Missouri Pacific Historical Society

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
371107461
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2022, Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2016
Location
St Louis, MO, USA
Phone
4022107549
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Historical Societies, Related Historical Activities

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$86,428
Expenses
$96,260
Assets
$308,100
Liabilities
$2,200

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KEVIN LOVE (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • KEVIN LOVE (PRESIDENT)
  • JAMES ROSE (VICE PRESIDE)
  • ROBERT J AMSLER (VICE PRES LE)

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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Historical preservation of Missouri pacific railroad and it's predecessors.

What it reported doing in 2024

Membership and publications. Society publishes quarterly magazines and a yearly calendar to deliver to 640 members. Additional copies of both are availablefor purchase by the general public on the society's website and at retailoutlets. Society publishs books on society-related historical topics. Books are written by member volunteers and made available for sale to members and the general public. Net proceeds from book sales are used to help support society's archival preservation activities, operating expenses, and future publications.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 94
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 47
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 98.5%; rating input score 99
  • Program expense ratio: 86.2%; rating input score 86

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -11.4%; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.2; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -1.8% per year; rating input score 0; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -13.7% per year; rating input score 0; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 9.3% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 98.5% of revenue deployed · 86.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $83K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2021 to 2024
  • 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 — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 30/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 30/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.