PROPANE EDUCATION & RESEARCH COUNCIL INC: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization: PROPANE EDUCATION & RESEARCH COUNCIL INC (EIN 36-4192410)
Tax period: 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed: 2020-11-09
IRS object ID: 202003149349304255
Schema version: 2019v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2020-11-09T17:00:52-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2019-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	371611326	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ARONSON LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	111 Rockville Pike Suite 600	AddressLine1Txt
City	ROCKVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20850	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2019-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	364192410	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PROPANE EDUCATION & RESEARCH COUNCIL	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	PROP	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2024528975	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1140 CONNECTICUT AVE NW 1075	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20036	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	C MICHAEL EASON	PersonNm
Person Title	SENIOR VP, ADMINISTRATION & FINANCE	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2020-11-09	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	GREGORY M PLOTTS CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01255941	PTIN
Phone	3012316200	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2019	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-04-22 16:20:28Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Principal Ofcr Business Name PrincipalOfcrBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	C MICHAEL EASON	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1140 CONNECTICUT AVE NW 1075	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20036	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$68,998,768	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.PROPANE.COM	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Assoc	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationAssocInd
Formation	1997	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DE	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	EXPAND AND GROW SAFE EFFICIENT USE OF ODORIZED PROPANE GAS AS PREFERRED ENERGY SOURCE.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	21	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	21	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	38	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	21	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$38,531,664	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$39,714,795	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$393,243	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$726,437	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	-$1,355,242	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	-$341,307	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$37,569,665	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$40,099,925	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$4,917,151	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$5,205,790	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$21,514,019	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$26,061,918	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$26,431,170	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$31,267,708	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$11,138,495	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$8,832,217	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$36,043,899	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$47,699,456	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$15,151,390	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$17,941,377	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$20,892,509	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$29,758,079	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	TO DEVELOP PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS INCLUDING PROGRAMS TO ENHANCE CONSUMER AND EMPLOYEE SAFETY & TRAINING, TO PROVIDE FOR RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT OF CLEAN AND EFFICIENT PROPANE UTILIZATION EQUIPMENT DEVELOPMENT OF CLEAN AND EFFICIENT PROPANE UTILIZATION EQUIPMENT TO INFORM AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT SAFETY AND OTHER ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF PROPANE.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT - SUPPORT RESEARCH RELATED TO THE USE OF ODORIZED PROPANE AND DEVELOPMENT OF PROPANE UTILIZATION EQUIPMENT.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	SAFETY AND TRAINING - SUPPORT PUBLIC AND PROPANE INDUSTRY AWARENESS AND TRAINING TO FOSTER THE SAFE, EFFICIENT USE AND HANDLING OF ODORIZED PROPANE.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$0	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	false	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (true)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	false	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	254	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	38	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (true)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (true)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	21	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	21	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	false	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MICHAEL EASON	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2024528975	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1140 CONNECTICUT AVE NW 1075	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20036	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (32 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd	Former Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
BRUCE LEONARD
Vice Chair - Producers	1.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DANIEL DIXON
VICE Chair - Marketers	1.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KASIB ABDULLAH
TREASURER	1.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RANDALL DOYLE
SECRETARY	1.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ROBERT FREEMAN
Chairman	1.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Brian Wilkin
MEMBER	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CASEY CRAMTON
MEMBER	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Dave K Bertelsen
MEMBER	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Duncan McGinnis
MEMBER	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GARY FRANCE
MEMBER	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Jay Furman
MEMBER	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Jeff Kerns
MEMBER	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOSEPH ROSE
MEMBER	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Kevin Cobb
MEMBER	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARK DONAHUE
MEMBER	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Mark Sutton
MEMBER	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARK ZIMORA
MEMBER	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Michael Dickinson
MEMBER	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Nicholas Calabretti
MEMBER	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PHIL FARRIS
MEMBER	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STUART WEIDIE
MEMBER	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
C MICHAEL EASON
SVP ADMINISTRATION & FINANCE	40.0		Yes (X)	$205,420	$0	$12,175
THOMAS PERKINS
PRESIDENT & CEO	40.0		Yes (X)	$464,425	$0	$16,800
BRIDGET KIDD
SVP OF INDUSTRY RELATIONS	40.0			$207,253	$0	$12,450	Yes (X)
CINCH MUNSON
SVP OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT	40.0			$202,230	$0	$12,301	Yes (X)
STUART FLATOW
DIRECTOR OF SAFETY & TRAINING	40.0			$180,935	$0	$1,799	Yes (X)
GRACE WILLIS
DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC OPERATIONS	40.0			$154,195	$0	$9,330		Yes (X)
MICHAEL TAYLOR
DIRECTOR OF AUTOGAS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT	40.0			$159,951	$0	$8,686		Yes (X)
PAULA WILSON
DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY ENGAGEMENT	40.0			$169,036	$0	$9,752		Yes (X)
Theresa Ryan
Director of Administration and Human Resources	40.0			$159,339	$0	$9,530		Yes (X)
Tina Wilson
Senior Vice President, Communications	40.0			$170,634	$0	$8,437		Yes (X)
GREG KERR
DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT	40.0			$177,275	$0	$9,774			Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$2,250,693	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$111,034	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	19	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	Yes (true)	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
Silent Quadrant
801 W 5th St Ste 2902	Austin	TX	78703	IT	$821,615
Marcum LLP
1899 L St NW Ste 850	Washington	DC	20036	accounting & IT	$651,358
Good Idea Company
69 Mildred St	Austin	TX	78702	Consulting	$224,687
The Ovation Group
2208 Mountain View Rd	Austin	TX	78703	Consulting	$202,080
Newport Partners LLC
3760 Tanglewood Ln	Davidsonville	MD	21035	Consulting	$136,731

