Scottsdale Railroad and Mechanical Society

Analysis

Scottsdale Railroad and Mechanical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Scottsdale, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1993, 33 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 (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Scottsdale Railroad and Mechanical Society reported income of $919k and spending of $390k, leaving 58% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $447k to $919k (+106%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Scottsdale Railroad and Mechanical Society sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include San Antonio Festival of Books Inc ($919k), Kids From Wisconsin Ltd ($919k) and Irish Fair of Minnesota ($919k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 59% and program service revenue 37% of the total. At year end it held assets of $4.6m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $4.6m.