2025-04-02T14:15:47-04:00 2024-06-30 990 2023-07-01 953763867 Southern Pacific Historical & Technical Society In SOUT 1525 Howard Access Road STE Ste E Upland CA 91786 TED KIMBALL TREASURER 9099850998 2025-04-02 true 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z DAVID COSCIA 241954 false X www.sphts.org X 1997 CA To preserve and distribute information related to the Southern Pacific Railroad and its subsidiaries. 9 9 1 0 0 26995 31270 72192 83085 6 6 84930 52552 184123 166913 0 0 39695 44848 0 0 141881 156934 181576 201782 2547 -34869 319081 329719 51065 78012 268016 251707 To preserve and distribute information related to the Southern Pacific Railroad and its subsidiaries. false false 151385 87963 PublishingThe organizations publication activities included the release of two new, premium books that adds to the historical and technical record of the Southern Pacific Railroad and its subsidiaries. The book is rich in photographic content and its underlying research provides a worthy example of industrial archaeology. 48278 21326 Trainline PeriodicalDuring the year the organization published four quarterly issues of Trainline, a periodical devoted to the historical and technical record of the Southern Pacific Railroad. Each issue contains articles by regular and guest contributors as well as a readers forum. Trainline is distributed free of charge to each of approximately 1537 members and additional copies are printed for sale on-line and through various retail outlets.The organization also distributed a quarterly newsletter to its members.The organization also published in digital form an archive of the first 80 issues of Trainline magazine. 2119 6728 Archival ActivitiesConsistent with its mission of preserving information related to the Southern Pacific Railroad, the organization continued to acquire and maintain books, manuscripts, photographs, maps, blueprints, diagrams and artifacts of historical and technical value. 201782 true false false false false false false false false false true false 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 17 0 true 1 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 9 9 false false false false true true true true true false false true false false false false false false CA X CHRIS KARASEK 9099850998 1525 HOWARD ACCESS ROAD UNIT E Upland CA 91786 X ANDREW J CHIER DIRECTOR 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 PETER SAVOY DIRECTOR 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD OVERTON DIRECTOR 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 FRED HILL DIRECTOR 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BEN KLETZER DIRECTOR 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ALBERT NOVAK DIRECTOR 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID COSCIA PRESIDENT 12.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 ANDY NOVAK SECRETARY 8.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 EDWIN HALL VICE PRESIDENT 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 TED KIMBALL TREASURER 8.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 false false false 31270 31270 Membership Dues & Asses 511130 76653 76653 Annual Meet Income 511130 6432 6432 83085 6 6 126138 75041 51097 51097 Advertising 511130 357 357 Sale of Archives Proper 511130 1098 1098 1455 166913 135643 0 0 41480 41480 3368 3368 5595 5595 9776 9776 8881 8881 1793 1793 16658 16658 25170 25170 660 660 2203 2203 QUARTERLY TRAINLINE MAGAZINE 48278 48278 POSTAGE AND SHIPPING 12455 12455 BANK CHARGES 8402 8402 UTILITIES 2147 2147 14916 14916 201782 201782 0 0 53455 40691 48178 66185 -439 460 184812 177789 33075 44594 32348 32348 319081 329719 3153 47389 77649 523 363 51065 78012 X 268016 251707 268016 251707 319081 329719 X -34869 18560 X false false false X 97670 101982 122452 98225 114355 534684 663 851 962 2476 98333 102833 122452 99187 114355 537160 537160 3 5 6 14 3 5 6 14 98333 102836 122457 99187 114361 537174 1.00000 1.00000 0.00000 0.00000 X 4328 4328 28020 28020 SALES TAXES PAYABLE 363 363 Members or stockholder classes and rights Part VI line 6 The organization has 1,633 individual members. Member election for additional members Part VI line 7a Day to day operations are conducted by the officers and the business manager. Policy matters are decided by a nine member board of directors that meets three or more times a each year. Each year the overall membership of the organization elects three of the nine directors. Governing body decisions Part VI line 7b Under the bylaws certain actions of the board of directors are subject to approval or disapproval by vote of the overall membership. Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 There is no formal process for reviewing the oranizations form 990. However it is prepared by a professional tax return preparer acting independently and the officer signing the return exercises his own judgment as to reviewing the return before making the attestation. Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 No other documents made available for public inspection. Explanation of other changes in net assets or fund balances Part XI line 9 Model kits are produced using the profits from previous kits that were manufactured and sold. Archive funds are generated from sales of duplicate items on eBay and at railroadania shows, and by monetary donations. 18,560 increase for fye 6/30/2024.