Nonprofit · EIN 74-6068927
TEXAS TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM INC
Tax-exempt · SAN ANTONIO, TX 78217
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | 990 | $176,573 | $144,030 | $32,543 | $673,383 | -$350 | $673,733 |
| March 31, 2024 | 990 | $156,583 | $102,394 | $54,189 | $683,123 | $41,840 | $641,283 |
| March 31, 2023 | 990 | $156,448 | $130,340 | $26,108 | $587,094 | $0 | $587,094 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $54,551
- Program service revenue
- $119,156
- Investment income
- $2,866
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $6,700
- Occupancy
- $21,637
- Travel
- $1,900
- Program services (functional)
- $113,543
- Management and general (functional)
- $30,487
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $683,123
- Total assets, end of year
- $673,383
- Total liabilities, end of year
- -$350
- Net assets, end of year
- $673,733
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $372,996
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $673,733
- Gross receipts
- $176,573
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 95
- Year formed
- 1964
- State of legal domicile
- TX
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 March 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connie Foster | President Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| Ray Bennett | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 25 | $0 |
| Kimberley Cobb | Treasurer/Sec Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $0 |
| Butch Sizemore | SGT at Arms Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $0 |
| STEVE CAMPA | Director Trustee or director | 20 | $0 |
| Bill Foster | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $0 |
| JOHN SEROLD | Director Trustee or director | 25 | $0 |
| JOHN FARDAL | Member Trustee or director | 25 | $0 |
| RON JOHNSON | Member Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Tom Morgan | Director Trustee or director | 20 | $0 |
| Benjamin Mooney | Director Trustee or director | 20 | $0 |
| GARY GRIFFEN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| Dave Cenova | Director Trustee or director | 40 | $0 |
| Joey Groff | Treasurer Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Jake Clevenger | Member Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kris Grewe | Member Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2024: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Springer | President Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| Ray Bennett | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 25 | $0 |
| Joey Groff | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $0 |
| Bill Foster | SGT at Arms Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $0 |
| STEVE CAMPA | Director Trustee or director | 20 | $0 |
| KIMBERLEY COBB | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $0 |
| JOHN SEROLD | Director Trustee or director | 25 | $0 |
| JOHN FARDAL | Member Trustee or director | 25 | $0 |
| RON JOHNSON | Member Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Tom Morgan | Director Trustee or director | 20 | $0 |
| Benjamin Mooney | Director Trustee or director | 20 | $0 |
| GARY GRIFFEN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| Butch Sizemore | Member Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Dave Cenova | Director Trustee or director | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID CENOVA | President Trustee or director, Officer | 45 | $0 |
| JEROD CAVILIER | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 25 | $0 |
| JOEY GROFF | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| ERIC SPRINGER | SARGENT AT ARMS Trustee or director, Officer | 25 | $0 |
| STEVE CAMPA | Director Trustee or director | 20 | $0 |
| RAYMOND BENNETT | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| JOHN SEROLD | Director Trustee or director | 20 | $0 |
| JOHN FARDAL | Director Trustee or director | 25 | $0 |
| RON JOHNSON | Director Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| KRIS GREW | Director Trustee or director | 15 | $0 |
| JAKE CLEVENGER | Director Trustee or director | 25 | $0 |
| GARY GRIFFEN | Director Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| EDI PREZBALA | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LARRY DONSBACH | Director Trustee or director | 20 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 17928, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78217-0928
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Connie Foster, PO Box 17928, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78217
- Signed the 990
- Kimberley Cobb, Treasurer
- Phone
- (210) 490-3554
- Return prepared by
- SCHRIVER CARMONA & COMPANY PLLC
Mission
TEXAS TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM IS A VOLUNTEER LEAD ORGANIZATION THAT COLLECTS, PRESERVES AND DISPLAYS TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT AND RELATED ITEMS. WE OPERATE A WORKING PASSENGER RAILROAD, SEVERAL MODEL TRAIN LAYOUTS AND MANY ROAD VEHICLES. WE PROVIDE AN EDUCATIONAL AND ENTERTAINING EXPERIENCE WHICH INTERPRETS HOW DEVELOPMENTS IN TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY SHAPED AND CONTINUE TO IMPACT DAILY LIFE.
