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ILLINOIS RAILWAY MUSEUM INC

EIN: 36-6108196Union, ILZIP: 60180
A500 - Arts, Culture & Humanities501(c)(3)

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE ILLINOIS RAILWAY MUSEUM IS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AS TO OUR NATION'S RAILROAD AND RAILWAY HISTORY BY COLLECTING, PRESERVING, AND RESTORING ROLLING STOCK, ARTIFACTS, STRUCTURES, AND RELATED TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT FOR DISPLAY TO THE PUBLIC; EXHIBITING AND OPERATING RESTORED ROLLING STOCK AND EQUIPMENT ON A DEMONSTRATION RAIL LINE; AND COLLECTING, PRESERVING, AND MAINTAINING A REFERENCE LIBRARY OF PUBLICATIONS, TECHNICAL INFORMATION, AND OTHER MATERIALS REGARDING RAILROADS, RAILWAYS, AND RELATED FORMS OF TRANSPORTATION FOR RESEARCH AND OTHER PURPOSES.

Financials

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2023$3.2M$0$20.1M
2022$4.6M$0$19.1M

Compensation

2023

DAVID DIAMOND
Director / Gm Facilities
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$69,940
MARCUS RUEF
President
chief executive officer
$0
$0
$0
$0
CHRIS CHASIN
1st Vice President
vice president
$0
$0
$0
$0
ZACHARY EHLERS
2nd Vice President
vice president
$0
$0
$0
$0
NIGEL BENNETT
Treasurer
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
NICHOLAS ESPEVIK
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CONN MCCARTHY
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ROBERT OLSON
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
NICK KALLAS
Executive Director
chief executive officer
$0
$0
$0
$0

2022

DAVID DIAMOND
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$60,480
JASON MAXWELL
President
chief executive officer
$0
$0
$0
$0
LAWRENCE STONE
President (Termed Apr)
chief executive officer
$0
$0
$0
$0
CHRIS CHASIN
1st Vice President
vice president
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARCUS RUEF
2nd Vice President
vice president
$0
$0
$0
$0
ZACHARY EHLERS
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
NICHOLAS ESPEVIK
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ROBERT OLSON
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
NICK KALLAS
Executive Director
chief executive officer
$0
$0
$0
$0
NIGEL BENNETT
Treasurer
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0

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