Midwest Energy Association

“All members are in the governing body and consists of the chair, 1st and 2nd chair-elects, treasurer and two board members at large. They can act on behalf of the board between board meetings.”

“Article iv | membership section 1 (classifications) the membership of mea consists of company members and individual members. Company members are those entered in the name of a company, corporation, partnership, individually operated concern, academic or not-for-profit organization. Individual memberships are those entered in the name of an individual. Individual members must be employed by or retired from a company member. Section 2 (company memberships) the following types of organizations are eligible for membership in mea as company members: a.distribution company any organization engaged in sales or distribution to the public end user of natural, manufactured or liquefied petroleum or mixed gases or electricity. B.transmission company any organization engaged in transporting gas or electricity for ultimate local distribution or direct industrial use. C.associate company any organization which manufactures or distributes equipment or apparatus pertinent to the gas, propane or electric industry, or others not eligible for other company membership classifications who are closely associated with and regularly render service to the gas, propane or electric industry in mea's area, such as consultants. D.contractor company any organization, which provides labor, services to the industry, including, but not limited to installing pipelines, electrical lines; providing location services; maintenance and repair services. E.energy marketer any organization that acts as principal or agent in arranging for the sale and purchase of natural gas, propane or electricity between the producer as seller and a distribution company or end user as a buyer. It may also extend to assisting the principals with the transportation arrangements, as well as other aspects of the transactions such as storage services. F.energy producer any organization that is engaged in production, gathering, and sale of natural gas, propane or electricity in interstate and/or intrastate commerce, but is not engaged in the transmission or distribution of energy. G.academic, not-for-profit or other organization any organization that is engaged in providing informational, educational, best practices, or other services consistent with the purposes of mea. Section 3 (individual memberships) individual members do not have voting privileges within mea, except for those designated by their employer (company member) as the official company delegate (ocd). Each individual member pays annual dues unless otherwise noted. The following individuals are eligible for mea individual membership: a.company member employees: employees must be individual owners, officers or employees of distribution, energy marketer, energy producer, associate, contractor, transmission or academic, not-for-profit or other organization member. B.retired company member employee: any person who has retired as an employee of a company member. C.educational members: instructors, teachers or students in educational institutions who, through research or otherwise, are interested in the advancement of the energy industry and are not engaged in providing consulting services. D.honorary members: honorary members are individual members who, by reason of accomplishment and service to the energy industry are so designated by the mea board of directors. The association's chairman of the board automatically becomes an mea honorary member at the conclusion of his term of office. Honorary members are not required to pay dues and may have their meeting registration fees waived for specific meetings. E.official company delegates (ocd), one per company member, are automatically designated individual members and are not required to pay dues. F.committee leadership members: persons serving as volunteer leaders within mea automatically become individual members in the year their term of service begins and are not required to pay dues.”

“The members of the organization annually elect the board of directors.”

“The form 990 is made available to the executive and finance committee prior to filing.”

“The staff are covered by a conflict of interest statement in the employee handbook that is provided to them upon hire or when revised. We also have a formal conflict of interest policy at the board level. Mea staff review conflicts disclosed, if any, and share those with the board if applicable. If a conflict is determined to exist that person is excluded from voting on the matter and that is noted in the minutes.”

“The compensation for the president & ceo is determined by a committee of the board of directors, which utilizes association salary benchmark reports to set the appropriate salary. Similarly, the president & ceo establishes the compensation for mea's executives, also relying on association salary benchmark reports to guide the determination of their salaries.”

“Copies of organizational documents, policy statements, and financial statements are provided to the public upon request made in writing to our office.”

“The organization's financial statements for the year ended december 31, 2024 are currently undergoing an independent audit. At the time of filing this form 990, the audit had not yet been completed. The organization expects the audit to be finalized and the audited financial statements to be available upon completion.”