Association of American Railroads
Revenue
$70.2m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$68.3m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$52.3m
$32.1m liabilities
Net assets
$20.2m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
10
4.6 years on average
Staff
81
15 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
23
named in Part VII
Association of American Railroads' network
10 people7 organisationsi10 people and 7 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (10). Violet dotted lines (7) 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
10 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 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Shaw | Director (Until 9/15/2024) | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Dan Smith | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Jim Vena | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Joe Hinrichs | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Kathryn M Farmer | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Keith Creel | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Mark George | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Michael Miller | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Tracy Robinson | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| William G O'Leary (also filed as William O'Leary) | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
23 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Adrian Anarkis | SVP-Government Affairs | since 2018 |
| Adrian Arnakis | SVP-Government Affairs | since 2022 |
| Daniel Saphire | Associate General Counsel | since 2018 |
| Edward A Kendall JR | Corporate secretary | since 2022 |
| Ian N Jefferies | SVP-Government Affairs | since 2018 |
| Janet L Bartelmay | Corporate Secretary Until 5/2018 | 2018 |
| Jeffrey D Marsh | SVP-Finance & CFO (Thru 3/22) | since 2018 |
| Jeffrey Usher | AVP-Business Services | 2018 |
| Jennifer Macdonald | AVP-Govt Affairs | since 2019 |
| John Miller | Associate General Counsel | since 2022 |
| John T Gray | SVP-Policy & Economics | since 2018 |
| Kathryn D Kirmayer | SVP-Law & General Counsel | since 2022 |
| Kathy D Kirmayer | SVP-Law & General Counsel | since 2018 |
| Kelley French Donley | AVP-Member Services | since 2018 |
| Kristin A Smith | SVP-Communications | since 2018 |
| Michael J Rush | SVP-Safety & Operations | since 2018 |
| Patricia M Reilly | SVP-Communications Until 01/2018 | 2018 |
| Paul R Hedrick | SVP-Fin. & Admin. & CFO | since 2022 |
| Rand Ghayad | SVP-Policy & Economics | 2024 |
| Robert E Fronczak | AVP-Environment/Hazmat | since 2018 |
| Stephen Gordon | Associate General Counsel | since 2023 |
| Timothy J Strafford | Corporate Secretary (Thru 5/31/22) | since 2018 |
| William C Thompson | Program Manager | since 2018 |
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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian N Jefferies | President, CEO | 40 | $2.7m | $89k | |
| Kathryn D Kirmayer | SVP-Law & General Counsel | 40 | $761k | $62k | |
| Adrian Arnakis | SVP-Government Affairs | 40 | $675k | $61k | |
| Paul R Hedrick | SVP-Fin, Admin & CFO | 39 | $611k | $73k | |
| Michael J Rush | SVP-Safety & Operations | 38 | $604k | $38k | |
| Kristin A Smith | SVP-Communications | 40 | $514k | $83k | |
| Rand Ghayad | SVP-Policy & Economics | 40 | $411k | $67k | |
| William C Thompson | Program Manager | 40 | $386k | $82k | |
| John Miller | Associate General Counsel | 40 | $367k | $77k | |
| Stephen Gordon | Associate General Counsel | 40 | $362k | $26k | |
| Edward A Kendall Jr | Corporate Secretary | 38 | $295k | $61k | |
| Keith Creel | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kathryn M Farmer | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Joe Hinrichs | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tracy Robinson | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Alan Shaw | Director (Until 9/15/2024) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Michael Miller | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jim Vena | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| William O'leary | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mark George | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dan Smith | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Association of American Railroads
- EIN
- 536000125
- Address
- 425 3rd St Sw Ste 1000, Washington, DC, 20024-3228
- State
- District of Columbia
- Mission
- Aar promotes a safe and efficient north american rail system with principal activities in areas such as standards, operations, safety, security, public affairs and public policy. (as filed on the Form 990)
- IRS classification
- 501(c)06 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Size band
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1934
- Principal officer
- Ian Jefferies (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 May 1992
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
RelatedPROVIDES RETIREE LIFE INSURANCE TO PLAN PARTICIPANTSAar Retiree Life Insurance TrustRelatedRESEARCHMXV Learning Institute
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsKeith Creel
≥6years on the filingsWilliam G O'Leary
≥4years on the filingsAlan Shaw
≥4years on the filingsDan Smith
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
- $52.3m
- Total liabilities
- $32.1m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $20.2m
- Contributions and grants received
- $157k
- Program service revenue
- $65.9m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $1.9m
- Employees
- 81
- Volunteers
- 15
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $70.2m | $68.3m | $1.9m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
13 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.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Coalition Against Bigger Trucks LLC (Cabt) | Program support | $750k |
| Gorail | Program support | $717k |
| University of Illinois Grainger College of Engineering | Program support | $174k |
| Surface Transportation Policy Project | Program support | $50k |
| National Academy of Sciences | Program support | $41k |
| Governing Majority Education Fund | Program support | $25k |
| Congressional Black Caucus Foundation | Program support | $25k |
| Congressional Black Caucus Institute (Cbci) | Program support | $15k |
| Metropolitan Planning Council | Event support | $10k |
| Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Inc | Event support | $10k |
| Congressional Football Game for Charity Inc | Event support | $10k |
| National Troopers Coalition and Charitable Foundation Inc | Program support | $10k |
| John W Barriger III National Railroad Library at University of Missouri | Program support | $8k |
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Association Of American Railroads likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP), corporate registrations (opendata.dc.gov). Licence: CC BY 4.0. Attribution: DC DLCP. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- District of Columbia
- Entity type
- Domestic Nonprofit Corporation
- Status
- Active - In Good Standing
- Formed
- 23 April 1992
- Registered agent
- Corporation Service Company (city and state not held)