Program areas at Abilene and Smokey Valley Railroad Association
Promote and preserve the Railroad history of the area through tourist train rides and membership dues and donations. In 2023 we hosted 12,039 riders from over 50% of Kansas' zip codes, 42 states and 7 countries. Our area of regular ridership ranges from Kansas city, lincoln, ne, hays/garden city and wichita/wellington. We had over 190 departures from our historic 1887 rock island depot in Abilene. In 2023, we embarked on an aggressive reintroduction, marketing and rebranding of our Railroad to folks through assistance from our services contractor, heritage rail management, a subsidiary of american heritage railways (the owner of a number of successful heritage railroads). We added several event trains including peanuts great pumpkin and cowtown santa express to extend our season. We also expanded our dinner train opportunities. We focused our educational activities on how Kansas railroads grew Kansas communities, Kansas agriculture, and Kansas commerce. We demonstrated the interrelation of railroads and agriculture with our hoffman grist mill located at our enterprise terminal.
Who funds Abilene and Smokey Valley Railroad Association
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Abilene and Smokey Valley Railroad Association
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Mary Jane Oard | General Manager | $12,000 | 2022-06-02 |
| Ross Boelling | President | $20,000 | 2024-06-04 |
| Jim Waters | Vice President and Treasurer | $0 | 2023-12-31 |
| Kevin Bailey | Secretary | $0 | 2023-12-31 |
Financials for Abilene and Smokey Valley Railroad Association
| Revenues | FYE 12/2023 | FYE 12/2022 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $63,267 | $269,035 | -76.5% |
| Program services | $454,001 | $259,609 | 74.9% |
| Investment income and dividends | $42 | $36 | 16.7% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $17,100 | $-1,688 | 1113% |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $1,994 | -100% |
| Total revenues | $534,410 | $528,986 | 1% |
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Data update history
August 3, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
November 12, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
November 8, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
October 25, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsMuseumsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanitiesHistory
Characteristics
State / local levelTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- PO Box 744
- Abilene, KS 67410
- County
- Dickinson County, KS
- Website URL
- asvrr.org/Â
- Phone
- (785) 263-1077
IRS details
- EIN
- 48-1136101
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1993
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- A80: Historical Societies, Historical Preservation
- NAICS code, primary
- 7121: Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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