BOSTON & MAINE RAILROAD HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $64K · expenses $60K · assets $254K

EIN
23-7282091
Address
C/O PAUL KOSCIOLEK 9 CENTRAL ST, LOWELL, MA 01852-0000
NTEE code
A82Z
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
June 1973 (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, 509(a)(2)
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Mission

HISTORICAL PRESERVATION

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 24 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

24 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
Rick Kfoury PRESIDENT2020-2025 7 $0 reported 1
Paul Kosciolek VICE PRESIDENT2020-2025 7 $0 reported 1
Andrew Wilson CLERK2023-2025 7 $0 reported 1
Bill Marnik SECRETARY2020-2025 7 $0 reported 1
James Nigzus DIRECTOR2020-2025 3 $0 reported 1
Andrew Riedel DIRECTOR2022-2025 3 $0 reported 1
Carl Byron DIRECTOR2020-2025 3 $0 reported 1
Mal Sokol DIRECTOR2022-2025 3 $0 reported 1
Daniel W Hyde DIRECTOR2021-2025 3 $0 reported 1
Jessie Mazzie DIRECTOR2022-2025 3 $0 reported 1
Paul Burke DIRECTOR2022-2025 3 $0 reported 1
Myles Cadin DIRECTOR2025 3 $0 reported 1
Myles Gadon (former) DIRECTOR2022-2024 3 $0 reported 1
Michael E Basile Jr (former) CLERK2021-2022 7 $0 reported 1
Steve Defrancesco (former) DIRECTOR2022 3 $0 reported 1
Scott Batson (former) DIRECTOR2020-2022 3 $0 reported 1
Steve Deframcesco (former) DIRECTOR2020-2021 3 $0 reported 1
Dave Hampton (former) DIRECTOR2020-2021 3 $0 reported 1
Mal Sockol (former) DIRECTOR2020-2021 3 $0 reported 1
Paul Burker (former) DIRECTOR2021 3 $0 reported 1
Andrew Riedl (former) DIRECTOR2021 3 $0 reported 1
Richard K Tomkins (former) CLERK2020 7 $0 reported 1
Russ Munroe (former) DIRECTOR2020 3 $0 reported 1
James Nigzus Jr (former) DIRECTOR2020 3 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 13 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RICK KFOURY PRESIDENT7 $0-$0 $01
PAUL KOSCIOLEK VICE PRESIDENT7 $0-$0 $01
ANDREW WILSON CLERK7 $0-$0 $01
BILL MARNIK SECRETARY7 $0-$0 $01
JAMES P NIGZUS DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
ANDREW RIEDEL DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
CARL BYRON DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
MAL SOKOL DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
DANIEL W HYDE DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
JAMES NIGZUS DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
JESSIE MAZZIE DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
MYLES CADIN DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
PAUL BURKE DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 13 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RICK KFOURY PRESIDENT7 $0-$0 $01
PAUL KOSCIOLEK VICE PRESIDENT7 $0-$0 $01
ANDREW WILSON CLERK7 $0-$0 $01
BILL MARNIK SECRETARY7 $0-$0 $01
JAMES P NIGZUS DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
ANDREW RIEDEL DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
CARL BYRON DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
MAL SOKOL DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
DANIEL W HYDE DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
JAMES NIGZUS DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
JESSIE MAZZIE DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
MYLES GADON DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
PAUL BURKE DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 13 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RICK KFOURY PRESIDENT7 $0-$0 $01
PAUL KOSCIOLEK VICE PRESIDENT7 $0-$0 $01
ANDREW WILSON CLERK7 $0-$0 $01
BILL MARNIK SECRETARY7 $0-$0 $01
JAMES P NIGZUS DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
ANDREW RIEDEL DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
CARL BYRON DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
MAL SOKOL DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
DANIEL W HYDE DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
JAMES NIGZUS DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
JESSIE MAZZIE DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
MYLES GADON DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
PAUL BURKE DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 15 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES P NIGZUS PRESIDENT7 $0-$0 $01
RICK KFOURY VICE PRESIDENT7 $0-$0 $01
PAUL KOSCIOLEK TREASURER7 $0-$0 $01
MICHAEL E BASILE JR CLERK7 $0-$0 $01
BILL MARNIK SECRETARY7 $0-$0 $01
STEVE DEFRANCESCO DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
ANDREW RIEDEL DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
CARL BYRON DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
MAL SOKOL DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
DANIEL W HYDE DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
SCOTT BATSON DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
PAUL T KOSCIOLEK DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
PAUL BURKE DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
JESSIE MAZZIE DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
MYLES GADON DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 14 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES P NIGZUS PRESIDENT7 $0-$0 $01
RICK KFOURY VICE PRESIDENT7 $0-$0 $01
PAUL KOSCIOLEK TREASURER7 $0-$0 $01
MICHAEL E BASILE JR CLERK7 $0-$0 $01
BILL MARNIK SECRETARY7 $0-$0 $01
STEVE DEFRAMCESCO DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
DAVE HAMPTON DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
CARL BYRON DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
MAL SOCKOL DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
DANIEL W HYDE DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
SCOTT BATSON DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
PAUL T KOSCIOLEK DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
PAUL BURKER DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
ANDREW RIEDL DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 14 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES NIGZUS PRESIDENT7 $0-$0 $01
JAMES P NIGZUS VICE PRESIDENT7 $0-$0 $01
PAUL KOSCIOLEK TREASURER7 $0-$0 $01
RICHARD K TOMKINS CLERK7 $0-$0 $01
BILL MARNIK SECRETARY7 $0-$0 $01
STEVE DEFRAMCESCO DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
DAVE HAMPTON DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
CARL BYRON DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
MAL SOCKOL DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
RICK KFOURY DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
SCOTT BATSON DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
PAUL T KOSCIOLEK DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
RUSS MUNROE DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
JAMES NIGZUS JR DIRECTOR3 $0-$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 990EZ period ending 2026-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$64,270$60,223 $254,194$254,105 $11,187$5,886 ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$76,969$66,341 $250,071$250,058 $10,015$4,871 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$82,515$68,043 $256,120$256,111 $13,040$1,630 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$45,641$52,520 $241,639$241,639 $7,829$2,448 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$66,630$45,517 $248,526$248,518 $8,586$2,220 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$55,748$61,074 $227,468$227,405 $10,638$1,778 ---

