2015-10-09T16:26:54-07:00 2015-06-30 Gregory A Francis CPA 5410 Palm Drive La Canada CA 91011 990 2014-07-01 953763867 Southern Pacific Historical and Technical Society Inc SOUT 9099850998 1523 Howard Access Road Upland CA 91786 Gerald F Feeney Treasurer 2015-10-05 true Gregory A Francis P00451881 8189522716 X 2014 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z 392579 false false X www.sphts.org X CA To preserve and distribute information related to the Southern Pacific Railroad and its subsidiaries. 9 9 1 40 0 23751 20480 80611 79699 2427 982 90475 70489 197264 171650 0 0 34880 37338 0 0 167065 146886 201945 184224 -4681 -12574 332497 319027 97578 96682 234919 222345 X To preserve and distribute information related to the Southern Pacific Railroad and its subsidiaries. false false 113924 73537 Publishing. The organization's publication activities included the release of three new, premium books that add to the historical and technical record of the Southern Pacific Railroad and its subsidiaries. These books are rich in photographic content and their underlying research provides worthy examples of industrial archaeology. 56893 79004 Trainline Periodical.During the year the organization published four quarterly issues of Trainline, a perioodical devoted to the historical and technical record of the Southern Pacific Railroad. Each issue contains articles by regular and guest contributors as well as a readers' forum. Trainline is distributed free of charge to each of approximately 2,000 members and additional copies are printed for sale on-line and through various retail outlets.The organization also distributed a quarterly newsletter to its members. 5598 7088 Archival Activities.Consistent with its mission of preserving information related to the Southern Pacific Railroad, the organization continued to acquire and maintain books, manuscripts, photographs, maps, blueprints, diagrams and artifacts of historical and technical value. 1845 12021 178260 true false false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false true 22 0 true 1 true false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 9 9 false false false false true true true true true false false false false false false false false false false false X Sharon Kilcoin 9099850998 1523 Howard Access Road Unit A Upland CA 91786 X Otis McGee President+Direc 10.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Rod Loder Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Tony Thompson Director 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Fred Hill Director 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Joe Strapac Director 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Andy Novak Director+Secrty 3.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 David Coscia Director + VP 7.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Scott Inman Director 15.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jeffrey Cauthen Director 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Gerald F Feeney Treasurer 12.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 0 false false false 0 20480 20480 Membership Dues & Assessments 79699 79699 79699 1 1 0 0 0 981 981 981 981 45148 46585 -1437 0 244977 174344 70633 70633 Advertising 1293 1293 1293 171650 81973 70634 0 0 0 0 0 0 34385 34385 0 0 2953 2953 0 0 820 820 0 0 0 0 9690 9690 3180 3180 80 80 10775 10775 14568 14568 0 0 0 0 0 1476 1476 2742 618 2124 Quarterly Trainline Magazine 51576 51576 Postage and Shipping 23169 23169 Bank Service Charges 7071 7071 Archive Expense 5353 5353 16386 13446 2940 184224 178260 5964 0 39845 33893 0 0 2216 3607 0 0 0 232674 229214 54864 52291 31456 31434 2898 22 0 0 0 0 0 332497 319027 25330 35151 70879 60580 1369 951 97578 96682 X 234919 222345 234919 222345 332497 319027 -12574 X false false false X 89324 98314 100151 104361 100179 492329 148143 97848 71015 92903 71465 481374 0 0 0 237467 196162 171166 197264 171644 973703 0 0 973703 902 48 150 1 1 1102 0 902 48 150 1 1 1102 0 0 238369 196210 171316 197265 171645 974805 0.99890 0.99880 0.00110 0.00120 X 3436 3414 22 28020 28020 22 Payroll Taxes Payable 653 Sales Tax Payable 298 951 false Annual Meet 45148 45148 43154 45148 45148 43154 43154 1994 Richard Newkirk Officer 31557 Merchandise purchase false Schedule L, Part V Supplemental Information During the tax year the Organization purchased merchandise from a current/former officer-director at his approximate cost of $31,560. The Organization had pre-sold the merchandise for approximately $38,800. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Other Activities.The organization continued to develop authentic scale model replicas of freight cars used by the Southern Pacific Railroad. Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or Shareholder The organization has approximately 2,000 individual members. Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a: How Members or Shareholders Elect Governing Body Day to day operations are conducted by the officers and the office manager. Policy matters are decided by a nine member board of directors that meets three or more times each year. Each year the overall membership of the organization elects three of the nine directors. Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b: Describe Decisions of Governing Body Approval by Members or Shareholders Under the bylaws certain actions of the board of directors are subject to approval or disapproval by vote of the overall membership. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process There is no formal process for reviewing the organization's form 990. However it is prepared by a CPA acting independently and the officer signing the return exercises his own judgment as to reviewing the return before making the attestation. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available No other documents made available for public inspection.