MARCELLUS SHALE COALITION: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization: MARCELLUS SHALE COALITION (EIN 26-3467683)
Tax period: 2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Filed: 2014-11-12
IRS object ID: 201433169349301023
Schema version: 2013v3.0
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
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2014-11-12T08:25:02-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2013-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	251408703	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SCHNEIDER DOWNS & CO INC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	ONE PPG PLACE SUITE 1700	AddressLine1
City	PITTSBURGH	City
State	PA	State
ZIP Code	15222	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2013-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	263467683	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE MARCELLUS SHALE COALITION	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	MARC	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	4127065160	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	24 SUMMIT PARK DRIVE NO 2ND FL	AddressLine1
City	PITTSBURGH	City
State	PA	State
ZIP Code	15275	ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	DAVID SPIGELMYER	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	4127065160	PhoneNum
Signature	2014-11-10	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	EUGENE J LOGAN	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00227231	PTIN
Phone	4122613644	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2013	TaxYr
Build TS	2015-11-30 17:44:51Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	DAVID SPIGELMYER	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	24 SUMMIT PARK DRIVE NO 2ND FL	AddressLine1
City	PITTSBURGH	City
State	PA	State
ZIP Code	15275	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$9,792,364	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.MARCELLUSCOALITION.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2008	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	PA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE ORGANIZATION FOCUSES ON MATTERS FOSTERING RESPONSIBLE SHALE GAS DEVELOPMENT.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	47	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	46	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	18	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	38	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$79,694	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	-$89,447	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$0	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$12,469,908	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$9,744,344	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$16,518	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$14,020	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$21,500	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$34,000	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$12,507,926	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$9,792,364	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,185,924	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,985,075	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$7,695,784	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$6,324,787	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$9,881,708	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$9,309,862	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$2,626,218	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$482,502	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$5,969,767	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$7,035,472	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$1,128,845	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,712,048	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$4,840,922	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$5,323,424	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	FOUNDED IN 2008 AND REORGANIZED IN LATE 2009, THE MARCELLUS SHALE COALITION (MSC) IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO THE RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT OF NATURAL GAS FROM THE MARCELLUS AND OTHER GEOLOGICAL FORMATIONS AND THE ENHANCEMENT (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) OF THE COMMONWEALTH'S ECONOMY THAT CAN BE REALIZED BY THIS CLEAN-BURNING ENERGY SOURCE. MSC IS PRIMARILY FUNDED THROUGH DUES FROM ITS MEMBERS.THE MEMBERS OF THE COALITION WORK WITH REGULATORS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND THE PEOPLE OF THE COMMONWEALTH ON KEY ASPECTS OF DRILLING AND EXTRACTING NATURAL GAS FROM THE SHALE FORMATIONS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	ADVOCACY REGARDING ISSUES RELATED TO THE ACQUISITION, EXPLORATION, DRILLING AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE MARCELLUS AND OTHER SHALE HORIZONS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	VARIOUS IMPACT EVALUATIONS AND STUDIES RELATED TO THE ACQUISITION, EXPLORATION, DRILLING AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE MARCELLUS AND OTHER SHALE HORIZONS.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (1)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (1)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	70	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	18	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	47	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	46	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (1)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	Yes (1)	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ROBERT PETRILLI	PersonNm
Phone	4127065160	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	24 SUMMIT PARK DRIVE NO 2ND FL	AddressLine1
City	PITTSBURGH	City
State	PA	State
ZIP Code	15275	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (57 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	OfficerOfficerInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
WILL RATCLIFFE
