IOWA PROPANE GAS ASSOCIATION
EIN 36-3059484 · Community Improvement & Capacity Building (S414)
What they do
PROMOTION and DEVELOPMENT of THE LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM GAS INDUSTRY WITHIN THE STATE of IOWA and THE COORDINATION of ITS ACTIVITIES to THE END THAT IT MAY SERVE to THE FULLEST POSSIBLE EXTENT THE BEST INTERESTS of ITS MEMBERS and THE PUBLIC; ADVANCEMENT to THE HIGHEST EFFICIENCY of THE METHODS of DISTRIBUTION, UTILIZATION, SAFETY, SALES and ACCOUNTING EMPLOYED IN THE LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; REPRESENTATION BEFORE GOVERNMENTAL BUREAUS, AGENCIES and OTHER BODIES ON MATTERS of SAFETY and of GENERAL INTEREST to THE PUBLIC, MEMBERS, and THE LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM GAS INDUSTRY; COOPERATION WITH THE NATIONAL LP-GAS ASSOCIATION and THE EXTENSION of ITS FUNCTIONS and PURPOSES ON A LOCAL and STATE BASIS; COOPERATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN EFFORTS TOWARD ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT, IMPROVED SAFETY MEASURES, STANDARDIZATION and OTHER ACTIVITIES.
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MICHELLE WICKERCEO
KRISTA MEYERDIRECTOR
TODD MEYERDIRECTOR
TERRY DAVISSTATE DIRECT
SCOTT VREEMANDIRECTOR
RAY COLLINSDIRECTOR
MATT LITWILLERDIRECTOR
MARCUS KOFOOTDIRECTOR
LONNIE BURKHOWDIRECTOR
LENNY FRITZDIRECTOR
BILL KAJEWSKIDIRECTOR
KANE KUEHLVICE PRESIDE
JORDAN ALMDIRECTOR
JOE MERNKADIRECTOR
JAMES GREERDIRECTOR
GREG HOWARDSECRETARY/TR
ERIC MCDONALDDIRECTOR
DOUG DICKIMM. PAST PR
DOUG DALLPRESIDENT
CALLIN CUMMINGSDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1987
- Location
- PO BOX 57188, DES MOINES, IA 50317
- County
- Polk
- In care of
- MICHELLE WICKER
- Primary officer
- MICHELLE WICKER, CEO
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- MHCS PC
- NTEE classification
- Community Improvement & Capacity Building (S414)
- Grant-giving organization
- Yes