2025-08-08T12:41:20-05:00 2024-12-31 351178661 BLUE & CO LLC 250 WEST MAIN STREET SUITE 2900 LEXINGTON KY 40507 990 2024-01-01 251385547 ENERGY & MINERAL LAW FOUNDATION ENER 8592310287 2365 HARRODSBURG ROAD B215 LEXINGTON KY 40504 ANNA FLETCHER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8592310287 2025-08-07 1 1 RICK SHIELDS CPA P00852717 8592531100 2025-08-07 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ANNA FLETCHER 2365 HARRODSBURG ROAD B215 LEXINGTON KY 40504 458300 0 X WWW.EMLF.ORG X 1980 PA SERVE AS A PROVIDER OF EDUCATION AND INFORMATION ON ENERGY, MINERAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES LAW. 141 141 2 140 0 0 147699 160559 259406 277241 15633 15644 5123 4856 427861 458300 66296 60328 0 0 220654 226957 0 0 0 214537 220514 501487 507799 -73626 -49499 2076071 2206671 0 0 2076071 2206671 X THE ENERGY & MINERAL LAW FOUNDATION IS A NATIONAL NONPROFIT EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT FOSTERS THE STUDY OF THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS RELATED TO NATURAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AND ENERGY USE. THE FOUNDATION IS AN ACCREDITED PROVIDER OF MANDATORY CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AAPL, AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL RECERTIFICATION CREDITS. EMLF PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION, PROGRAM PLANNING, PUBLIC SPEAKING, AND PUBLISHING OF ORIGINAL WORK. 0 0 412045 60328 277241 THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING ON THE LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY LAW. THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAMS QUALIFY FOR MANDATORY CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION (MCLE) IN APPROXIMATELY 25 STATES, ENABLING ATTORNEYS TO MAINTAIN THEIR LICENSE TO PRACTICE LAW WHILE STUDYING IN THEIR PRACTICE AREA. DURING THE YEAR THE ORGANIZATION HAD 6 IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL PROGRAMS IN 2024 FOR A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 600 PARTICIPANTS. 412045 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 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 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 141 141 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 KY PA X X THE ORGANIZATION 8592310287 2365 HARRODSBURG ROAD B215 LEXINGTON KY 40504 TRAVIS L BRANNON PRESIDENT AND TRUSTEE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 STEFANIE L BURT VICE PRESIDENT AND TRUSTEE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ARMANDO F BENINCASA SECRETARY AND TRUSTEE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DREW MCCALLISTER TREASURER AND TRUSTEE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KEVIN C ABBOTT TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 J TYLER ADKINS TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 JAMES ADKINS TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 MARK ADKINS TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 RENEE V ANDERSON TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 NICOLLE SNYDER BAGNELL TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN G BARKER TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY J BATTAGLIA TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 KATHY G BECKETT TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 ANNE C BLANKENSHIP TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 RICHARD J BOLEN TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 KATRINA N BOWERS TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 JOHN T BOYD II TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 JESSICA BRISENDINE TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 AARON M BRUGGEMAN TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW F BURGER TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 AA MOORE CAPITO TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 DAVID CARLSON TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 MAUREEN D CARMAN TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 SEAN CASSIDY TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 JAMIE CHAPMAN TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 ROGER S CHRISTENSON II TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 CAROLINE PITT CLARK TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 KEVIN L COLOSIMO TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 CHARLES A COMPTON TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH P CONGLETON TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 DANIEL P CRAIG TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 TIFFANY A CULP TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 CHARLES B CHUD DOLLISON TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 KEVIN K DOUGLASS TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 JONATHAN ELLIS TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH B ELMORE TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 STANTON D ERNEST TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 ERIK FARGO TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 SHARON O FLANERY TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 SANDRA K FRALEY TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 BRITT A FREUND TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 