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Private foundation (trust)EIN 464327372Est. 2014-08

THE RAIL HERITAGE TRUST

PAOLA, KS 66071

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$6.4M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$250K

FY 2024

Grants Made

18

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$14K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$3K–$27K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications are accepted until 11:59 …

Applications

Focus Areas

PhilanthropyVoluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$532K

Total Expenses

$375K

Qualifying Distributions

$312K

Distributable Amount

$327K

Min. Investment Return

$334K

Payout rate 95%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.95%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

18 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $3K through median $15K to maximum $27K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $350K in 2021. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

101 grants

RAILROADING HERITAGE OF MIDWEST AMERICA INC
$66K
3 grants
WESTERN MARYLAND SCENIC RAILROAD DEVELOP CORP
$50K
1 grant
FRIENDS OF SP 4449 INC
$47K
3 grants
UNITED RAILROAD HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF NJ INC
$45K
3 grants
NASHVILLE STEAM PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION
$44K
2 grants
TENNESSEE VALLEY RAILROAD MUSEUM INC
$40K
2 grants
FORT WAYNE RAILROAD HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC
$40K
3 grants
ABILENE SMOKY VALLEY RAILROAD ASSOCIATION
$40K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

101 grants

<$10K
38
grants
$10–50K
63
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

26 states

Oregon
$166K
12% of total
Pennsylvania
$145K
10% of total
Kentucky
$134K
9% of total
Minnesota
$108K
8% of total
New Jersey
$95K
7% of total
California
$81K
6% of total
Maryland
$75K
5% of total
Tennessee
$70K
5% of total
Indiana
$55K
4% of total
Ohio
$55K
4% of total

+16 more states

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