Chehalis-Centralia Railroad & Museum

Analysis

Chehalis-Centralia Railroad & Museum is a registered charity in United States, based in Chehalis, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover unknown, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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, Chehalis-Centralia Railroad & Museum reported income of $564k and spending of $441k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $326k to $564k (+73%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 139%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Chehalis-Centralia Railroad & Museum sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 71st percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lehigh County Senior Citizens Inc ($564k), St Marys Health Center Jefferson City Missouri Foundation ($564k) and Lorain County Historical Society Inc ($564k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 26% and program service revenue 74% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $13k (3.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5,070. At year end it held assets of $609k against liabilities of $146k, net assets of $463k. It reported 5 employees.