BOARD MEMBER	1.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RANDY DELAUNE
BOARD MEMBER	1.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARY WOLF
BOARD MEMBER	1.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOEL HEISER
BOARD MEMBER	1.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ROB HILLIARD
BOARD MEMBER	1.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PHIL STALNAKER
BOARD MEMBER	1.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BARB SEXTON
BOARD MEMBER	1.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHRIS ZONA
BOARD MEMBER	1.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JEFF KUPFER
BOARD MEMBER	1.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SAM FRAGALE
BOARD MEMBER	1.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHUCK MORAN
BOARD MEMBER	1.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MIKE KOY
BOARD MEMBER	1.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JAMES EMME
BOARD MEMBER	1.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KYLE MORK
BOARD MEMBER	1.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GARY SMITH
BOARD MEMBER	1.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	0.30
DAVID CANNON
BOARD MEMBER	1.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
HEATHER LAMPARTER
BOARD MEMBER	1.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DAVE WILKINS
BOARD MEMBER	1.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KEITH MANGINI
BOARD MEMBER	1.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
WHIT FAIRBANKS
BOARD MEMBER	1.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TOM GILLESPIE
BOARD MEMBER	1.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TORU MATSUI
BOARD MEMBER	1.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LES SMITH
BOARD MEMBER	1.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BOB OVITZ
BOARD MEMBER	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CRAIG MAYER
BOARD MEMBER	1.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MORGAN O'BRIEN
BOARD MEMBER	1.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARK CASADAY
BOARD MEMBER	1.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PATRICK MCKINNEY
BOARD MEMBER	1.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DANIEL RICE
BOARD MEMBER	1.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ROB BOULWARE
BOARD MEMBER	1.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL DEWITT
BOARD MEMBER	1.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JACK NICHOLAS
BOARD MEMBER	1.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
NATE TETI
BOARD MEMBER	1.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ROBERT ORTH
BOARD MEMBER	1.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
HARRY ALEXANDER
BOARD MEMBER	1.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RON MCGLADE
BOARD MEMBER	1.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JAMES E GREY
BOARD MEMBER	1.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PETER TERRANOVA
BOARD MEMBER	1.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
WR PICQUET
BOARD MEMBER	1.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARK HAGER
BOARD MEMBER	1.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RON GREENWELL
BOARD MEMBER	1.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KAREN MATUSIC
BOARD MEMBER	1.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RICK KESSY
VICE CHAIR	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
TOMMY JOHNSON
VICE CHAIR	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
JOHN MOLLENKOPF
SECRETARY	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
SCOTT ROY
TREASURER	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	1.00	Yes (X)
DAVID SPLGELMYER
PRESIDENT (ENTERED 10/2013)	40.00	Yes (X)	$65,392	$0	$6,423	1.00	Yes (X)
KATHRYN KLABER
PRESIDENT (EXITED 10/2013)	40.00		$581,051	$0	$34,044	1.00	Yes (X)
ROBERT PETRILLI
VP FINANCE & ADMIN	40.00		$180,000	$0	$27,553	2.00	Yes (X)
STEVE FORDE
VP POLICY & COM	40.00		$180,600	$0	$28,084		Yes (X)
ANDREW PATTERSON
VP REGULATORY AFFAIRS	40.00		$272,800	$0	$30,889		Yes (X)
JIM WELTY
VP OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS	40.00		$198,015	$0	$13,311		Yes (X)
LOREN ANDERSON
MANAGER OF STRATEGIC PROJECTS	40.00		$117,400	$0	$23,400			Yes (X)
AMBER BENZON
DIRECTOR GOVERNMENT AFFAIR	40.00		$146,200	$0	$25,118			Yes (X)
DAVID BROCIOUS
DIR BUSINESS DEV & MEMBERS	40.00		$133,800	$0	$25,774			Yes (X)
HELEN GOODMAN
DIRECTOR CONFERENCES/EVENT	40.00		$106,900	$0	$12,361			Yes (X)
SHERI WILLIAMS
COMMUNITY OUTREACH MANAGER	40.00		$112,700	$0	$14,846			Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$2,094,858	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$241,803	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	11	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/City	StateContractorAddress/USAddress/State	ZIP CodeContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCode	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
FTI CONSULTING INC
PO BOX 418005	BOSTON	MA	022418005	PUBLIC RELATIONS	$1,228,590
ARAMARK
1101 ARCH STREET	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19170	CONVENTION CENTER CATERING	$238,298
PSAV
1341 N DELAWARE STREET	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19125	AV FOR CONVENTION CENTER	$219,200
W NEW YORK
541 LEXINGTON AVENUE	NEW YORK	NY	10022	PA SOCIETY RECEPTION	$172,254
BABST CALLAND CLEMENTS ZOMNIER
TWO GATEWAY CENTER 6TH FLOOR	PITTSBURGH	PA	15222	LEGAL SERVICES	$151,563

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	7	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
MEMBERSHIP DUES	900099	$7,468,750	$7,468,750
SGI CONFERENCE	900099	$1,834,383	$1,834,383
MEETINGS/EVENTS	900099	$306,017	$306,017
ADVERTISING	900099	$79,694		$79,694
PROJECT REVENUE	900099	$55,500	$55,500

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$9,744,344	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$14,020	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$14,020	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$34,000	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

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

