2024-09-19T10:55:09-05:00 2023-12-31 450250958 EIDE BAILLY LLP 5299 DTC BLVD STE 1000 GREENWOOD VILLAGE CO 80111 990 2023-01-01 846037753 COLORADO RAILROAD HISTORICAL FOUNDATION INC COLO 3032794591 PO BOX 10 GOLDEN CO 80401 PAUL HAMMOND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3032794591 2024-09-18 1 1 KYLE FRITCH CPA P01313374 9702238825 2024-09-05 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z COLORADO RAILROAD MUSEUM PAUL HAMMOND PO BOX 10 GOLDEN CO 80401 3755060 0 X WWW.COLORADORAILROADMUSEUM.ORG X 1964 CO ACQUIRE, PRESERVE, AND EXHIBIT LOCOMOTIVES, CARS, ARTIFACTS AND RECORDS PERTAINING TO CO RAILROADS. 11 11 21 229 0 0 1599842 839016 2146499 2367896 145894 193279 423903 141902 4316138 3542093 0 0 0 0 930331 1057684 0 0 179991 1812374 2337848 2742705 3395532 1573433 146561 12236604 12742326 539389 707672 11697215 12034654 X THE MISSION OF THE COLORADO RAILROAD HISTORICAL FOUNDATION, INC. IS TO PRESERVE AND CONVEY THE RICH HISTORY OF RAILROADING IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION THROUGH ACQUISITION, RESEARCH, EXHIBITION, AND EDUCATION. 0 0 1979403 1045203 THE MUSEUM EXISTS TO SHARE COLORADO'S RICH RAILROAD HERITAGE WITH THE WIDEST POSSIBLE AUDIENCE IN A HANDS-ON AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL FASHION BY PRESERVING AND MAKING ACCESSIBLE IMPORTANT HISTORIC ARTIFACTS, ARTWORK AND DOCUMENTS, AND BY OFFERING OUTSTANDING INTERPRETIVE AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO THE COMMUNITY. THE MUSEUM HAS SYSTEMATICALLY ACQUIRED A COLLECTION OF OVER 100 HISTORIC RAILROAD LOCOMOTIVES, PASSENGER AND FREIGHT CARS DATING FROM 1879 TO THE PRESENT, AND ALSO MANAGES ONE OF THE LARGEST ARCHIVES OF RAILROAD PRINT, PHOTOGRAPHIC AND RESEARCH MATERIALS IN THE UNITED STATES. IT IS DEDICATED TO SHARING COLORADO'S RICH RAILROAD HISTORY THROUGH THE USE OF BOTH SMALL AND LARGE ARTIFACTS, ALONG WITH ARCHIVAL MATERIALS ASSOCIATED WITH RAILROADING IN COLORADO AND THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION. THE MUSEUM'S RESEARCH LIBRARY IS THE SECOND LARGEST OF ITS KIND, AND LIBRARY VOLUNTEERS ARE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF WESTERN RAILROADS AND THEIR LINES. AUTHORS OF ALL GENRES MAY BE FOUND RESEARCHING TIMETABLES, PAYROLL RECORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHS FOR THEIR PROJECTS. THE MUSEUM LIBRARY IS ALSO HOME TO AN EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF RAILROAD RELATED ART, SOME OF IT PAINTED BY WORLD-FAMOUS ARTISTS, AND DONATED TO THE MUSEUM BY DEDICATED COLLECTORS. THIS COLLECTION IS SOMETIMES LOANED TO OTHER INSTITUTIONS IN COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS. SINCE 1961 THE MUSEUM HAS PUBLISHED OVER 50 SCHOLARLY BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS ON THE RAILROADS OF COLORADO AND THE WEST THAT ARE INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED BY HISTORIANS. THE COLORADO RAILROAD MUSEUM HAS BEEN RANKED AMONG THE TOP 25 DENVER AREA ATTRACTIONS BY DENVER BUSINESS JOURNAL AND AS ONE OF THE TOP 10 PAID ATTRACTIONS BY VISIT DENVER.THE COLORADO RAILROAD MUSEUM CONTINUES TO FOCUS ON CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION OF ITS FULL-SIZE RAIL VEHICLE COLLECTION. THE IMPORTANCE OF RESTORATION AND MAINTENANCE OF HISTORIC ROLLING STOCK CANNOT BE OVERSTATED. BY ENSURING THAT VISITORS ARE ABLE TO VIEW AND SOMETIMES RIDE PAINSTAKINGLY RESTORED RAILROAD ARTIFACTS, WE ARE ABLE TO BRING HISTORY TO LIFE AND TO INSPIRE OUR GUESTS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW RAILROADS HAVE TRANSFORMED OUR STATE, THE NATION, AND THE ENTIRE WORLD. TOUR HOSTS ADDRESS THE WAYS IN WHICH RAILROADS CONTRIBUTED TO THE DYNAMIC ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, AND AGRICULTURAL CHANGES IN THE AMERICAN WEST, AND HELPED CREATE MODERN-DAY COLORADO. 