Private foundation
PAOLA, KSEIN
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2025 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 990-PF | $532,482 | $374,792 | $311,596 | $6,553,386 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 65% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAILROADING HERITAGE OF MIDWEST AMERICA INCBLAINE, MN | DONATIONS, ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP, PRIVATE CAR | $10,000 | 2025 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Option Bank | TRUSTEE | 2.00 | $102,104 |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $6,553,386 |
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $458,333 | $361,714 | $307,359 | $6,394,817 | $6,394,817 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | −$243,319 | $354,195 | $301,886 | $6,283,185 | $6,283,185 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $282,616 | $495,811 | $421,520 | $6,885,659 | $6,880,699 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $942,025 | $448,945 | $383,420 | $7,093,894 | $7,093,894 |
| SOUTHERN MICHIGAN RAILROAD SOCIETY INCCLINTON, MI |
| EMERALD VALE PULLMAN WORK |
| $10,000 |
| 2023 |
| WEST CHESTER RR HERITAGE ASSNWEST CHESTR, PA | COACH MAINTENANCE (INT AND EXT) | $10,000 | 2021 |
| EAST TROY RAILROAD MUSEUM INCEAST TROY, WI | CSS&SB CAR 107 | $10,000 | 2023 |
| ADIRONDACK RAILWAY PRESERVATION SOCIETYUTICA, NY | COACH | $10,000 | 2024 |
| WEST CHESTER RR HERITAGE ASSNWEST CHESTER, PA | BLUELINE PASSENGER RENOVATION | $10,000 | 2022 |
| WATAUGA VALLEY RAILROAD HISTORICAL SOCIETY & MUSEUM INCJONESBOROUGH, TN | CRR 100 REPAIR | $10,000 | 2023 |
| B&O RAILROAD MUSEUMBALTIMORE, MD | WINDOW REPLACEMENT | $10,000 | 2024 |
| MID-CONTINENT RAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INCNORTH FREEDOM, WI | SLEEPING CAR DULUTH | $10,000 | 2023 |
| FOX RIVER TROLLEY ASSOCIATION INCSOUTH ELGIN, IL | TICKET SALES AND PRIVATE DONORS | $10,000 | 2025 |
| DOWNEAST RAIL HERITAGE PRESERVATION TRUSTHANCOCK, ME | PAINT AND REFINISH LOCOMOTIVE | $9,000 | 2022 |
| NATIONAL RAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETYWASHINGTON, DC | OPERATION REVENUES, PRIVATE DONATIONS | $8,800 | 2025 |
| NATIONAL RAILROAD MUSEUM INCGREEN BAY, WI | JOSEPHINE CAR | $8,500 | 2023 |
| NORTHWEST RAILWAY MUSEUMSNOQUALMIE, WA | PASSENGER TRAIN REVENUE, PUBLIC & PRIVATE GRA | $7,500 | 2025 |
| BRANFORD ELECTRIC RAILWAY ASSOCIATION INCEAST HAVEN, CT | CAR 709 | $6,000 | 2024 |
| NEW YORK MUSEUM OF TRANSPORTATIONWEST HENRIETTE, NY | HEATING ELEMENTS ON P&W INTERURBAN 161 | $5,000 | 2021 |
| ABILENE SMOKY VALLEY RAILROAD ASSOCIATIONABILENE, KS | ENGINE/CARS | $5,000 | 2024 |
| IRON MOUNTAIN RAILWAYJACKSON, MO | TRAIN TICKET SALES | $2,600 | 2025 |
| PACIFIC LOCOMOTIVE ASSOCIATION INCSUNOL, CA | SPECIAL AWARD | $1,000 | 2023 |
| ILLINOIS RAILWAY MUSEUMUNION, IL | CA&E INTERIOR RESTORATION | $1,000 | 2022 |
| OREGON RAIL HERITAGE FOUNDATIONPORTLAND, OR | ORN 197 LOCOMOTIVE | $1,000 | 2024 |
| MICHIGAN STATE TRUST FOR RAILWAY PRESERVATION INCOWASSO, MI | SPECIAL AWAARD | $1,000 | 2023 |
| EAST TROY RAILROAD MUSEUM INCEAST TROY, WI | ADVISOR DIRECTED | $1,000 | 2021 |
| RAILROADERS HERITAGE CORPORATIONALTOONA, PA | SPECIAL AWARE | $1,000 | 2023 |
| SMOKEY HILL RAILWAY & HIST SOC INCBELTON, MO | ADVISOR DIRECTED | $1,000 | 2021 |
Only shared inboxes and organization phone lines that appear in public filings are shown here. Contact details for named individuals are never published, even though the filing itself is public.
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending Apr 30, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202442019349100409
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Apr 30, 2023
Filing id 202322549349100712
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Apr 30, 2022
Filing id 202202369349100320
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Apr 30, 2021
Filing id 202102189349100110
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.