Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association

Analysis

Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Kirkland, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association reported income of $117k and spending of $134k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $79k to $117k (+47%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 164%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile, and in the 36th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shelton Historical Society Inc ($117k), Applause Childrens Theater ($117k) and Northwest Center Traditional Polish Folk Dancers ($117k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 4.0% of the total. At year end it held assets of $483k against liabilities of $3,678, net assets of $479k.