Nonprofit · EIN 27-2221142
AMERICAN BIOGAS COUNCIL
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20003
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $5,869,178 | $5,362,344 | $506,834 | $5,448,263 | $3,938,747 | $1,509,516 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $4,177,970 | $3,910,551 | $267,419 | $2,520,683 | $1,505,934 | $1,014,749 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $5,450,966
- Investment income
- $142,736
- Other revenue
- $275,476
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $57,029
- Travel
- $275,589
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,520,683
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,448,263
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,938,747
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,509,516
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,509,516
- Gross unrelated business income
- $246,777
- Gross receipts
- $5,869,178
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 43
- Year formed
- 2010
- 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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BERNARD SHEFF | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| PATRICK SERFASS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BRYAN SIEVERS | CO VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RANDY BECK | CO VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CRAIG FREAR | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LAUREN TORETTA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL ANNAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SIVA ARIYAPADI | DIRECTOR (INCOMING 2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NADIM ASHRAF | DIRECTOR (OUTGOING 2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHANNON BAUCOM | DIRECTOR (INCOMING 2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STACI BOGUE-BUCHHOLZ | DIRECTOR (INCOMING 2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREW CASSILLY | DIRECTOR (OUTGOING 2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| IVOR CASTELINO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DON CHAHBAZPOUR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ADAM COMORA | DIRECTOR (INCOMING 2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
29 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN DANNAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRAD DEMAEYER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICH DEROSE | DIRECTOR (INCOMING 2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATRICK FOODY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHAD FRAHM | DIRECTOR (INCOMING 2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RYAN HARB | DIRECTOR (INCOMING 2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT HILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NATHALIE HOFFMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN LANGOLF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SEAN LOCK | DIRECTOR (INCOMING 2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLES LOVE | DIRECTOR (OUTGOING 2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CRAIG MURPHY | DIRECTOR (OUTGOING 2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM MURRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATT NEWSOM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRYAN NUDELBACHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRAD PETERSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRAD PLEIMA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LIZZY REINHOLT | DIRECTOR (INCOMING 2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN SOLOMON | DIRECTOR (INCOMING 2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK STOERMANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHIP STOICOVY | DIRECTOR (OUTGOING 2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN STRUVE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RAJA SWAINDAN | DIRECTOR (INCOMING 2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS THOMAS | DIRECTOR (INCOMING 2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAUREN TURNER | DIRECTOR (OUTGOING 2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELISSA VAN ORNUM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MAX VERNIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| OLIVER WEERASURIYA | DIRECTOR (INCOMING 2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SEAN WINE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 34 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BERNARD SHEFF | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| PATRICK SERFASS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BRYAN SIEVERS | CO VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RANDY BECK | CO VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CRAIG FREAR | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MELISSA VAN ORNUM | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL ANNAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NADIM ASHRAF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREW CASSILLY | DIRECTOR (INCOMING 2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| IVOR CASTELINO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DON CHAHBAZPOUR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN DANNAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRAD DEMAEYER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATRICK FOODY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT HILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NATHALIE HOFFMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHAWN KRELOFF | DIRECTOR (OUTGOING 2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN LANGOLF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLES LOVE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CRAIG MURPHY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM MURRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATT NEWSOM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRYAN NUDELBACHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GAURAV PARIKH | DIRECTOR (INCOMING & OUTGOING 2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CLARKE PAULEY | DIRECTOR (OUTGOING 2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRAD PETERSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRAD PLEIMA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK STOERMANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHIP STOICOVY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN STRUVE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAUREN TORETTA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAUREN TURNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MAX VERNIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SEAN WINE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1126 I ST SE, WASHINGTON, DC 20003-4118
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- PATRICK SERFASS, 1126 I ST SE, WASHINGTON, DC 20003
- Signed the 990
- PATRICK SERFASS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (202) 640-6595
- Return prepared by
- JOHNSON LAMBERT LLP
Mission
THE AMERICAN BIOGAS COUNCIL IS THE VOICE OF THE US BIOGAS INDUSTRY DEDICATED TO MAXIMIZING CARBON REDUCTION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH USING BIOGAS SYSTEMS. WE REPRESENT MORE THAN 400 COMPANIES IN ALL PARTS OF THE BIOGAS SUPPLY CHAIN WHO ARE LEADING THE WAY TO A BETTER FUTURE BY MAXIMIZING ALL THE POSITIVE ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS BIOGAS SYSTEMS OFFER WHEN THEY RECYCLE ORGANIC MATERIAL INTO RENEWABLE ENERGY AND SOIL PRODUCTS.
