New Jersey · Nonprofit
United Railroad Historical Society of NJ Inc
United Railroad Historical Society of NJ Inc (New Jersey) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $44,813 to it, the largest being THE RAIL HERITAGE TRUST FIRST OPTION BANK TRUSTEE ($44,500). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $837k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $45k
- Net assets
- $610k
What United Railroad Historical Society of NJ Inc does
Mission
To educate the public through the preservation, restoration, and operation of railroad equipment of cultural importance to the State of New Jersey and its connecting regions.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Hudson river rail excursions / rail car operations - activities related to the operation of urhs's fleet of passenger cars, which provide ticketed passengers with an authentic experience from the golden era of american rail travel. The passenger cars date from the 1940s. These cars were primarily operated as part of urhs's hudson river rail excursions operated over amtrak. This business model changed in 2025 and the cars transitioned to operate under lease to fmw solutions as part of their finger lakes rail experience, which provides a similar experience to passengers as the previous hudson river rail excursions.
$298,778 spent$379,972 earned by the program66% of program spendingBoonton yard - activities related to the operation of boonton yard, in boonton, nj, which is urhs's primary base of operation. This includes events, restoration and maintenance of equipment, and general operations.
$154,241 spent$34,486 earned by the program34% of program spending
The 2 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $453,019.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $2.0M to $859k (−57%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
1% of United Railroad Historical Society of NJ Inc’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (64% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 5 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
Richard J King
Chairman/treasurer
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of United Railroad Historical Society of NJ Inc’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
United Railroad Historical Society of NJ Inc leans on a few funders — its largest provides 99% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
United Railroad Historical Society of NJ Inc draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside New Jersey, across 2 states in all.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
United Railroad Historical Society of NJ Inc has grown faster than three-quarters of the 17,936 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 17,936 arts & culture nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
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In New Jersey
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
85% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
97%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for United Railroad Historical Society of NJ Inc: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds United Railroad Historical Society of NJ Inc?
- United Railroad Historical Society of NJ Inc (New Jersey) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $44,813 to it, the largest being THE RAIL HERITAGE TRUST FIRST OPTION BANK TRUSTEE ($44,500). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does United Railroad Historical Society of NJ Inc have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $44,813 in grants to United Railroad Historical Society of NJ Inc, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of United Railroad Historical Society of NJ Inc?
- THE RAIL HERITAGE TRUST FIRST OPTION BANK TRUSTEE is the largest funder on record, with $44,500 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like United Railroad Historical Society of NJ Inc find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New Jersey. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 2 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing