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US nonprofit · EIN 477373395 · Madison, WIiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 477373395) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R), grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code SO), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Center for Railroad Photography & Art Endowment

Donations deductible
Revenue
$334k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$188k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$4.2m
$120k liabilities
Net assets
$4.1m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
5
8.4y av
Staff
0
6 volunteers
Chair observed
≥6 yrs
Richard Tower Jr
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
How am I connected?

Center for Railroad Photography & Art Endowment's network

5 people4 organisationsi5 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Violet dotted lines (6) 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

5 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 5 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Richard Tower JR ChairTrustee/Chair2018
8 yrs
Albert O LouerTrustee2018
8 yrs
David KahlerTrustee2018
8 yrs
Michael SchmidtTrustee2018
8 yrs
T Bondurant FrenchTrustee2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
T Bondurant FrenchTrustee1$0
David KahlerTrustee1$0
Albert O LouerTrustee1$0
Michael SchmidtTrustee1$0
Richard Tower JrTrustee/Chair2$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Center for Railroad Photography & Art Endowment
EIN
477373395
Address
1930 Monroe St Ste 301, Madison, WI, 53711-2059
State
Wisconsin
Mission
To support the charitable and educational activities of the center for railroad photography and art inc. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
A11 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
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2015
Principal officer
Michael Schmidt (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 December 2015
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
SO (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Related organisations (Schedule R)

RelatedINFORM PUBLIC ABOUT RAILROAD ART & PHOTOGRAPHY.Center for Railroad Photography and Art Inc

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsRichard Tower JR
≥8years on the filingsAlbert O Louer
≥8years on the filingsDavid Kahler
≥8years on the filingsMichael Schmidt

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$4.2m
Total liabilities
$120k
Net assets or fund balances
$4.1m
Contributions and grants received
$149k
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$160k
Employees
0
Volunteers
6

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$334k$188k$146k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

1 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Center for Railroad Photography and Art IncTo provide support for the activities of the organization.$160k