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Nonprofit · EIN 53-0182304

NATIONAL PETROLEUM COUNCIL

Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20005

Financials

$5.1M$6M2023$5.4M$6.4M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of NATIONAL PETROLEUM COUNCIL by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$5,413,719$6,350,281-$936,562$14,000,432$12,120,077$1,880,355
December 31, 2023990$5,120,801$5,965,817-$845,016$13,062,006$11,184,596$1,877,410
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$5,315,786
Program service revenue
$94
Investment income
$97,839
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$1,618,085
Other salaries and wages
$1,422,605
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$4,706,240
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$23,709
Accounting fees
$67,877
Occupancy
$380,666
Travel
$11,484
Depreciation
$9,954

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$13,062,006
Total assets, end of year
$14,000,432
Total liabilities, end of year
$12,120,077
Net assets, end of year
$1,880,355
Land, buildings and equipment
$29,297
Net assets without donor restrictions
$1,880,355
Gross receipts
$5,413,719
Employees
11
Volunteers
198
Year formed
1946
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
MARSHALL W NICHOLSEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/SECRETARY
Officer
40$742,176$207,583
JOHN H GUY IVDEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Key employee
40$513,463$154,863
JAMES SLUTZSENIOR COMMITTEE OPERATION
Highest-paid employee
40$320,058$88,268
STEPHEN NEWSTEDTFINANCE MANAGER
Highest-paid employee
40$200,171$60,437
PAMELA K DUNNINGEXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
Highest-paid employee
40$185,780$53,792
ARTHUR CADEAUXSENIOR DESIGNER
Highest-paid employee
40$147,524$60,356
CARLA BYRDINFORMATION COORDINATOR
Highest-paid employee
40$132,330$64,896
ALAN ARMSTRONGCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
RYAN M LANCEVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JENNIFER M GRANHOLMSECY OF ENERGY/CO-CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 10 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
MARSHALL W NICHOLSEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/SECRETARY
Officer
40$718,950$198,996
JOHN H GUY IVDEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Key employee
40$508,393$150,428
JAMES SLUTZSENIOR COMMITTEE OPERATION
Highest-paid employee
40$310,758$80,039
STEPHEN NEWSTEDTFINANCE MANAGER
Highest-paid employee
40$186,050$57,814
PAMELA K DUNNINGEXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
Highest-paid employee
40$173,782$52,409
ARTHUR CADEAUXSENIOR DESIGNER
Highest-paid employee
40$141,522$63,455
CARLA BYRDINFORMATION COORDINATOR
Highest-paid employee
40$128,828$60,746
DARREN WOODSCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ALAN ARMSTRONGVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JENNIFER M GRANHOLMSECY OF ENERGY/CO-CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
STE 300, WASHINGTON, DC 20005-0000
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
MARSHALL NICHOLS, 1101 VERMONT AVE NW 300, WASHINGTON, DC 20005
Signed the 990
MARSHALL NICHOLS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(202) 393-6100
Return prepared by
JOHNSON LAMBERT LLP

