2025-11-13T13:59:30-08:00 2024-12-31 874668259 Paradigm Partners LLP 1400 Grant Avenue 206 Novato CA 94945 990 2024-01-01 830941853 Friends of No 9 Inc FRIE 4153027677 372 Bel Marin Keys Blvd Ste C2 Novato CA 94949 Fred Runner President 2025-11-13 true true Christopher D DiPasqua CPA P01429712 4154976497 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Fred Runner 372 Bel Marin Keys Blvd Ste C2 Novato CA 94949 87005 false X www.friendsofno9.org X 2018 CA Friends of Number 9 seeks to acquire, restore, conserve and display the last piece of historic railway stock for the Mount Tamalpais and Muir Woods Railway. 8 8 0 0 25422 85272 0 1733 0 25422 87005 0 0 0 0 0 2492 4048 2492 4048 22930 82957 471077 537009 39725 22700 431352 514309 Friends of Number 9 seeks to acquire, restore, conserve and display the last piece of historic railway stock for the Mount Tamalpais and Muir Woods Railway. false false 1013 In 2024, Friends of No 9 accomplished major portions of the locomotive restoration. Initially, the focus was on disassembling the locomotive boiler, frame, wheel trucks and the V-twin 2-cylinder engine. Some of the bolts had to be individually drilled out to separate key components. Metal was cut away that could not be restored, parts were media-blasted to remove surface rust. Assembled pieces were riveted to match historic patterns, then painted with primer and two coats of marine epoxy paint. The boiler got a new jacket over foam insulation. The firepan was rebuilt, a mix of original and new materials. Historic parts were obtained for brakes, lubricators and water injectors, as well as controls and lights. By the end of 2024, the boiler, tender and cab were remounted on the frame. A new pilot was commissioned to conform to the mountain operation in 1921 that had been removed for logging operations. Reassembly was completed mid-2025. 1012 Initial concepts for display of Engine 9 were undertaken in 2022 and continued through 2024. Architectural designs were prepared for display in downtown Mill Valley on the expanded Depot Plaza. A second location in front of the City Hall of Mill Valley was also designed. Neither of those locations proceeded beyond concept drawings. Engine 9 was invited to the Mill Valley Memorial Day Parade in 2025. The California State Railroad Museum invited Engine 9 as a featured temporary exhibit in the summer of 2025. CSRM has not displayed an excursion train or a geared locomotive.Engine 9 offered both, operating on the steep Mt Tamalpais and Muir Woods Railway that took sightseeings from San Francisco to the East Peak at the top of the mountain, one half mile above San Francisco Bay. 2025 true true false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 false 0 false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 8 8 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false false false false CA X Fred Runner 4153027677 372 Bel Marin Keys Blvd Ste C2 Novato CA 94949 X Fred Runner President 50.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Roger Smith Vice President 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Eric Macris Secretary 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Bruce Lowenthal Director 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Chris Di Pasqua Treasurer 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Jonathan Lemberg Director 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Rick Beach Director 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Paul Moe Director 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 0 false false false 0 85272 85272 0 1733 1733 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 87005 1733 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1047 524 523 0 0 0 50 25 25 0 0 516 258 258 0 0 0 Current Year Restoration Costs 108629 108629 Current Year Display Costs 8570 8570 Website 1724 862 862 Dues & Subscriptions 568 284 284 -117056 -117127 71 4048 2025 2023 0 145879 54612 40000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 325198 442397 471077 537009 39725 22700 39725 22700 X 431352 514309 431352 514309 471077 537009 82957 X false false false X 67977 143286 120151 25422 85272 442108 0 0 0 0 67977 143286 120151 25422 85272 442108 0 0 442108 0 0 0 0 67977 143286 120151 25422 85272 442108 1.00000 1.00000 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Locomotive - No. 9 Acquisition Costs 82877 Locomotive - No. 9 Restoration Costs 333806 Locomotive - No. 9 Display Costs 25714 442397 Loans Payable 22700 22700 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b A draft of the Form 990 is reviewed by various members of the Board of Directors. Any questions or proposed revisions/additions are communicated by the reviewers to the treasurer, who is a CPA and the tax preparer of the Form 990. A copy of the final Form 990 is forwarded to all members of the organization's Board of Directors before it is filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The conflict of interest policy requires officers and directors to disclose if they have a conflict or an appearance of a conflict. Directors and officers do not make recommendations to give to organizations from which there could be personal benefit. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financials are made available upon request.