COMMUNITIES LIKE MORTON, WHERE MILLS FACE TRUCKING LIMITATIONS. OUR TOURISM OFFERINGS DELIVER IMPORTANT ECONOMIC BOOSTS DURING THE OFF-SEASON AND WINTER MONTHS, REINFORCING WFIM'S ROLE AS BOTH A CULTURAL STEWARD AND AN ENGINE FOR RURAL REVITALIZATION 2695328 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 1 11 0 69 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X BEVERLY WILSON 3608324486 PO BOX 465 EATONVILLE WA 98328 BETTY BAUBLITS PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 SETH BOTTCHER VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BEVERLY WILSON SECRETARY/TREASURER 10.00 X X 0 0 0 BYRON ADAMS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HANFORD MCCLOUD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICH WILLIAMS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BETHAN MAHER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 50.00 X 137000 0 0 137000 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 142000 62719 204719 TRAIN 485000 2580608 2580608 RAILCYCLES 485000 254594 254594 RIGHT-OF-WAY LEASE 532000 31305 31305 OTHER 900099 15336 15336 2881843 13585 13585 250131 133313 116818 116818 3216965 2881843 0 130403 137000 137000 735184 735184 28522 28522 109317 98836 10481 13388 13388 7800 7800 59495 59495 14746 14746 8868 8868 271696 271696 48931 48931 35254 35254 3070 3070 21991 21991 188049 188049 46368 46368 SUPPLIES 415520 415520 MAINTENANCE & REPAIRS 390204 390204 TRAIN FUEL 136468 136468 TICKETING 86207 86207 98119 98119 2856197 2695328 160869 0 84521 111193 300 287175 23 10263 64811 49131 5639551 659392 5115880 4980159 5210987 5492469 42122 28529 351771 286078 393893 314607 X 4817094 5177862 4817094 5177862 5210987 5492469 360768 0 X 0 0 0 X 15515 89957 204719 310191 31315 31315 30818 781527 2881843 3756818 31315 31315 46333 871484 3086562 4067009 0 0 0 4067009 1 13585 13586 1 13585 13586 49637 250131 299768 31315 31315 46333 921122 3350278 4380363 0.92850 0.92840 0.00310 X SCHEDULE A, PART III, LINE 12, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: INVENTORY SALES PART III, LINE 1: PART III, LINE 1 EXCLUDES AN UNUSUAL CONTRIBUTION OF $3,675,778 RECEIVED IN 2022. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 3139130 X X 0 896524 896524 718051 189019 529032 4024976 470373 3554603 4980159 PART III, LINE 4: THE MUSEUM HOUSES A COLLECTION OF RAILROAD EXHIBITS AND ARTIFACTS FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION. BEVERLY WILSON BOARD MEMBER MANUFACTURE OF RAIL CYCLES X 356689 286078 0 1 1 286078 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 BEVERLY WILSON AND BETTY BAUBLITS HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B PRIOR TO SUBMITTING THE FORM 990 TO THE IRS, IT WAS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD POLICY REGULATES MONITORING OF ALL AGREEMENTS OR TRANSACTIONS THAT MAY INVOLVE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. A PERSON INVOLVED IN SUCH A CONFLICT IS NOT PERMITTED TO PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSIONS AND/OR VOTE ON THE MATTER. WRITTEN POLICIES ARE IN PLACE FOR REPORTING AND DEALING WITH CONFLICTS SHOULD THEY ARISE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION WAS NEGOTIATED AT ARM'S LENGTH BASED ON BOARD MEMBERS' KNOWLEDGE OF REASONABLE COMPENSATION IN THE AREA. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.