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$34,000	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$34,000	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$34,000	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$9,792,364	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$9,664,650	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$79,694	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$48,020	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,610,664	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,022,950	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$58,563	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$145,096	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$147,802	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$398,109	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,414	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$113,099	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,039,622	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$157,791	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$167,564	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$367,208	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$206,326	TotalAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$71,592	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$825,669	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$119,709	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$37,337	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
SGI CONF/EVENT EXPS	$1,322,116
COAL PILLAR STUDY	$180,595
RESEARCH & ANALYSIS	$98,964
UIC WELL RESEARCH	$73,817

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$119,855	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,309,862	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,389,577	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,100,655	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$75,236	BOYAmt
EOY	$515,934	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$96,868	BOYAmt
EOY	$60,346	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$595,863	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$237,326	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$408,086	BOYAmt
EOY	$358,537	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,969,767	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,035,472	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$912,295	BOYAmt
EOY	$906,398	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$216,550	BOYAmt
EOY	$805,650	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,128,845	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,712,048	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,840,922	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,323,424	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,840,922	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,323,424	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,969,767	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,035,472	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$482,502	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded	0	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	0	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	Yes (1)	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments	$7,468,750	DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY	$3,006,320	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov	$862,731	NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot	$3,869,051	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc	$2,113,656	AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Carried Over	$1,755,395	CarriedOverAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$595,863	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$237,326	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$358,537	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$358,537	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$9,792,364	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$9,792,364	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$9,792,364	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$9,309,862	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$9,309,862	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$9,309,862	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	MARCELLUS SHALE COALITION (MSC) FOLLOWS THE FASB CODIFICATION TOPIC INCOME TAXES. THE TOPIC PRESCRIBES A MINIMUM RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT METHODOLOGY THAT A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN IS REQUIRED TO MEET BEFORE BEING RECOGNIZED IN FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. MSC'S CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AT DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012 DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY LIABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS; FURTHER, MSC HAS NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS. MSC BELIEVES THAT IT IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION OF ITS TAX RETURNS FOR YEARS BEFORE 2010.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter Travel	Yes (X)	FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Club Dues Or Fees	Yes (X)	ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (1)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (1)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	Yes (1)	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 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
KATHRYN KLABER
PRESIDENT (EXITED 10/2013)	$255,791	$0	$0	$0	$325,260	$0	$15,062	$0	$18,982	$0	$615,095	$0	$0	$0
ROBERT PETRILLI
VP FINANCE & ADMIN	$156,500	$0	$23,500	$0	$0	$0	$8,892	$0	$18,661	$0	$207,553	$0	$0	$0
STEVE FORDE
VP POLICY & COM	$157,000	$0	$23,600	$0	$0	$0	$9,420	$0	$18,664	$0	$208,684	$0	$0	$0
ANDREW PATTERSON
VP REGULATORY AFFAIRS	$237,200	$0	$35,600	$0	$0	$0	$13,250	$0	$17,639	$0	$303,689	$0	$0	$0
JIM WELTY
VP OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS	$163,215	$0	$34,800	$0	$0	$0	$8,593	$0	$4,718	$0	$211,326	$0	$0	$0
AMBER BENZON
