BAY AREA ELECTRIC RAILROAD ASSC INC

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Organization Details

Formation Year

1949

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

ALLAN FISHER

Phone

7073742978

Tax Period

2023-10-01 to 2024-09-30

BAY AREA ELECTRIC RAILROAD ASSC INC, founded in 1949, is a community nonprofit in the Arts, Culture & Humanities sector that reported $1.5M in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. The organization ran a surplus of $260K, a strong 17% operating margin.

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE BAY AREA ELECTRIC RAILROAD ASSOCIATION IS TO PRESERVE THE REGIONAL HERITAGE OF ELECTRIC RAILWAY TRANSPORTATION AS A LIVING RESOURCE FOR THE BENEFIT OF PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $725,976 Revenue: $319,555

THE ORGANIZATION OWNS AND OPERATES THE WESTERN RAILWAY MUSEUM IN SOLANO COUNTY. DURING FYE 09/30/24, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED DIRECT ACCESS TO HISTORICAL AND EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES TO ROUGHLY...

THE ORGANIZATION OWNS AND OPERATES THE WESTERN RAILWAY MUSEUM IN SOLANO COUNTY. DURING FYE 09/30/24, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED DIRECT ACCESS TO HISTORICAL AND EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES TO ROUGHLY 25,000 PEOPLE; NEARLY HALF OF WHOM ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 16. THE MAIN FORMS OF INTERPRETATION ARE RIDES ON RESTORED HISTORIC RAIL VEHICLES OVER THE FORMER SACRAMENTO NORTHERN RIGHT-OF-WAY, AND DOCENT-LED TOURS OF THE COLLECTION. IN ADDITION, RESEARCH AND ARTIFACT COLLECTION IN OUR TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY-CONTROLLED ARCHIVES IS ONGOING, AS IS RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION WORK ON THE COLLECTION OF 100 HISTORIC RAIL VEHICLES. MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR FYE 09/30/24 INCLUDE ONGOING PARTIAL RESTORATION TO KEY SYSTEM # 271, OUR ASSOCIATION'S MOTHER CAR. THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED ITS PRESENTATION OF THE ANNUAL SPRING TRAINS AND THE AUTUMN PUMPKIN PATCH FESTIVAL. WE HOSTED THE 7TH YEAR FOR OUR HOLIDAY SANTA TRAINS. WORK IS ONGOING FOR TWO MAJOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS - THE EXPANSION OF OUR ARCHIVES AND CONSTRUCTION OF A 4TH CAR HOUSE TO PROTECT HISTORIC RAIL VEHICLES FROM THE ELEMENTS.

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

Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $733,855

Program Service Revenue $297,797

Investment Income $415,351

Other Revenue $48,043

TOTAL REVENUE $1,495,046

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $405,255

Fundraising Expenses $69,564

Program Expenses $725,976

Other Expenses $829,941

TOTAL EXPENSES $1,235,196

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2023	2022	Change
Revenue	$1,495,046	$1,560,898	0.0%
Expenses	$1,235,196	$1,163,796	+0.1%
Net Income	$259,850	$397,102	-0.3%

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

100

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

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
ALLAN FISHER	BOARD CHAIR	12.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
DAN SWEARINGEN	VICE CHAIR	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
ROBERT IMMERGLUCK	BOARD MEMBER	5.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ROBERT SIMON	BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
WAYNE MONGER	BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
MIKE ALTMANN	BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
TOM TAYLOR	BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
DAVID PUGLISI	BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
SCOTT INMAN	BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
JOHN TREIBER	BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
JACK LAPIDOS	BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
GREG OCKANDER	BOARD MEMBER - LEFT 3/2024	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
PHIL SECOR	BOARD MEMBER - LEFT 3/2024	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
RYAN BLAKE	BOARD MEMBER - LEFT 3/2024	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
DARBY JOHNSON	BOARD MEMBER - LEFT 3/2024	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
JOEL COX	BOARD MEMBER - LEFT 3/2024	10.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
JOHN MAGRUDER	SECRETARY	12.00	Officer	$0	$0	$0
NEIL LANG	TREASURER - START 1/2024	12.00	Officer	$0	$0	$0
ROBERT TOWAR	TREASURER - THRU 12/2023	2.00	Officer	$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
2024	$1,495,046	$1,235,196	$18,824,954	$259,850
2023	$1,560,898	$1,163,796	$16,322,562	$397,102
2022	$1,827,026	$938,074	$15,212,469	$888,952
2021	$1,164,923	$626,237	$17,426,149	$538,686
2020	$1,704,533	$628,267	$15,470,523	$1,076,266
2019	$1,511,880	$886,992	$13,872,830	$624,888
2018	$1,238,024	$845,256	$13,874,941	$392,768