789562 1447395 STARTING IN NOVEMBER OF 2014 AND RUNNING FOR ALMOST TWO MONTHS EACH WINTER HOLIDAY SEASON, THE STORY OF "THE POLAR EXPRESS" IS RE-CREATED. THIS THEATRICAL PRODUCTION BLENDS TOGETHER ACTORS, STAGE PRODUCTIONS, DRAMATIC ENTRANCES, AND QUIET MOMENTS OF REFLECTION AS GUESTS ARE IMMERSED IN THE SIGHTS, SOUNDS AND INTRIGUE OF THIS CLASSIC CHILDREN'S TALE. AND OF COURSE, THE ENTIRE PRODUCTION IS THEMED AROUND A MAGICAL TRAIN RIDE, HELPING TO CONNECT COLORADO'S RICH RAILROAD HERITAGE WITH THE BROADER INFLUENCES OF AMERICAN POPULAR CULTURE. 2768965 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 51 0 1 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 CO X BONNIE PRATER 3032794591 17155 W 44TH AVENUE GOLDEN CO 80403 JAMES SMITH PRESIDENT 0.50 X X 0 0 0 KATY ZIEGLER VICE PRESIDENT 0.50 X X 0 0 0 TOM RICHARDSON SECRETARY 0.50 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL MAGLIERI TREASURER 0.50 X X 0 0 0 DOUG JUNDA TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 JEFF LILLO TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 MICHELE MILLER TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 LAUREN GIEBLER TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 MARLENE PAKISH TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 KEITH HAYES TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 JOHN BUSH TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 PAUL HAMMOND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 115529 0 11254 115529 0 11254 1 0 0 0 0 474875 364141 839016 SPECIAL EXHIBITS 712110 1744112 1744112 ADMISSIONS 712110 489942 489942 MEMBERSHIPS 712110 123282 123282 10560 10560 2367896 193279 193279 17200 0 17200 17200 17200 337669 212967 124702 124702 3542093 2492598 0 210479 126783 63391 25357 38035 850670 568093 171375 111202 2756 2343 413 77475 61520 11886 4069 199627 100938 91965 6724 25703 9284 16419 141593 126210 7923 7460 134300 67150 67150 148024 137158 10866 11177 11177 188869 169982 18887 78294 70189 8105 POLAR EXPRESS EXPENSES 789562 789562 EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 293887 292275 1612 THOMAS EVENT EXPENSE 176660 176660 MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT 50488 50488 99664 72545 14618 12501 3395532 2768965 446576 179991 3089463 3847985 124532 130436 10668 115159 111819 10000 4804004 2390332 2357221 2413672 6550229 6217746 12236604 12742326 471753 620685 67636 86987 539389 707672 X 10308271 10744003 1388944 1290651 11697215 12034654 12236604 12742326 X 146561 299099 -108221 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 791155 812307 1792743 1599842 839016 5835063 2292010 1309029 2007007 2426665 2705565 10740276 3083165 2121336 3799750 4026507 3544581 16575339 28272 46857 65516 74805 79088 294538 0 28272 46857 65516 74805 79088 294538 16280801 173822 168404 159340 168674 210479 880719 173822 168404 159340 168674 210479 880719 3256987 2289740 3959090 4195181 3755060 17456058 0.93270 0.93600 0.05050 0.04990 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X 0 5234860 5500 559187 5799547 5348892 20000 -134032 5234860 4685158 48126 615608 5348892 4768247 176653 259742 4685158 4109851 733396 75000 4768247 0.92032 0.07967 0.00000 0 0 758215 758215 3510091 2091798 1418293 535698 298534 237164 2413672 X 3852840 299099 11648 310747 3542093 0 3542093 3407180 11648 11648 3395532 0 3395532 PART III, LINE 1A: THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS, WHICH WERE ACQUIRED THROUGH PURCHASES AND CONTRIBUTIONS, ARE NOT RECOGNIZED AS ASSETS IN THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION. PURCHASES OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE RECORDED AS DECREASES IN UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS IN THE YEAR IN WHICH THE ITEMS ARE ACQUIRED, OR AS TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS IF THE ASSETS USED TO PURCHASE THE ITEMS ARE RESTRICTED