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US nonprofit · EIN 952579618 · Goleta, CAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 952579618) - 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 time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 September 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Exemption status IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List (posted to 13 October 2026).Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.State registers California Attorney General (7 October 2026).Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Institute for American Research

Donations deductible
Revenue
$54k
year to 30 September 2025
Expenses
$143k
year to 30 September 2025
Total assets
$1m
$29k liabilities
Net assets
$1m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
11
5.4 years on average
Staff
0
employees, year to 30 September 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Activity
A54
Arts, culture and humanities
Exemption reinstated on 15 February 2025. The IRS had automatically revoked it on 15 February 2025 (after three years without a return). Source: IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List, posted to 13 October 2026.
How am I connected?

Institute for American Research's network

11 people8 organisationsi11 people and 8 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (11). Violet dotted lines (8) 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

11 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.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Brent MuchowTrustee2021
5 yrs
Bruce MordenVice President2021
5 yrs
Dana AndersonTrustee2021
5 yrs
Jane HonikmanCompany secretary2021
5 yrs
Noel LangleTreasurer2021
5 yrs
Rebecca ReidTrustee2021
5 yrs
Rick ReevesTrustee2021
5 yrs
Robert StrojekTrustee2021
5 yrs
Ryan BatesTrustee2021
5 yrs
Sean FosterTrustee2021
5 yrs
Steven WagnerPresident2021
5 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 11 →

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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Chris RoybalPresident3$0
Bob ThomasVice President3$0
Brent MuchowTreasurer3$0
Jan PhillipsSecretary3$0
Norm BookTrustee3$0
Judy ArbuckleTrustee3$0
John ProfantTrustee3$0
Noel LangleTrustee3$0
Bruce MordenTrustee3$0
David PalmerTrustee3$0
Rick ReevesTrustee3$0

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

About

Legal name
Institute for American Research
EIN
952579618
Address
Po Box 250, Goleta, CA, 93116-0250
State
California
Mission
Operation of the south coast railroad museum (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
A54 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
1968
Principal officer
Brent Muchow (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 August 2025
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
1, latest 2021
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥5years on the filingsBrent Muchow
≥5years on the filingsBruce Morden
≥5years on the filingsDana Anderson
≥5years on the filingsJane Honikman

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
$1m
Total liabilities
$29k
Net assets or fund balances
$1m
Contributions and grants received
$11k
Program service revenue
$25k
Employees
0