2013-11-12T09:51:50-00:00 2012-12-31 990 2012-01-01 362170137 Institute of Gas Technology INST 8477680500 1700 S Mount Prospect Road Des Plaines IL 600181804 James F Ingold 2013-11-12 false 2012 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z Gas Technology Institute David C Carroll 1700 S Mount Prospect Road DesPlaines IL 60018 88065603 false X www.gastechnology.org X 1941 IL GTI performs education services and energy and environmental research projects for industry and government in the United States. GTI conducts educational courses on energy related topics and maintains and operates a library focusing on energy related topics. 13 9 261 3824035 -613710 25824598 18878216 35325579 33068288 3563541 3275317 1776286 2744795 66490004 57966616 0 0 28351972 29185971 0 0 40519134 30029500 68871106 59215471 -2381102 -1248855 88792208 90120495 28192971 26740442 60599237 63380053 Education and energy and environmental research projects for industry and government in the United States. GTI conducts educational courses on energy related topics and maintains and operates a library focusing on energy related topics. false false 27972718 50529123 Sponsored energy and environmental research and development. Program services expenses include direct costs on projects only, and exclude allocation of any indirect costs. Estimated number of clients 250 1125354 1687381 Education program and services. Program services expenses include direct costs on projects only, and exclude allocation of any indirect costs. Estimated number of clients 325 29098072 true false false true false false false false false true false false false false true false true false false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false true false false false false false true false false false true 187 0 true 261 true true true false false false false false false false false false false false X 13 9 false false false false true true true true true false false true true true true true true true true false IL CA X James F Ingold 8477680804 1700 S Mount Prospect Road Des Plai DesPlaines IL 600181804 Mr Randall Barnard 000.07 X 0 0 0 Mr Arthur Corbin 000.40 X 0 0 0 Mr Charles D Davidson 001.25 X 0 0 0 Mr John Hofmeister 001.08 X 0 0 0 Mr Terry D McCallister 001.73 X 0 0 0 Ms Rebecca Ranich 000.98 X 0 0 0 Mr David F Smith 000.72 X 0 0 0 Mr John W Somerhalder II 000.90 X 0 0 0 Ms Lori Traweek 000.81 X 0 0 0 Mr Thomas E Skains 000.50 X 0 0 0 Mr Alexander A Karsner 000.11 X 0 0 0 Mr Marc Florette 000.13 X 0 0 0 Mr Ron Jibson 000.50 X 0 0 0 Mr Carlos Cabrera 000.46 X 0 0 0 Mr David C Carroll 040.00 X 595444 0 266954 Mr Paul G Chromek 040.00 X 238530 0 109680 Mr John J Lewnard 040.00 X 275036 0 95744 Mr Ronald N Snedic 040.00 X 268774 0 114768 Mr Christopher Herrman 040.00 X 139279 0 16023 Mr Eddie Johnston 040.00 X 254014 0 97219 Mr James F Ingold 040.00 X 87150 0 31488 Mr Vann Bush 040.00 X 229796 0 78634 Mr Willam Liss 040.00 X 213533 0 98709 Mr Bruce Bryan 040.00 X 201979 0 68658 Mr Tony Lindsay 040.00 X 204343 0 58542 Mr Neil P Leslie 040.00 X 158415 0 60422 Mr Mark Fejer 040.00 X 204077 0 155940 Mr Quinton Ford 040.00 X 242768 0 62006 Mr Daniel Ersoy 040.00 X 229181 0 68609 Mr Rodney C Rinholm 040.00 X 184692 0 78501 Ms Barbara E Weber 040.00 X 184406 0 143545 3911417 1605442 79 false true false Merrill Lynch 540 W Madison Street Suite 2020 Chicago IL 60661 Investment Management 392596 Amex Nooter LLC 1636 Summer Street Hammond IN 46320 Mechanical and General contractor 962302 MTH Enterprises One MTH Plaza Hillside IL 60162 Architectural Metal Contractor 462058 N2 Energy Solutions 650 N Berry Street Brea CA 92821 Design, engineering fabrication 402804 3-GIS LLC 402 Oak Street NE Suite C Decatur AL 35601 Engineering Services 280764 13 120884 18757332 18878216 Industry sponsored research 541700 31375907 27401230 3974677 Education/program development 611710 1687381 1687381 International member dues 519100 5000 5000 33068288 1602663 1602663 1797944 1797944 292297 292297 292297 292297 31771641 30098987 1672654 1672654 1672654 Equity in Earnings loss of Affiliates 541900 -102108 -157195 55087 Admin services 561000 6553 6553 Recovery of Loss 900099 626621 626621 123488 123488 654554 57966616 29093611 3824035 6170754 X 0 0 0 0 3225776 226507 2999269 0 17261903 7555825 9706078 2280260 967059 1313201 4713495 1866246 2847249 1704537 659205 1045332 229861 229861 193102 193102 176300 176300 376567 376567 424462 424462 10677854 10114133 563721 197095 197095 2305723 1721703 584020 563550 68503 495047 0 1644354 158098 1486256 1992341 494427 1497914 0 184529 114817 69712 200154 200154 0 2158985 893067 1265918 552036 552036 Other direct costs on sponsored internal projects 4258482 4258482 Non Op Postretirement Ben. 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Europe Program services Scientific research 20103 Europe Unrelated trade or business 3683 Europe Indirect management activity 54531 East Asia and the Pacific Program services Scientific research 63848 East Asia and the Pacific Indirect management activity 93519 East Asia and the Pacific Program services Education related 5436 East Asia and the Pacific Unrelated trade or business 4081 North America Program services Scientific research 2765 North America Indirect management activity 9249 North America Unrelated trade or business 1817 South America Program Services Scientific research 1374 260406 260406 false false true false false false X X true true X X X X X false false false false false false false true false Mr David C Carroll 380042 200560 14842 243808 23146 862398 Mr Paul G Chromek 169997 63630 4903 92080 17601 348211 Mr John J Lewnard 199654 73625 1757 85221 10523 370780 Mr Ronald N Snedic 187032 80695 1047 92048 22720 383542 Mr Christopher Herrman 57167 78170 3942 7751 8272 155302 Mr Vann Bush 182928 44416 2452 61496 17138 308430 Mr Eddie Johnston 184775 68000 1239 79481 17738 351233 Mr Willam Liss 164976 47305 1252 73589 