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Nonprofit · EIN 27-1315373

PACIFIC NORTHWEST RAILROAD ARCHIVE

Tax-exempt · BURIEN, WA 98166

Financials

$82K$40K2023$0$02024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of PACIFIC NORTHWEST RAILROAD ARCHIVE by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$0$0$0$911,786$7,276$904,510
December 31, 2023990$81,621$40,057$41,564$903,187$27,472$875,715
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$0
Professional fundraising fees
$0

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$903,187
Total assets, end of year
$911,786
Total liabilities, end of year
$7,276
Net assets, end of year
$904,510
Land, buildings and equipment
$657,787
Publicly traded securities
$185,636
Gross receipts
$0
Employees
0
Volunteers
80
Year formed
2009
State of legal domicile
WA

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Virginia H WrightExecutive Director
Key employee
20$19,200
Robert E KellyDirector
Trustee or director
20$0
Richard S WilkensVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
30$0
William C PetrykTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
20$0
Paul W KruegerSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0
Chris CraigDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
William C SornsinDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
David T SprauDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Russell HolterPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0
Cherisse GordonDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Byron OsbornDirector
Trustee or director
5$0
Jesse CunninghamDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 12 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Virginia WrightDirector
Trustee or director
5$3,349
Robert E KellyDireector
Trustee or director
20$0
Richard S WilkensVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
30$0
William C PetrykTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
20$0
Paul W KruegerSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0
Chris CraigDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
William M KajdzikDirector
Trustee or director
6$0
William C SornsinDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
David T SprauDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Jonathan C FischerExecutive Director
Trustee or director, Key employee
25$0
Russell HolterPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0
Cherisse GordonDirector
Trustee or director
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
425 SW 153RD ST, BURIEN, WA 98166-2214
In care of
% GARY L TARBOX
Mailing address (990-N for 2009)
2599 East Madison Street, Seattle WA 98112
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
Virginia H Wright, PO Box 48124, Burien, WA 98148
Principal officer (990-N for 2009)
Gary L Tarbox, 2599 East Madison Street, Seattle WA 98112
Signed the 990
Virginia Wright, Executive Director
Phone
(206) 402-6519

Mission

Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive (PNRA) owns and operates a facility and equipment enabling our member Railroad Heritage Organizations (RHO's) to preserve their historic railroad document collections and make them available to the general public over the Internet.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • Provide affordable storage, equipment and work space for the physical digital preservation of historic railroad documents PNRA owns and operats a 7,500 sq-ft archive facility in Burien, WA It's configured for RHO inventory to sort, scan, catalog and preserve their collection materials at the Archive or remotely.0
  • Respond to requests from community organizations and individuals and fulfill those request with material from Railroad Heritage organizations (RHO's)collections PNRA fulfills requests for information and copies of material in RHO collections and receives donations for the information. Additionally, PNRA fulfills orders for its RHO's online stores on a fee for service basis.0
  • Operate and maintain railroad heritage websites services, as measured by and allocations to others, PNRA operates web services that host the RHO's research websites in a commercial data center in South Seattle that received 18,811 individual visits in 2020, making the historic railroad info available to the general public. The websites are: NPRHA.org; GN-NPJointArchive.org; research.MilwElectric.org;PNRA is developing a self contructed software asset to assist the RPO's in dissemination their information research.SPSHS.org; and PNRA.org. The RHO's provide funds to support their websites, while volunteers at PNRA updated the sites with material cataloged and scanned during work sessions, both on site at PNRA and remotely, as appropriate.0

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
27-1315373
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
2010
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990-N (e-Postcard)
Assets (IRS master file)
$911,786

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$0$0$911,786IRS
990December 2023$81,621$40,057$903,187XML
990December 2022$369,077$56,830$924,510IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990-N for 2009
Officer: Gary L Tarbox
December 31, 2009≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard

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 27-1315373).

Questions about PACIFIC NORTHWEST RAILROAD ARCHIVE

What is the EIN of PACIFIC NORTHWEST RAILROAD ARCHIVE?
The employer identification number (EIN) of PACIFIC NORTHWEST RAILROAD ARCHIVE is 27-1315373.
Is PACIFIC NORTHWEST RAILROAD ARCHIVE tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2010.
Are donations to PACIFIC NORTHWEST RAILROAD ARCHIVE tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does PACIFIC NORTHWEST RAILROAD ARCHIVE file?
Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less.
When is the next return of PACIFIC NORTHWEST RAILROAD ARCHIVE 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 PACIFIC NORTHWEST RAILROAD ARCHIVE 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 PACIFIC NORTHWEST RAILROAD ARCHIVE?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Virginia H Wright.
Who are the officers and directors of PACIFIC NORTHWEST RAILROAD ARCHIVE?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 12 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $19,200 (Virginia H Wright, Executive Director).
How much revenue does PACIFIC NORTHWEST RAILROAD ARCHIVE have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $0, expenses of $0 and total assets of $911,786 at year end.

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