Mission
EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THE OPERATIONS OF A RAILROAD AND ITS EQUIPMENT.
Public Charity
LAKE SUPERIOR RAILROAD MUSUEM
LAKE SUPERIOR RAILROAD MUSUEM is a Public Charity headquartered in DULUTH, MN. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $1.3M revenue, $1.3M expenses, $1.7M total assets. 8 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $130K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 237312204
DULUTH, MN
Museums
NTEE: A50
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.3M
Total Expenses$1.3M
Total Assets$1.7M
Grant Records8
Funding Total$130K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Lake Superior Railroad Musuem
How Lake Superior Railroad Musuem divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$91
Programs
the work itself
$9
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $91 for programs
$91
Historical presentation and preservation of railroad equipment and display of the equipment for the benefit of the general public
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
ARTS AND CULTURE
$10,000
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$50,000
ARTS AND CULTURE
$10,000
Legacy Grant for St. Louis County Depot Canopy Conditions Assessment
$10,000
OPERATING SUPPORT
$5,750
Showing up to 5 of 8 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
BOARD
David Schauer
BOARD
Dr Timothy Zager
BOARD
Edward Burkhardt
VICE PRES/TR
Edward Robinson
BOARD
Fred Shusterich
BOARD
Gordon Mott
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.7M |
| 2024 | $1.4M | $1.3M | $1.8M |
| 2023 | $1.5M | $1.4M | $1.6M |
| 2022 | $1.3M | $1.1M | $1.6M |
| 2021 | $1.3M | $930K | $1.4M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue held roughly steady at around $1.3M, with total assets most recently reported at $1.7M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.