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	11	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Total Contributions	$0	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ASSESSMENT REVENUE	541900	$39,686,674	$39,686,674
SAFETY TRAINING REVENUE	541900	$14,321	$14,321
STATE WEBSITE REVENUE	541900	$13,800	$13,800

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$39,714,795	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$725,183	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$725,183	ExclusionAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$27,251,684	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$27,250,430	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$1,254	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$0	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,254	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,254	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$1,295,061	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$1,648,413	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$353,352	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	-$353,352	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$12,045	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$12,045	ExclusionAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$12,045	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$40,099,925	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$39,361,443	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$738,482	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,315,788	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,990,843	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$164,960	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$452,485	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$281,714	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,734	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$730,511	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,743	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,748,848	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,552,602	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,705	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,637,245	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$444,831	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$978,133	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,208,800	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$68,885	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$74,329	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
PARTNERSHIP EXPENSES	$1,685,529
PRINTING	$188,930
SUBSCRIPTIONS	$276,818
POSTAGE AND SHIPPING	$127,530

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$301,745	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$31,267,708	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,735,704	BOYAmt
EOY	$16,782,423	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,821,804	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,301,891	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$533,110	BOYAmt
EOY	$549,085	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$356,619	BOYAmt
EOY	$194,823	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$5,317,933	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$5,284,427	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$102,391	BOYAmt
EOY	$33,506	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$17,067,677	BOYAmt
EOY	$21,178,198	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$1,500,000	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$426,594	BOYAmt
EOY	$159,530	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$36,043,899	BOYAmt
EOY	$47,699,456	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,795,995	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,345,547	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,200	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,822	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,343,195	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,588,008	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,151,390	BOYAmt
EOY	$17,941,377	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$20,892,509	BOYAmt
EOY	$29,758,079	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$20,892,509	BOYAmt
EOY	$29,758,079	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$36,043,899	BOYAmt
EOY	$47,699,456	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$8,832,217	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$33,353	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded	false	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	Yes (true)	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	false	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$355,522	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$349,662	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$5,860	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$4,778,976	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$4,754,041	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$24,935	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$183,435	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$180,724	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,711	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$33,506	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
STATE REBATE OBLIGATION	$13,280,029
DEFERRED RENT	$307,979

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$13,588,008	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$40,124,535	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$33,353	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue	$0	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$33,353	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$40,091,182	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$8,743	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	$0	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$8,743	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$40,099,925	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$31,258,965	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$0	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$31,258,965	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$8,743	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included	$0	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$8,743	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$31,267,708	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 FIN 48 (ASC 740) footnote	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE COUNCIL EVALUATES UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN ON A TAX RETURN BASED ON A MORE LIKELY THAN NOT RECOGNITION STANDARD. IF THAT THRESHOLD IS MET, THE TAX POSITION IS THEN MEASURED AT THE LARGEST AMOUNT THAT IS GREATER THAN 50% LIKELY OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT AND IS RECOGNIZED IN THE COUNCIL'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018, THERE ARE NO ACCRUALS FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. IF APPLICABLE, THE COUNCIL RECORDS INTEREST AND PENALTIES AS A COMPONENT OF INCOME TAX EXPENSE. TAX YEARS FROM JANUARY 1, 2016 THROUGH THE CURRENT YEAR REMAIN OPEN FOR EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE TAX AUTHORITIES.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
THOMAS PERKINS
PRESIDENT & CEO	$464,425	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$16,800	$0	$0	$0	$481,225	$0	$0	$0
C MICHAEL EASON
SVP ADMINISTRATION & FINANCE	$205,420	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$12,175	$0	$0	$0	$217,595	$0	$0	$0
BRIDGET KIDD
SVP OF INDUSTRY RELATIONS	$207,253	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$12,450	$0	$0	$0	$219,703	$0	$0	$0
CINCH MUNSON
SVP OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT	$202,230	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$12,301	$0	$0	$0	$214,531	$0	$0	$0
STUART FLATOW
DIRECTOR OF SAFETY & TRAINING	$180,935	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,799	$0	$0	$0	$182,734	$0	$0	$0
Tina Wilson
Senior Vice President, Communications	$170,634	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,437	$0	$0	$0	$179,071	$0	$0	$0
PAULA WILSON
DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY ENGAGEMENT	$169,036	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,752	$0	$0	$0	$178,788	$0	$0	$0
Theresa Ryan
Director of Administration and Human Resources	$159,339	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,530	$0	$0	$0	$168,869	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL TAYLOR
DIRECTOR OF AUTOGAS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT	$159,951	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,686	$0	$0	$0	$168,637	$0	$0	$0
GRACE WILLIS
DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC OPERATIONS	$154,195	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,330	$0	$0	$0	$163,525	$0	$0	$0
GREG KERR
DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT	$177,275	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,774	$0	$0	$0	$187,049	$0	$0	$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15 PROCESS OF DETERMINING CEO AND OTHER COMPENSATION	COMPENSATION STUDIES ARE CONDUCTED PERIODICALLY. THE LAST STUDY WAS PERFORMED IN NOVEMBER OF 2016.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body	THE FORM 990 IS EXAMINED BY THE Senior VP, Administration & Finance FOR COMPLETENESS AND ACCURACY. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY REVIEWS THE FORM 990.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy	COUNCIL MEMBERS SIGN ANNUALLY. EMPLOYEES ACKNOWLEDGE ANNUALLY.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public	AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS TO THE PUBLIC INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Other Fees	Other Professional Services - Total Expense: 6861439, Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; Advertising Services - Total Expense: 6681520, Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; Strategy & Planning - Total Expense: 714864, Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; Public Relations - Total Expense: 455476, Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; Bank and Payroll Fees - Total Expense: 35549, Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ;