Minnesota Propane Association

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Zimmerman, MN501(c)(6)Since 1948EIN 41-0838935

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Seek ways to promote propane to the public as a fuel of choice; provide training and safety material to propane industry; promote safe practices to propane consumers; monitor regulatory and legislative initiatives effecting the propane industry.

82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $137K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1.3M
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$62K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.9M
-10% vs prior year
Spent
$1.9M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.9M
FY2024▼ -10%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$2.1M
FY2024$1.9M
Expenses
$1.9M
FY2024▼ -12%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$2.1M
FY2024$1.9M
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2024▲ +3%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2024$1.4M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 1961.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $1.5M Management & general 18% · $337K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

18 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Exec. Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
2nd VP
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Promotes propane as a fuel, trains industry professionals, educates consumers on safety, and monitors related regulations.

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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Information Services

Relevant information is distributed to the various entities of the propane industry. Produces a bi-weekly news brief email and maintains a web site to enhance the coordination and timeliness of communications with its members and others associated with the propane industry.

Pt IX · col B
02

Education

Increases the knowledge and understanding of the safe and proper utilization of propane in the propane industry and among consumers with emphasis on transportation, installation and consumer use of propane and propane equipment by creating, organizing and sponsoring a variety of technical and regulatory programs.

Pt IX · col B
03

Government Affairs

Protect the general well-being of the energy consuming public by working with state legislative and regulatory officials to institute legislative and regulatory requirements within the propane industry for the creation of safe and efficient operating systems.

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1.3M

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$596K
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Money outPt IX
$1.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.5M
Managementcol C$337K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$620K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$62K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$596K
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$16K
Total revenueLn 12$1.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$246K
SavingsLn 2$373K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$620K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$775K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$62K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$565K$620K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$805K$775K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$82K$62K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$152K$152K
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$37K$37K
Office expensesLn 13$19K$2K$17K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$22K$22K
TravelLn 17$17K$12K$5K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$87K$87K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$70K$69K$552
InsuranceLn 23$9K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.3M$1.3M
All other expensesLn 24e$201K$80K$120K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.9M$1.5M$337K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $2.1M$2.1M$3K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.7M$2.7M$1K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.7M$1.7M−$25K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.5M$1.4M$100K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.1M$1.5M$607K$1.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (5 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,921,112 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,712,694$1,321,624
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $404,637$595,655
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $18,038−$548
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $7,394$4,381
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,142,763$1,921,112
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,139,906$1,876,313
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,139,906$1,876,313
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,857$44,799
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,921,112 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $5,381 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,321,624
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,321,624
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $573,750 · Unrelated business $15,080$588,830
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $15,817$15,817
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$16,365−$16,365
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $5,825$5,825
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $585,852 · Unrelated business $13,636$1,921,112
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,876,313 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management feesManagement $151,600$151,600
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,955$9,955
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $37,121$37,121
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,914 · Management $16,964$18,878
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $2,465$2,465
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $21,827$21,827
IX-17 TravelPrograms $12,230 · Management $4,589$16,819
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $87,357$87,357
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $69,056 · Management $552$69,608
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $8,879$8,879
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,251,242$1,251,242
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $80,242 · Management $120,320$200,562
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,539,162 · Management $337,151 · Fundraising $0$1,876,313
Part X · Balance sheet $1,426,323 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $207,528$246,313
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $357,571$373,388
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,153$6,191
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $10,658$8,294
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $18,583$17,143
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $805,466$774,994
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,401,959$1,426,323
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,706$15,682
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $40,408$41,788
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $35,370$4,579
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $82,484$62,049
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,319,475$1,364,274
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,401,959$1,426,323
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,364,274 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,921,112
XI-2 Total expenses$1,876,313
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$44,799
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,319,475
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,364,274

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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