Mission

THE SOLE PURPOSE OF THE NATIONAL PETROLEUM COUNCIL IS TO ADVISE, INFORM, AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS IN WRITING AS REQUESTED BY THE SECRETARY OF ENERGY WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTER RELATING TO OIL AND GAS OR TO THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRIES.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • IN 2024, THE NATIONAL PETROLEUM COUNCIL'S (NPC) PRIMARY ACTIVITIES WERE ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMPLETION OF TWO NPC STUDIES CONDUCTED IN RESPONSE TO REQUESTS FROM THE SECRETARY OF ENERGY AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF POTENTIAL FUTURE STUDY TOPICS TO DISCUSS IN 2025 WITH THE INCOMING ADMINISTRATION.HYDROGEN ENERGY STUDYBY LETTER DATED NOVEMBER 8, 2021, SECRETARY GRANHOLM FORMALLY REQUESTED THE NPC TO UNDERTAKE "A STUDY ON THE DEPLOYMENT OF LOW AND ZERO CARBON HYDROGEN ENERGY AT SCALE THROUGH THE ENTIRE VALUE CHAIN." DURING 2022, THE NPC ORGANIZED STUDY TEAMS, HELD STUDY GROUP MEETINGS, CONDUCTED STUDY ANALYSES, AND DEVELOPED A REPORT OUTLINE ON THIS TOPIC. MOST OF THE STUDY GROUP MEETING AND ANALYSES ACTIVITIES WERE CONDUCTED DURING 2023, INVOLVING APPROXIMATELY 300 PARTICIPANTS. THE STUDY WAS COMPLETED, AND THE REPORT WAS APPROVED AT THE APRIL 23, 2024, NPC MEETING WITH PRINTING OF THE SUMMARY VOLUME AND POST-APPROVAL REPORT OUTREACH/COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES BEING CONDUCTED THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF 2024. PRINTING OF THE FULL-VOLUME REPORT WILL FOLLOW IN 2025. GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG) EMISSIONS STUDYBY LETTER DATED APRIL 22, 2022, SECRETARY GRANHOLM FORMALLY REQUESTED THE NPC TO UNDERTAKE "A STUDY THAT DEFINES PATHWAYS AND PRIORITIZES OPTIONS FOR GHG EMISSIONS REDUCTION ACROSS THE U.S. NATURAL GAS VALUE CHAIN." DURING THE REMAINDER OF 2022, THE NPC ORGANIZED STUDY TEAMS, HELD STUDY GROUP MEETINGS, CONDUCTED STUDY ANALYSES, AND DEVELOPED A REPORT OUTLINE ON THIS TOPIC. MOST OF THE STUDY GROUP MEETING AND ANALYSES ACTIVITIES WERE CONDUCTED DURING 2023, INVOLVING OVER 200 PARTICIPANTS. THE STUDY WAS COMPLETED IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2024 AND THE FINAL REPORT WAS APPROVED AT THE APRIL 23, 2024, NPC MEETING. PRINTING OF THE SUMMARY VOLUME AND POST-APPROVAL REPORT OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES WERE CONDUCTED THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF 2024. THE FULL REPORT VOLUMES WILL BE PRINTED IN 2025. POTENTIAL FUTURE STUDY TOPICSDURING THE APRIL 2024 NPC MEETING, DOE REQUESTED THE COUNCIL TO DEVELOP A LIST AND SUMMARY SCOPE OF POTENTIAL NEW STUDY TOPICS TO DISCUSS WITH THE NEXT ADMINISTRATION. A REPORT ON POTENTIAL STUDY TOPICS WAS COMPLETED IN LATE 2024.

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
53-0182304
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
1947
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$14,000,432
Income (IRS master file)
$5,413,719

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$5,413,719$6,350,281$14,000,432XML
990December 2023$5,120,801$5,965,817$13,062,006XML
990December 2022$4,977,923$5,353,158$13,950,382IRS
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 53-0182304).

Questions about NATIONAL PETROLEUM COUNCIL

What is the EIN of NATIONAL PETROLEUM COUNCIL?
The employer identification number (EIN) of NATIONAL PETROLEUM COUNCIL is 53-0182304.
Is NATIONAL PETROLEUM COUNCIL tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1947.
Are donations to NATIONAL PETROLEUM COUNCIL tax-deductible?
No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does NATIONAL PETROLEUM 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 NATIONAL PETROLEUM 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 NATIONAL PETROLEUM 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 NATIONAL PETROLEUM COUNCIL?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names MARSHALL NICHOLS.
Who are the officers and directors of NATIONAL PETROLEUM COUNCIL?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 10 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $742,176 (MARSHALL W NICHOLS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/SECRETARY).
How much revenue does NATIONAL PETROLEUM COUNCIL have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $5,413,719, expenses of $6,350,281 and total assets of $14,000,432 at year end.

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