LAKES REGION MODEL TRAIN MUSEUM

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $114K · expenses $24K · assets $703K

Also known as
INC
EIN
81-4713449
Address
PO BOX 713, WOLFEBORO, NH 03894-0713
Website
LRMRM.ORG
NTEE code
A50
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
December 2016 (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

TO PROVIDE A MUSEUM DEPICTING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE RAILROAD INDUSTRY TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE LAKES REGION OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. THE MUSEUM WILL DISPLAY A MODEL RAILROAD AND IT ROUTES WITHIN CARROL COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 17 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

17 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
Richard Chiasson DIRECTOR2023-2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Ken Gerber DIRECTOR2023-2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Karen Keyes DIRECTOR2020-2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Paul Mcbride DIRECTOR2022-2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
John Simms PRESIDENT2017-2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Marc Whitehead DIRECTOR2021-2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Joseph L Santoro (former) TREASURER2017-2024 Not reported $0 reported 1
Bill Cataneyse (former) DIRECTOR2022 Not reported $0 reported 1
David Owen (former) DIRECTOR2020-2022 Not reported $0 reported 1
Russ Schundler (former) DIRECTOR2021-2022 Not reported $0 reported 1
David Taylor (former) DIRECTOR2022 Not reported $0 reported 1
Edward Dolan (former) DIRECTOR2017-2021 Not reported $0 reported 1
Brad Lipe (former) DIRECTOR2017-2021 Not reported $0 reported 1
David M Maher (former) DIRECTOR2020-2021 Not reported $0 reported 1
Susan Duroy (former) DIRECTOR2017-2018 Not reported $0 reported 1
Paul Montrone (former) DIRECTOR2017-2018 Not reported $0 reported 1
Russell Schundler (former) DIRECTOR2017-2018 Not reported $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RICHARD CHIASSON DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
KEN GERBER DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
KAREN KEYES DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
PAUL MCBRIDE DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
JOHN SIMMS PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $01
MARC WHITEHEAD DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 7 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RICHARD CHIASSON DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
KEN GERBER DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
KAREN KEYES DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
PAUL MCBRIDE DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
JOSEPH L SANTORO TREASURER- $0$0$0 $01
JOHN SIMMS PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $01
MARC WHITEHEAD DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 7 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RICHARD CHIASSON DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
KEN GERBER DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
KAREN KEYES DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
PAUL MCBRIDE DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
JOSEPH L SANTORO TREASURER- $0$0$0 $01
JOHN SIMMS PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $01
MARC WHITEHEAD DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 9 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 9 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BILL CATANEYSE DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
KAREN KEYES DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
PAUL MCBRIDE DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
DAVID OWEN DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
JOSEPH L SANTORO TREASURER- $0$0$0 $01
RUSS SCHUNDLER DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
JOHN SIMMS PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $01
DAVID TAYLOR DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
MARC WHITEHEAD DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 9 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
EDWARD DOLAN DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
KAREN KEYES DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
BRAD LIPE DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
DAVID M MAHER DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
DAVID OWEN DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
JOSEPH L SANTORO TREASURER- $0$0$0 $01
RUSS SCHUNDLER DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
JOHN SIMMS PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $01
MARC WHITEHEAD DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
EDWARD DOLAN DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
KAREN KEYES DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
BRAD LIPE DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
DAVID M MAHER DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
DAVID OWEN DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
JOSEPH L SANTORO TREASURER- $0$0$0 $01
JOHN SIMMS PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 7 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
EDWARD DOLAN DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
BRAD LIPE DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
JOSEPH L SANTORO TREASURER- $0$0$0 $01
JOHN SIMMS PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $01
2018 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOSEPH L SANTORO TREASURER- $0$0$0 $01
JOHN SIMMS PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $01
BRAD LIPE DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
SUSAN DUROY DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
EDWARD DOLAN DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
PAUL MONTRONE DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
RUSSELL SCHUNDLER DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
2017 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 7 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOSEPH L SANTORO TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN SIMMS PRESIDENT20 $0$0$0 $01
BRAD LIPE DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
SUSAN DUROY DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
EDWARD DOLAN DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
PAUL MONTRONE DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
RUSSELL SCHUNDLER DIRECTOR2 $0$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 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$114,217$23,574 $703,143$702,170 $114,217$0 -0-
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$149,431$11,701 $611,527$611,527 $149,414$0 -07
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$132,630$29,035 $473,797$473,797 $132,430$200 -07
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$30,514$3,801 $370,202$370,202 $30,514$0 -09
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$60,758$2,917 $343,489$343,489 $60,741$0 -010
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$145,170$3,318 $285,648$285,648 $145,170$0 -05
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$101,950$1,888 $143,796$143,796 $101,950$0 -07
2018 · Form 990 period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$19,965$2,208 $43,734$43,734 $19,965$0 -0-
2017 · Form 990 period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$29,950$3,973 $35,452$25,977 $29,950$0 -07

