Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive

Organization Overview

Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive is located in Burien, WA. The organization was established in 2010. According to its NTEE Classification (A54) the organization is classified as: History Museums, under the broad grouping of Arts, Culture & Humanities and related organizations. This organization is an independent organization and not affiliated with a larger national or regional group of organizations. Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive is a 501(c)(3) and as such, is described as a "Charitable or Religous organization or a private foundation" by the IRS.

For the year ending 12/2021, Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive generated $83.2k in total revenue. This represents a relatively dramatic decline in revenue. Over the past 7 years, the organization has seen revenues fall by an average of (11.9%) each year. All expenses for the organization totaled $84.7k during the year ending 12/2021. You can explore the organizations financials more deeply in the financial statements section below.

Mission & Program ActivityExcerpts From the 990 Filing

TAX YEAR

2021

Describe the Organization's Mission:

Part 3 - Line 1

PACIFIC NORTHWEST RAILROAD ARCHIVE (PNRA) OWNS AND OPERATES A FACILITY AND EQUIPMENT ENABLING OUR FIVE MEMBER RAILROAD HERITAGE ORGANIZATIONS (RHO'S) TO PRESERVE THEIR HISTORIC RAILROAD DOCUMENT COLLECTIONS AND MAKETHEM AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC OVER INTERNET WEBSITES

Describe the Organization's Program Activity:

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PROVIDE AFFORDABLE STORAGE, EQUIPMENT AND WORK SPACE FOR THE PHYSICAL DIGITAL PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC RAILROAD DOCUMENTS PNRA OWNS AND OPERATS A 7,500 SQ-FT ARCHIVE FACILITY IN BURIEN, WA IT'S CONFIGURED FOR RHO INVENTORY TO SORT, SCAN, CATALOG AND PRESERVE THEIR COLLECTION MATERIALS AT THE ARCHIVE OR REMOTELY


RESPOND TO REQUESTS FROM COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS AND FULFILL THOSE REQUEST WITH MATERIAL FROM RAILROAD HERITAGE ORGANIZATIONS (RHO'S)COLLECTIONS PNRA FULFILLS REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION AND COPIES OF MATERIAL IN RHO COLLECTIONS AND RECEIVES DONATIONS FOR THE INFORMATION. ADDITIONALLY, PNRA FULFILLS ORDERS FOR ITS RHO'S ONLINE STORES ON A FEE FOR SERVICE BASIS


OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RAILROAD HERITAGE WEBSITES PNRA OPERATES WEB SERVICES THAT HOST THE RHO'S RESEARCH WEBSITES IN A COMMERCIAL DATA CENTER IN SOUTH SEATTLE THAT RECEIVED 18,811 INDIVIDUAL VISITS IN 2020, MAKING THE HISTORIC RAILROAD INFO AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE WEBSITES ARE: NPRHA.ORG; GN-NPJOINTARCHIVE.ORG; RESEARCH.MILWELECTRIC.ORG; RESEARCH.SPSHS.ORG; AND PNRA.ORG. THE RHO'S PROVIDE FUNDS TO SUPPORT THEIR WEBSITES, WHILE VOLUNTEERS AT PNRA UPDATED THE SITES WITH MATERIAL CATALOGED AND SCANNED DURING WORK SESSIONS, BOTH ON SITE AT PNRA AND REMOTELY, AS APPROPRIATE.


FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D: IMPLEMENT A SPECIALLY DESIGNED SEARCH FUNCTION FOR PNRA'S DIGITAL COLLECTION DATABASE FOR THE USERS TO EASILY LOCATE INFORMATION USING DESCRIPTIONS THAT MEET INTERNATIONAL FINDING-AID STANDARDS AND MAKE THE SEARCH PROCESS INTUITIVE


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Board, Officers & Key Employees

Name (title)Compensation
Gary L Tarbox
Executive Director
$3,600
William C Petryk
Treasurer
$0
Robert E Kelly
President
$0
Richard S Wilkens
Vice President
$0
Paul W Krueger
Secretary
$0
Jonathan C Fischer
Executive Director
$0

Financial Statements

Statement of Revenue
Federated campaigns$0
Membership dues$20,400
Fundraising events$0
Related organizations$0
Government grants $3,500
All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above$35,125
Noncash contributions included in lines 1a–1f $0
Total Revenue from Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar$59,025
Total Program Service Revenue$19,933
Investment income $3,900
Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Net Rental Income $0
Net Gain/Loss on Asset Sales $0
Net Income from Fundraising Events $0
Net Income from Gaming Activities $0
Net Income from Sales of Inventory $300
Miscellaneous Revenue$0
Total Revenue $83,158

Grants Recieved

Over the last fiscal year, we have identified 2 grants that Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive has recieved totaling $6,183.

Awarding OrganizationAmount
American Online Giving Foundation Inc

Newark, DE

PURPOSE: GENERAL SUPPORT

$6,134
Amazonsmile Foundation

Seattle, WA

PURPOSE: GENERAL SUPPORT

$49
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