Liabilities / Assets
60th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Illinois Model Railroad Museum
EIN 84-2748860 • 501(c)3 • Lake Forest, IL
Pub. 78 Eligible
Profile
ILLINOIS MODEL RAILROAD MUSEUM will educate the pubLic as to our nation's railroad and railway history by collecting, restoring, a ride preserving actual, and model replicas, of protypical rolling stock,locomotives, structures and transportation equipment for display to the public.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
0.00x
Liabilities / Revenue
62nd percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
60th percentile
Higher net margin than 60% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
81st percentile
Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
80th percentile
Faster asset growth than 80% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
88th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 88% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Up$19,100
Up $4,415 (+30%) from 2023
Liabilities
$0
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Assets
Up$19,100
Up $4,415 (+30%) from 2023
Revenue
Up$59,973
Up $25,239 (+73%) from 2023
Expenses
Up$55,558
Up $19,716 (+55%) from 2023
Net Income
Up$4,415
Up $5,523 (+498%) from 2023
Trend Graphs
Filings
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $19,100
- Liabilities
- $0
- Net assets
- $19,100
- Revenue
- $59,973
- Expenses
- $55,558
- Net income
- $4,415
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
- Signed
- Nov 17, 2025
- Return Version
- 2024v5.2
- Gross Receipts
- $59,973
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
ILLINOIS MODEL RAILROAD MUSEUM will educate the pubLic as to our nation's railroad and railway history by collecting, restoring, a ride preserving actual, and model replicas, of protypical rolling stock,locomotives, structures and transportation equipment for display to the public.
Illinois model railroad museum will educate the public as to our nation's railroadand railway history by collecting, restoring, a ride preserving actual, and modelreplicas, of protypical rolling stock, locomotives, tructures and transportationequipment for display to the public.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| MUSEUM ADVERTISING TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE FUNCTION | $0 | $55,558 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRIAN LABLONDE | President | - | $0 | - | - |
| AMY LABLONDE | Vice President | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Illinois Model Railroad Museum
- EIN
- 84-2748860
- Phone
- 3179650810
- Address
- 80 MARION AVENUE, LAKE FOREST, IL 60045
Signing Officer
- Name
- Brian Lablonde
- Title
- President
- Phone
- 3179650810
- Signed
- 2025-11-17
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- Pbg Financial Services Pllc
- Address
- 1247 WAUKEGAN ROAD SUITE 100, GLENVIEW, IL 60025
- Preparer
- Howard Gamer
- Phone
- 8472911400
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses
“Description: office expense . Amount: 3,828. Description: meals . Amount: 892. Description: tools . Amount: 2,248. Description: models . Amount: 37,727. Description: bank fees . Amount: 230. Description: displays . Amount: 3,185. Description: custom paint work. Amount: 5,535. Description: o scale convention . Amount: 120. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 53,765.”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24 - Other Assets
“Description: models . Beg. Of year amount: 12,374. End of year amount: 12,374.”
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