Nonprofit · EIN 84-6037753
COLORADO RAILROAD HISTORICAL FOUNDATION INC
Tax-exempt · GOLDEN, CO 80402
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $7,457,327 | $4,094,818 | $3,362,509 | $20,381,639 | $4,936,147 | $15,445,492 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $3,542,093 | $3,395,532 | $146,561 | $12,742,326 | $707,672 | $12,034,654 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $4,449,595
- of which government grants
- $434,738
- Program service revenue
- $2,601,270
- Investment income
- $251,432
- Net rental income
- $36,853
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $118,177
- Other revenue
- $155,030
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $158,721
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,037,686
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,289,547
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $177,896
- Travel
- $5,375
- Depreciation
- $334,041
- Program services (functional)
- $3,141,261
- Management and general (functional)
- $733,032
- Fundraising (functional)
- $220,525
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $12,742,326
- Total assets, end of year
- $20,381,639
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $4,936,147
- Net assets, end of year
- $15,445,492
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $6,931,811
- Publicly traded securities
- $9,968,235
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $10,817,339
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $4,628,153
- Gross unrelated business income
- $14,690
- Gross receipts
- $7,692,598
- Employees
- 28
- Volunteers
- 239
- Year formed
- 1964
- 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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAUL HAMMOND | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $116,967 | $41,754 |
| KATY ZIEGLER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM RICHARDSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL MAGLIERI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUG JUNDA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF LILLO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELE MILLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LAUREN GIEBLER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARLENE PAKISH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH HAYES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN BUSH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAUL HAMMOND | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $115,529 | $11,254 |
| JAMES SMITH | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KATY ZIEGLER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM RICHARDSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL MAGLIERI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUG JUNDA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF LILLO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELE MILLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LAUREN GIEBLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARLENE PAKISH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH HAYES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN BUSH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 10, GOLDEN, CO 80402-0010
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- PAUL HAMMOND, PO BOX 10, GOLDEN, CO 80401
- Signed the 990
- PAUL HAMMOND, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (303) 279-4591
- Return prepared by
- EIDE BAILLY LLP
Mission
THE MISSION OF THE COLORADO RAILROAD HISTORICAL FOUNDATION, INC. IS TO PRESERVE AND CONVEY THE RICH HISTORY OF RAILROADING IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION THROUGH ACQUISITION, RESEARCH, EXHIBITION, AND EDUCATION.
Program accomplishments
- THE MUSEUM EXISTS TO SHARE COLORADO'S RICH RAILROAD HERITAGE WITH THE WIDEST POSSIBLE AUDIENCE IN A HANDS-ON AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL FASHION BY PRESERVING AND MAKING ACCESSIBLE IMPORTANT HISTORIC ARTIFACTS, ARTWORK AND DOCUMENTS, AND BY OFFERING OUTSTANDING INTERPRETIVE AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO THE COMMUNITY. THE MUSEUM HAS SYSTEMATICALLY ACQUIRED A COLLECTION OF OVER 100 HISTORIC RAILROAD LOCOMOTIVES, PASSENGER AND FREIGHT CARS DATING FROM 1879 TO THE PRESENT, AND ALSO MANAGES ONE OF THE LARGEST ARCHIVES OF RAILROAD PRINT, PHOTOGRAPHIC AND RESEARCH MATERIALS IN THE UNITED STATES. IT IS DEDICATED TO SHARING COLORADO'S RICH RAILROAD HISTORY THROUGH THE USE OF BOTH SMALL