DIRECTOR GOVERNMENT AFFAIR	$132,900	$0	$13,300	$0	$0	$0	$7,974	$0	$17,144	$0	$171,318	$0	$0	$0
DAVID BROCIOUS
DIR BUSINESS DEV & MEMBERS	$122,700	$0	$11,100	$0	$0	$0	$7,362	$0	$18,412	$0	$159,574	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 4A	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	MS. KLABER LEFT MARCELLUS SHALE COALITION IN OCTOBER, 2013. SEVERANCE BENEFITS TOTALING $309,510 WERE REPORTED IN PART II, COLUMN B.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2	IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY, IT IS LIKELY THAT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS EXIST BECAUSE DIRECTORS OF THE ORGANIZATION MAY SIT ON MULTIPLE MEMBER COMPANIES OWNED OR CONTROLLED BY THE SAME ENTITY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4	DURING 2013, THE BYLAWS WERE AMENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING CHANGES: -MEMBERS DESIRING TO BE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR AN EXECUTIVE MEMBER, MUST DELIVER A WRITTEN PLEDGE OF DUES PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF THE CALENDAR YEAR. -EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS DO NOT HAVE VOTING RIGHTS. -THE CHAIR MUST VOTE ON ALL MATTERS THAT ARE INTRODUCED BEFORE THE BOARD. -IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR THE EXECUTIVE BOARD, EX-OFFICO MEMBERS ARE NOW REQUIRED TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH AN EXECUTIVE OR BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBER, OFFICER, MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OR OWNER AND MUST BE A DIRECTOR OF THE COALITION. -THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE SHALL CONSIST OF 2 OR MORE DIRECTORS APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE SHALL MEET AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR. -THE PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE SHALL CONSIST THE CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, TREASURER AND TWO ADDITIONAL DIRECTORS APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. -THE TITLE OF PRESIDENT HAS NOW TAKEN OVER THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER ROLE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	THE ORGANIZATION HAS THREE CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP: "EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS", "BOARD MEMBERS" AND "ASSOCIATE MEMBERS".
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	THE MEMBERS HOLD ONLY THE RIGHTS SPECIFIED IN THE BYLAWS AND NO MEMBER, WHETHER EXECUTIVE BOARD, BOARD MEMBER OR ASSOCIATE, HAS THE RIGHTS OF A MEMBER UNDER THE PENNSYLVANIA NONPROFIT CORPORATION LAW OF 1988, AS AMENDED. EACH EXECUTIVE BOARD AND BOARD MEMBER HAS THE RIGHT TO APPOINT A DIRECTOR, AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 3.3 OF THE BYLAWS, AND THAT DIRECTOR OR HIS/HER DESIGNEE FROM WITHIN HIS/HER COMPANY IS ELIGIBLE TO VOTE ON MATTERS PUT BEFORE THE COALITION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED FOR FILING BY THE PRESIDENT, TREASURER OF THE BOARD, VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION, AND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. A COMPLETE COPY OF FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	COVERED PERSONS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ALL ACTUAL AND POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. IF A CONFLICT EXISTS, THE INDIVIDUAL SHALL RECUSE HIM/HERSELF FROM PARTICIPATING IN ANY PROCEEDING OR VOTING ON ANY TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT INVOLVING THE COALITION IN WHICH HE OR SHE HAS A POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AND SHALL NOT BE PRESENT WHEN ANY SUCH VOTE IS TAKEN. COVERED PERSONS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE FACTS OF EVERY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT ANNUALLY THROUGH THE ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	A COMPENSATION STUDY WAS CONDUCTED BY A THIRD PARTY REGARDING OFFICER COMPENSATION. ALSO, THE PERSONNEL COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWED AND APPROVED ALL OFFICER AND TOP MANAGEMENT COMPENSATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 AND FORM 5500 IS MADE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: OVERSIGHT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT	THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AUDITED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION HAS A COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ITS SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MSC FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	24 SUMMIT PARK DRIVE 2ND FL	AddressLine1
City	PITTSBURGH	City
State	PA	State
ZIP Code	15275	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	460639843	EIN
Primary Activities	SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION OF MARCELLUS SHALE COALITION	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	PA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section	PENDING	ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status	LINE 11A, I	PublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE MARCELLUS SHALE COALITION	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Controlled Organization	Yes (1)	ControlledOrganizationInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	0	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	0	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	0	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	0	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	0	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	0	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	0	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	0	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	0	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	0	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	0	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	Yes (1)	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	Yes (1)	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	0	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	0	TransferFromOtherOrgInd