Rainbow Railroad USA Inc.

Foundations and philanthropy
New York, New York
EIN 47-4896980
Tax-exempt since 2015

Firms paid: 2
Fees reported, 2024–2025: $478K
Fees reported in 2025: $310K
Most Recent Reported Revenue: $3.0M

Fundraising fees by year

Per Form 990 Schedule G

Firms paid in 2025

$309,628 to 2 fundraisers

Fundraisers Rainbow Railroad USA Inc. paid in 2025, from Form 990 Schedule G
Fundraiser	Filed as	Fee
Avalon Consulting GroupDirect responseFundraising strategy development	Fundraising strategy development	$211,243
Orr GroupFull-service fundraisingFundraising strategy development	Fundraising strategy development	$98,385

Also among its largest contractors in 2025

From Part VII-B of the return, which lists its five best-paid contractors of any kind paid over $100,000. These can repeat the lines above.

Avalon Consulting GroupDirect responseFundraising strategy development$211,243

All firms paid

Fundraisers Rainbow Railroad USA Inc. reported paying, all years
Fundraiser	Years	Total fees
Avalon Consulting GroupDirect response	2024–2025 · 2 years	$379,339
Orr GroupFull-service fundraising	2025	$98,385

Form 990 Snapshot

Rainbow Railroad USA Inc.'s Form 990 figures by year
Tax year	Revenue	Contributions	Fundraising expenses	Professional fundraising fees
2024	$3.0M	$2.9M	$706K	$168K
2023	$3.2M	$3.2M	$624K	—
2022	$7.9M	$8.1M	$670K	—
2020	$1.3M	$1.3M	$74K	—
2019	$1.3M	$1.3M	$63K	—
2018	$704K	$704K	$94K	—

Fees are what Rainbow Railroad USA Inc. reported on IRS Form 990. Nonprofits list only fundraisers paid $5,000 or more, and many book consultants under other expenses, so a nonprofit can have worked with firms that don't appear here. Last checked 2026-11-14.