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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WESTERN MARYLAND SCENIC RAILROAD DEVELOP CORPCUMBERLAND, MD | SPECIAL GRANT | $50,000 | 2021 | |
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 |
| REBUILD AIR COMPRESSOR |
| $40,000 |
| 2021 |
| ENGINE 557 RESTORATION COMPANYWASILLA, AK | INSTALL TUBERS AND FLUES IN ALASKA RAILROAD 557 | $36,000 | 2022 |
| PACIFIC RR PRESERVATION ASSN INCORPORATEDPORTLAND, OR | SPECIAL GRANT | $35,000 | 2021 |
| RAILROADING HERITAGE OF MIDWEST AMERICA INCINVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MN | CARITAS RESCUE AND RETURN TO SERVICE | $31,000 | 2022 |
| PACIFIC LOCOMOTIVE ASSOCIATION INCSUNOL, CA | STAYBOLTS FOR SP 1744 | $30,000 | 2023 |
| NASHVILLE STEAM PRESERVATION ASSOCIATIONNASHVILLE, KY | MAINTENANCE | $29,000 | 2022 |
| PACIFIC RAILROAD PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION INCORPORATEDPORTLAND, OR | MAINTENANCE | $29,000 | 2022 |
| OREGON RAIL HERITAGE FOUNDATIONPORTLAND, OR | GRANTS, DONATIONS, HOLIDAY EXPRESS TRAINS | $27,000 | 2025 |
| ILLINOIS RAILWAY MUSEUMUNION, IL | MILWAUKEE ROAD COACH | $25,000 | 2024 |
| RAILROADING HERITAGE OF MIDWEST AMERICA INCINVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MN | HEP GENERATOR | $25,000 | 2023 |
| RAILWAY RESTORATION PROJECT #113MINERSVILLE, PA | PRIVATE & PUBLIC DONATIONS, TICKET SALES, NRHS | $25,000 | 2025 |
| KENTUCKY RAILWAY MUSEUM INCIRVINE, KY | OIL BURNER | $23,000 | 2024 |
| FRIENDS OF SP 4449 INCPORTLAND, OR | REPAIRS TO PASSENGER CAR FLEET | $22,000 | 2021 |
| GULF COAST CHAPTER NATIONAL RAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INCHOUSTON, TX | NEW BRAUNFELS COASH | $21,000 | 2024 |
| TENNESSEE VALLEY RAILROAD MUSEUM INCCHATTANOOGA, TN | TICKET SALES, SPONSORSHIPS AND DONATIONS | $20,000 | 2025 |
| ABILENE SMOKY VALLEY RAILROAD ASSOCIATIONABILENE, KS | TRACK REPAIR | $20,000 | 2022 |
| TENNESSEE VALLEY RAILROAD MUSEUM INCCHATTANOOGA, TN | DINING CAR 899 | $20,000 | 2023 |
| RAILROAD MUSEUM OF NEW ENGLAND INCTHOMASTON, CT | ALCO DIESEL | $18,500 | 2024 |
| EBT FOUNDATION INCROCKHILL FURACE, PA | M-1 TRUCK & TRACTION MAINTENANCE | $15,500 | 2022 |
| FRIENDS OF GEORGIA STATE PARKS & HISTORIC SITES INCCORDELE, GA | UPGRADES SAMUEL HAWKINS & US ARMY HOSPITAL CARS | $15,500 | 2022 |
| FORT WAYNE RAILROAD HISTORICAL SOCIETY INCNEW HAVEN, IN | COACHES | $15,000 | 2024 |
| LAKE SUPERIOR RAILROAD MUSEUMDULUTH, MN | REUPHOLSTER SEATS | $15,000 | 2022 |
| COLEBROOKDALE RAILROAD PRESERVATION TRUSTBOYERTOWN, PA | PULLMAN ROOF REPAIR | $15,000 | 2025 |
| SAN BERNARDINO RAILROAD HISTORICAL SOCIETYLOS ANGELES, CA | PTC FOR ENGINE #3751 | $15,000 | 2024 |