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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by RAIL VOLUTION.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,758,475
Total expenses
$1,568,956
Contributions and grants received
$826,835
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$909,927
Investment income
$14,663
Other revenue
$7,050
Total assets, end of year
$1,079,669
Total liabilities, end of year
$27,285
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,052,384
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,341,869
Management and general expenses
$215,705
Fundraising expenses
$11,382
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,341,869

Program services were 85.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $347,209

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $479,626

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONFERENCE REGISTRATIO

    total $613,762 · related or exempt $613,762

  • 2b · Program service revenue: TRAINING FEES

    total $174,000 · related or exempt $174,000

  • 2c · Program service revenue: PARTNER REVENUE

    total $116,350 · related or exempt $116,350

  • 2d · Program service revenue: SPONSORSHIPS

    total $5,815 · related or exempt $5,815

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $14,663 · excluded $14,663

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISC REVENUE

    total $7,050 · excluded $7,050

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $7,050

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $273,856 · program services $205,393 · management and general $59,140 · fundraising $9,323

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $366,841 · program services $334,716 · management and general $32,125

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $16,980 · program services $14,180 · management and general $2,800

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $44,176 · program services $35,322 · management and general $8,266 · fundraising $588

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $49,460 · program services $38,744 · management and general $9,997 · fundraising $719

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $47,348 · management and general $47,348

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $50,070 · program services $30,035 · management and general $19,759 · fundraising $276

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $83,685 · program services $82,713 · management and general $972

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $10,541 · program services $4,641 · management and general $5,900

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $6,605 · program services $2,917 · management and general $3,688

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $24,842 · program services $21,163 · management and general $3,342 · fundraising $337

  • 17 · Travel

    total $65,582 · program services $63,022 · management and general $2,560

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $479,963 · program services $479,963

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $6,748 · program services $5,703 · management and general $949 · fundraising $96

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,001 · program services $2,536 · management and general $422 · fundraising $43

  • 24a · Other expenses: MERCHANT SERVICES

    total $18,948 · program services $18,846 · management and general $102

  • 24b · Other expenses: BAD DEBT

    total $15,000 · management and general $15,000

  • 24c · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $2,835 · program services $1,345 · management and general $1,490

  • 24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE

    total $1,845 · program services $170 · management and general $1,675

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $630 · program services $460 · management and general $170

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $461,572 · end of year $664,503

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $288,828 · end of year $271,101

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $144,144 · end of year $100,626

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $22,120 · end of year $26,849

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $42,315

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $25,725

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $19,392 · end of year $16,590

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $73,191 · end of year $27,285

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $862,865 · end of year $1,052,384

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

TO SERVE AS A CATALYST FOR THE MOVEMENT TO BUILD LIVABLE COMMUNITIES WITH TRANSIT BY INSPIRING PEOPLE IN COMMUNITIES AND REGIONS TO MAKE BETTER TRANSIT AND LAND USE DECISIONS. WE DO THIS BY PARTNERING, EQUIPPING AND CONNECTING PEOPLE AND INSTITUTIONS AT ALL LEVELS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO SERVE AS A CATALYST FOR THE MOVEMENT TO BUILD LIVABLE COMMUNITIES WITH TRANSIT

  • CONFERENCE:FROM TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT (TOD) TO TRANSIT-ORIENTED COMMUNITIES (TOC), THE ANNUAL MPACT TRANSIT + COMMUNITY CONFERENCE FOCUSES ON THE WHOLE COMMUNITY BUILT AROUND TRANSIT AND MULTIMODAL INVESTMENTS, FROM THE MODES THEMSELVES TO ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING AND URBAN DESIGN, FROM HOUSING TO BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH, AS WELL AS THE IMPLICATIONS FOR HEALTH, SAFETY, SUSTAINABILITY, ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY AND OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL PARTS OF THE COMMUNITY

    Expenses $953,942 · Revenue $735,927

  • MPACT:LAB IS A PLACE-BASED LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM THAT SUPPORTS THE CREATION OF LOCAL, CROSS-SECTOR STAKEHOLDER COALITIONS WORKING TO INTEGRATE TRANSIT, LAND USE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. SINCE 2021, WE HAVE BEEN HOSTING REGIONAL LEARNING COHORTS OF A DOZEN PEOPLE, TOGETHER WITH EXPERTS, NOW KNOWN AS MOVE ROUNDTABLES. THE MOVE PROGRAM STARTED AS A FEE-FOR-SERVICE PROGRAM AND SINCE THEN, WE HAVE CONTINUED TO OFFER THIS OPTION TO INDIVIDUAL REGIONS/CITIES, BUT WE ALSO ENTERED INTO FUNDING PARTNERSHIPS WITH TWO DIFFERENT NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, EACH OF WHICH UNDERWRITE THE COSTS OF CAPACITY-BUILDING PROGRAMS THAT FOSTER STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND COLLABORATION FOR MOBILITY-RELATED EFFORTS LOCALLY. IN ADDITION TO THESE PROGRAMS, WE OFFER THE OPTION FOR LOCAL COHORTS TO ATTEND THE CONFERENCE TOGETHER AS A "DELEGATION." THESE DELEGATIONS RECEIVE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT (MEETING SPACE, FACILITATION, EXTRA MEETINGS) FROM US DURING THE CONFERENCE

