Mission
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.
Public Charity
COLORADO RAILROAD HISTORICAL FOUNDATION INC
COLORADO RAILROAD HISTORICAL FOUNDATION INC, of GOLDEN, CO, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $7.5M in revenue, $4.1M in expenses, $20.4M in total assets. 24 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $891K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 846037753
GOLDEN, CO
History Museums
NTEE: A54
Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$7.5M
Total Expenses$4.1M
Total Assets$20.4M
Grant Records24
Funding Total$891K
Filing Years2020–2024
Where $100 goes at Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation Inc
How Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.
$80
Programs
the work itself
$15
Management
running the organization
$5
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $80 for programs
$53
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…
$27
Starting in november of 2014 and running for almost two months each winter holiday season, the story of "the polar express" is re-created
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
MUSEUMS
$50,000
GENERAL PURPOSE
$17,707
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$16,200
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$14,550
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$58,300
Showing up to 5 of 24 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
TRUSTEE
Doug Junda
TRUSTEE
Jeff Lillo
TRUSTEE
John Bush
PRESIDENT
Katy Ziegler
TRUSTEE
Keith Hayes
VICE PRESIDENT
Lauren Giebler
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $7.5M | $4.1M | $20.4M |
| 2023 | $3.5M | $3.4M | $12.7M |
| 2022 | $4.3M | $2.7M | $12.2M |
| 2021 | $3.8M | $2.2M | $11.1M |
| 2020 | $2.2M | $2.0M | $8.9M |
Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $2.2M to $7.5M (+241%), with total assets most recently reported at $20.4M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.