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Nonprofit · EIN 13-0433430

AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE

Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20001

Financials

$267.6M$258.3M2023$252.3M$255.4M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$252,327,496$255,421,069-$3,093,573$109,879,063$108,642,792$1,236,271
December 31, 2023990$267,555,487$258,316,481$9,239,006$122,917,046$133,697,455-$10,780,409
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$0
Program service revenue
$217,973,539
Investment income
$2,493,564
Royalties
$31,430,639
Net gain from sales of assets
-$383,353
Other revenue
$31,860,393

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$305,380
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$12,218,000
Other salaries and wages
$53,149,996
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$82,080,228
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$11,306,722
Accounting fees
$235,867
Occupancy
$6,037,516
Travel
$9,105,819
Depreciation
$3,183,681

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$122,917,046
Total assets, end of year
$109,879,063
Total liabilities, end of year
$108,642,792
Net assets, end of year
$1,236,271
Land, buildings and equipment
$13,626,893
Publicly traded securities
$33,993,794
Net assets without donor restrictions
$1,236,271
Gross receipts
$268,010,806
Employees
372
Volunteers
20,000
Year formed
1919
State of legal domicile
DC

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
MICHAEL J SOMMERSPRESIDENT AND CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
40$5,131,620$1,021,758
AMANDA E EVERSOLEEXECUTIVE VP & CHIEF ADVOCACY OFFR
Key employee
40$1,431,855$249,106
SHANNON DIBARISENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND COO
Officer
40$838,039$242,133
ROLF W HANSONVP, STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
Highest-paid employee
40$651,276$349,697
ANCHAL S LIDDARSENIOR VP, GLOBAL INDUSTRY SERVICES
Key employee
40$767,797$162,011
JOHN P WAGNERVP, DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL
Highest-paid employee
40$735,899$184,446
RYAN P MEYERSSR. VP, GENERAL COUNSEL, CORP SECY
Officer
40$724,949$102,757
DUSTIN MEYERSR VP, POLICY, ECONOMICS & REG AFFRS
Key employee
40$594,679$92,509
ROBIN RORICKVP, MIDSTREAM POLICY
Highest-paid employee
40$441,023$192,190
STEPHEN COMSTOCKVP & SR. COUNSELOR (UNTIL 10/2024)
Highest-paid employee
40$469,816$17,948
KRISTIN WESTMORELANDVP AND CHIEF OF STAFF
Highest-paid employee
40$444,976$37,856
AMY KRIZVP AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Key employee
40$322,809$29,875
MEGAN B BLOOMGRENSR VP COMMUNICATIONS (UNTIL 6/2024)
Key employee
40$274,615$45,768
KEVIN SLAGLESENIOR VP, COMMUNICATIONS
Key employee
40$172,292$13,428
JOHN B HESSCHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
47 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
GRETCHEN H WATKINSBOARD MEMBER & CHAIR FIN CMTE
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
ORLANDO ALVAREZBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ALAN S ARMSTRONGBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
WILLIE CHIANGBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JOHN J CHRISTMANNBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
GREGORY L EBELBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
SANDY ESSLEMONTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
W RANDALL FOWLERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ANN G FOXBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JACK A FUSCOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
CHRIS GOLDENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MIKE J HENNIGANBOARD MEMBER - LEFT NOV 2024
Trustee or director
0.5$0
STEPHEN L HIGHTOWERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
VICKI HOLLUBBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
W HERBERT HUNTBOARD MEMBER - LEFT APR 2024
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ROGER HUTSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ROGER JENKINSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
THOMAS E JORDENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
TRACY W KROHNBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
RYAN M LANCEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MATTHEW LANIGANBOARD MEMBER - LEFT JAN 2024
Trustee or director
0.5$0
RODERICK D LARSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MARK E LASHIERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
OLIVIER LE PEUCHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MELANIE LITTLEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MARYANN MANNENBOARD MEMBER - START NOV 2024
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JEFFREY W MARTINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
BRENDAN MCCRACKENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JEFF MILLERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
RICHARD E MUNCRIEFBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JOSEBA MURILLASBOARD MEMBER - START NOV 2024
Trustee or director
0.5$0
PIERCE H NORTONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MEG E O'NEILLBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DOUGLAS J PFERDEHIRTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
FRANCOIS POIRIERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
CHRISTINE RESLERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
FERDINANDO RIGARDOBOARD MEMBER - LEFT SEP 2024
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JEFFREY RINKERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
