Donations

The Flying Yankee needs your help to return to the rails! Once ownership of the Flying Yankee is transferred from the State of New Hampshire to the Flying Yankee Association, the trainset’s restoration will rely entirely on donations. Our organization has no employees and is run entirely by volunteers. While we will not collect any funds until the transfer of ownership occurs, we are currently soliciting pledges from donors that wish to make a contribution once the Flying Yankee Association takes ownership of the historic trainset.

The FYA will also accept material donations! Machinery, PPE and safety equipment, artifacts, or parts are all examples of donations that can support the restoration! Businesses that seek to provide sponsorships, services, or donations are urged to contact us at info@flyingyankee.org.

Matching Donation

The Flying Yankee Association has kickstarted its campaign to return the iconic Flying Yankee to the high iron with a large matching donation. Every dollar donated to the FYA will be doubled by a generous donor, up to $500,000. To date, we have secured pledges from several donors totaling $235,000. With the match applied, the FYA has $470,000 available in funding! The amount remaining from the donation is $265,000, meaning the FYA has the potential to raise additional monies in the amount of $530,000. The FYA is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, and all donations are tax-deductible.

The Flying Yankee Association will not call in pledges, sell memberships, or solicit other donations until an agreement for the train is in place with the State of New Hampshire.

Corporate Sponsors

The restoration of the Flying Yankee has been supported by a number of organizations through grants, monetary donations, material donations, and services. 

  • 470 Railroad Club – Portland, ME

  • Abbott’s Premium Ice Creams, Inc – Conway, NH

  • Amherst Historical Society – Amherst, NH

  • Amherst Railway Society – Palmer, MA

  • Bedford Boomers – Bedford, NH

  • Best of Times Travel and Entertainment – Laconia, NH

  • Bombardier - Quebec, Canada

  • Boston Chapter NRHS – Waban, MA

  • Boston and Maine Railway Historical Society – Lowell, MA

  • Citizens Bank - NH

  • Claremont and Concord Railroad – Claremont, NH

  • Concord Litho Group – Concord, NH

  • Dicenso Textiles – Annapolis, MD

  • Dingman Trust - NH

  • Fairpoint Communications

  • Federal Highway Administration – Washington, D.C.

  • Great American Dining – Ashland, NH

  • JP Morgan Bank – NH

  • Kalmbach Publishing Company – Wakesha, WI

  • LZOC East – Southington, CT

  • Morrell Corporation – Glen, NH

  • Morrell Family Foundation – Glen, NH

  • Mountaineer Limited – New Gloucester, ME

  • New England Train Collectors Association

  • New Hampshire Operation Lifesaver - NH

  • Plymouth and Lincoln Railroad – Lincoln, NH

  • Safety & Health Council of New Hampshire – Concord, NH

  • Sugar Tours – West Dover, NH

  • Tampa Bay Chapter of NRHS – Holiday, FL

  • Tim & Abigail Walker Lecture Fund – Concord, NH

  • Winthrop, Inc – Hampton, NH

Would you like to add your organization to our list? Has your organization donated towards the restoration of the Flying Yankee and wishes to be recognized? Contact us at info@flyingyankee.org!