2025-11-15T14:28:28-06:00 2024-12-31 420714325 RSM US LLP 4650 EAST 53RD STREET DAVENPORT IA 528073479 990 2024-01-01 541501306 AMERICAN GAS FOUNDATION AMER 2028247261 400 NORTH CAPITOL STREET NW 450 WASHINGTON DC 20001 DOUGLAS C ALLEN TREASURER 2028247261 2025-11-12 1 0 JENIFER L CHASE P01306883 5638884000 2025-11-12 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z DOUGLAS C ALLEN 400 NORTH CAPITOL STREET NW 450 WASHINGTON DC 20001 560585 0 X WWW.GASFOUNDATION.ORG X 1989 VA THE MISSION OF THE AMERICAN GAS FOUNDATION IS TO BE AN INDEPENDENT SOURCE OF INFORMATION, RESEARCH, AND PROGRAMS ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES THAT AFFECT PUBLIC POLICY WITH A PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON NATURAL GAS. 18 17 0 22 0 0 335000 560500 0 0 78 85 0 0 335078 560585 0 0 0 0 34000 204000 0 0 0 195944 744109 229944 948109 105134 -387524 880498 517651 64207 88884 816291 428767 X THE MISSION OF THE AMERICAN GAS FOUNDATION IS TO BE AN INDEPENDENT SOURCE OF INFORMATION, RESEARCH, AND PROGRAMS ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES THAT AFFECT PUBLIC POLICY WITH A PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON NATURAL GAS. 0 0 395308 STUDY #1 - ASSESSMENT OF MID- TO LONG-TERM BENEFITS OF NATURAL GAS ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS: THIS PROJECT EVALUATES THE BROAD BENEFITS OF GAS UTILITY ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS. THIS RESEARCH PROJECT 1) PROVIDES A DEEP DIVE INTO GAS UTILITY ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAM DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION, 2) FOCUSES ON REGULATORY COST-EFFECTIVENESS TESTING METHODOLOGIES AND THE COSTS AND BENEFITS INCORPORATED INTO SUCH TESTING, AND 3) RESEARCHES AND DEVELOPS IMPLICATIONS OF POLICY, REGULATORY, TECHNOLOGY, AND MARKET CHANGES ON GAS UTILITIES AND THEIR PERSPECTIVE ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY. 136100 STUDY #2 - EXAMINING THE FUTURE OF U.S. NATURAL GAS: A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS EXPLORING THE STRATEGIC USE OF U.S. NATURAL GAS RESOURCES TO SUPPORT MANUFACTURING, ENHANCE ENERGY SECURITY, AND ADVANCE TOWARD A LOW-CARBON ECONOMY. 76475 STUDY #3 - OPPORTUNITIES FOR DIRECT USE OF NATURAL GAS: THIS UPDATE TO A STUDY WILL ANALYZE THE POTENTIAL FOR DIRECT NATURAL GAS TECHNOLOGIES TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE U.S. GOAL OF SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN GHG EMISSIONS BY 2050. IT WILL EXTEND THE FOCUS BEYOND TRADITIONAL DIRECT-USE APPLICATIONS, INCLUDING EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS RESIDENTIAL HEAT PUMPS AND OTHER INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES INTRODUCED TO THE MARKET SINCE THE LAST REPORT. 45688 STUDY #4 - THE AMERICAN GAS FOUNDATION REFRESHED ITS ASSESSMENT OF RNG PRODUCTION POTENTIAL BY INCORPORATING RECENT ADVANCES IN TECHNOLOGY, SOURCES, MARKET ACCEPTANCE, AND SHIFTS IN POLICY LANDSCAPES. THIS STUDY FOCUSED ON THE VOLUMETRIC POTENTIAL OF RNG PRODUCTION FROM DIVERSE FEEDSTOCKS, EXAMINED THE BROADER IMPLICATIONS FOR GHG EMISSION REDUCTIONS (USING LIFECYCLE EMISSIONS PROTOCOLS), AND ANALYZED THE COST OF RNG PRODUCTION UNDER DIFFERENT ECONOMIC SCENARIOS. 45688 653571 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 18 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 X DOUGLAS C ALLEN 2028247261 400 NORTH CAPITOL STREET NW 450 WASHINGTON DC 20001 DAVID CARROLL TRUSTEE, ENERGY EXECUTIVE & ADVISOR 1.00 X 204000 0 0 KEVIN AKERS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID ANDERSON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 RONALD BRADLEY JR TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARYAM BROWN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 PEDRO CHERRY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAULA GANT TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN HALLER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN HARBERT TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 RUSSELL HARRIS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 TODD JACOBS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK KAHRER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES LAURITO TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD LEGER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT S MCANNALLY FORMER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUSTIN PALFREYMAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT ROWE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN SOMERHALDER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICK STAVROPOULOS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DOUGLAS ALLEN TREASURER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL MURRAY GENERAL COUNSEL 1.00 X 0 0 0 204000 0 0 1 0 1 0 MCR PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS LLC 155 N PFINGTON ROAD SUITE 155 DEERFIELD IL 60015 CONSULTANT 326000 DAVID C CARROLL 470 W SEMINARY AVENUE WHEATON IL 60187 CONSULTANT 204000 CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND INTERNATIONAL S 1616 RHODE ISLAND AVENUE NW WASHINGTON DC 20036 CONSULTANT 140000 3 560500 560500 85 85 560585 0 0 85 204000 204000 76000 47645 28355 13650 13650 7430 7430 8349 8349 7960 7960 21950 21950 1194 1194 RESEARCH STUDIES 605926 605926 FILING FEES 1650 1650 948109 653571 294538 0 839305 515670 40000 500 0 1481 11935 11935 1193 0 880498 517651 55028 81326 9179 7558 64207 88884 X 776291 328767 40000 100000 816291 428767 880498 517651 -387524 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 461000 510000 501000 335000 560500 2367500 461000 510000 501000 335000 560500 2367500 1119761 1247739 558 55 68 78 85 844 2368344 0.52680 0.56270 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 11935 11935 0 0 DUE TO AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION 7558 7558 579009 18424 18424 560585 0 560585 966533 18424 18424 948109 0 948109 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DAVID CARROLL TRUSTEE, ENERGY EXECUTIVE & ADVISOR 204000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 204000 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B AMERICAN GAS FOUNDATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF ITS GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B AMERICAN GAS FOUNDATION'S FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE CPA FIRM. A DRAFT FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE TREASURER, AND OTHERS. THE TREASURER CIRCULATES THE COMMENTS TO THE REVIEW GROUP AND INCORPORATES CORRECTIONS INTO THE 990. THE FINAL DRAFT IS THEN PREPARED AND PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE AMERICAN GAS FOUNDATION (FOUNDATION) CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY TO THE BOARD AND INFORMS THEM 1) THAT THEY MUST SUBORDINATE PERSONAL, BUSINESS, THIRD-PARTY AND OTHER INTERESTS TO THE WELFARE AND BEST INTEREST OF THE FOUNDATION; 2) THAT THEY MUST DISCLOSE ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS TO THE BOARD ON THE ANNUAL DISCLOSURE FORM AND HAVE A CONTINUING OBLIGATION TO DO SO THROUGHOUT THE YEAR; 3) THAT THEY MAY CONSULT FOUNDATION COUNSEL; 4) THAT DISINTERESTED BOARD MEMBERS WILL DETERMINE WHETHER RECUSAL FROM DEBATES OR VOTING ON THE MATTER IS REQUIRED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AMERICAN GAS FOUNDATION (FOUNDATION) MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ELECTRONICALLY UPON REQUEST UNDER "CONTACT US" ON THE FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE (WWW.GASFOUNDATION.ORG). FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: AMERICAN GAS FOUNDATION'S OVERSIGHT AND SELECTION PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR TAX YEAR.