PIPE LINE CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization: PIPE LINE CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION (EIN 75-0756831)
Tax period: 2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed: 2015-11-16
IRS object ID: 201533209349309648
Schema version: 2014v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule L
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2015-11-16T14:32:33-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2014-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LANE GORMAN TRUBITT PLLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2626 HOWELL STREET SUITE 700	AddressLine1Txt
City	DALLAS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	752044064	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2014-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	750756831	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PIPE LINE CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
In Care Of	% J PATRICK TIELBORG	InCareOfNm
Business Name Control	PIPE	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2149692700	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1700 PACIFIC AVENUE SUITE 4100	AddressLine1Txt
City	DALLAS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	752014675	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	J PATRICK TIELBORG	PersonNm
Person Title	MANAGING DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2149692700	PhoneNum
Signature	2015-11-16	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	David H Ovesen	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00740904	PTIN
Phone	2148717500	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2014	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-04-25 22:37:26Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	J PATRICK TIELBORG	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1700 PACIFIC AVE STE 4100	AddressLine1Txt
City	DALLAS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	752014675	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,498,223	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	PLCA.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1948	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	TX	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	FORMED FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE BETTERMENT AND ADVANCEMENT OF THE PIPE LINE CONTRACTORS INDUSTRY	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	13	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	13	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	4	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$0	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$1,500,250	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$1,498,000	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$358	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$223	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,500,608	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,498,223	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$338,363	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$352,842	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,062,893	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,259,984	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,401,256	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,612,826	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$99,352	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$114,603	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,864,580	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$1,760,268	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$1,168	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$11,459	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,863,412	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$1,748,809	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	FORMED FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE BETTERMENT AND ADVANCEMENT OF THE PIPE LINE CONTRACTORS INDUSTRY THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF BUSINESS STANDARDS, COOPERATION AMONG PIPE LINE CONTRACTORS AND THE EFFICIENT, ETHICAL AND SAFE CONDUCT OF BUSINESS BY PIPE LINE CONTRACTORS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	PRINTING OF LABOR AND SAFETY MANUALS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	CONVENTIONS AND MEETINGS FOR PIPE LINE CONTRACTORS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	LABOR NEGOTIATIONS AND OTHER MEETINGS.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c3	false	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (true)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	false	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	Yes (true)	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (true)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	7	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	4	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	13	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	13	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (true)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (true)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	false	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	J PATRICK TIELBORG	PersonNm
Phone	2149692700	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1700 PACIFIC AVE SUITE 4100	AddressLine1Txt
City	DALLAS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	752014675	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
RONNIE WISE
PRESIDENT	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
FRANK O WELCH
1ST VICE PRESIDENT	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ROBERT A RIESS SR
2ND VICE PRESIDENT	1.0	1.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BERNIE BERMACK
TREASURER	1.0	1.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BRIAN L GANSKE
DIRECTOR	1.0	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEVEN ROONEY
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHRISTOPHER T LEINES
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DON W THORN
DIRECTOR	1.0	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DWAYNE OSADCHUK
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KELLY W OSBORN
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JIMMY L CROTTS
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBERT C OSBORN
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN ALLEN
DIRECTOR	1.0	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
J PATRICK TIELBORG
MANAGING DIR. & GEN. COUNSEL	28.0	13.0		Yes (X)	$142,500	$332,500	$237,500
KEVIN N BARRETT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	35.0	15.0		Yes (X)	$72,476	$169,111	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$214,976	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$501,611	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$237,500	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	Yes (true)	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD LLP	PersonNm

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1700 PACIFIC AVE SUITE 4100	AddressLine1Txt
City	DALLAS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	75201	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	LEGAL SERVICES	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$3,341,253	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Total Contributions	$0	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
CONVENTION RECEIPTS	900099	$290,000	$290,000
MEMBERSHIP DUES	900099	$1,208,000	$1,208,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$1,498,000	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$223	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$223	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$0	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,498,223	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,498,000	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$223	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$286,226	TotalAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$42,453	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,412	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,751	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$724,867	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,400	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$38,662	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,204	TotalAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,657	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$27,726	TotalAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$387,436	TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,257	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,603	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
AUTO EXPENSE	$6,336
LABOR MATTERS	$8,774
MISCELLANEOUS	$3,062

