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The Rail Heritage Trust First Option Bank Trustee: 20 grants to organizations, $250,000 (tax year ended April 2026)
The Rail Heritage Trust First Option Bank Trustee, a private foundation in Paola, KS, paid 20 grants to organizations totaling $250,000 in its tax year ended April 2026, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on July 14, 2026. The largest was $45,000 to Nashville Steam Preservation Society in Nashville, TN for locomotive 576 eectrical components.
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- EIN
- 464327372
- Based in
- Paola, KS
- Assets
- $7,410,337
- Grants paid
- $250,000
- Tax year ended
- April 2026
Grants paid, tax year ended April 2026
From the Form 990-PF filed July 14, 2026, IRS object ID 202641959349100614. It reported $250,000 in grants paid; 20 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville Steam Preservation Society | Nashville, TN | Locomotive 576 eectrical components | Arts, culture and humanities | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation | Portland, OR | Work on orns 197 locomotive | Arts, culture and humanities | $27,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Colebrookdale Railroad Preservation Trust | Boyertown, PA | Pullman woodland heating system | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Minnesota Transportation Museum Inc | St Paul, MN | Passenger car 1213 modernization | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Watauga Valley RR Hist Society & Museum Inc | Jonesborough, TN | Work on car watx 100 | $15,550 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Western Michigan Society for Industrial Heritage | Coopersville, MI | Painting two cn coaches | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Adirondack Railway Preservation Society | Utica, NY | Return nyc rs3 8223 to service | $11,100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Railroad Museum Golden Gate | Miami, FL | Restoration of fec coach #136 | $11,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Anthracite Railroads Historical Society Inc | Fort Washington, PA | B-unit generator rebuild | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of the SP4449 Inc | Portland, OR | Paint dlmx dining car | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pacific Southwest Railway Museum | La Mesa, CA | Restoration sp 3709 | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Smoky Hill Railway & Hist Society Inc | Belton, MO | Repaint engine & caboose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tri-State Railway Historical Society Inc | Boonton, NJ | Rewire of f3a locomotive | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Norfolk & Western Business Car 300 Preservation Soc Inc | Chesterton, IN | Hollins college windows | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fox River Trolley Association Inc | South Elgin, IL | Two projects | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| North Carolina Transportation Museum Foundation | Spencer, NC | Restore n&w combine 1506 | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Railways To Yesterday Inc | Rockhill Furnace, PA | Redo seats for ae&c car 315 | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| West Chester Railroad Heritage Assoc | West Chester, PA | Maintenance on ex-reading mu cars | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Connecticut Electric Rwy Association Inc | East Windsor, CT | Relettering & painting ca&e 303 | $2,350 | apps.irs.gov | |
| El Dorado Western Railway Foundation | Placerville, CA | Work on railroad cars | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended April 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed August 4, 2025, IRS object ID 202522169349100912. It reported $250,000 in grants paid; 18 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation | Portland, OR | Grants, donations, holiday express trains | Arts, culture and humanities | $27,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Railway Restoration Project #113 | Minersville, PA | Private & public donations, ticket sales, nrhs | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum Inc | Chattanooga, TN | Ticket sales, sponsorships and donations | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Colebrookdale Railroad Preservation Trust | Boyertown, PA | Pullman roof repair | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society Inc | New Haven, IN | Grants, foundations & ticketing | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Iron Horse Society at Steamtorn Incorporated | Scranton, PA | Excursion/event ticket sales | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nickel Plate Heritage Railroad Inc | Noblesville, IN | Ticket sales, food & beverage sales, fees | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tri-State Railway Historical Society Inc | BN, NJ | Donations, membership dues, excursions, nrhs | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United Railroad Historical Society of NJ Inc | Boonton, NJ | Hudson river rail excursions | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Western Maryland Scenic Railroad Development Corporation | Cumberland, MD | Maryland board of public works | Public and societal benefit | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bellefonte Historical RR Society Inc | Bellefonte, PA | Excursion rev, donations, memberships, souvenir | $13,100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Black River Railroad Historical Trust Inc | Point Pleasant Boro, NJ | Passenger train ticket sales | Arts, culture and humanities | $11,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fox River Trolley Association Inc | South Elgin, IL | Ticket sales and private donors | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Railroading Heritage of Midwest America Inc | Blaine, MN | Donations, annual membership, private car | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| San Bernardino Railroad Historical Society | Los Angeles, CA | Membership, donations & grants | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Railway Historical Society | Washington, DC | Operation revenues, private donations | Arts, culture and humanities | $8,800 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northwest Railway Museum | Snoqualmie, WA | Passenger train revenue, public & private gra | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Iron Mountain Railway | Jackson, MO | Train ticket sales | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,600 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $304,900 |
| Public and societal benefit | $15,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | $113,100 |
| Tennessee | $80,550 |
| Oregon | $64,000 |
| New Jersey | $51,000 |
| Indiana | $37,000 |
| Minnesota | $30,000 |
| California | $21,000 |
| Michigan | $15,000 |
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Updated July 14, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.