Nonprofit · EIN 82-1484249
COLORADO TOY TRAIN FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · DENVER, CO 80228
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $82,186 | $70,214 | $11,972 | $596,428 | $323,890 | $272,538 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $51,117 | $59,389 | -$8,272 | $595,562 | $333,617 | $261,945 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $67,722 | $70,938 | -$3,216 | $613,944 | $343,727 | $270,217 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $32,241
- Membership dues
- $12,418
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $4,536
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $44,359
- Other revenue
- $45,409
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $395
- Occupancy
- $14,504
- Depreciation
- $16,664
- Program services (functional)
- $70,214
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $595,562
- Total assets, end of year
- $596,428
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $323,890
- Net assets, end of year
- $272,538
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $458,909
- Gross receipts
- $137,653
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 42
- Year formed
- 2017
- State of legal domicile
- CO
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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Cullen | President Officer | 20 | $0 |
| Jerry Owen | Vice President Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Wayne Jordan | Secretary Officer | 11 | $0 |
| Tom Bishop | Treasurer Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Mark Layman | Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Mike Zimmerman | Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Tom Kennedy | Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Bruce Hillsworth | Member Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Kevin Jones | Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| John Bush | Member Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Robert Staivlan | Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Dower | President Officer | 20 | $0 |
| Jerry Owen | Vice President Officer | 10 | $0 |
| David Gahagen | Secretary Officer | 11 | $0 |
| Shawn Duffy | Treasurer Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Mark Layman | Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Ken Cook | Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| John Cullen | Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Larry Franzen | Member Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Robert Staveland | Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Rick Thornton | Member Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| John Bush | Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Keith Dorrell | Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Cullen | President Officer | 30 | $0 |
| Jerry Owen | Vice President Officer | 10 | $0 |
| John Busch | Secretary Officer | 11 | $0 |
| Shawn Duffy | Treasurer Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Mark Layman | Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Ken Cook | Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Anthony Dower | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Larry Franzen | Member Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Robert Staveland | Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Rick Thornton | Member Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| David Gahagen | Member Trustee or director | 12 | $0 |
| Keith Dorrell | Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 171 S VAN GORDON STREET, DENVER, CO 80228-1712
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- JOHN CULLEN, 3948 PINEHURST CIR, DENVER, CO 80235
- Signed the 990
- JOHN CULLEN, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (303) 877-6799
- Website
- COLORADOTOYTRAIN.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BRAMMEIER TAX SERVICE
Mission
The Colorado Toy Train Foundation is dedicated to providing an educational experience to the public, encompassing the history and operation of toy and model trains while promoting the hobby of train collection
Program accomplishments
- The O gauge modules are a portable system constructed according to the Lionel Collectors Club of America. The total layout measures 31 x 14 feet and consists of a double oval of track and an operating and operating accessory peninsula. The peninsula contains coal loading and unloading operations, a magnetic gantry crane, a barrel loading operation and a lumber unloading platform with forklift. The modules are set up in our museum periodically. They are also taken to other sites such as: the annual Sherman Hill train show in Cheyenne, Wy., the annual train show in Estes Park, Co., and the Veterans Museum in Broomfield, Co. This serves as outreach for the Foundation. The modules are instructive in how the operating accessories work and operations of the trains. The modules require maintenance continued improvements in landscaping. They are transported via a 16-foot trailer which requires licensing and insurance. All manpower is by volunteers.Expenses $70,214
- Educational symposia are conducted throughout the year. Admission is free to each symposium. Speakers volunteer their time and any objects used in their demonstrations. Some symposia are educational focusing on collecting toy trains, while others are how to programs focusing on skills used in operating or building toy train layouts. Seven educational programs were presented in 2025. They included: Repair & maintenance of post war (manufactured between 1945 and 1969) steam locomotives; 3-D printing of HO gauge building and detailed accessories for a train layout; two sessions on airbrushing techniques and how to apply static grass; and 25 best Lionel Post War train models.0
- In addition to the O gage modular layout, the museum has an HO operating layout and a Brio layout so the museum has over 100 linear feet of static displays. These displays are changed periodically and are used to demonstrate all gauges from G, standard, O, S, HO, N, and Z. These are displays showing: historical development of steam engines; a wide varity of transformers from 20 watts to 275 watts; the variations of boxes used by Lionel during the postwar period; the changes in O gauge track and in trucks and couplers used on model trains. The displays educate novice as well as the long-time collector of toy and model trains.0
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 | 990 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
- 82-1484249
- 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
- 2018
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A51)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $596,428
- Income (IRS master file)
- $137,653
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $82,186 | $70,214 | $596,428 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $51,117 | $59,389 | $595,562 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $67,722 | $70,938 | $613,944 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $90,642 | $104,226 | $626,826 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 82-1484249).
Questions about COLORADO TOY TRAIN FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of COLORADO TOY TRAIN FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of COLORADO TOY TRAIN FOUNDATION is 82-1484249.
- Is COLORADO TOY TRAIN FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2018.
- Are donations to COLORADO TOY TRAIN FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does COLORADO TOY TRAIN FOUNDATION 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 COLORADO TOY TRAIN FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did COLORADO TOY TRAIN FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of COLORADO TOY TRAIN FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JOHN CULLEN.
- Who are the officers and directors of COLORADO TOY TRAIN FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 11 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does COLORADO TOY TRAIN FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $82,186, expenses of $70,214 and total assets of $596,428 at year end.
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