BY DONORS. THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS ARE MADE UP OF ARTIFACTS OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE, SCIENTIFIC SPECIMENS, AND ART OBJECTS THAT ARE HELD FOR EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH, SCIENTIFIC, AND CURATORIAL PURPOSES. EACH OF THE ITEMS IS CATALOGED, PRESERVED, AND CARED FOR, AND ACTIVITIES VERIFYING THEIR EXISTENCE AND ASSESSING THEIR CONDITION ARE PERFORMED CONTINUOUSLY. THE COLLECTIONS ARE SUBJECT TO A POLICY THAT REQUIRES PROCEEDS FROM THEIR SALES TO BE USED TO ACQUIRE OTHER ITEMS FOR COLLECTIONS. CONTRIBUTED COLLECTION ITEMS ARE NOT REFLECTED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PROCEEDS FROM DEACCESSIONS OR INSURANCE RECOVERIES ARE REFLECTED AS INCREASES IN THE APPROPRIATE NET ASSET CLASSES. PART V, LINE 4: THE MUSEUM'S ENDOWMENT WAS ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE DISCRETIONARY OPERATING INCOME AND FUNDING FOR THE RESTORATION AND MAINTENANCE OF COLLECTION ITEMS. THE ENDOWMENT INCLUDES DONOR-RESTRICTED FUNDS AND UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS DESIGNATED FOR ENDOWMENT BY THE MUSEUM'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES. PART X, LINE 2: THE MUSEUM IS ORGANIZED AS A COLORADO NONPROFIT CORPORATION AND HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(A) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AS AN ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3), QUALIFIES FOR THE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION DEDUCTION, AND HAS BEEN DETERMINED NOT TO BE A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. THE MUSEUM IS REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY FILE A RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX (FORM 990) WITH THE IRS. IN ADDITION, THE MUSEUM IS SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX ON NET INCOME THAT IS DERIVED FROM BUSINESS ACTIVITIES THAT ARE UNRELATED TO ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. THE MUSEUM HAS DETERMINED IT IS NOT SUBJECT TO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX AND HAS NOT FILED AN EXEMPT ORGANIZATION BUSINESS INCOME TAX RETURN (FORM 990-T) WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES WITH THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PERFORMS AN INITIAL REVIEW OF THE 990 DRAFT AND THEN REVIEWS THE FINAL COMPLETED 990 WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL TRUSTEES AND EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A STATEMENT ANNUALLY DISCLOSING WHETHER OR NOT THEY ARE IN A POSITION TO INFLUENCE A DECISION THAT MAY RESULT IN PERSONAL GAIN OR GAIN FOR A RELATED PARTY AS A RESULT OF THE BUSINESS DEALINGS OF THE ORGANIZATION. DISCLOSURE OF BUSINESS OWNERSHIP IN AN ENTITY WITH WHICH THE ORGANIZATION DOES BUSINESS IS ALSO A REQUIRED DISCLOSURE. TRUSTEES AND EMPLOYEES MUST IMMEDIATELY DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST TO AN OFFICER OF THE ORGANIZATION SO THAT SAFEGUARDS CAN BE ESTABLISHED TO PROTECT ALL PARTIES. IF CONFLICTS ARE DETERMINED, THE PERSON WITH THE CONFLICT MAY BE EXCLUDED FROM THE MEETING/DECISION AND WILL REFRAIN FROM VOTING ON THE MATTER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES CONDUCTS AN ANNUAL ANALYSIS OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION PACKAGE BASED ON EXECUTIVE PERFORMANCE. THE ANALYSIS IS BASED ON COMPARABLE DATA FROM OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE DENVER METRO AREA AS WELL AS ON THE AVAILABLE FUNDING OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE/BOARD MEETS AT THE END OF THE YEAR TO REVIEW THE UPCOMING ANNUAL BUDGET, INCLUDING COMPENSATION AMOUNT FOR EMPLOYEES. THERE ARE NO OTHER OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES IN THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: COLLECTION FOR ITEMS PURCHASED -108,221.