Nonprofit · EIN 23-7053004
NATIONAL RAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC
Tax-exempt · MOORESTOWN, NJ 08057
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $455,908 | $534,882 | -$78,974 | $142,534 | $139,148 | $3,386 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $509,430 | $494,271 | $15,159 | $222,605 | $135,295 | $87,310 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $294,187
- Membership dues
- $166,780
- Program service revenue
- $163,831
- Investment income
- $72
- Net income from sales of inventory
- -$2,182
- Other revenue
- -$2,182
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $135,750
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $12,515
- Accounting fees
- $29,996
- Occupancy
- $7,548
- Travel
- $4,256
- Program services (functional)
- $333,113
- Management and general (functional)
- $201,769
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $222,605
- Total assets, end of year
- $142,534
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $139,148
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,386
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$22,428
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $25,814
- Gross receipts
- $458,583
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 40
- Year formed
- 1935
- State of legal domicile
- MD
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TONY WHITE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ERIC FOGG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEN MOSBY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JON BAAKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LARRY PEARLMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL YUHAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RALPH BITZER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ELLEN F SCOTT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN FEENEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM ANDES | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| THOMAS GALLAGHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ERIC FOGG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLES WEBB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JON BAAKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN GOODMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILFRED WATERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN FEENEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM ANDES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TONY WHITE | PRESIDENT Officer | 5 | $0 |
| RALPH BITZER | TREASURER Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ELLEN F SCOTT | SECRETARY Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOSEPH C MALONEY JR | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 505 S LENOLA RD STE 226, MOORESTOWN, NJ 08057-1549
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- TONY WHITE, 505 SOUTH LENOLA ROAD 226, MOORESTOWN, NJ 08057
- Signed the 990
- TONY WHITE, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (215) 557-6606
- Website
- WWW.NRHS.COM
- Return prepared by
- BOWERS & COMPANY CPA'S PLLC
Mission
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.
Program accomplishments
- 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 2024 CONVENTION WAS HELD IN HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA AND WAS ATTENDED BY 250 PEOPLE.Expenses $78,662 · revenue $109,307
- 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.Expenses $46,261 · revenue $54,524
- 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.Expenses $135,750 · grants $135,750
- 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.Expenses $72,440
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 23-7053004
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1969
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $142,534
- Income (IRS master file)
- $458,583
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $455,908 | $534,882 | $142,534 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $509,430 | $494,271 | $222,605 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $338,566 | $561,407 | $186,340 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 23-7053004).
Questions about NATIONAL RAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC
- What is the EIN of NATIONAL RAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NATIONAL RAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC is 23-7053004.
- Is NATIONAL RAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1969.
- Are donations to NATIONAL RAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NATIONAL RAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of NATIONAL RAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did NATIONAL RAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of NATIONAL RAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names TONY WHITE.
- Who are the officers and directors of NATIONAL RAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 11 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does NATIONAL RAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $455,908, expenses of $534,882 and total assets of $142,534 at year end.
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