National Railway Historical Society Pacific Northwest Chapter

Analysis

National Railway Historical Society Pacific Northwest Chapter is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1968, 58 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, National Railway Historical Society Pacific Northwest Chapter reported income of $72k and spending of $64k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $28k to $72k (+154%), an average of +59% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 366%. Over the whole period it spent 149% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, National Railway Historical Society Pacific Northwest Chapter sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 28th percentile, and in the 28th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include North End Cultural Center Inc ($72k), Musical Creators Institute Inc ($72k) and Lake Union Civic Orchestra ($72k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 17% of the total. At year end it held assets of $384k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $384k.