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West Virginia Propane Research &

EIN 55-0768103 • 501(c)6 • Charleston, WV

Profile

To promote the safe use of propane in west virginia.

2006 Kanawha Blvd ECharleston, WV 25311

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Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Net Margin

53rd percentile

2.0%

Higher net margin than 53% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

77th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 77% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

36th percentile

-10%

Faster asset growth than 36% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

75th percentile

17%

Faster revenue growth than 75% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$12,841

Down $1,464 (-10%) from 2023

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Up

$12,841

Up $1,093 (+9.3%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin53rd percentile

Revenue

Up

$54,816

Up $7,945 (+17%) from 2023

Expenses

Up

$53,723

Up $16,954 (+46%) from 2023

Net Income

Down

$1,093

Down $9,009 (-89%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth36th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$15K$10K$5.0K$0Assets 2011: $1,161Liabilities 2011: $02011Assets 2012: $1,154Liabilities 2012: $02012Assets 2013: $1,140Liabilities 2013: $02013Assets 2014: $1,200Liabilities 2014: $02014Assets 2015: $1,286Liabilities 2015: $02015Assets 2016: $1,549Liabilities 2016: $02016Assets 2017: $1,707Liabilities 2017: $02017Assets 2018: $1,841Liabilities 2018: $02018Assets 2019: $1,616Liabilities 2019: $02019Assets 2020: $1,630Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $1,6302020Assets 2021: $1,416Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $1,4162021Assets 2022: $1,646Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $1,6462022Assets 2023: $14,305Liabilities 2023: $2,557Net Assets 2023: $11,7482023Assets 2024: $12,841Net Assets 2024: $12,8412024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$12,841
Liabilities-
Net Assets$12,841
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth75th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$80K$60K$40K$20K$0-$20KRevenue 2011: $66,968Expenses 2011: $66,941Net Income 2011: $272011Revenue 2012: $62,018Expenses 2012: $62,025Net Income 2012: -$72012Revenue 2013: $45,010Expenses 2013: $45,025Net Income 2013: -$152013Revenue 2014: $40,085Expenses 2014: $40,025Net Income 2014: $602014Revenue 2015: $40,111Expenses 2015: $40,025Net Income 2015: $862015Revenue 2016: $40,437Expenses 2016: $40,175Net Income 2016: $2622016Revenue 2017: $48,125Expenses 2017: $47,968Net Income 2017: $1572017Revenue 2018: $47,102Expenses 2018: $46,968Net Income 2018: $1342018Revenue 2019: $53,825Expenses 2019: $54,050Net Income 2019: -$2252019Revenue 2020: $46,039Expenses 2020: $46,025Net Income 2020: $142020Revenue 2021: $40,006Expenses 2021: $40,070Net Income 2021: -$642021Revenue 2022: $46,003Expenses 2022: $45,773Net Income 2022: $2302022Revenue 2023: $46,871Expenses 2023: $36,769Net Income 2023: $10,1022023Revenue 2024: $54,816Expenses 2024: $53,723Net Income 2024: $1,0932024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$54,816
Expenses$53,723
Net Income$1,093
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$12,841
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$12,841
Revenue
$54,816
Expenses
$53,723
Net income
$1,093
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$12.8$12.8$54.8$53.7$1.09
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$14.3$2.56$11.7$46.9$36.8$10.1
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.65$0.00$1.65$46.0$45.8$0.23
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.42$0.00$1.42$40.0$40.1$0.06
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.63$0.00$1.63$46.0$46.0$0.01
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.62$0.00$53.8$54.1$0.23
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.84$0.00$47.1$47.0$0.13
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.71$0.00$48.1$48.0$0.16
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.55$0.00$40.4$40.2$0.26
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.29$0.00$40.1$40.0$0.09
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.20$0.00$40.1$40.0$0.06
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.14$0.00$45.0$45.0$0.02
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.15$0.00$62.0$62.0$0.01
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.16$0.00$67.0$66.9$0.03
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Aug 20, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$54,816
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To promote the safe use of propane in West Virginia.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
TO CONDUCT SAFETY SCHOOLS ON THE SAFE USE OF PROPANE IN WEST VIRGINIA.--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay77th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
BUTCH CARPERPresident-$0--
JIM MASONVice Preside-$0--
CAROLINE HENSLEYSecretary-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
West Virginia Propane Research &
EIN
55-0768103
Address
2006 KANAWHA BLVD E, CHARLESTON, WV 25311

Signing Officer

Name
Butch Carper
Title
President
Signed
2025-08-20

Preparer

Firm
Messer & Company LLC
Address
603 SCOTT STREET, BEAUFORT, SC 29902
Preparer
Brian a Messer CPA Cfe
Phone
8435247503
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

“Expenses marketing 1,880 office expense 901 travel expense 2,009 meeting expense 14,013 license & permits 25 project management 21,778 grant return 4,533 meals 31 total 45,170”

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26

“ACCOUNTS PAYABLE 2,557 0”

Raw XML Appendix91 raw XML fields

This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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