HEART OF THE HEARTLANDS CORPORATION: Form 990EZ, tax year 2025

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Organization
HEART OF THE HEARTLANDS CORPORATION (EIN 48-1099349)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-02-20
IRS object ID
202600539349200250
Schema version
2025v4.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2026-02-20T16:42:51-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN481099349EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1HEART OF THE HEARTLANDS CORPORATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlHEARBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6204481065PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1P O Box 211AddressLine1Txt
CityScammonCityNm
State AbbreviationKSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP66773ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonDarrell CavePersonNm
Person TitleTreasurerPersonTitleTxt
Phone6207171451PhoneNum
Signature2026-02-20SignatureDt
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Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

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Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website Addresshttp://www.heartlandsrailroadmuseum.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$28,254GrossReceiptsAmt
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$13,723ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$5,000ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Membership Dues$1,816MembershipDuesAmt
Investment Income$1,426InvestmentIncomeAmt
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Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$27,776FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$20,377OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$241PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$0OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$48,394TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$22,312ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
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Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

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BOY$17,610BOYAmt
EOY$17,856EOYAmt

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

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BOY$252,158BOYAmt
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BOY$98,014BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposePromote a beneficial development of economic, governmental, and business impacts of the history of railroads in the four state area. This is accomplished through display and preservation of railroad artifacts and providing train rides to area residents so that the history of rail passenger service may be explained and experienced.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

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Description Program Srvc AccomMuseum fully open and provided two train rides in the fall. Museum now open full time with normal operations. Provided Boy Scouts train ride and related program to allow scouts to receive merit badge.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
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Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (2 entries)

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Michael Spahn
President4$0$0$0
Brian Carlson
Secretary Treasurer4$0$0$0
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Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Form1120 Pol Filed0Form1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
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Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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PersonBrian CarlsonPersonNm

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CityScammonCityNm
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Phone6204481065PhoneNum
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
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Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

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Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$9,272CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$29,532CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$37,078CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$19,005CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$124,892TotalAmt

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