American Gas Association
The American Gas Association (AGA) is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit business league founded in 1918 that represents more than 200 local energy companies delivering natural gas throughout the United States. Based in Washington, DC, AGA serves as an advocate for natural gas utility companies and their customers. The organization works with member companies that deliver natural gas to more than 77 million residential, commercial, and industrial customers across the country.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing
Total Assets
$56.9M
-1.9% YoY
Annual Giving
$593K
+4.6% YoY
Grant Count
34
+6.3% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$17K
-1.5% YoY
Mission & Focus Areas
AGA's mission centers on helping member natural gas utility companies achieve operational excellence in the safe, reliable, and efficient delivery of natural gas. The organization operates 17 technical committees overseen by a managing committee to enhance the performance of natural gas utilities.
Primary program areas include:
Safety, Operations, Engineering and Security: Improves safety, reliability, and efficiency through sound regulation and legislation, best practices programs, peer-to-peer reviews, forums for information exchange, and development of materials on gas operations, security, environmental issues, underground storage, and other topics related to natural gas delivery.
Membership and Strategic Development: Provides meeting services, corporate secretary and board support, and opportunities for interaction between member companies and the financial community to promote investment opportunities in the industry.
Governmental Affairs and Public Policy: Provides members with information on legislative developments, prepares testimony and filings regarding legislative activities, and lobbies on behalf of the industry and its customers to achieve the Association's advocacy priorities.
Grantmaking
AGA engages in grantmaking with total giving of $593,042 in 2024. Grant funding focuses on Education, Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, and Human Services. Typical award ranges are $5,500–$75,000.
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
AGA's grantmaking priorities are primarily in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Colorado.
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
2024 Financial Data:
- Total Revenue: $42,322,560
- Total Expenses: $42,944,466
- Net Income: -$621,906
- Total Assets: $56,935,833
- Total Liabilities: $25.6M
- Net Assets: $31,379,260
Revenue Composition (2024):
- Program Services: $38,421,692 (90.8%)
- Investment Income: $1,233,350 (2.9%)
- Other sources: 6.3%
Staffing: AGA operates with approximately 104 employees.
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $56,935,833 | $58,063,253 | $59,928,098 |
| Revenue | $42,322,560 | $42,058,362 | $36,724,829 |
| Expenses | $42,944,466 | $41,141,078 | $36,971,511 |
| Qualifying Distributions | — | — | — |
| Net Investment Income | $2,232,385 | $1,378,649 | $657,361 |
| Distributable Amount | — | — | — |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
151 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KURT ADAMS | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| KEVIN AKERS | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| DAVID H ANDERSON | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| DAVID P BAUER | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| ROBERT F BEARD | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| LONNIE BELLAR | FORMER DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| TONYA BERRY | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| DAVE BONENBERGER | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| KELCEY A BROWN | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| DARIN CARROLL | FORMER DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| TIMOTHY P CAWLEY | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| SCOTT D DRURY | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| LINDEN EVANS | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| JOSEPH A FORLINE | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| RUDY D GARZA | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| KAREN S HALLER | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| KIM C HANEMANN | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| JEFFREY A HARRISON | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| ANDREW HESSELBACH | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| JEFFRY M HOUSEHOLDER | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| CHRIS HUSKILSON | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| MICHAEL HUWAR | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| MICHAEL INNOCENZO | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| BLUE JENKINS | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| JIM Y KERR II | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| MARY KIPP | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| NICOLE A KIVISTO | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| MICHAEL G LAMB | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| RICHARD C LEGER | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| DIANE LEOPOLD | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| SALLY LIBRERA | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| STEVEN L LINDSEY | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| SID MCANNALLY | SECOND VICE CHAIR | 3 | — |
| THOMAS MEISSNER | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| JERRY NORCIA | CHAIR | 5 | — |
| MELISSA ORSEN | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| STEPHANIE R RAYMOND | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| FRANKLYN D REYNOLDS | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| GARRICK J ROCHOW | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| SETH SHAPIRO | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| RYAN A SHELL | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| LEONARD P SINGH | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| DENNIS P VERMILLION | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| SASHA WEINTRAUB | FORMER DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| BRIAN R WEISKER | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| STEPHEN D WESTHOVEN | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| RUDOLPH WYNTER | FORMER DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| LLOYD YATES | FIRST VICE CHAIR | 4 | — |
| KAREN HARBERT | PRESIDENT & CEO | 35 | $3,998,124 |
| TERRI OLIVA | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 35 | $567,553 |
| EDITH NAEGELE | VP & CORPORATE SECRETARY | 35 | $507,141 |
| MICHAEL MURRAY | GENERAL COUNSEL | 35 | $569,993 |
| CHRISTINA SAMES | FORMER SVP, SAFETY, OPS, ENG & SECURITY | 35 | $476,926 |
| SUSAN FORRESTER | VP, ADVOCACY & OUTREACH | 35 | $345,093 |
| JENNIFER O'SHEA | VP, COMMUNICATIONS | 35 | $364,865 |
| RICHARD MEYER | VP, ENERGY MARKETS, ANALYSIS, & STANDARDS | 35 | $355,630 |
| GEORGE LOWE | VP, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS | 35 | $521,648 |
| ANDREW LU | VP, SAFETY, OPS, & ENGINEERING | 35 | $342,923 |
| LORI TRAWEEK | FORMER CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | 35 | $456,520 |
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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.
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