Liabilities / Assets
70th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 70% of similar nonprofits.
EIN 04-3731228 • 501(c)3 • San Gabriel, CA
Profile
Help secure and preserve history and artifacts about and regarding the Mount Lowe Railway. Also associated with the Pacific Electric Railway Historical Society.
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
70th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 70% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
96th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 96% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
97th percentile
Higher net margin than 97% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
84th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 84% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
56th percentile
Faster asset growth than 56% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
13th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 13% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Up$328,619
Up $3,923 (+1.2%) from 2023
Liabilities
Flat$7,026
Flat from 2023
Net Assets
Up$321,593
Up $3,923 (+1.2%) from 2023
Revenue
Down$4,411
Down $7,220 (-62%) from 2023
Expenses
Down$488
Down $13,107 (-96%) from 2023
Net Income
Up$3,923
Up $5,887 (+300%) from 2023
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
The Mount Lowe Preservation Society's mission is to help secure, preserve, educate, and share history, artifacts, photography and ephemera about and regarding Southern California transportation including cars, busses, trolleys, and railroads, and to write, display, and lecture on these topics for educational and public benefit purposes.
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Guest lectured 7 events via Zoom and in person for the Mount Lowe Railway, Pacific Electric Railway, and Los Angeles Railway. | - | $40 |
| Provided reasearch materials for 13 local scholars and schools teachers regarding local railroads and former rights-of-way. | - | $40 |
| Digitized 3,000+ images from our collection and posted them to our website, www.mountlowe.org and www.peryhs.org for public sharing and education. | - | $40 |
| Co-authored Mount Wilson Observatory with Maggie Sharma for Arcadia Publishing and guest appeared for three book signings. Most of the images for this work were from our archives. | - | $40 |
| Donated copies of photos, duplicate antique postcards, and new books to local teachers and historical societies. | - | $40 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael A Patris | President | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Steve Crise | Vice President | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Jim Bunte | Secretary/Treas | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Bobby McDearmon | Director | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Terry Hamilton | Director | PT | $0 | - | - |
“Royalties $1818”
“Speaker Fees $150”
“Repairs & Supplies $200”
“Bank Charges $168”
“License & Permits $25”
“Merchant Service Fee $16”
“Furniture and Fixtures - Beginning $2452 Furniture and Fixtures - Ending $2452”
“Miscellaneous - Beginning $295908 Miscellaneous - Ending $295908”
“Accounts Receivable - Beginning $25298 Accounts Receivable - Ending $25298”
“Due from GWB - Beginning $0 Due from GWB - Ending $1786”
“Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Beginning $7026 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Ending $7026”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | Royalties $1818 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | Speaker Fees $150 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | Repairs & Supplies $200 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | Bank Charges $168 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | License & Permits $25 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 5 | Merchant Service Fee $16 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 6 | Furniture and Fixtures - Beginning $2452 Furniture and Fixtures - Ending $2452 |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 0 | Other Revenue.1 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 1 | Other Revenue.2 |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 3 | Other Expenses.2 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 4 | Other Expenses.3 |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 8 | Other Assets.1005 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 9 | Other Assets.1 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 10 | Total Liabilities.1001 |
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| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodBeginDt | 0 | 2024-01-01 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodEndDt | 0 | 2024-12-31 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxYr | 0 | 2024 |
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