FRIENDS OF OR&N 197

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Plain text FRIENDS OF OR&N 197. furp.org, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2021–2023. https://furp.org/org/friends-of-or-and-n-197-800594787. Retrieved 2026-11-06.

APA furp.org. (n.d.). FRIENDS OF OR&N 197 [Nonprofit organization profile; tax years 2021–2023]. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://furp.org/org/friends-of-or-and-n-197-800594787

MLA “FRIENDS OF OR&N 197.” furp.org, tax years 2021–2023, https://furp.org/org/friends-of-or-and-n-197-800594787. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

Retrieved 2026-11-06; covers tax years 2021–2023. Data: furp.org, CC BY 4.0.

2023 · Form 990EZ · revenue $104K · expenses $44K · assets $68K

EIN
80-0594787
Address
PO BOX 42443, PORTLAND, OR 97242-0443
Website
www.orn197.org
NTEE code
A82 Historical Societies & Historic Preservation (Arts, Culture and Humanities) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
June 2022 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt: reinstated May 15, 2010 after an automatic revocation on May 15, 2010 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
Leroy Hyde Hemmingway (its 2025 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2025 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

Restoration and operation of vintage steam locomotive

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 6 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

6 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
Neil Ferris President2021-2023 8 $0 reported 1
Nathan Degerstedt Vice President2023 5 $0 reported 1
Leroy Hemmingway Secretary Treasurer2023 5 $0 reported 1
Ron Nierenberg (former) SECRETARY TREASURER2021 10 $0 reported 1
Dale Birkholz (former) DIRECTOR2021 10 $0 reported 1
Roger L Woehl (former) DIRECTOR2021 10 $0 reported 1

People by year

2023 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Neil Ferris President8 $0-$0 $01
Nathan Degerstedt Vice President5 $0-$0 $01
Leroy Hemmingway Secretary Treasurer5 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NEIL FERRIS PRESIDENT10 $0-$0 $01
RON NIERENBERG SECRETARY TREASURER10 $0-$0 $01
DALE BIRKHOLZ DIRECTOR10 $0-$0 $01
ROGER L WOEHL DIRECTOR10 $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
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$103,866$44,049 $68,446$68,446 $103,696$0 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
-$330 $9,864$9,864 -- ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $6,744 in all, tax years 2021 to 2021. 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
UP IN SMOKE FOUNDATION $6,7441 $6,7442021 2021 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FRIENDS OF OR&N 197”
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CANNON BEACH HISTORICAL SOCIETYORA82 $172,740$161,489 President$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state
FRIENDS OF JUDSON INCNYA82 $140,511$24,630 CHAIR$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x
FRIENDS OF DUPREE SCHOLALA82 $91,950$82,188 BOARD CHAIRMAN$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x
FRIENDS OF THE GRANGE INCPAA82 $104,565$90,191 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x
FRIENDS OF THE HARRISVILLE TRAIN DEPOT INCMIA82 $63,651$23,551 CHAIR$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x
FRIENDS OF CHRIST CHURCH LUTHERANMNA82 $88,318$26,027 Board Chair$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x
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FRIENDS OF HEARTHSTONE INCWIA82 $198,478$255,106 VICE PRESIDE$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x
FRIENDS OF HOWELL LIVING HISTORICALNJA82 $207,647$180,798 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x
FRIENDS OF THE POUND HOUSE FOUNDATIONTXA82 $87,803$109,227 TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x
FRIENDS OF MONMOUTH BOAT CLUBNJA82 $72,948$10,589 SECRETARY$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x
FRIENDS OF THE GRANDVIEW MUSEUMWAA82 $177,890$27 President$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x
FRIENDS OF BOOTH MEMORIAL PARK INCGAA82 $163,166$3,636 PRESIDENT, TREASURER, SECRETARY$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x
FRIENDS OF HISTORY IN FULTON NEW YORK INCNYA82 $93,597$59,798 INFO TECH$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x
FRIENDS OF FORT RICHARDSON ASSOCIATIONTXA82 $145,383$16,230 President$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x
FRIENDS OF CONCORD POINT LIGHTHOUSEMDA82 $110,450$88,621 DIRECTOR$13,750 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x
FRIENDS OF OCNJ HISTORY AND CULTURENJA82 $198,659$219,945 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x
FRIENDS OF WHITMAN COUNTY LIBRARYWAA82 $67,185$40,433 Vice-President$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x
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COMMUNITY FDN OF GREATER DES MOINES $335,71133 1DAF sponsor2010–2024 IOWA HISTORICAL FOUNDATION
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GREATER HOUSTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $212,48015 1DAF sponsor2010–2022 COLLEGE PARK CEMETERY ASSOCIATION
ROY J CARVER CHARITABLE TR $200,0001 1Private foundation2021–2021 IOWA HISTORICAL FOUNDATION
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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.

2023 · Form 990EZ · $44,049 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $39,150 88.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $4,899 11.1%
Total$44,049100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $330 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $330 100.0%
Total$330100%

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