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,612,826	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$379,399	BOYAmt
EOY	$299,422	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,441,201	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,431,123	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$99,522	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$69,799	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$43,980	BOYAmt
EOY	$29,723	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,864,580	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,760,268	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,168	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,459	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,168	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,459	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,863,412	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,748,809	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,863,412	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,748,809	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,864,580	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,760,268	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$114,603	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Other	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingOtherInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Grassroots Lobbying		TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp
Total Direct Lobbying		TotalDirectLobbyingGrp
Total Lobbying Expend		TotalLobbyingExpendGrp
Other Exempt Purpose Expend		OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp
Total Exempt Purpose Expend		TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp
Lobbying Nontaxable Amount		LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp
Grassroots Nontaxable		GrassrootsNontaxableGrp
Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx		TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp
Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx		TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp
Substantially All Dues Nonded	false	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	false	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	Yes (true)	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments	$1,208,000	DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov	$269,031	NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot	$269,031	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Carried Over	$269,031	CarriedOverAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition Amounts		ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works Art		HeldWorksArtGrp
CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund		CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp
CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund		CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp
Land		LandGrp
Buildings		BuildingsGrp
Leasehold Improvements		LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$71,284	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$41,561	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$29,723	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$28,238	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$28,238	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$29,723	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability	$0	FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
OTHER LIABILITIES	$93
DUE TO AFFILIATE	$11,366

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$11,459	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,498,223	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,498,223	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,498,223	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,612,826	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,612,826	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,612,826	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	FIN 48 (ASC 740) FOOTNOTE	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	SCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2: FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT FROM THE FOOTNOTES OF THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: The Fund is exempt from Federal income taxes under Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code), except to the extent it has unrelated business income. In addition, the Fund has been determined by the Internal Revenue Service not to be a private foundation within the meaning of Section 509(a) of the Code. For the year ended December 31, 2014, the Association had no material net unrelated business income. Accordingly, no provision for Federal income tax has been recorded in the accompanying financial statements. Generally accepted accounting principles require the evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Funds financial statements to determine whether the tax positions are more likely than not of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more likely than not threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. Management evaluated the Funds tax positions and concluded that the Fund had taken no uncertain tax positions that require an adjustment to the financial statements. However, the conclusions regarding accounting for uncertainty in income taxes will be subject to review and may be adjusted at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, ongoing analysis of tax laws, regulations, and interpretations thereof. With few exceptions, the Fund is no longer subject to income tax examinations for years before 2011.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Travel For Companions	Yes (X)	TravelForCompanionsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (true)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (true)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	Yes (true)	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
J PATRICK TIELBORG
MANAGING DIR. & GEN. COUNSEL	$142,500	$332,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$71,250	$166,250	$0	$0	$213,750	$498,750	$0	$0
KEVIN N BARRETT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	$72,476	$169,111	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$72,476	$169,111	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN	SCHEDULE J, LINE 4(B): J. PATRICK TIELBERG $71,250
TRAVEL FOR COMPANIONS	SCHEDULE J, LINE 1(A): The travel for companions benefit was available to and received by all officers and directors. Form 1099s were not issued; therefore, the companion travel benefit was not treated as taxable compensation.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (8 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxt	TransactionTransactionAmt	TransactionTransactionDesc	Sharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
J PATRICK TIELBORG
PARTNER AT LAW FIRM	$13,657	RENT	false
J PATRICK TIELBORG
PARTNER AT LAW FIRM	$72,476	SALARIES - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	false
J PATRICK TIELBORG
PARTNER AT LAW FIRM	$36,775	SECRETARIAL COMPENSATION	false
J PATRICK TIELBORG
PARTNER AT LAW FIRM	$8,845	GROUP MEDICAL	false
J PATRICK TIELBORG
PARTNER AT LAW FIRM	$5,678	SUPPORT STAFF	false
J PATRICK TIELBORG
PARTNER AT LAW FIRM	$6,595	PAYROLL TAXES	false
J PATRICK TIELBORG
PARTNER AT LAW FIRM	$724,867	LEGAL SERVICES	false
J PATRICK TIELBORG
PARTNER AT LAW FIRM	$31,048	OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE	false

