COTTON BELT RAIL HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2024
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- Organization
- COTTON BELT RAIL HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC (EIN 71-0593054)
- Tax period
- 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
- Filed
- 2025-11-02
- IRS object ID
- 202543079349200709
- Schema version
- 2024v5.0
- 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 | 2025-11-02T20:00:45-07:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2024-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2024-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 710593054 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | COTTON BELT RAIL HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | COTT | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Phone | 8705358819 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO Box 2044 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Pine Bluff | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | AR | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 71613 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Robert Longhofer | PersonNm |
| Person Title | Treasurer | PersonTitleTxt |
| Phone | 5012586367 | PhoneNum |
| Signature | 2025-10-23 | SignatureDt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr | Yes (1) | IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd |
| Tax | 2024 | 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 | www.arkansasrailroadmuseum.org | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Gross Receipts | $53,371 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $31,775 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Program Service Revenue | $1,080 | ProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| Membership Dues | $1,081 | MembershipDuesAmt |
| Investment Income | $3,265 | InvestmentIncomeAmt |
| Sale Of Assets Gross | $6,876 | SaleOfAssetsGrossAmt |
| Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale | $0 | CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt |
| Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets | $6,876 | GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt |
| Gaming Gross Income | $0 | GamingGrossIncomeAmt |
| Fundraising Gross Income | $0 | FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt |
| Special Events Direct Expenses | $0 | SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt |
| Special Events Net Income Loss | $0 | SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt |
| Gross Sales Of Inventory | $9,294 | GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt |
| Cost Of Goods Sold | $5,419 | CostOfGoodsSoldAmt |
| Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry | $3,875 | GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt |
| Other Revenue Total | $0 | OtherRevenueTotalAmt |
| Total Revenue | $47,952 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Grants And Similar Amounts Paid | $0 | GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt |
| Benefits Paid To Or For Members | $0 | BenefitsPaidToOrForMembersAmt |
| Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft | $0 | SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt |
| Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct | $0 | FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt |
| Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint | $27,715 | OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt |
| Printing Publications Postage | $172 | PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $28,382 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $56,269 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | -$8,317 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $243,960 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $67 | OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $235,710 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part II | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $244,999 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $238,812 | EOYAmt |
Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $0 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $0 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $244,999 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $238,812 | EOYAmt |
Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $1,039 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $3,102 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $243,960 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $235,710 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | Restoration, preservation and operation of historic Railroad Equipment and operation of the Arkansas Railroad Museum in the historic Cotton Belt Railroad backshop building | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (3 entries)
| Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | Grants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmt | Program Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
|---|---|---|
| Maintenance and utilities of Cotton Belt Railroad backshop building | $15,000 | $27,715 |
| Repairs to historic railroad equipment, including repairs to a nearly 100 year old wooden passenger caboose, a 65 year old Whiting Trackmobile, and other historical RR rolling stock. | $0 | $13,700 |
| Advertising, including online, annual and monthly publications, and other media. | $0 | $7,597 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $49,012 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (9 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt | Employee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt | Expense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP Dunger | ||||
| Vice President | 20 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| David Price | ||||
| Chairman | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Robert Longhofer | ||||
| Treasurer | 8 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Randy Hees | ||||
| Secretary | 8 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Earnest Demmings | ||||
| President | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Leslie Davis | ||||
| Director | 8 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Richard Powell | ||||
| Director | 20 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Steve Huselton | ||||
| Director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Steve Rankin | ||||
| Director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | 0 | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd |
| Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt | 0 | ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd |
| Organization Had UBI | 0 | OrganizationHadUBIInd |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | 0 | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | 0 | OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd |
| Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend | $0 | DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt |
| Form1120 Pol Filed | 0 | Form1120PolFiledInd |
| Made Loans To From Officers | 0 | MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4911 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4912 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4955 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | 0 | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr | $0 | TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt |
| Tax Reimbursed By Organization | $0 | TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | 0 | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld | AR | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Robert Longhofer | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1700 Port Road | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Pine Bluff | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | AR | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 71601 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 8705358819 | PhoneNum |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | 0 | ForeignFinancialAccountInd |
| Foreign Office | 0 | ForeignOfficeInd |
| Donor Advised Fnds | 0 | DonorAdvisedFndsInd |
| Operate Hospital | 0 | OperateHospitalInd |
| Tanning Services Provided | 0 | TanningServicesProvidedInd |
| Related Organization Ctrl Ent | 0 | RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd |
| Transaction With Control Ent | 0 | TransactionWithControlEntInd |
| Political Campaign Acty | 0 | PoliticalCampaignActyInd |
| Lobbying Activities | 0 | LobbyingActivitiesInd |
| School Operating | 0 | SchoolOperatingInd |
| Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org | 0 | TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd |
| Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl | NONE | PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt |
| Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc | NONE | PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt |
| Filed Schedule A | Yes (1) | FiledScheduleAInd |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Organization170 | Yes (X) | PublicOrganization170Ind |
Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $14,199 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $18,203 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $22,021 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $27,895 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $32,866 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $115,184 | TotalAmt |
Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $14,199 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $18,203 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $22,021 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $27,895 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $32,866 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $115,184 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Total170 | $115,184 | PublicSupportTotal170Amt |
Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $533 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $400 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $250 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $20,313 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $3,265 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $24,761 | TotalAmt |
Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $1,150 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $3,492 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $4,286 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $5,165 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $17,850 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $31,943 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Support | $171,888 | TotalSupportAmt |
| Gross Receipts Rltd Activities | $0 | GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt |
| Public Support CY170 | 0.67011 | PublicSupportCY170Pct |
| Public Support PY170 | 0.83733 | PublicSupportPY170Pct |
| Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests PY170 | Yes (X) | ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsPY170Ind |
Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Form And Line Reference | Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 | FormAndLineReferenceDesc |
| Explanation | Scrap sales, Locomotive Storage, Gift Shop Sales | ExplanationTxt |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Description;Amount^Credit Card Processing;139|Bank Fees;914|Association Fees;165|Office Supplies and Expenses;1481|First Aid and Safety Equipment;3164|Equipment Costs and Repairs;13701|Museum Displays;564|Advertising;7597|Insurance;632|Food and Groceries;25^Total;28382^ |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 | Added petty cash not previously counted |
| Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 | Description;EOY Amount^Lowe's CC;373|Simmons CC;2554|Rick's Auto Parts;175^Total;3102^ |
Reasonable Cause Explanation ReasonableCauseExplanation
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Explanation | We are an all volunteer organization with few volunteers. The tax return was overlooked by accident. | ExplanationTxt |
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