ANDREW F GANN JR TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 SHEILA NOLAN GARTLAND TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM T GORTON III TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 RICHARD L GOTTLIEB TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 EDWARD M GREEN TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 STEVEN M GREEN TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 KAREN J GREENWELL TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY W GRESHAM TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY J HAGERTY TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 MEGAN S HAINES TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 KEITH A HALL TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 ROGER G HANSHAW TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 FRANK B HARRINGTON TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 M SHANE HARVEY TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 MARK E HEATH TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 GUY W HENSLEY TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM M HERLIHY TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 KARA H HERRNSTEIN TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER J HICKS TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 AMBER NISBET HODGDON TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN M HODGES TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 WARREN J HOFFMANN TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 NATALIE N JEFFERIS TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 BENITA KAHN TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 JIM KANE TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 CLAY K KELLER TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 ROBERT KELLY II TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 WHITNEY R KERNS TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 MELANIE J KILPATRICK TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 J THOMAS LANE TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 R CLAY LARKIN TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 DAVID J LAURENT TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 ALEXANDRIA LAY TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 LUKE LIBEN TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 R RAY LOVEJOY II TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 SHAUN LUNDY TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 ERIN E MAGEE TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 I BOBBY MAJUMDER TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 GARY MCCOLLUM TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 STEVEN P MCGOWAN TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY B MCGRANOR TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 ROBERT G MCLUSKY TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 THOMAS C MEANS TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY M MILLER TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 LESLIE MILLER-STOVER TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL MOORE TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 R HENRY MOORE TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 C DAVID MORRISON TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 TODD MYERS TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER H NAHLEY TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 KIRSTEN L NATHANSON TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 TROY NICHOLS TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 ROGER L NICHOLSON TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 C BARRY OSBORNE TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 GREGORY J OSSI TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 TAMMY J OWEN TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 ASHLEY C PACK TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 JESSE PARRISH TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 JEFFREY K PHILLIPS TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 R CORDELL PIERCE TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 R NEAL PIERCE TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM A PUSEY TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH E REINHART TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 ALEXANDER J REYES TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 JOHN E RHINE TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 DOUGLAS J RICHARDS TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 DAVID G RIES TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 GREGORY B ROBERTSON TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL L RUSH TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 GREGORY D RUSSELL TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 THOMAS RYAN TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 CHARLES FW SAFFER TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 COURTNEY ROSS SAMFORD TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 BRIDGET SASSON TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 TYSON D SCHWERDTFEGER TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL J SETTINERI TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 CORINNE SIMON TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 ANDREW R SMITH TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 CANDACE B SMITH TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 JOSHUA S SNYDER TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 PAUL K STOCKMAN TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 BARKLEY J STURGILL TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 BENJAMIN M SULLIVAN TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 CHAD J SULLIVAN TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH A TARANTELLI TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 ALLYN G TURNER TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 LAUREN K TURNER TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW S TYREE TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 JEFFREY W WAGNER TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 EDWARD B WEINBERG TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 PETER S WELLINGTON TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 G BRIAN WELLS TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 JUSTIN WERNER TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 MARTHA WIEGAND TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 JOHN WILLIAMS TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 DANIEL W WOLFF TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 ARTHUR M WOLFSON TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE ELMORE WOOTON TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH J ZALUSKI TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 BRIAN D ZOELLER TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 ANNA FLETCHER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 115500 0 28086 115500 0 28086 1 0 0 0 0 160559 160559 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS 541100 164065 164065 MEMBERSHIP DUES 541100 108270 108270 PUBLICATIONS AND PROJE 541100 4906 4906 277241 15644 15644 4856 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36930 127914 11910 1674073 1321862 18931 180346 1521139 0.41333 0.32526 0.26142 0 1 1 31855 31855 0 0 CASH EQUIVALENTS 47077 F WESMARK GOVERNMENT BOND FUND 97653 F WESMARK GROWTH FUND 160161 F 304891 BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN PERPETUAL TRUST 1342830 1342830 PART V, LINE 4: INCOME TO BE USED FOR SCHOLARSHIPS GENERAL OPERATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION. 1 SCHOLARSHIPS 9 30000 TRAVEL GRANTS 19 30328 PART I, LINE 2: BASED ON VARIOUS SUBMITTED FORMS, TRANSCRIPTS, LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION AND REFERENCES. OVERSIGHT IS PERFORMED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. RECIPIENTS ARE SELECTED BY A VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE OF LAW PROFESSORS AND LAWYERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 CERTAIN BOARD MEMBERS ARE PARTNERS IN THE SAME LAW FIRM. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL MAKE PROVISIONS FOR ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP IN THE FOUNDATION, WHICH SHALL BE OPEN TO ALL CORPORATIONS, FIRMS, ATTORNEYS, LANDMEN, LAW AND GRADUATE STUDENTS AND OTHER PERSONS ACTIVE IN NATURAL RESOURCES OR ASSOCIATED WITH THE ENERGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES INDUSTRY. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MAY PROVIDE FOR DIFFERENT CLASSES OF ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP. ANNUAL MEMBERS SHALL NOT HAVE THE POWER TO VOTE UNLESS OTHERWISE DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. DUES, SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS AND ADMISSION FEES, IF ANY, FOR REGULAR, AFFILIATE, AND ANY OTHER CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP WHICH MAY BE CREATED SHALL BE ESTABLISHED, FROM TIME TO TIME, BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND THE PROMPT PAYMENT OF SAME AFTER NOTICE SHALL BE A CONDITION OF CONTINUED MEMBERSHIP UNLESS SUCH DELINQUENCY IS WAIVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A SECTION 1. BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE MANAGEMENT, CONTROL AND GOVERNANCE OF THE FOUNDATION SHALL BE VESTED IN A BOARD OF TRUSTEES (HEREINAFTER INDIVIDUALLY OR COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO AS THE "BOARD OR THE "TRUSTEES") WHICH SHALL HAVE ALL POWERS CONFERRED BY LAW AND THESE BY-LAWS, INCLUDING THE POWER TO REGULATE THE INTERNAL AFFAIRS AND BUSINESS OF THE FOUNDATION IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE. THE TRUSTEES SHALL, IN ALL CASES, ACT AS A BOARD, AND IT MAY ADOPT SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE CONDUCT OF ITS MEETINGS AND THE MANAGEMENT OF THE FOUNDATION AS IT DEEMS PROPER TO THE EXTENT SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS ARE NOT INCONSISTENT WITH THESE BY-LAWS, LAWS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA AND/OR THE UNITED STATES INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. SECTION 2. COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE BOARD SHALL BE COMPOSED OF MEMBERS OF EMLF, REGARDLESS OF MEMBERSHIP TYPE, AND SHALL BE DESIGNATED AS ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: A. TRUSTEES-AT-LARGE. TRUSTEES-AT-LARGE ELECTED TO THE BOARD AT THE REGULAR MEETING WILL SERVE A THREE (3) YEAR TERM, BEGINNING ON JULY 1 AND ENDING ON JUNE 