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Pods Association INC

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Houston, TX501(c)(6)Community Development EIN 84-1572421Latest return filed Apr 6, 2026

On file with the IRSpods.orgPo Box 425, 77001-0425 · Houston, TXTax-exempt since May 2004

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A worldwide membership organization whose primary purpose is to promote standards in the storage and exchange of data in the oil and gas pipeline industry.

501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
63¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $79K a year · 18% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
63%
of spending
Worth a look: 63% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$0
-100% vs prior year
Spent
$626K
To programs
63%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$0
FY2025▼ -100%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$471K
FY2021$321K
FY2022$634K
FY2023$567K
FY2024$671K
FY2025$0
Expenses
$626K
FY2025▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$457K
FY2021$409K
FY2022$533K
FY2023$545K
FY2024$569K
FY2025$626K
Net assets
$0
FY2025▼ -100%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$210K
FY2021$122K
FY2022$223K
FY2023$258K
FY2024$362K
FY2025$0

From the FY2025 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2004.

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

Where the money goes

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $396K Management & general 37% · $230K

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

12 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Paul Herrmann
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tad Nowicki
Asst Treasurer/Secretar
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chad Hultman
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rick Roberts
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jeff Allen
Director
$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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Promotes data storage and exchange standards for the oil and gas pipeline industry.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

A hub for thought leadership, networking, data standards, and information via resources such as our learning management system and education library, scholarships, curated free live data layers, federal and state specific regulatory updates, and industry specific technical solutions.

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$0
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$644K
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Money outPt IX
$626K
Ln 25
Programscol B$396K
Managementcol C$230K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$424K
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$644K
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Total revenueLn 12$0
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$110K
SavingsLn 2$314K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$424K
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$350K$424K
Total assetsLn 16$350K$424K
LiabilitiesLn 26−$11K$13
Net assetsLn 32$362K$423K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$71K$35K$35K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$16K$8K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$413$207$206
Information technologyLn 14$6K$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$4K$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$174K$170K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$344K$172K$172K
All other expensesLn 24e$11K$6K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$626K$396K$230K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 6, 2026 $0$626K−$626K$0 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Apr 30, 2025 $671K$569K$102K$362K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Sep 9, 2024 $567K$545K$22K$258K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jun 19, 2023 $634K$533K$101K$223K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 7, 2022 $321K$409K−$88K$122K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 $471K$457K$14K$210K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $0 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $668,031$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,224$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,174$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $671,429$0
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $569,002$625,815
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $569,002$625,815
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $102,427−$625,815
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $687,724 across 4 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $602,724 · Excluded from tax $40,885$643,609
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $16,509$16,509
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $27,606$27,606
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $646,839 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $40,885$687,724
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $625,815 across 9 lines filed
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $35,498 · Management $35,498$70,996
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,903 · Management $7,903$15,806
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $207 · Management $206$413
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,873 · Management $2,873$5,746
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,960 · Management $1,960$3,920
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $169,839 · Management $3,827$173,666
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $172,080 · Management $172,077$344,157
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,556 · Management $5,555$11,111
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $395,916 · Management $229,899 · Fundraising $0$625,815
Part X · Balance sheet $423,502 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $275,591$109,873
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $74,721$313,629
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $350,312$423,502
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year −$11,268$13
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year −$11,268$13
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $361,580$423,489
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $350,312$423,502
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$0
XI-2 Total expenses$625,815
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$625,815
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$361,580
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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