Northwest Gas Association
Advocating for the role of the region's natural gas infrastructure in safely delivering a clean, dependable and affordable energy future.
Northwest Gas Association at a glance
- Total assets
- $573,712
- +37.3% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,755,882
- +34.0% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $36,340
- +14.2% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $1,600,545
- +20.1% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Northwest Gas Association funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 2 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2023 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $48K (2024) to $58K (2023). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $48K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| NW Coalition for Energy Choice Oregon City, OR | Support of NWCEC Ops | $48,116 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $573,712 | $1,755,882 | $1,600,545 | — | — | $36,340 |
| 2024 | $417,731 | $1,310,763 | $1,332,587 | $48,116 | 1 | $31,831 |
| 2023 | $650,905 | $1,143,861 | $1,213,228 | $58,353 | 1 | $6,526 |
| 2022 | $593,942 | $1,164,361 | $1,173,304 | — | — | $-91 |
| 2021 | $543,404 | $931,624 | $889,328 | — | — | $331 |
| 2020 | $387,764 | $893,945 | $750,498 | — | — | $413 |
| 2019 | $253,431 | $898,058 | $939,112 | — | — | $152 |
About Northwest Gas Association
Based on IRS filings
Northwest Gas Association is a public charity focused on Environment, based in West Linn, OR. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $574K in total assets. Net investment income was $36K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Northwest Gas Association is led by Dan Kirschner, CEO since 2024 (on filings since 2019); 3 of 18 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Dan Kirschner
CEO
Executive Di → CEO, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$233K (2019) → $367K (2025)
Kimberly Rush
Chair
Director → Secretary-Tr, 2024
Secretary-Tr → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Judy Adair
Director - Ops
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$112K (2025)
Natasha Jackson
Director State A
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$116K (2025)
Doug Slater
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mitch Meyer
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alex Harris
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Gladstone
Vice Chair & Director
Director → Vice Chair & Director, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nels Johnson
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Janet Kelly
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jimmie Hammontree
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alicia Gibbs
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alyn Spector
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Hart Gilchrist
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Josh Jacobs
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Payvand Fazel
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joe Mazza
Immediate Pa
Secretary-Tr → Vice Chair, 2024
Vice Chair → Immediate Pa, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
K. Collins Sprague
Secretary-Tr
Director → Secretary-Tr, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (23)
- Former: Chanda Merek (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Garth Johnson (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Scott Madison (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Camilo Amezquita (2020–2024) — Chair
- Former: Jason Thackston (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Ron Roberts (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Tara Smith Anderson (2023) — Director
- Former: Andy Wappler (2019–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Ken Johnson (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Gary Venz (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Jody Morehouse (2019–2021) — Imm Past President
- Former: Kimberly Heiting (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Rick Rautenbach (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Tamy Linver (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Ashley Innes (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Dan Johnson (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Diane Roy (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Kim Heiting (2020) — Director
- Former: David Madsen (2019) — Director
- Former: Dennis Swanson (2019) — Director
- Former: Glen Jasek (2019) — Director
- Former: Jasmin Bertovic (2019) — Director
- Former: Jay White (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $367K, to Dan Kirschner (CEO). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Northwest Gas Association
How large is Northwest Gas Association?
Northwest Gas Association reported $574K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.8M.
What is Northwest Gas Association?
Northwest Gas Association is a public charity focused on Environment, based in West Linn, OR. It holds $574K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Northwest Gas Association operate?
Northwest Gas Association has awarded grants in Oregon.
What is Northwest Gas Association's EIN?
Northwest Gas Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-4021068. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 29, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 7, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 17, 2026)
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