Illinois Propane Gas Association

What it reported doing in 2024

Safety meetings and education the project is a continuation of the 2023 continuing education/ safety meetings. Ipga strives to provide the highest quality educational and safety training for all Illinois propane marketers. This training includes meetings held at 12 locations, 2 times per year for a total of 24 meetings plus safety training videos for continuing education. The format of these meetings is to include a dinner followed by an educational training seminar. In response to demand, the ipga intends to provide greater depth in the educational value of these meetings including hands-on training whenever possible.emergency personnel training fireburn programthe 2024 fire burn reimbursement program is a continuation of the 2023 project. Due to the increased cost in business, the reimbursement for 2024 will remain at the laid in price of propane used plus an additional $.60 per gallon for labor. By offering this reimbursement to Illinois marketers, the ipga hopes that fire training units will be able to locate area marketers willing to assist in these important training exercises. Not only will this foster a positive relationship between the firefighters and marketers, but it also emphasizes an industry commitment to safe and knowledgeable handling of propane in emergency situations.intern training programthis program establishes incentives for propane marketers to hire high school and college students as interns for the summer. By doing so, it is the intent of the ipga to draw new employees into the propane industry that may not have considered a career in the field previously. This program will allow the intern to experience all areas of the retail propane industry. They will be required to spend 1/4 of their time in office/customer service, 1/4 of their time in service, 1/4 of their time with a bobtail driver, and 1/4 of their time with equipment maintenance. There will be a one day introductory meeting at the ipga office to get a condensed version of the ctep basic principles and practices of propane class. The ipga will reimburse the marketer for half the interns hourly rate up to $10/hr for a maximum of 480 hours. The marketer will be responsible for the remainder of the hourly rate. Marketers must submit all time cards with amount of time spent in each area. Reimbursement will be made at the end of the program.military education & recruitmentilpga proposes to partner with the veterans education & transition services (v.e.t.s) and generationext to provide the propane industry and veterans with the education, training and outreach necessary to increase military recruitment into the propane industry in Illinois from the united states military service members. Many propane companies do not understand how to access military gi benefits for training and to minimize their employee expenses, or how to properly attract military personnel. Ilpga plans to work collaboratively with v.e.t.s. And generationext to provide this training to our industry so that we can increase the number of qualified veterans working with propane in the state of Illinois. Ilpga plans to work with v.e.t.s. To develop outreach materials aimed at veteran groups so that we can educate the military community about the benefits of working in the propane industry and successfully recruit human resources necessary to the survival and growth of the propane industry.promotional advertisingthis grant is for promotional advertising and materials to assist the marketer in promoting our rebate and incentive programs. This ties in with the consumer awareness campaign to promote the rebate and incentive programs in various forms of marketing. Examples include but not limited to: print ads, radio, and web-based.rebate website the 2024 consumer based website is designed to provide general awareness of propane as a green, clean fuel, for home heating, water heating, and as an alternative fuel for vehicles. The website would provide a place for our rebate programs to be

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: Limited
• Program expense ratio: Limited
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 95.5%; rating input score 95; 25th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 12%; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.99; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.12; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 7.5%; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: Limited
• Revenue growth: -1% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 0.3% per year; rating input score 100; 19th percentile among comparable filings