Ligonier Valley Rail Road Association
Donations deductibleLigonier Valley Rail Road Association's network
9 people2 organisationsi9 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). 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
9 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armour Mellon | Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| David Byers | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Douglas Kurtz | Vice President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jennifer Sopko | Company secretary | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Josh Byers | Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Lois Moore | Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Thomas Irwin | Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Todd Griffith | Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| William S McCullough (also filed as William McCullough) | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 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 Byers | President | 7 | $0 | ||
| Douglas Kurtz | Vice President | 5 | $0 | ||
| William McCullough | Treasurer | 4 | $0 | ||
| Jennifer Sopko | Secretary | 4 | $0 | ||
| Todd Griffith | Member | 4 | $0 | ||
| Thomas Irwin | Member | 5 | $0 | ||
| Armour Mellon | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lois Moore | Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Josh Byers | Member | 2 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Ligonier Valley Rail Road Association
- EIN
- 753143310
- Address
- Po Box 21, Ligonier, PA, 15658-0021
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Mission
- To preserve the legacy of the Ligonier Valley Rail Road, conserve its vestiges, collect its relics & memorabilia, and educate the public about railroad history in the Ligonier Valley. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A80 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
- 5 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2004
- Principal officer
- Douglas J Kurtz (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 July 2004
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsArmour Mellon
≥8years on the filingsDavid Byers
≥8years on the filingsDouglas Kurtz
≥8years on the filingsWilliam S McCullough
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $726k
- Total liabilities
- $447
- Net assets or fund balances
- $725k
- Contributions and grants received
- $16k
- Program service revenue
- $1k
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 20
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 | $100k | $51k | $49k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
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.Ligonier Valley Rail Road Association 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: Pennsylvania Department of State, business entities (data.pa.gov xvd7-5r2c). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Entity type
- Domestic Nonprofit Corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 23 January 2004
- Registered agent
- Not stated
Officers (2)
- David Byers President
- Douglas J Kurtz Governor
City and state of officers are not held in this extract.