25120 312242 Mr Bruce Bryan 145982 53230 2767 61017 7641 270637 Mr Tony Lindsay 148282 54906 1155 41142 17400 262885 Mr Mark Fejer 177616 21006 5455 138676 17265 360018 Mr Quinton Ford 141484 54838 46446 38786 23220 304774 Mr Neil P Leslie 135079 20557 2779 43822 16600 218837 Mr Daniel Ersoy 161624 66251 1306 58257 10352 297790 Mr Rodney C Rinholm 157045 26225 1422 62278 16223 263193 Ms Barbara E Weber 157893 22771 3742 126143 17401 327950 I 1a GTI requires prior written approval of the President and CEO or the VP of Finance, Treasurer and CFO in order to reimburse any costs related to a spouse accompanying a staff member on a business trip. GTI reimburses all employees up to 200 per year for health club dues substantiated by a receipt. I 7 Non-officers listed in Part VII, Section A, are eligible for incentive compensation under GTIs Management Incentive Plan. Recommended bonuses are calculated under the terms of the plan, and the actual incentive awarded must have the approval of the President of GTI. Officer incentive compensation is determined under the terms of the award, and the actual incentive awarded is subject to discretionary adjustment by, and the approval of, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. The Williams Companies Inc GTI director is an officer of company 108000 GTI research project funding false The Williams Companies Inc GTI director is an officer of company 3104 GTI Education classes false Washington Gas GTI director is an officer of company 100000 GTI Sustaining Membership Program false Washington Gas GTI director is an officer of company 16825 GTI research project funding false National Fuel Gas Company GTI director is an officer of company 100000 Sustaining Membership Program false National Fuel Gas Company GTI director is an officer of company 50000 GTI research project funding false National Fuel Gas Company GTI director is an officer of company 780 GTI Education class false Nicor Gas GTI director is an officer of parent of company 877811 GTI research project funding false Questar Gas GTI director is an officer of company 100000 GTI Sustaining Membership Program false Questar Gas GTI director is an officer of company 61534 GTI research project funding false Questar Gas GTI director is an officer of company 5950 GTI education class false Form 990 Part IX Line 11g Total of Other Services exceeds 10 of line 25 Col A, therefore a list of the expenses follows Engineering and Technical Services - 9,415,557, Education and Training Services - 739,207, Patent maintenance services - 304,364, Shipping services - 77,580, Intellectual property consulting services - 49,500, Advocacy services - 33,409, Customer satisfaction survey svcs - 26,800, Information services - 13,235, Repair services - 10,014, Editorial services - 8,188. Form 990 Part VI Section A Line 6 Members elect the members of its governing body, its board of directors. Members all have the same voting rights. Form 990 Part VI Section A Line 7a Members have the right to annually elect one or more members of the board of directors. The organizations members all have the same voting rights. Form 990 Part VI Section A Line 7b Changes to the organizations articles of incorporation require the approval of its members. Form 990 Part VI Section B Line 11b The CFO reviews the Form 990 prior to its distribution to the members of the governing body. Form 990 Part VI Section B Line 12c GTI has a separate conflict of interest policy for its Board of Directors. Conflicts of interest must be reported immediately. If a conflict of interest is identified, it is discussed with the General Counsel to identify the proper course of remedial action. These actions may range from recusal in any business transactions involving GTI or the other interested organization, to withdrawing from involvement in the other organizations board of directors, to other actions that assure the conflict of interest or even the appearance of a conflict of interest may be avoided. All GTI employees are covered by a separate written conflict of interest policy. Potential and actual employee conflicts of interest are reviewed by the General Counsel. All employees have an obligation to obtain the General Counsels prior written approval for all such activity. The failure to obtain such prior written approval shall constitute grounds for immediate dismissal with cause. The directors annually complete a conflict of interest questionnaire. GTI employees annually complete a conflict of interest disclosure statement, and recertify compliance with the policy on a semi-monthly basis. Form 990 Part VI Section B Line 15 The positions that were reviewed included the President and CEO, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Vice President of Research Operations, Vice President of Corporate Development, Managing Director, Energy Conversion, and Managing Director, End Use Solutions. Annually, an outside company, CBIZ, determines the appropriate total compensation ranges for the above positions. A recommendation for merit increases and bonuses is made to the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, annually, based on the external market study performed by CBIZ, the companys performance, and the individuals performance. The Compensation Committee determines the final merit increase and bonus amounts. Merit increases and bonuses for both officers and managing directors are based on specific formulas which incorporate target amounts for each set of increases, and are increased or reduced companywide based on the direction of the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee specifically approves all compensation for officers and reviews all compensation for managing directors as well. Their actions are detailed in the Compensation Committee minutes. Form 990 Part VI Section C Line 19 No documents available to the public. 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