Totals
- Total revenue
- $2,257,288
- Total expenses
- $2,236,775
- Contributions and grants received
- $2,169,349
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $82,173
- Investment income
- $954
- Other revenue
- $4,812
- Total assets, end of year
- $564,309
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $180,772
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $383,537
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,597,891
- Management and general expenses
- $208,697
- Fundraising expenses
- $430,187
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,597,891
Program services were 71.4% 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.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$2,169,349
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2a · Program service revenue: SPECIAL EVENTS
total $82,173 · related or exempt $82,173
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3 · Investment income
total $954 · excluded $954
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11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME
total $4,812 · related or exempt $4,812
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11e · Other revenue, total
$4,812
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $784,090 · program services $558,723 · management and general $55,035 · fundraising $170,332
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $533,022 · program services $479,002 · management and general $50,527 · fundraising $3,493
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $19,177 · program services $17,969 · management and general $725 · fundraising $483
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $74,436 · program services $61,535 · management and general $12,616 · fundraising $285
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $95,784 · program services $76,614 · management and general $7,398 · fundraising $11,772
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $33,820 · management and general $33,820
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11g · Fees: other
total $37,510 · management and general $37,510
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13 · Office expenses
total $32,755 · program services $23,815 · management and general $2,802 · fundraising $6,138
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14 · Information technology
total $165,306 · program services $165,306
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17 · Travel
total $110,241 · program services $101,510 · management and general $887 · fundraising $7,844
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $327,186 · program services $100,345 · fundraising $226,841
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $6,217 · program services $4,908 · management and general $497 · fundraising $812
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23 · Insurance
total $8,159 · program services $5,711 · management and general $408 · fundraising $2,040
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24a · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS
total $7,117 · program services $1,412 · management and general $5,558 · fundraising $147
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24b · Other expenses: TRAINING
total $1,801 · program services $1,041 · management and general $760
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24c · Other expenses: TAXES AND LICENSES
total $154 · management and general $154
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $386,076 · end of year $414,526
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $24,645 · end of year $16,078
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $123,308 · end of year $123,715
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$22,471
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$12,481
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $8,237 · end of year $9,990
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $179,242 · end of year $180,772
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $363,024 · end of year $383,537
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
THE ORGANIZATION WAS ESTABLISHED TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL AMERICANS AND TO BUILD A STRONGER ECONOMY BY PROMOTING INCREASED USE OF FREIGHT RAIL TRANSPORTATION AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO CONTINUED RELIANCE ON AN OVERCROWDED HIGHWAY SYSTEM.
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GORAIL EDUCATES COMMUNITY LEADERS AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF MOVING FREIGHT BY RAIL AND ASKS THEM TO MAKE CLEAR TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS THAT RAIL POLICY DECISIONS MADE IN WASHINGTON, D.C. HAVE REAL IMPACTS IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES. GORAIL CONTINUES TO HAVE GREAT SUCCESS CONVEYING ITS MESSAGE ABOUT THE PUBLIC BENEFITS OF FREIGHT RAIL.IN 2025, GORAIL CONTINUED GROWING ITS NETWORK OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS NATIONWIDE, AS WELL AS STRENGTHENING ITS GRASSROOTS NETWORK, DEEPENING ENGAGEMENT WITH COALITION PARTNERS ON FREIGHT RAIL POLICY ISSUES, AND LEVERAGING THESE RELATIONSHIPS TO GENERATE A STEADY STREAM OF CONSTITUENT INPUT, LOCAL MEDIA COVERAGE, AND SOCIAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENT WITH PUBLIC OFFICIALS.
Expenses $1,597,891 · Revenue $86,985
As filed on the 2025 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Russell McGurkRUSSELL MCGURK
PRESIDENT (1/1/25-6/30/25)
- Total calculated
- $272,499
- From this org
- $258,122
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $14,377
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $228,118
- Bonus
- $30,004
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $7,144
- Nontaxable benefits
- $7,233
- Filer's total
- $272,499
-
Michael GaynorMICHAEL GAYNOR
PRESIDENT (7/1/25-12/31/25)
- Total calculated
- $258,559
- From this org
- $249,279
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $9,280
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $189,279
- Bonus
- $60,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $5,678
- Nontaxable benefits
- $3,602
- Filer's total
- $258,559
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Ian JefferiesIAN JEFFERIES
BOARD DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Spence GlotzbachSPENCE GLOTZBACH
BOARD DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Richard MarrsRICHARD MARRS
BOARD DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Wendy WhalenWENDY WHALEN
BOARD DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Michael SmythersMICHAEL SMYTHERS
BOARD DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Andrea NietholdANDREA NIETHOLD
BOARD DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Larry LloydLARRY LLOYD
BOARD DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Bonnie CarterBONNIE CARTER
SECRETARY/DIR FINANCE ADMIN DEVELOPMENT
- Total calculated
- $132,667
- From this org
- $127,934
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $4,733
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Elizabeth CantwellELIZABETH CANTWELL
VP OF COMMUNICATIONS
- Total calculated
- $148,769
- From this org
- $139,047
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $9,722
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Paul HedrickPAUL HEDRICK
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Christie SammonCHRISTIE SAMMON
STATE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $110,761
- From this org
- $100,310
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $10,451
- Hours/week
- 40
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Brett SebastianBRETT SEBASTIAN
NATIONAL FIELD DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $122,946
- From this org
- $110,429
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $12,517
- Hours/week
- 40
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Emily TraiforosEMILY TRAIFOROS
STATE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $125,137
- From this org
- $109,336
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $15,801
- Hours/week
- 40
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
- 1a · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
- 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
- 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
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
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 7
- DISCRETIONARY YEAR-END BONUSES: EMPLOYEES LISTED ON PART VII, SECTION A, LINE 1A ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THESE BONUSES. THEY ARE BASED PRIMARILY ON WORK PERFORMANCE DURING THE YEAR.
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
- 19 May 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.1
- Source object
- 202631479349300703
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