LORENZO SIMONELLIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
TRAVIS D STICEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
LEE TILLMANBOARD MEMBER - LEFT NOV 2024
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MICHAEL UREBOARD MEMBER - LEFT OCT 2024
Trustee or director
0.5$0
RICHARD VOORBERGBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
BILL WAYBOARD MEMBER - LEFT SEP 2024
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MICHAEL K WIRTHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DARREN W WOODSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
KAREN B WRIGHTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 59 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
MICHAEL J SOMMERSPRESIDENT AND CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
40$9,862,747$864,324
AMANDA E EVERSOLEEXECUTIVE VP & CHIEF ADVOCACY OFFR
Key employee
40$2,089,429$239,177
SHANNON DIBARISR VP, BUS OPERATIONS & STRATEGY
Officer
40$714,007$271,047
JOHN P WAGNERVP & DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL
Highest-paid employee
40$649,221$189,211
ANCHAL S LIDDARSR VP, GLOBAL -INDUSTRY SERVICES
Key employee
40$685,791$141,436
RYAN P MEYERSSR VP & CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER
Officer
40$695,046$126,322
MEGAN B BLOOMGRENSR VP, COMMUNICATIONS
Key employee
40$671,783$133,118
ROLF W HANSONVP, STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
Highest-paid employee
40$652,266$151,934
LANCE WESTVP, FEDERAL RELATIONS
Highest-paid employee
40$523,376$38,230
STEPHEN COMSTOCKVP AND SENIOR COUNSELOR
Highest-paid employee
40$408,256$148,219
ROBIN RORICKVP, MIDSTREAM POLICY
Highest-paid employee
40$433,393$104,208
DUSTIN MEYERSR VP, POLICY, ECONOMICS & REG AFFRS
Key employee
40$438,830$75,057
FRANK MACCHIAROLASR VP, POLICY, ECONOMICS & REG AFFRS
Key employee
40$260,639$27,504
AMY KRIZVP AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Key employee
40$229,052$20,432
MICHAEL K WIRTHCHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
JOHN J CHRISTMANNBOARD MEMBER & CHAIR FIN CMTE
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
ORLANDO ALVAREZBOARD MEMBER - START OCT 2023
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ALAN S ARMSTRONGBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
WILLIE CHIANGBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
GREGORY L EBELBOARD MEMBER - START MAR 2023
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
SANDY ESSLEMONTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
W RANDALL FOWLERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ANN G FOXBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JACK A FUSCOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
CHRIS GOLDENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MIKE J HENNIGANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JOHN B HESSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
STEPHEN L HIGHTOWERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
VICKI HOLLUBBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
W HERBERT HUNTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ROGER HUTSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ROGER W JENKINSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
THOMAS E JORDENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
TRACY W KROHNBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
RYAN M LANCEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MATTHEW LANIGANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
RODERICK D LARSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MARK E LASHIERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DAVID LAWLERBOARD MEMBER - LEFT OCT 2023
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
OLIVIER LE PEUCHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MELANIE LITTLEBOARD MEMBER - START MAR 2023
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JEFFREY W MARTINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
BRENDAN MCCRACKENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JEFF MILLERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
RICHARD E MUNCRIEFBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MEG E O'NEILLBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DOUGLAS J PFERDEHIRTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
FRANCOIS POIRIERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
FERDINANDO RIGARDOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JEFFREY RINKERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
LORENZO SIMONELLIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
TRAVIS D STICEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ARJA TALAKARBOARD MEMBER - LEFT MAY 2023
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
LEE M TILLMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MICHAEL P UREBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
GRETCHEN H WATKINSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
BILL WAYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DARREN W WOODSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
KAREN B WRIGHTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
200 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW STE 1100, WASHINGTON, DC 20001-5571
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
MICHAEL J SOMMERS, 200 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW 1100, WASHINGTON, DC 20001
Signed the 990
AMY KRIZ, VICE PRESIDENT & CFO
Phone
(202) 682-8000
Return prepared by
CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP

