Conrail Historical Society Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Historic Preservation of Conrail
- Income
- $48,069
- Spending
- $36,273
- Reserves
- 22.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- other income, 78%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- In late 2019, The Conrail Historical Society inquired with CSX Transportation about the availability of an ex-Conrail 86-foot boxcar that could house The CRHS's growing collection of Conrail archival material and make it accessible to researchers and the public. The CRHS's growing collection of Conrail archival material and make it accessible to researchers and the public. CSX graciously sourced former Conrail X67 boxcar #243880 as it was being retired from active service and donated it to The CRHS in January of 2020. This work was funded with a grant Cumberland Area Economic Development Corporation, which was recorded in the 2021 tax year. Throughout 2022 and early 2023, a new interior was framed out, an HVAC system was installed to climate control the space, and a state-of-the-art museum was developed to display a portion of The CRHS's artifact collection. A room at one end of the car was built to house The CRHS's extensive archives, and the entire boxcar was fitted with a timed lock to permit sunrise-to-sundown operation 365 days a year. The Conrail Museum opened the public following a brief ceremony on April 1, 2023 the 47th anniversary of Conrail's formation.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 1996.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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