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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ROBERT TREAT PAINE HISTORICAL TRUST JUDIGH K DIMARGO TREASURERMAA82 $68,239$14,251 PRESIDENT AND TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state
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ORLANDO FOUNDATION INCMAA82 $99,569$46,087 PRESIDENT /$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state
BOSTON WOMEN HERITAGE TRAILMAA82 $119,448$107,166 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$86,084 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state
BENNETT PUBLIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATIONMAA82 $43,079$34,813 President$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state
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ELMERS COMMUNITY CENTER INCMAA82 $53,313$57,870 President$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state
AMERICAN YACHT CLUB FOUNDATION INCMAA82 $73,489$2,257 Director$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state
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FRIENDS OF THE HARWICH COUNCIL ON AGING INCMAA82 $44,178$64,565 SECRETARY$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
COLUMBUS JEWISH FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$753,34517 12009–2024 COLUMBUS JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY
MONTGOMERY COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$638,93817 12010–2025 MONTGOMERY COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$335,96913 92016–2024 NARRAGANSETT HISTORICAL SOCIETY; FRIENDS OF THE HARWICH COUNCIL ON AGING INC; QUEENS HISTORICAL SOCIETY; FOND DU LAC COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC and 5 more
FOUR WAY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$281,96315 12010–2024 JOSEPHINE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
PENNSYLVANIA AUTOMOTIVE ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$180,0004 12010–2025 WAYNESBORO HISTORICAL SOCIETY
RAYMOND JAMES CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT FUND DAF sponsor$147,8008 32012–2024 CHELMSFORD HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC; FOND DU LAC COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC; SNOW CAMP HISTORICAL DRAMA SOCIETY INC
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$137,1506 32020–2024 SIERRA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY; NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC RAILROAD HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC; BOSTON WOMEN HERITAGE TRAIL
SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$131,00916 12010–2025 PRATT COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC
THE MIDVALE FOUNDATION Private foundation$127,7509 12014–2025 NARRAGANSETT HISTORICAL SOCIETY
CHARITABLE TR UNDER ARTICLE VII OF THE VIVIAN J PALMIERI TR Private foundation$100,0004 12021–2024 NARRAGANSETT HISTORICAL SOCIETY
THE CHAMPLIN FOUNDATION Private foundation$95,3503 12021–2023 NARRAGANSETT HISTORICAL SOCIETY
QUAD CITIES COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$88,8004 12019–2024 VAN BUREN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
GEORGE B HENDERSON FOUNDATION Private foundation$83,5002 12016–2017 DORCHESTER HISTORICAL SOCIETY
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE OZARKS INC DAF sponsor$77,96210 22018–2024 BONNIEBROOK HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC; HENRY COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
CENTRAL NEW YORK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$76,0178 12016–2024 SKANEATELES HISTORICAL SOCIETY

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Where the money went

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 990EZ · $60,223 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $41,330 68.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $12,243 20.3%
Fees to independent contractors $3,600 6.0%
Printing, publications, postage $3,050 5.1%
Total$60,223100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $66,341 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $36,907 55.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $20,428 30.8%
Printing, publications, postage $5,691 8.6%
Fees to independent contractors $3,315 5.0%
Total$66,341100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $68,043 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $40,921 60.1%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $16,132 23.7%
Printing, publications, postage $8,045 11.8%
Fees to independent contractors $2,945 4.3%
Total$68,043100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $52,520 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $29,810 56.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $12,264 23.4%
Printing, publications, postage $7,786 14.8%
Fees to independent contractors $2,660 5.1%
Total$52,520100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $45,517 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $23,137 50.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $11,984 26.3%
Printing, publications, postage $7,371 16.2%
Fees to independent contractors $3,025 6.6%
Total$45,517100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $61,074 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $37,561 61.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $10,922 17.9%
Printing, publications, postage $9,871 16.2%
Fees to independent contractors $2,720 4.5%
Total$61,074100%

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