AND LARGE ARTIFACTS, ALONG WITH ARCHIVAL MATERIALS ASSOCIATED WITH RAILROADING IN COLORADO AND THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION. THE MUSEUM'S RESEARCH LIBRARY IS THE SECOND LARGEST OF ITS KIND, AND LIBRARY VOLUNTEERS ARE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF WESTERN RAILROADS AND THEIR LINES. AUTHORS OF ALL GENRES MAY BE FOUND RESEARCHING TIMETABLES, PAYROLL RECORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHS FOR THEIR PROJECTS. THE MUSEUM LIBRARY IS ALSO HOME TO AN EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF RAILROAD RELATED ART, SOME OF IT PAINTED BY WORLD-FAMOUS ARTISTS, AND DONATED TO THE MUSEUM BY DEDICATED COLLECTORS. THIS COLLECTION IS SOMETIMES LOANED TO OTHER INSTITUTIONS IN COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS. SINCE 1961 THE MUSEUM HAS PUBLISHED OVER 50 SCHOLARLY BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS ON THE RAILROADS OF COLORADO AND THE WEST THAT ARE INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED BY HISTORIANS. THE COLORADO RAILROAD MUSEUM HAS BEEN RANKED AMONG THE TOP 25 DENVER AREA ATTRACTIONS BY DENVER BUSINESS JOURNAL AND AS ONE OF THE TOP 10 PAID ATTRACTIONS BY VISIT DENVER.THE COLORADO RAILROAD MUSEUM CONTINUES TO FOCUS ON CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION OF ITS FULL-SIZE RAIL VEHICLE COLLECTION. THE IMPORTANCE OF RESTORATION AND MAINTENANCE OF HISTORIC ROLLING STOCK CANNOT BE OVERSTATED. BY ENSURING THAT VISITORS ARE ABLE TO VIEW AND SOMETIMES RIDE PAINSTAKINGLY RESTORED RAILROAD ARTIFACTS, WE ARE ABLE TO BRING HISTORY TO LIFE AND TO INSPIRE OUR GUESTS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW RAILROADS HAVE TRANSFORMED OUR STATE, THE NATION, AND THE ENTIRE WORLD. TOUR HOSTS ADDRESS THE WAYS IN WHICH RAILROADS CONTRIBUTED TO THE DYNAMIC ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, AND AGRICULTURAL CHANGES IN THE AMERICAN WEST, AND HELPED CREATE MODERN-DAY COLORADO.Expenses $2,072,233 · revenue $1,132,202
- STARTING IN NOVEMBER OF 2014 AND RUNNING FOR ALMOST TWO MONTHS EACH WINTER HOLIDAY SEASON, THE STORY OF "THE POLAR EXPRESS" IS RE-CREATED. THIS THEATRICAL PRODUCTION BLENDS TOGETHER ACTORS, STAGE PRODUCTIONS, DRAMATIC ENTRANCES, AND QUIET MOMENTS OF REFLECTION AS GUESTS ARE IMMERSED IN THE SIGHTS, SOUNDS AND INTRIGUE OF THIS CLASSIC CHILDREN'S TALE. AND OF COURSE, THE ENTIRE PRODUCTION IS THEMED AROUND A MAGICAL TRAIN RIDE, HELPING TO CONNECT COLORADO'S RICH RAILROAD HERITAGE WITH THE BROADER INFLUENCES OF AMERICAN POPULAR CULTURE.Expenses $1,069,028 · revenue $1,587,245
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
- 84-6037753
- 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
- 1964
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A540)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $20,381,639
- Income (IRS master file)
- $7,692,598
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $7,457,327 | $4,094,818 | $20,381,639 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $3,542,093 | $3,395,532 | $12,742,326 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $4,316,138 | $2,742,705 | $12,236,604 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 84-6037753).
Questions about COLORADO RAILROAD HISTORICAL FOUNDATION INC
- What is the EIN of COLORADO RAILROAD HISTORICAL FOUNDATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of COLORADO RAILROAD HISTORICAL FOUNDATION INC is 84-6037753.
- Is COLORADO RAILROAD HISTORICAL FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1964.
- Are donations to COLORADO RAILROAD HISTORICAL FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does COLORADO RAILROAD HISTORICAL FOUNDATION 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 COLORADO RAILROAD HISTORICAL FOUNDATION 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 COLORADO RAILROAD HISTORICAL FOUNDATION 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 COLORADO RAILROAD HISTORICAL FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names PAUL HAMMOND.
- Who are the officers and directors of COLORADO RAILROAD HISTORICAL FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 11 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $116,967 (PAUL HAMMOND, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does COLORADO RAILROAD HISTORICAL FOUNDATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $7,457,327, expenses of $4,094,818 and total assets of $20,381,639 at year end.
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