30 OF THE 3RD YEAR, WITH NO LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF SUCCESSIVE TERMS. ALL PAST- PRESIDENTS OF THE FOUNDATION SHALL AUTOMATICALLY BE DEEMED A TRUSTEE-AT-LARGE AND SERVE ON THE BOARD INDEFINITELY OR UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THEY SELF-ELECT TO BECOME AN HONORARY TRUSTEE OR ARE OTHERWISE REMOVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3(B). B. HONORARY TRUSTEES. HONORARY TRUSTEES ELECTED TO THE BOARD AT THE REGULAR MEETING SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO SERVE ON THE BOARD INDEFINITELY OR UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THEY ARE REMOVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE II, SECTION 3(B). HONORARY TRUSTEES SHOULD BE PERSONS WHO HAVE GIVEN SUBSTANTIAL SERVICE TO THE FOUNDATION REGARDLESS OF MEMBERSHIP STATUS. HONORARY TRUSTEES SHALL NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE BUT SHALL HAVE ALL OTHER RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES AFFORDED TO A TRUSTEE-AT-LARGE. C. MEMBER LAW SCHOOL TRUSTEES. EACH LAW SCHOOL WHICH IS A MEMBER OF EMLF (EACH, A "MEMBER LAW SCHOOL") SHALL BE REPRESENTED ON THE BOARD BY ONE INDIVIDUAL FROM THE MEMBER LAW SCHOOL. THE DESIGNATED INDIVIDUAL WILL BE REFERRED TO AS A "LAW SCHOOL TRUSTEE AND SHALL HAVE THE SAME RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES AS A TRUSTEE-AT-LARGE. LAW SCHOOL TRUSTEES MAY BE APPOINTED BY THE MEMBER LAW SCHOOL; HOWEVER, IF THE MEMBER LAW SCHOOL DOES NOT APPOINT A LAW SCHOOL TRUSTEE, A PROFESSOR AT THE MEMBER LAW SCHOOL MAY SELF-APPOINT HIM/HERSELF BY PROVIDING NOTICE TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF HIS/HER WISH TO REPRESENT THE MEMBER LAW SCHOOL. IN ALL INSTANCES, THE APPOINTMENT OF A LAW SCHOOL TRUSTEE BY THE MEMBER LAW SCHOOL WILL CONTROL OVER A SELF-APPOINTMENT. LAW SCHOOL TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO SERVE ON THE BOARD INDEFINITELY, SUBJECT TO ARTICLE II, SECTION 3(B) AND THIS PARAGRAPH. SECTION 3. NOMINATION AND ELECTION TO, AND REMOVAL FROM, BOARD OF TRUSTEES. A. NOMINATIONS AND ELECTION. ANY MEMBER OF EMLF MAY NOMINATE ANOTHER MEMBER TO BE AN HONORARY TRUSTEE OR TRUSTEE-AT-LARGE BY ELECTRONIC MAIL (HEREINAFTER "E-MAIL") TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DURING THE ANNUAL CALL FOR NOMINEES. THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE WILL REVIEW ALL SUBMITTED NAMES ALONG WITH ANY TRUSTEES-AT-LARGE WHOSE THREE-YEAR TERM IS EXPIRING TO DETERMINE WHICH MEMBERS WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD FOR ELECTION. THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE WILL ALSO REVIEW THAT STATUS OF TRUSTEES IDENTIFIED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AS CANDIDATES FOR REMOVAL FROM THE BOARD OR CHANGE OF TRUSTEE DESIGNATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 2(C) OF THIS ARTICLE II AND THIS SECTION. THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ELECTION, RE-ELECTION, REMOVAL AND CHANGE OF TRUSTEE DESIGNATION SHALL BE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL AT THE REGULAR MEETING. THE TERM FOR ALL TRUSTEES ELECTED TO THE BOARD SHALL RUN FROM JULY 1 THRU JUNE 30 OF THE FOLLOWING YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES WILL BE NOTIFIED BY EMAIL THAT THE FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE FOR THEIR REVIEW ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEB SITE. THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS EMPOWERED TO ACT IN THE CAPACITY OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IF THE BOARD IS NOT IN SESSION. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WILL REVIEW THE FORM 990. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C DONE THROUGH COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND BOARD MEETINGS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE ORGANIZATION PERFORMS A PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE OFFICE AND WEB ADMINISTRATOR. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BASES THEIR COMPENSATION RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ON COMPARISONS WITH INDIVIDUALS IN EXECUTIVE POSITIONS WITH COMPARABLE RESPONSIBILITIES AND COMPARABLE PERFORMANCE IN ORGANZATIONS THAT ARE SIMILAR TO THE ENERGY AND MINERAL LAW FOUNDATION. THE COMPENSATION OF THE OFFICE AND WEB ADMINISTRATOR IS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WITH REFERENCE TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S RECOMMENDATION, BASED ON HER PERFORMANCE REVIEW. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND POLICIES AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE AND UPON REQUEST. THE FORM 1023 IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. THE FORM 990S ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND AT WWW2.GUIDESTAR.ORG. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN PERPETUAL TRUST 124,554. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 1 THE METHOD DID NOT CHANGE FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE METHOD DID NOT CHANGE FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. ENERGY AND MINERAL LAW FOUNDATION ENDOWMENT FUND C/O WESBANCO BANK 1 BANK PLAZA WHEELING WV 26003 556108323 ENDOWMENT FUND WV 501(C)(3) PUBLIC CHARITY N/A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0