Mission

THE MISSION OF AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE (API) IS TO PROMOTE SAFETY ACROSS THE INDUSTRY GLOBALLY AND TO INFLUENCE PUBLIC POLICY IN SUPPORT OF A STRONG, VIABLE U.S. OIL AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • ADVOCACY - API SPEAKS FOR THE OIL AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY TO THE PUBLIC, CONGRESS, THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH, STATE GOVERNMENTS AND THE MEDIA. API NEGOTIATES WITH REGULATORY AGENCIES, REPRESENTS THE INDUSTRY IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS, PARTICIPATES IN COALITIONS AND WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER ASSOCIATIONS TO ACHIEVE OUR MEMBERS' PUBLIC POLICY GOALS.
  • RESEARCH & STATISTICS - API CONDUCTS OR SPONSORS ANALYSIS AND RESEARCH IN SUPPORT OF FREE MARKETS, INFORMS COST-EFFECTIVE REGULATION, AND PROMOTES ECONOMIC GROWTH. WE COLLECT, MAINTAIN AND PUBLISH STATISTICS AND DATA ON ALL ASPECTS OF U.S. INDUSTRY OPERATIONS, INCLUDING SUPPLY AND DEMAND FOR VARIOUS PRODUCTS, IMPORTS AND EXPORTS, DRILLING ACTIVITIES AND COSTS, AND WELL COMPLETIONS. THIS DATA PROVIDES TIMELY INDICATORS OF INDUSTRY TRENDS. API'S WEEKLY STATISTICAL BULLETIN IS THE MOST RECOGNIZED PUBLICATION, WIDELY REPORTED BY THE MEDIA.
  • STANDARDS - SINCE 1924, API HAS LED THE DEVELOPMENT OF MORE THAN 800 PETROLEUM, NATURAL GAS AND PETROCHEMICAL EQUIPMENT AND OPERATING STANDARDS. THESE REFLECT THE INDUSTRY'S COLLECTIVE EXPERTISE AND ACCEPTED GOOD PRACTICES. ADDRESSING EVERYTHING FROM DRILL BITS TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, THEY ADVANCE SAFETY, EFFICIENCY AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY. API STANDARDS ARE RECOGNIZED WORLDWIDE FOR THEIR TECHNICAL RIGOR AND GLOBAL IMPACT, WITH MANY INCORPORATED INTO FEDERAL AND STATE REGULATIONS. DEVELOPED THROUGH A CONSENSUS-DRIVEN PROCESS ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE (ANSI), THEY ARE THE MOST WIDELY CITED STANDARDS BY THE INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY COMMUNITY.
  • CERTIFICATION - EACH DAY, THE OIL AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY DEPENDS ON EQUIPMENT TO PRODUCE, REFINE AND DISTRIBUTE ITS PRODUCTS. THE EQUIPMENT USES ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY, ALLOWING THE INDUSTRY TO OPERATE IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SAFE AND EFFICIENT MANNER. API'S STANDARDS SUPPORT THAT EFFORT, PROVIDING TECHNICAL GUIDANCE THAT ALIGNS WITH INDUSTRY GOOD PRACTICES, BUT API'S ROLE EXTENDS BEYOND PUBLISHING TECHNICAL DOCUMENTS. THROUGH ITS CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS, API PROVIDES A STRUCTURED, VERIFIABLE WAY FOR COMPANIES TO DEMONSTRATE CONFORMANCE TO THOSE STANDARDSAND TO BUILD CREDIBILITY IN A HIGH-STAKES, HIGHLY SCRUTINIZED INDUSTRY.
  • EVENTS AND TRAINING - API ORGANIZES SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCES AND SYMPOSIA ON PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES. THROUGH API-U, WE PROVIDE TRAINING MATERIALS TO HELP PEOPLE IN THE OIL AND NATURAL GAS BUSINESS MEET REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS AND INDUSTRY STANDARDS.
  • SAFETY - THE CENTER FOR OFFSHORE SAFETY IS AN INDUSTRY SPONSORED PROGRAM THAT WAS ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE TOOLS, PEER LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, GOOD PRACTICES AND SUPPORT FOR COMPANIES OPERATING ON THE U.S. OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF. API'S SYSTEM PROGRAMS SAFETY ASSESSMENTS, INCLUDING THE PROCESS SAFETY SITE ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (PSSAP) AND THE PIPELINE SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (SMS) ASSESSMENT PROGRAM, PROVIDE FOR INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT BY CREDIBLE, THIRD-PARTY SAFETY EXPERTS OF A REFINERY'S (PSSAP) OR AN OPERATOR'S (PIPELINE SMS) SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS BASED UPON API'S STANDARDS AND RECOMMENDED PRACTICES.

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
13-0433430
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
1938
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$109,879,063
Income (IRS master file)
$268,010,806

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$252,327,496$255,421,069$109,879,063XML
990December 2023$267,555,487$258,316,481$122,917,046XML
990December 2022$239,392,392$241,637,261$119,268,843IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990December 2017–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 13-0433430).

Questions about AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE

What is the EIN of AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE?
The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE is 13-0433430.
Is AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1938.
Are donations to AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE tax-deductible?
No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names MICHAEL J SOMMERS.
Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 62 people; 14 received compensation from the organization, the highest $5,131,620 (MICHAEL J SOMMERS, PRESIDENT AND CEO).
How much revenue does AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $252,327,496, expenses of $255,421,069 and total assets of $109,879,063 at year end.

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