Lewes Junction Railroad and Bridge Association Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
842686701
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2020
Location
Lewes, DE, USA
Phone
3026457714
Rating
94
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Arts, Cultural Organizations - Multipurpose

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$48,854
Expenses
$76,969
Assets
$273,472

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • RANDY VOITH (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • RANDY VOITH (PRESIDENT)
  • STEVE THIENEL (SECRETARY)
  • GERALD KAPLAN (TREASURER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To to preserve, display, and interpret the historical significance of the railroad to lewes and eastern sussex county Delaware in an authentic and appealing setting for the education and enjoyment of the public.

What it reported doing in 2025

Increase ljrba partnerships and public awareness of ljrba and mission: artnered with numerous local groups on train day plans and events. Participated with lewes education coalition to conduct a summer passport to encourage participants to visit the wide variety of historic, educational, and natural resources lewes offers. Manned a display at annual garden day event to promote the organizations goals and to answer questions. Active member of lewes chamber of commerce (lcc). Joined with lcc members to promote awareness of items of historical interest in lewes by producing a map of lewes with historic and commercial points of interest (including caboose) located and described. Attend monthly lcc mixers to keep members informed of ljrba mission, goals and achievements.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 77% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 98
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 35
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 96.5%; rating input score 96

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -57.5%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.55; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 20.2% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -2.5% per year; rating input score 0; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 30% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 96.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $74K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2021 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 11/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.