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LAKE SUPERIOR RAILROAD MUSEUM FOUNDATION

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $61K · expenses $8K · assets $578K

EIN
46-2772524
Address
506 W MICHIGAN ST, DULUTH, MN 55802-1505
NTEE code
Z99
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2014
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Mission

CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 5 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

5 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Jim Bender PRESIDENT2013-2024 1 $0 reported 4
Tom Cannon SECRETARY2013-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Richard Peterson VICE PRESIDE2013-2024 1 $0 reported 3
Ed Robinson TREASURER2013-2024 1 $0 reported 2
Neal Vanstrom VICE PRESIDE2013-2024 1 $0 reported 4

People by year

2024 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JIM BENDER PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $04
TOM CANNON SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
RICHARD PETERSON VICE PRESIDE1 $0$0$0 $03
ED ROBINSON TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $02
NEAL VANSTROM VICE PRESIDE1 $0$0$0 $04
2023 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JIM BENDER PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $04
TOM CANNON SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
RICHARD PETERSON VICE PRESIDE1 $0$0$0 $03
ED ROBINSON TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $02
NEAL VANSTROM VICE PRESIDE1 $0$0$0 $04
2022 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NEAL VANSTROM VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $04
JIM BENDER PRESIDENT1 $0-- $04
RICHARD PETERSON VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $03
TOM CANNON SECRETARY1 $0-- $01
ED ROBINSON TREASURER1 $0-- $02
2021 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NEAL VANSTROM VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $04
JIM BENDER PRESIDENT1 $0-- $04
RICHARD PETERSON VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $03
TOM CANNON SECRETARY1 $0-- $01
ED ROBINSON TREASURER1 $0-- $02
2020 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NEAL VANSTROM VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $04
JIM BENDER PRESIDENT1 $0-- $04
RICHARD PETERSON VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $03
TOM CANNON SECRETARY1 $0-- $01
ED ROBINSON TREASURER1 $0-- $02
2019 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NEAL VANSTROM VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $04
JIM BENDER PRESIDENT1 $0-- $04
RICHARD PETERSON VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $03
TOM CANNON SECRETARY1 $0-- $01
ED ROBINSON TREASURER1 $0-- $02
2018 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NEAL VANSTROM VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $04
JIM BENDER PRESIDENT1 $0-- $04
RICHARD PETERSON VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $03
TOM CANNON SECRETARY1 $0-- $01
ED ROBINSON TREASURER1 $0-- $02
2017 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NEAL VANSTROM VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $04
JIM BENDER PRESIDENT1 $0-- $04
RICHARD PETERSON VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $03
TOM CANNON SECRETARY1 $0-- $01
ED ROBINSON TREASURER1 $0-- $02
2016 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NEAL VANSTROM VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $04
JIM BENDER PRESIDENT1 $0-- $04
RICHARD PETERSON VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $03
TOM CANNON SECRETARY1 $0-- $01
ED ROBINSON TREASURER1 $0-- $02
2015 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NEAL VANSTROM VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $04
JIM BENDER PRESIDENT1 $0-- $04
RICHARD PETERSON VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $03
TOM CANNON SECRETARY1 $0-- $01
ED ROBINSON TREASURER1 $0-- $02
2014 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NEAL VANSTROM VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $04
JIM BENDER PRESIDENT1 $0-- $04
RICHARD PETERSON VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $03
TOM CANNON SECRETARY1 $0-- $01
ED ROBINSON TREASURER1 $0-- $02
2013 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NEAL VANSTROM VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $04
JIM BENDER PRESIDENT1 $0-- $04
RICHARD PETERSON VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $03
TOM CANNON SECRETARY1 $0-- $01
ED ROBINSON TREASURER1 $0-- $02

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-03-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$60,792$7,520 $577,941$577,941 $24,771$0 -0-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-03-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$137,694$9,151 $526,972$526,972 $123,035$0 -0-
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-03-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$32,813$16,403 $349,210$349,210 $23,673- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-03-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$80,384$2,152 $359,264$359,264 $70,866- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-03-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$41,275$1,701 $284,827$284,827 $32,567- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-03-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$40,822$1,400 $202,001$202,001 $33,918- ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-03-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$27,308- $175,887$175,887 $25,769- ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-03-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$14,111$984 $142,076$142,076 $9,185- ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-03-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$97,804$767 $248,253$248,253 $95,349- ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-03-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$40,534$37,907 $140,098$140,098 $38,552- ---
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-03-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$102,739$1,335 $138,814$138,814 $100,825- ---
2013 · Form 990EZ period ending 2014-03-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$37,203$1,105 $36,627$36,627 $37,082- ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $1,100 in all, tax years 2019 to 2022. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
THE DONNELLEY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “LAKE SUPERIOR RAILROAD MUSEUM FOUNDATION” 2022 1$1,000 2022$1,000
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XCEL ENERGY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “LAKE SUPERIOR RAILROAD MUSEUM FOUNDATION” 2019-2020 2$100 2020$50
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $7,520 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: investment management $3,972$3,972-- 52.8%
Other (as described)DONATIONS $3,548$3,548-- 47.2%
Total$7,520100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $9,151 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)DONATIONS $5,921$5,921-- 64.7%
Fees: investment management $3,134$3,134-- 34.2%
Office expenses $96$96-- 1.0%
Total$9,151100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $16,403 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $14,215 86.7%
Fees to independent contractors $2,188 13.3%
Total$16,403100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $2,152 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $2,152 100.0%
Total$2,152100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $1,701 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $1,701 100.0%
Total$1,701100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $1,400 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $1,400 100.0%
Total$1,400100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $984 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $984 100.0%
Total$984100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $767 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $767 100.0%
Total$767100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $37,907 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $37,408 98.7%
Fees to independent contractors $499 1.3%
Total$37,907100%

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2014 · Form 990EZ · $1,335 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,002 75.1%
Fees to independent contractors $333 24.9%
Total$1,335100%

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2013 · Form 990EZ · $1,105 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $985 89.1%
Fees to independent contractors $120 10.9%
Total$1,105100%

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