FLYING YANKEE RESTORATION GROUP INC

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $332K · expenses $37K · assets $1.1M

Also known as
Flying Yankee Association
EIN
02-0493099
Address
PO BOX 7257, NASHUA, NH 03060-7257
Website
flyingyankee.org
NTEE code
A54 History Museums (Arts, Culture and Humanities) published (IRS Business Master File, as A540)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
March 1997 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Brian Laplant (its 2023 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2023 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

Mission: To protect the Flying Yankee Train as an important piece of New Englands railroad history. To restore the Flying Yankee to an operational condition with as much of the original configuration intact as feasible. To make the Flying Yankee accessible to the public through display and operation in a way that does not compromise preservation or public safety.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 16 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

16 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Alden Burns Director2024-2025 7 $0 reported 1
Tomas Rymes Director2024-2025 3 $0 reported 1
Thomas Robichaud Director2016-2025 3 $0 reported 1
John McNamara Director2024-2025 3 $0 reported 1
Jacob Eidsmoe Director2024-2025 8 $0 reported 1
Brian Laplant Chairman2024-2025 15 $0 reported 1
James Van Bokkelen Vice Chairman2024-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Andria Laplant Secretary2024-2025 8 $0 reported 1
Robert Kotsonis Treasurer2024-2025 20 $0 reported 1
Richard Pescatore (former) VICE PRESIDE2016-2019 0 $0 reported 1
Joseph L Santoro (former) TREASURER2016-2019 0 $0 reported 1
William Clark (former) DIRECTOR2016-2019 0 $0 reported 1
Stephen B Taylor (former) DIRECTOR2016-2018 0 $0 reported 1
Wayne Gagnon (former) SECRETARY2016 0 $0 reported 1
Joseph Linquata (former) DIRECTOR2016 0 $0 reported 1
Steve Taylor (former) TEMP CHAIRMA2015 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 9 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Alden Burns Director7 $0$0$0 $01
Tomas Rymes Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Thomas Robichaud Director3 $0$0$0 $01
John McNamara Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Jacob Eidsmoe Director8 $0$0$0 $01
Brian Laplant Chairman15 $0$0$0 $01
James Van Bokkelen Vice Chairman5 $0$0$0 $01
Andria Laplant Secretary8 $0$0$0 $01
Robert Kotsonis Treasurer20 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 9 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Alden Burns Director7 $0$0$0 $01
Tomas Rymes Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Thomas Robichaud Director3 $0$0$0 $01
John McNamara Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Jacob Eidsmoe Director8 $0$0$0 $01
Brian Laplant Chairman15 $0$0$0 $01
James Van Bokkelen Vice Chairman5 $0$0$0 $01
Andria Laplant Secretary8 $0$0$0 $01
Robert Kotsonis Treasurer20 $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
THOMAS ROBICHAUD PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
RICHARD PESCATORE VICE PRESIDE0 $0-- $01
JOSEPH L SANTORO TREASURER0 $0-- $01
WILLIAM CLARK DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
2018 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
THOMAS ROBICHAUD PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
RICHARD PESCATORE VICE PRESIDE0 $0-- $01
JOSEPH L SANTORO TREASURER0 $0-- $01
WILLIAM CLARK DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
STEPHEN B TAYLOR DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
2017 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
THOMAS ROBICHAUD PRESIDENT4 $0-- $01
RICHARD PESCATORE VICE PRESIDE2 $0-- $01
JOSEPH L SANTORO TREASURER2 $0-- $01
WILLIAM CLARK DIRECTOR2 $0-- $01
STEPHEN B TAYLOR DIRECTOR2 $0-- $01
2016 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
THOMAS ROBICHAUD PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
RICHARD PESCATORE VICE PRESIDE0 $0-- $01
WAYNE GAGNON SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
JOSEPH L SANTORO TREASURER0 $0-- $01
JOSEPH LINQUATA DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
WILLIAM CLARK DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
STEPHEN B TAYLOR DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
2015 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
STEVE TAYLOR TEMP CHAIRMA0 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$332,408$37,480 $1,131,043$1,131,037 $309,112$0 $005
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$497,052$14,737 $848,614$845,842 $487,233$131 $005
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$671$560 $19,767$19,767 $671- ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,493$1,131 $19,656$19,656 $3,493- ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$11,040$1,346 $17,293$17,293 $11,040- ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,738$21,096 $8,499$7,599 $2,738- ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$21,961$1,770 $21,609$20,709 $21,961- ---

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $109,112 in all, tax years 2023 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING $100,0001 $100,0002023 2023 DAF sponsor Exact
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND $9,0961 $9,0962023 2023 DAF sponsor Exact
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION $161 $162023 2023 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FLYING YANKEE RESTORATION GROUP INC”
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Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990 · $37,480 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)Restoration Expenses $21,737$21,737$0$0 58.0%
Advertising and promotion $5,652$0$0$5,652 15.1%
Office expenses $4,840$0$4,840$0 12.9%
Insurance $2,577$353$2,224$0 6.9%
Fees: other services $1,650$0$1,650$0 4.4%
Fees: accounting $591$0$591$0 1.6%
Fees: legal $380$0$380$0 1.0%
Interest $53$0$53$0 0.1%
Total$37,480100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $14,737 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Advertising and promotion $6,117$6,117$0$0 41.5%
Office expenses $5,398$5,398$0$0 36.6%
Insurance $2,522$2,522$0$0 17.1%
Information technology $700$700$0$0 4.7%
Total$14,737100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $560 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $560 100.0%
Total$560100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $1,131 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $960 84.9%
Printing, publications, postage $96 8.5%
Fees to independent contractors $75 6.6%
Total$1,131100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $1,346 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,185 88.0%
Fees to independent contractors $95 7.1%
Printing, publications, postage $66 4.9%
Total$1,346100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $21,096 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $11,196 53.1%
Fees to independent contractors $9,900 46.9%
Total$21,096100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $1,770 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $1,770 100.0%
Total$1,770100%

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