SANTA CLARA RIVER VALLEY RAILROAD HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2025
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- Organization
- SANTA CLARA RIVER VALLEY RAILROAD HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC (EIN 77-0332075)
- Tax period
- 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
- Filed
- 2026-06-08
- IRS object ID
- 202621599349201622
- Schema version
- 2025v4.1
- Source
- Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica
Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.
Return header ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2026-06-08T18:08:53-07:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2025-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Firm EIN | 770471996 | PreparerFirmEIN |
Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | LAURIE DENGER & ASSOCIATES INC | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1000 Town Center Drive Suite 300 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Oxnard | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 93036 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2025-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 770332075 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Santa Clara Valley RR Historical Society | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | SANT | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Phone | 8502295240 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO Box 492 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Fillmore | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 930160492 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Ron Lewis | PersonNm |
| Person Title | Treasurer | PersonTitleTxt |
| Phone | 8502295240 | PhoneNum |
| Signature | 2026-05-10 | SignatureDt |
| Discuss With Paid Preparer | Yes (true) | DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd |
Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Person | Laurie C Denger EA | PreparerPersonNm |
| PTIN | P01235761 | PTIN |
| Phone | 8055245066 | PhoneNum |
| Preparation | 2026-06-08 | PreparationDt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2025 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Method Of Accounting Cash | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingCashInd |
| Schedule B Not Required | Yes (X) | ScheduleBNotRequiredInd |
| Website Address | N/A | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Gross Receipts | $92,911 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $177 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Program Service Revenue | $0 | ProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| Membership Dues | $83 | MembershipDuesAmt |
| Investment Income | $22 | InvestmentIncomeAmt |
| Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale | $0 | CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt |
| Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets | $0 | GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt |
| Fundraising Gross Income | $83,718 | FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt |
| Special Events Direct Expenses | $58,006 | SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt |
| Special Events Net Income Loss | $25,712 | SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt |
| Gross Sales Of Inventory | $411 | GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt |
| Cost Of Goods Sold | $1,598 | CostOfGoodsSoldAmt |
| Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry | -$1,187 | GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt |
| Other Revenue Total | $8,500 | OtherRevenueTotalAmt |
| Total Revenue | $33,307 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct | $1,019 | FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt |
| Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint | $3,975 | OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $20,471 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $25,465 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | $7,842 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $300,230 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $308,072 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part II | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $66,927 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $75,029 | EOYAmt |
Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $175,000 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $175,000 | EOYAmt |
Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $59,230 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $58,970 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $301,157 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $308,999 | EOYAmt |
Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $927 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $927 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $300,230 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $308,072 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | RR Historical Society | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Description Program Srvc Accom | Establish historical record of Santa Clara Valleyfor scientific and educational purposes. Help finance and overseeinstallation of turntable. | DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt |
| Grants And Allocations | $0 | GrantsAndAllocationsAmt |
| Program Service Expenses | $20,471 | ProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $20,471 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (4 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt | Employee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt | Expense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Gartman | ||||
| President | 10.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Steven Pierce | ||||
| Secretary | 5.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Ron Lewis | ||||
| Treasurer | 5.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Nicholas Martinez | ||||
| Vice President | 5.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | false | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd |
| Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt | false | ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd |
| Organization Had UBI | false | OrganizationHadUBIInd |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | false | OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd |
| Form1120 Pol Filed | false | Form1120PolFiledInd |
| Made Loans To From Officers | false | MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd |
| Initiation Fees And Cap Contri | $0 | InitiationFeesAndCapContriAmt |
| Gross Receipts For Public Use | $0 | GrossReceiptsForPublicUseAmt |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | false | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Ron Lewis | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 250 E Telegraph Rd 49 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Fillmore | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 93015 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 8185238198 | PhoneNum |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccountInd |
| Foreign Office | false | ForeignOfficeInd |
| Donor Advised Fnds | false | DonorAdvisedFndsInd |
| Operate Hospital | false | OperateHospitalInd |
| Tanning Services Provided | false | TanningServicesProvidedInd |
| Related Organization Ctrl Ent | false | RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd |
| Transaction With Control Ent | false | TransactionWithControlEntInd |
| Political Campaign Acty | false | PoliticalCampaignActyInd |
| Lobbying Activities | false | LobbyingActivitiesInd |
| School Operating | false | SchoolOperatingInd |
| Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org | false | TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd |
| Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl | NONE | PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt |
| Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc | NONE | PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt |
| Filed Schedule A | Yes (true) | FiledScheduleAInd |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Publicly Supported Org509a2 | Yes (X) | PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind |
| Other Support Sum | $0 | OtherSupportSumAmt |
| Public Support CY170 | 0 | PublicSupportCY170Pct |
Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $1,952 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $167 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $1,275 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $177 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $3,571 | TotalAmt |
Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $53,385 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $48,805 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $92,991 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $33,880 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Total | $229,061 | TotalAmt |
Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft509 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Total509 Total509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $55,337 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $48,972 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $94,266 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $33,880 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $177 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $232,632 | TotalAmt |
Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Total509 | $232,632 | PublicSupportTotal509Amt |
Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $7 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $11 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $13 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $13 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Total | $44 | TotalAmt |
Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $7 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $11 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $13 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $13 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Total | $44 | TotalAmt |
Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $55,344 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $48,983 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $94,279 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $33,893 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $177 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $232,676 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support CY509 | 0.99980 | PublicSupportCY509Pct |
| Public Support PY509 | 0.99980 | PublicSupportPY509Pct |
| Investment Income CY | 0.00020 | InvestmentIncomeCYPct |
| Investment Income PY | 0.00020 | InvestmentIncomePYPct |
| Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509 | Yes (X) | ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind |
Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG
Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Event1 | Fireworks Booth | Event1Nm |
| Gross Receipts Event1 | $83,718 | GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt |
| Gross Revenue Event1 | $83,718 | GrossRevenueEvent1Amt |
| Rent Facility Costs Event1 | $55,756 | RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt |
| Other Direct Expenses Event1 | $2,250 | OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt |
| Gross Receipts Total | $83,718 | GrossReceiptsTotalAmt |
| Gross Revenue Total Events | $83,718 | GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt |
| Rent Fclty Costs Total Events | $55,756 | RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt |
| Oth Direct Expnss Total Events | $2,250 | OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt |
| Direct Expense Summary Events | $58,006 | DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt |
| Net Income Summary | $25,712 | NetIncomeSummaryAmt |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (15 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 8 | Filming Revenue 8500. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Insurance 6616. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Office Expense 617. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Turntable 2012. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Visitor Center Expenses 2614. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Donations 1721. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Membership Fees 761. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Depreciation 4231. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Internet Service 1706. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Bank Service Fees 10. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Cleaning Supplies 62. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Restoration Costs 121. |
| Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 24 | All other assets net depreciation 58970. 58970. |
| Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 24 | Visitor Center 260. 0. |
| Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 26 | Other Liabilities 927. 927. |
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