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $197,700 in all, tax years 2017 to 2024. 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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
THE AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2019, 2024 2$125,000 2024$25,000
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$56,700 2023$56,700
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NEW HAMPSHIRE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2017, 2023 2$16,000 2023$6,000
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IOWA QUILT MUSEUMIAA50 $161,684$141,827 Executive Dir.$28,080 Same NTEE code A50, revenue within 2x
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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 990 · $23,574 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: legal $4,355$4,355-- 18.5%
Other (as described)MEALS $3,707$3,707-- 15.7%
Insurance $3,050$1,440$1,610- 12.9%
Fees: other services $2,202$2,202-- 9.3%
Other (as described)MATERIALS $2,196$2,196-- 9.3%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT $1,937$1,937-- 8.2%
Information technology $1,816$1,816-- 7.7%
Advertising and promotion $1,487$1,487-- 6.3%
All other expenses $1,271$1,271-- 5.4%
Occupancy $985$985-- 4.2%
Other (as described)SECURITY $405$405-- 1.7%
Office expenses $163$163-- 0.7%
Total$23,574100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $11,701 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Occupancy $4,356$751$3,605- 37.2%
Fees: professional fundraisers $2,569--$2,569 22.0%
Advertising and promotion $1,654-$1,654- 14.1%
Office expenses $1,514-$1,514- 12.9%
Insurance $898-$898- 7.7%
Fees: other services $609-$609- 5.2%
Travel $101$101-- 0.9%
Total$11,701100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $29,035 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: professional fundraisers $17,834--$17,834 61.4%
Insurance $5,407-$5,407- 18.6%
Office expenses $2,296-$2,296- 7.9%
Occupancy $1,712-$1,712- 5.9%
Advertising and promotion $1,521-$1,521- 5.2%
Fees: other services $265-$265- 0.9%
Total$29,035100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $3,801 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Insurance $3,012$2,269$743- 79.2%
Fees: other services $497$497-- 13.1%
Office expenses $261$261-- 6.9%
Advertising and promotion $31$31-- 0.8%
Total$3,801100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $2,917 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Insurance $1,103-$1,103- 37.8%
Office expenses $836$836-- 28.7%
Fees: other services $604$604-- 20.7%
Advertising and promotion $374$374-- 12.8%
Total$2,917100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $3,318 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $20
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Insurance $1,640-$1,640- 49.4%
Fees: other services $1,476$1,476-- 44.5%
Advertising and promotion $182$182-- 5.5%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $20$20-- 0.6%
Total$3,318100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $1,888 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Advertising and promotion $939$939-- 49.7%
Insurance $783-$783- 41.5%
Fees: other services $130$130-- 6.9%
Office expenses $36$36-- 1.9%
Total$1,888100%

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2018 · Form 990 · $2,208 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: professional fundraisers $1,230--$1,230 55.7%
Insurance $783-$783- 35.5%
Fees: other services $195$195-- 8.8%
Total$2,208100%

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2017 · Form 990 · $3,973 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: legal $2,250$2,250-- 56.6%
Insurance $783-$783- 19.7%
Fees: other services $497$497-- 12.5%
Advertising and promotion $253$253-- 6.4%
Office expenses $190$190-- 4.8%
Total$3,973100%

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