Program accomplishments
- THE TEXAS TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM WAS CREATED IN 1964 TO HELP PRESERVE ARTIFACTS ANDINFORMATION ABOUT THE VARIED ELEMENTS OF SAN ANTONIO'S FASCINATING TRANSPORTATIONHISTORY. WE OPERATE AS MUCH OF OUR COLLECTION AS POSSIBLE. THIS INCLUDES OURVOLUNTEER BUILT FULL SIZED RAILROAD AND MANY VEHICLES. THE MUSEUM WAS ORIGINALLYLOCATED AT THE PEARL BREWERY NEAR DOWNTOWN AND USED THE TRACKS OF ITS SHORT LINERAILROAD, THE TEXAS TRANSPORTATION COMPANY. IN 1967 THE MUSEUM WAS GRANTED USE OFAPPROXIMATELY FORTY ACRES OF WHAT WAS THEN KNOWN AS THE NORTHEAST PRESERVE, NOWMCALLISTER PARK, JUST NORTH OF THE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON WETMORE ROAD. MUSEUMATTENDANCE IS GROWING IMPRESSIVELY. AT THE CURRENT RATE OF GROWTH WE WILL BEATTRACTING 20,000 PEOPLE ANNUALLY WITHIN JUST A FEW YEARS. WE ARE VERY PROUD OF THEENORMOUS STRIDES WE HAVE MADE AND CONTINUE TO MAKE DESPITE OUR LIMITED RESOURCES.HERE IS A LIST OR OUR MOST RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS:COMPLETED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECTS:- REBUILT RAILROAD ENGINE 4035AIR COMPRESSOR AND RELATED VALVES AND PARTS.- INCREASED ALL SCALE MODEL RAILROADS IN SCOPE AND COMPLEXITY.- ADDED TO ADDITIONAL SCALE LAYOUTS. Z SCALE AND TROLLEY.- REPLACED MAIN POWER PANELS AND FEEDS TO LOWER PART OF MUSEUM.- ADDED SECURITY CAMERA SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT MUSEUM PROPERTY.- ADDED APPROXIMATELY 800 SQ.FT. OF RAILROAD EQUIPMENT AND SIGNAGE DISPLAY AREA.- REPLACED APPROXIMATELY 50% OF EXISTING RAILROAD TIES ON FULL SIZE RAILROAD AND NUMEROUS SECTIONSOF RAIL.- ADDED A FULL SIZE VILLAGE DISPLAY AT THE END OF THE FULL SIZE RAILROAD.- ADDED 3 NEW DIVISIONS, BUS, VIKING AND 7-1/2" RAILROAD.- INCREASED BY 50% AVAILABLE PARKING.- REPLACED MAIN BUILDING LIGHTING WITH LED LIGHTING.EQUIPMENT IMPROVED, REPLACED OR PURCHASED:- SOLD INOPERABLE BACKHOE FOR $4,000ADA (AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT) IMPROVEMENTS:- ADDED BLACKTOP RAILROAD CROSSINGS, AND ELIMINATED EXISTING WOODEN CROSSINGS. SAFETY ISSUE.-IMPROVE ADA ACCESS ACROSS MANY AREAS OF OUR PROPERTY.PUBLIC RELATIONS IMPROVEMENTS:-CONTINUING GROWTH IN ATTENDANCE.-UPDATING WEB SITE, WITH COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION ABOUT TTM AND ITS COLLECTIONS, ADD THOROUGH HISTORIES OF REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENTS.-PARTICIPATE IN MANY LOCAL EVENTS SUCH AS BLACK HISTORY MONTH, BEXAR COUNTY KENNELCLUB SCENT TRIALS, ANNUAL MODEL T EXHIBIT.-PARTNER WITH OTHER CHARITIES IN OUR AREA FOR MUTUAL BENEFIT. THESE INCLUDE THE SANANTONIO FOOD BANK AND "STUFF THE BUS" BACK TO SCHOOL SUPPLIES DRIVES, AS WELL AS TOYS FOR TOTS AND OPERATION LIFESAVER.-OPEN FRIDAYS, DEDICATED TO HISTORICAL AND EDUCATION AND SAFETY FOR LOCAL SCHOOL GROUPS.-BECAME CHARTER ORGANIZATION FOR SCOUTS OF AMERICA. WE ARE THE CHARTER ORGANIZATION FOR 4 TROOPS, 2 CUBSCOUT PACKS, AND A SHIP. AS SUCH WE ARE EXTREMELY BUSY WITH NUMEROUS PROJECTS, EVENTS AND PROGRAMS.Expenses $113,543 · revenue $119,156
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 March, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | March 31, 2026 | August 17, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | March 31, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | March 31, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 74-6068927
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1965
- Accounting year ends
- March
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A540)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $673,383
- Income (IRS master file)
- $176,573
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | March 2025 | $176,573 | $144,030 | $673,383 | XML |
| 990 | March 2024 | $156,583 | $102,394 | $683,123 | XML |
| 990 | March 2023 | $156,448 | $130,340 | $587,094 | XML |
| 990 | March 2022 | $221,348 | $111,271 | $560,986 | IRS |
| 990 | March 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2018 | – | – | – | 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 74-6068927).
Questions about TEXAS TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM INC
- What is the EIN of TEXAS TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of TEXAS TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM INC is 74-6068927.
- Is TEXAS TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1965.
- Are donations to TEXAS TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does TEXAS TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM 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 TEXAS TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending March 31, 2026) is due August 17, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did TEXAS TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended March 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of TEXAS TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM INC?
- The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 names Connie Foster.
- Who are the officers and directors of TEXAS TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM INC?
- The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 lists 16 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does TEXAS TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $176,573, expenses of $144,030 and total assets of $673,383 at year end.
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