Illinois Railway Museum
Donations deductibleIllinois Railway Museum's network
8 people2 organisationsi8 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Violet dotted lines (2) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
8 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 8 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Chasin | 1st VICE PRESIDENT | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Conn McCarthy | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| David Diamond | Director / Gm Facilities | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Marcus Ruef | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Nicholas Espevik | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Nigel Bennett | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Robert Olson | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Zachary Ehlers | 2nd Vice President | 2021 | 5 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Kallas | Executive Director | since 2018 |
| Nigel Bennett | Treasurer | since 2020 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 September 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Diamond | Director/Gm Facilities (Thru Mar 2025) | 10 | $69k | $3k | |
| Marcus Ruef | President | 30 | $0 | ||
| Chris Chasin | 1st Vice President | 15 | $0 | ||
| Zachary Ehlers | 2nd Vice President | 30 | $0 | ||
| Nicholas Espevik | Director | 30 | $0 | ||
| Lee Evans | Director | 25 | $0 | ||
| Conn McCarthy | Director | 15 | $0 | ||
| Robert Olson | Director | 30 | $0 | ||
| Nick Kallas | Executive Director | 30 | $0 | ||
| Nigel Bennett | Treasurer | 30 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Illinois Railway Museum
- EIN
- 366108196
- Address
- Po Box 427, Union, IL, 60180-0427
- State
- Illinois
- Mission
- The mission of the illinois railway museum is to educate the public as to our nation's railroad and railway history by collecting, preserving, and restoring rolling stock, artifacts, structures, and related transportation equipment for display to the public; exhibiting and operating restored rolling stock and equipment on a demonstration rail line; and collecting, preserving, and maintaining... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A500 Arts, culture and humanities
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1954
- Principal officer
- Nicholas Espevik (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 July 1957
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsDavid Diamond
≥8years on the filingsMarcus Ruef
≥8years on the filingsNigel Bennett
≥8years on the filingsRobert Olson
Latest return
year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $20.7m
- Total liabilities
- $487k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $20.2m
- Contributions and grants received
- $1.1m
- Program service revenue
- $1.3m
- Employees
- 44
- Volunteers
- 350
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $3.2m | $2.8m | $423k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.