TRAIN COLLECTORS ASSOCIATION

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1954

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

ALLAN SZIRONY

Phone

7176878623

Tax Period

2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30

TRAIN COLLECTORS ASSOCIATION, founded in 1954, is a community nonprofit in the Recreation & Sports sector that reported $1.4M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Expenses of $1.3M left a modest 5% surplus.

Mission

TO DEVELOP AN APPRECIATION OF AND TO PRESERVE AN IMORTANT SEGMENT OF HISTORY - TINPLATE TOY TRAINS - THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION, COMMUNITY OUTREACH, FELLOWSHIP, ESTABLISHMENT OF COLLECTING STANDARDS, AND TO PROMOTE THE GROWTH AND ENJOYMENT OF COLLECTING AND OPERATING TOY, MODEL, AND SCALE TRAINS

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $135,424 Revenue: $18,964

THE TCA CREATED AND DISTRIBUTED PUBLICATIONS TO OVER 25,000 MEMBERS IN TWENTY DIVISIONS IN THE US AND INTERNATIONALLY. THESE PUBLICATIONS ARE EDUCATIONAL IN NATURE AND PROMOTE TINPLATE TOY TRAIN...

THE TCA CREATED AND DISTRIBUTED PUBLICATIONS TO OVER 25,000 MEMBERS IN TWENTY DIVISIONS IN THE US AND INTERNATIONALLY. THESE PUBLICATIONS ARE EDUCATIONAL IN NATURE AND PROMOTE TINPLATE TOY TRAIN COLLECTING.

Program 2

Expenses: $470,306 Revenue: $77,265

THE TCA INCURRED OPERATING COSTS TO MAINTAIN AND EXPAND THE MUSEUM'S DISPLAYS AND COLLECTIONS OF TINPLATE TOY TRAINS. VISITORS TO THE MUSEUM NUMBERED APPROXIMATELY 22,100.

Program 3

Expenses: $2,220 Revenue: $5,005

THE TCA OPERATES A LIBRARY FOR THE EDUCATION AND PRESERVING THE HISTORY OF TINPLATE TRAIN COLLECTING.

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Trantor Score

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $853,246

Program Service Revenue $105,876

Investment Income $282,450

Other Revenue $109,931

TOTAL REVENUE $1,351,503

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $480,155

Fundraising Expenses $0

Program Expenses $607,950

Other Expenses $800,770

TOTAL EXPENSES $1,280,925

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$1,351,503	$1,406,129	0.0%
Expenses	$1,280,925	$1,376,886	-0.1%
Net Income	$70,578	$29,243	+1.4%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✓ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$62,156

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
KEVIN QUINN	PAST PRESIDE	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
ALLAN SZIRONY	PRESIDENT	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
KATIE ELGAR	SECRETARY	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
CRAIG KASMIN	TREASURER	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
ROBERT I MINTZ	NATIONAL TRE	2.00	Officer	$0	$0	$0
STACY LEIGH	BUSINESS MAN	40.00	Officer	$62,156	$0	$62,156
J RUSS KEIL	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
RUPERT CAMPBELL	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL DIETRICH	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
W ROBERT KELLER	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ROBERT BUEHLER	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
DAVID MATTHEWS	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
CHARLIE EASTON	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
E JAMES POTTS	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL SPELTZ	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
PAT HALPIN	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
DARIN GRANT	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ANDREW C HIBELL	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
TIMOTHY REYNOLDS	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ED BARULLI	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ROBERT NICHELINI	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
H RICK DUNN	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
BUTCH WALB	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
KEN MITCHELL	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL S SETZER	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
JON LANG	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	$1,351,503	$1,280,925	$7,405,243	$70,578
2024	No data	No data	No data	No data
2023	$1,437,065	$1,315,086	$7,196,947	$121,979
2022	$1,514,827	$1,292,662	$6,966,287	$222,165
2021	$1,199,896	$1,183,674	$7,164,358	$16,222
2020	$1,498,011	$1,257,554	$6,579,459	$240,457
2019	$1,544,438	$1,451,723	$5,560,302	$92,715