    Expenses $185,750 · Revenue $174,000

  • MPACT:OUTREACHMPACT'S OUTREACH PROGRAM INCLUDES ACTIVITY ENGAGED IN BY STAFF WITH THE GOALS OF 1) BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OUR WORK, OR THAT CAN BENEFIT FROM OUR WORK; 2) PROVIDING EDUCATION IN THE SPACE OF BUILDING TRANSIT-ORIENTED COMMUNITIES, AND IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE; AND3) INCREASING GENERAL AWARENESS AND VISIBILITY OF MPACT AMONG TRANSIT AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOCUSED COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE.

    Expenses $85,148

  • MPACT:VOICESMPACT:VOICES HOSTS YEAR-ROUND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES VIA PODCASTS, WEBINARS, BLOG POSTS, VIDEOS AND OTHER FORMS OF MEDIA ON OUR WEBSITE. OUR MOST REGULAR FORMAT IS THE PODCAST, WHICH WE HOST MONTHLY PURSUANT TO A CONTRACT WITH AN OUTSIDE HOST WHO HOSTS AND EDITS THE PODCASTS FOR US (THOUGH WE DETERMINE THE CONTENT, SPEAKERS, AND THEMES). THE PODCASTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE BOTH TO OUR AUDIENCE AND TO OUR PODCAST HOST'S AUDIENCE. IN ADDITION, WE REGULARLY WRITE AND SHARE BLOG POSTS ON TOPICS RELATED TO OUR PROGRAMS, AND WE OCCASIONALLY HOST WEBINARS. WE ALSO PRODUCE AND SHARE VIDEOS, LARGELY FROM OUR ANNUAL CONFERENCE. THESE PRODUCTS PODCASTS, BLOGS, WEBINARS AND VIDEOS IN TURN ARE SHARED ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS AND VIA OUR E-NEWS. WE ALSO CREATE ORIGINAL SHORT VIDEOS (OFTEN REELS) FOR OUR SOCIAL MEDIA AND FEATURE PROFILES OF PEOPLE IN OUR NETWORK, INCLUDING MEMBERS OF OUR NATIONAL STEERING COMMITTEE AND BOARD. THE INTENT OF ALL THESE EFFORTS IS TO SHOWCASE ASPECTS OF BUILDING LIVABLE COMMUNITIES AROUND TRANSIT, KEEP OUR WIDER NETWORK INFORMED AND BUILD OUR AUDIENCE.MPACT: INNOVATORSTHE MPACT INNOVATORS PROGRAM PROVIDES AND FACILITATES A NATIONAL NETWORKING GROUP WELCOMING THE NEXT GENERATION OF INDUSTRY LEADERS AND THINKERS. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES NETWORKING AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, CULTIVATES INNOVATIVE NEW APPROACHES AND HELPS DEVELOP NEW LEADERS IN THE INDUSTRY. PARTICIPANTS PROVIDE INPUT TO MPACT REGARDING WAYS TO FURTHER SUPPORT EMERGING PROFESSIONALS AT AND BEYOND THE CONFERENCE. AT THE MPACT TRANSIT + COMMUNITY CONFERENCE, THE INNOVATORS ORGANIZE ACTIVITIES THAT ARE WELCOMING AND ACCESSIBLE FOR ATTENDEES NEW TO THE INDUSTRY, WHILE ALSO OPEN TO ALL CONFERENCE ATTENDEES. CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE IDEA EXCHANGES, WELLNESS ACTIVITIES, WALKING TOURS AND THE MPACT PK SLAM (POWERED BY PECHAKUCHA). INNOVATORS SUPPORT THE MPACT NATIONAL STEERING COMMITTEE BY PROVIDING INPUT ON THE NEEDS, CONCERNS, AND WORK OF NEW PROFESSIONALS, TAKING ON HOT TOPICS, AND TESTING OUT NEW SESSION AND CONFERENCE FORMATS.

    Expenses $117,029

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Diana Mendes

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tiffany Gunter

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Adelee Le Grand

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Earl Blumenauer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Joseph Horiye

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kelly Betteridge

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nadine Lee

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Paul Skoutelas

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Carolyn Flowers

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dorval Carter

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Carolyn Ganot

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Beth Holbrook

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jennifer Pyne

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kathleen Kammy Horne

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $273,856
    From this org
    $257,703
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,153
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $247,703
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,499
    Nontaxable benefits
    $654
    Filer's total
    $273,856

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
IN 2021, A COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINED CEO COMPENSATION AS PART OF A CEO HIRING PROCESS MANAGED BY AN OUTSIDE FIRM. THE OUTSIDE FIRM WAS USED TO COMPARE TO MARKET DATA FOR THE CEO POSITION AND WAS CONDUCTED IN 2021. THIS ANALYSIS WAS REPEATED IN 2024 AS A PART OF THE CEO SEARCH.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
18 June 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.1
Source object
202621739349300632

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