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE L, PART IV:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE ORGANIZATION, J. PATRICK TIELBORG, IS A PARTNER AT AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD, LLP. VARIOUS OPERATIONAL EXPENSES, AS DETAILED IN SCHEDULE L, PART IV, ARE PAID TO THIS LAW FIRM FOR EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT AND SERVICES PROVIDED.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
ORGANIZATIONS WITH MEMBERS	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 PIPE LINE CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION has regular members (contractors) and associate members (non contractors). Those members are assessed dues.
ORGANIZATIONS WITH MEMBERS ELECTING GOVERNING BODY	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7(A): PIPE LINE CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION holds elections for officers and directors of the association. Only Regular members may cast ballots.
DETERMINATION OF COMPENSATION	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15(A) AND 15(B): As reported in the footnotes of the organization's audited financial statements, PLIAF and PLCA have a five-year employment agreement with their current Managing Director and General Counsel, (the Employee) beginning January 1, 2014. The agreement provides for a minimum salary of $475,000 per year in addition to benefits provided by an additional productivity bonus for purchase of an annuity. During January 2014, PLIAF and PLCA paid the Employee an additional productivity bonus based upon a prescribed formula involving the number of United Association man hours worked under the National Pipe Line Agreement between the United Association and the Pipe Line Contractors Association for the previous 12 months. During January of each calendar year after 2014, during the term of the employment agreement, PLIAF and PLCA are to purchase for and on behalf of the Employee, a non-qualified immediate deferred annuity contract for an aggregate premium equal to the amount of the productivity bonus for the previous twelve months. Payment of annuity benefits under the contract shall commence on the deferred annuity date specified in the annuity contract, which shall be seven years after the date of purchase. The Employee is the owner of the annuity contract, subject to a risk of forfeiture. The vesting requirements applicable to any annuity contract purchased provides for a risk of forfeiture that requires the Employee to transfer the annuity contract back to PLIAF and PLCA if the Employee is involuntarily terminated for cause or voluntary terminates other than for good reason. The maximum vesting period may not exceed the lesser of two years from the effective purchase date of such annuity contract or the difference between the effective date of the purchase of such annuity contract and the date of the expiration of the term of the employment agreement. If the Employee is involuntarily terminated without cause, dies, becomes incapacitated, or voluntarily terminates for good reason prior to the end of the term of the employment agreement, or retires at the end of the term of the employment agreement, all unvested annuity contracts shall become 100% vested, provided that the right to retain any annuity contract purchased within less than two years of the retirement or expiration of the term of the agreement is conditioned on the Employee refraining from employment or providing services to any trade association or similar organization that competes with or provides services similar to PLIAF and PLCA for a period that ends two years from the effective date of the purchase of any such annuity contract. Kevin Barrett, the Executive Director, receives compensation based on his experience and determination by the Board of Directors, which has exclusive control over all compensation and reviews staff compensation each year. He is an employee of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP, an unrelated taxable organization, and provides management services to the filing organization. There is a compensation arrangement between the two organizations, whereby, the filing organization reimburses his compensation to the unrelated taxable organization for his services as Executive Director, as reported on Schedule L, Part IV.
FORM 990 REVIEW	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11: THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, WHO IS ALSO THE GENERAL COUNSEL TO THE ENTITY. DRAFT COPIES OF THE FORM 990 ARE PROVIDED TO THE GOVERNING BOARD BEFORE FILING. IF FURTHER REVIEW IS NEEDED, IT WOULD DEPEND ON THE ADVICE FROM THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR FIRM.
WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12(A): THE ORGANIZATION CURRENTLY DOES NOT HAVE A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IN PLACE. HOWEVER, THE ORGANIZATION IS MANAGED BY AN ATTORNEY WHO MONITORS ALL ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES TO ENSURE THERE ARE NO CONFLICTS.
DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19: THE ORGANIZATION'S DOCUMENTS PERTAINING TO GOVERNANCE, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ONLY MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
ACCOUNTING METHOD USED	FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 1: THE ORGANIZATION PREPARES ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ON THE BASIS OF CASH RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS, BUT INCLUDES DEPRECIATION OF CAPITALIZED ASSETS. UNDER THIS BASIS, REVENUES ARE RECOGNIZED WHEN COLLECTED RATHER THAN WHEN EARNED, AND EXPENSES ARE RECOGNIZED WHEN PAID RATHER THAN INCURRED, WHICH IS A COMPREHENSIVE BASIS OF ACCOUNTING OTHER THAN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES.
COMPENSATION FROM UNRELATED ORGANIZATION	FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A: THE ORGANIZATION REIMBURSES COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND STAFF PAID BY AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD, LLP, AN UNRELATED TAXABLE ORGANIZATION, AS REPORTED ON SCHEDULE L, PART IV.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Exempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxt	Public Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxt	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
PIPE LINE ADVANCEMENT FUND
1700 Pacific Avenue STE 4100	DALLAS	TX	75201	237379267	INDSTY ADVMNT	TX	501(C)(6)	N/A	NA	false
PIPE LINE CONTRACTORS ASSOC SCHOLARSHIP
1700 Pacific Avenue STE 4100	DALLAS	TX	75201	752744096	SCHOLARSHIPS	TX	501(C)(3)	PF	NA	false

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	false	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	false	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	false	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	Yes (true)	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	false	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	false	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	false	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	false	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	false	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	false	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	false	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	Yes (true)	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	Yes (true)	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	Yes (true)	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	false	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	false	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NA	BusinessNameLine1Txt