Program accomplishments
- AMERICAN BIOGAS COUNCIL (ABC) IS ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES, IN PARTICULAR: (A) TO PROMOTE, SPONSOR AND ENGAGE IN RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH THE NEED FOR, AND THE TYPES OF, RESEARCH, PUBLIC POLICY AND ACTIVITIES REQUIRED TO ADVANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND SAFE AND EFFICIENT BEST USE OF ANAEROBIC DIGESTION TECHNOLOGY FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY AND OTHER NONENERGY APPLICATIONS B) TO PROMOTE, SPONSOR AND ENGAGE IN THE DEVELOPMENT, DISSEMINATION AND EXCHANGE OF IDEAS, INFORMATION AND DATA, REGARDING THE DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN MANUFACTURING AND USE OF ANAEROBIC DIGESTION TECHNOLOGY FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY AND OTHER NONENERGY APPLICATIONS (C) TO SEEK, RECEIVE, ADMINISTER AND DISBURSE RESOURCES, INCLUDING GRANTS OR OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS, INTENDED TO ADVANCE THE LAWFUL PURPOSES OF THE CORPORATION (D) TO HOLD MEETINGS AND PROVIDE A FORUM FOR DISCUSSION OF SUBJECTS OF INTEREST TO ITS MEMBERS ENGAGED IN THE MANUFACTURING AND USE OF ANAEROBIC DIGESTION TECHNOLOGY (E) TO ORGANIZE TRADE SHOWS TO DISPLAY AND COMMUNICATE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES OF THE ANAEROBIC DIGESTION INDUSTRY (F) TO MAINTAIN ACTIVE COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS AND PRODUCERS AND USERS OF BIOMASS RESOURCES AND THOSE ENGAGED IN RELATED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT, AND BETWEEN UNITED STATES AND INTERNATIONAL FIRMS INVOLVED IN ANAEROBIC DIGESTION TECHNOLOGY (G) TO EXERCISE ALL THE POWERS AND AUTHORITIES CONFERRED ON CORPORATIONS ORGANIZED UNDER THE ACT THAT ARE NECESSARY OR USEFUL TO EFFECT ANY OF THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH THE CORPORATION IS ORGANIZED, SUBJECT TO ANY APPLICABLE LIMITATIONS IN THE LAWS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OR THESE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 27-2221142
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 2012
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C033)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $5,448,263
- Income (IRS master file)
- $5,869,178
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $5,869,178 | $5,362,344 | $5,448,263 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $4,177,970 | $3,910,551 | $2,520,683 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $2,639,969 | $2,359,664 | $2,932,339 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | 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 27-2221142).
Questions about AMERICAN BIOGAS COUNCIL
- What is the EIN of AMERICAN BIOGAS COUNCIL?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN BIOGAS COUNCIL is 27-2221142.
- Is AMERICAN BIOGAS COUNCIL tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 2012.
- Are donations to AMERICAN BIOGAS COUNCIL tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does AMERICAN BIOGAS COUNCIL 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 BIOGAS COUNCIL 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 BIOGAS COUNCIL 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 BIOGAS COUNCIL?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names PATRICK SERFASS.
- Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN BIOGAS COUNCIL?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 44 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does AMERICAN BIOGAS COUNCIL have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $5,869,178, expenses of $5,362,344 and total assets of $5,448,263 at year end.
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