The Rail Heritage Trust

PAOLA, KS EIN: 46-4327372

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$6.6M

+2.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$250K

+0.0% YoY

Grant Count

18

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$14K

+0.0% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$259K$518K$777K$1M20212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$6,553,386$6,394,817$6,283,185
Revenue$532,482$458,333$-243,319
Expenses$374,792$361,714$354,195
Qualifying Distributions$311,596$307,359$301,886
Net Investment Income$480,899$408,785$252,678
Distributable Amount$326,928$311,888$297,191

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$88K$175K$263K$350K22 grants202122 grants202221 grants202318 grants202418 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

OREGON RAIL HERITAGE FOU…$27KRAILWAY RESTORATION PROJ…$25KTENNESSEE VALLEY RAILROA…$20KCOLEBROOKDALE RAILROAD P…$15KFORT WAYNE RAILROAD HIST…$15KIRON HORSE SOCIETY AT ST…$15KNICKEL PLATE HERITAGE RA…$15KTRI-STATE RAILWAY HISTOR…$15KUNITED RAILROAD HISTORIC…$15KWESTERN MARYLAND SCENIC …$15K

Grant Size Distribution

101 grants across all recorded years

100<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

FIRST OPTION BANKTRUSTEE$102K

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
FIRST OPTION BANKTRUSTEE2$102,104

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

26states
+18 more states

Cities

AbileneAlbuquerqueAltoonaBaker CityBaltimoreBellefonteBeltonBlaineBnBoontonBoyertownCaleraCedar ParkChattanoogaClevelandClintonCordeleCumberlandDanburyDuluth

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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