Funding search · EIN 464327372 · Paola, KS

The Rail Heritage Trust

Name: The Rail Heritage Trust grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

57
grants reported: $750,000
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $14,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

coach sales ticket private repair engine membership public

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

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United Railroad Historical Society of Nj3 grants · $44,500
Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum2 grants · $40,000
Railroading Heritage of Midwest America2 grants · $35,000
Illinois Railway Museum2 grants · $35,000
Pacific Locomotive Association2 grants · $31,000
Colebrookdale Railroad Preservation Trust2 grants · $30,000
Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society2 grants · $30,000
Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation2 grants · $28,000
Railway Restoration Project #1131 grant · $25,000
San Bernardino Railroad Historical Society2 grants · $25,000

Giving over time

$250,000

2022

$250,000

2023

$250,000

2024

Grant history

All 57 reported grants, largest first.

$30,000
Pacific Locomotive Association · Sunol, CA · 2022
Staybolts for sp 1744
$27,000
Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation · Portland, OR · 2024
Grants, donations, holiday express trains
$25,000
Railway Restoration Project #113 · Minersville, PA · 2024
Private & public donations, ticket sales, nrhs
$25,000
Illinois Railway Museum · Union, IL · 2023
Milwaukee road coach
$25,000
Railroading Heritage of Midwest America · Inver Grove Heights, MN · 2022
Hep generator
$23,000
Kentucky Railway Museum · Irvine, KY · 2023
Oil burner
$21,000
Gulf Coast Chapter National Railway Historical Society · Houston, TX · 2023
New braunfels coash
$20,000
Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum · Chattanooga, TN · 2024
Ticket sales, sponsorships and donations
$20,000
Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum · Chattanooga, TN · 2022
Dining car 899
$18,500
Railroad Museum of New England · Thomaston, CT · 2023
Alco diesel
$15,000
Colebrookdale Railroad Preservation Trust · Boyertown, PA · 2024
Pullman roof repair
$15,000
Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society · New Haven, IN · 2024
Grants, foundations & ticketing
$15,000
Iron Horse Society at Steamtorn Incorporated · Scranton, PA · 2024
Excursion/event ticket sales
$15,000
Nickel Plate Heritage Railroad · Noblesville, IN · 2024
Ticket sales, food & beverage sales, fees
$15,000
Tri-State Railway Historical Society · Bn, NJ · 2024
Donations, membership dues, excursions, nrhs
$15,000
United Railroad Historical Society of Nj · Boonton, NJ · 2024
Hudson river rail excursions
$15,000
Western Maryland Scenic Railroad Development Corporation · Cumberland, MD · 2024
Maryland board of public works
$15,000
Colebrookdale Railroad Preservation Trust · Boyertown, PA · 2023
Pullman roof repair
$15,000
Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society · New Haven, IN · 2023
Coaches
$15,000
Friends of Sp 4449 · Portland, OR · 2023
Diner
$15,000
Michigan State Trust for Railway Preservation · Owasso, MI · 2023
Coach 5447
$15,000
Midwest Railway Preservation Society · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Coach 90
$15,000
San Bernardino Railroad Historical Society · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Ptc for engine #3751
$15,000
United Railroad Historical Society of Nj · Boonton, NJ · 2023
Lounge car
$15,000
Abilene Smoky Valley Railroad Association · Abilene, KS · 2022
Coach 3464
$15,000
Nashville Steam Preservation Association · Nashville, KY · 2022
Nc&stl 576
$15,000
Sumpter Valley Railroad Restoration · Baker City, OR · 2022
Locomotive 19
$14,500
Iron Mountain Railway · Jackson, MO · 2023
Coach roof repair
$14,500
United Railroad Historical Society of Nj · Boonton, NJ · 2022
Hickory creed generator
$13,100
Bellefonte Historical Rr Society · Bellefonte, PA · 2024
Excursion rev, donations, memberships, souvenir
$12,000
Danbury Railway Museum · Danbury, CT · 2022
Rdc #32
$11,500
Rochester and Genesee Valley Railroad Museum · Rush, NY · 2022
Stillwell coach renovation
$11,000
Black River Railroad Historical Trust · Point Pleasant Boro, NJ · 2024
Passenger train ticket sales
$11,000
Austin Steam Train Association Incorporated · Cedar Park, TX · 2023
Diesel engine
$10,500
Pacific Railroad Preservation Association Incorporated · Portland, OR · 2022
Blowdown valves
$10,000
Fox River Trolley Association · South Elgin, IL · 2024
Ticket sales and private donors
$10,000
Railroading Heritage of Midwest America · Blaine, MN · 2024
Donations, annual membership, private car
$10,000
San Bernardino Railroad Historical Society · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Membership, donations & grants
$10,000
Adirondack Railway Preservation Society · Utica, NY · 2023
Coach
$10,000
B&O Railroad Museum · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Window replacement
$10,000
East Troy Railroad Museum · East Troy, WI · 2022
Css&sb car 107
$10,000
Friends of Sp 4449 · Portland, OR · 2022
Sp 2395 coach
$10,000
Illinois Railway Museum · Union, IL · 2022
Coach 649
$10,000
Mid-Continent Railway Historical Society · North Freedom, WI · 2022
Sleeping car duluth
$10,000
Railroaders Heritage Corporation · Altoona, PA · 2022
Mountain view maintenance
$10,000
Southern Michigan Railroad Society · Clinton, MI · 2022
Emerald vale pullman work
$10,000
Watauga Valley Railroad Historical Society & Museum · Jonesborough, TN · 2022
Crr 100 repair
$8,800
National Railway Historical Society · Washington, DC · 2024
Operation revenues, private donations
$8,500
National Railroad Museum · Green Bay, WI · 2022
Josephine car
$7,500
Northwest Railway Museum · Snoqualmie, WA · 2024
Passenger train revenue, public & private gra
$6,000
Branford Electric Railway Association · East Haven, CT · 2023
Car 709
$5,000
Abilene Smoky Valley Railroad Association · Abilene, KS · 2023
Engine/cars
$2,600
Iron Mountain Railway · Jackson, MO · 2024
Train ticket sales
$1,000
Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation · Portland, OR · 2023
Orn 197 locomotive
$1,000
Michigan State Trust for Railway Preservation · Owasso, MI · 2022
Special awaard
$1,000
Pacific Locomotive Association · Sunol, CA · 2022
Special award
$1,000
Railroaders Heritage Corporation · Altoona, PA · 2022
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