Skip to content
Nonprofiteer
← FORT WAYNE RAILROAD HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by FORT WAYNE RAILROAD HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,743,457
Total expenses
$1,427,825
Contributions and grants received
$928,486
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$786,587
Investment income
$19,430
Other revenue
$8,954
Total assets, end of year
$2,371,854
Total liabilities, end of year
$349,127
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,022,727
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,219,215
Management and general expenses
$208,610
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,219,215

Program services were 85.4% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $25,337

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $425,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $478,149

  • 2a · Program service revenue: EXCURSIONS

    total $782,117 · related or exempt $782,117

  • 2b · Program service revenue: OVER-PAYMENTS AND REFUNDS

    total $4,470 · related or exempt $4,470

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $19,430 · excluded $19,430

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $66,343

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $57,389

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $8,954 · excluded $8,954

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $2,080 · management and general $2,080

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $17,427 · management and general $17,427

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $550 · management and general $550

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $10,635 · management and general $10,635

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $218,795 · program services $218,795

  • 17 · Travel

    total $538 · management and general $538

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $159,929 · management and general $159,929

  • 20 · Interest

    total $8,236 · management and general $8,236

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $405 · management and general $405

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $376,136 · program services $376,136

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $99,204 · program services $99,204

  • 24a · Other expenses: PASSENGER CARS

    total $186,866 · program services $186,866

  • 24b · Other expenses: EXCURSION EXPENSES

    total $172,977 · program services $172,977

  • 24c · Other expenses: OTHER OPERATION EXPENSES

    total $89,983 · program services $89,983

  • 24d · Other expenses: NICKEL PLATE 765

    total $62,675 · program services $62,675

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $21,389 · program services $12,579 · management and general $8,810

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $524,827 · end of year $885,036

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $466,222 · end of year $473,978

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $274,000

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

    $1,154,289

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

    $141,449

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $584,735 · end of year $1,012,840

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $465,703 · end of year $349,127

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $1,384,081 · end of year $2,022,727

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE PURPOSE OF THE FORT WAYNE RAILROAD HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC. IS TO RESTORE AND PRESERVE HISTORICAL RAILROAD EQUIPMENT AND ARTIFACTS THAT ARE SIGNIFICANT TO NORTHEAST INDIANA. OUR INTENT IS TO RESTORE AND OPERATE THE EQUIPMENT AND ARTIFACTS TO THE PUBLIC.

  • MOVEMENT OF PASSENGER CARS AND LOCOMOTIVE.

    Expenses $523,066 · Revenue $786,587

  • PROTECTION OF ARTIFACTS AND TO PROVIDE LIABILITY INSURANCE.

    Expenses $99,204

  • UTILITIES AND UPKEEP OF MUSEUM FACILITIES.

    Expenses $220,809

  • VARIOUS ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS TO INCLUDE PRINTING, POSTAGE, AND SHIPPING. MAINTAIN THE WEBSITE WWW.FORTWAYNERAILROAD.ORG. TRAVEL AND LODGING.

    Expenses $376,136

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Richard Brinkley

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Brian Christophel

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Zach Hall

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Joe Knapke

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Kelly Lynch

    VICE PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0

  • William Otter

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Richard Popp

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Steve Winicker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Wayne York

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
8 May 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202421359349309802

Check it against the return as filed: the GivingTuesday Data Lake hosts a public copy of the original XML.

The source document this was parsed from is served over the API, which is where bulk and document access live.