2012-11-15T10:35:18-00:00 2011-12-31 990 2011-01-01 362170137 Institute of Gas Technology INST 8477680500 1700 S Mount Prospect Road Des Plaines IL 600181804 James F Ingold 2012-11-15 false 2011 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z Gas Technology Institute David C Carroll 1700 S Mount Prospect Road DesPlaines IL 60018 98954803 false X www.gastechnology.org X 1941 IL GTI performs education services and energy and environmental research projects for industry and government in the United States. GTI conducts educational courses on energy related topics and maintains and operates a library focusing on energy related topics. 14 10 266 9497727 -733880 20026815 25824598 38943001 35325579 1890903 3563541 1901554 1776286 62762273 66490004 0 0 29065066 28351972 0 0 35233524 40519134 64298590 68871106 -1536317 -2381102 92531175 88792208 24874010 28192971 67657165 60599237 Education and energy and environmental research projects for industry and government in the United States. GTI conducts educational courses on energy related topics and maintains and operates a library focusing on energy related topics. false false 36868646 58591601 Sponsored energy and environmental research and development. Program services expenses include direct costs on projects only, and exclude allocation of any indirect costs. Estimated number of clients 250 1586410 2558576 Education program and services. Program services expenses include direct costs on projects only, and exclude allocation of any indirect costs. Estimated number of clients 350 38455056 true false false true false false false false false true false false false true true false true false false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false true true true false false false false false true true true false false true 176 0 true 266 true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 14 10 false false false false true true true true true false false true true true true true true true true false IL CA X James F Ingold 8477680804 1700 S Mount Prospect Road Des Plai DesPlaines IL 600181804 Mr David C Carroll 040.00 X 601177 0 68116 Mr Paul G Chromek 040.00 X 216151 0 63082 Mr John J Lewnard 040.00 X 248119 0 47938 Mr Ronald N Snedic 040.00 X 230244 0 57767 Mr Christopher Herrman 040.00 X 217257 0 41664 Mr Vann Bush 040.00 X 213768 0 49448 Mr Eddie Johnston 040.00 X 206966 0 39907 Mr Willam Liss 040.00 X 192192 0 62161 Mr Randall Barnard 001.00 X 0 0 0 Mr Robert W Best 001.00 X 0 0 0 Mr Arthur Corbin 001.00 X 0 0 0 Mr Charles D Davidson 001.00 X 0 0 0 Mr John Hofmeister 001.00 X 0 0 0 Mr Terry D McCallister 001.00 X 0 0 0 Mr Bruce Bryan 040.00 X 162446 0 50788 Mr Tony Lindsay 040.00 X 158399 0 34877 Ms Rebecca Ranich 001.00 X 0 0 0 Mr David F Smith 001.00 X 0 0 0 Mr John W Somerhalder II 001.00 X 0 0 0 Ms Lori Traweek 001.00 X 0 0 0 Mr Mark Fejer 040.00 X 197272 0 51662 Mr Kent Perry 040.00 X 193206 0 50355 Mr Hamid Abbasi 040.00 X 258443 0 77089 Mr Quinton Ford 040.00 X 191703 0 39108 Mr Guy Lewis 040.00 X 184827 0 53454 Mr Thomas E Skains 001.00 X 0 0 0 Mr Alexander A Karsner 001.00 X 0 0 0 Mr Marc Florette 001.00 X 0 0 0 Mr Ron Jibson 001.00 X 0 0 0 Mr Carlos Cabrera 001.00 X 0 0 0 3472170 787416 76 false true false Merrill Lynch 540 W Madison Street Suite 2020 Chicago IL 60661 Investment Management 418774 Geopure Hydrotechnologies LLC 777 Main St Suite 600 Fort Worth TX 76102 Engineering Services 203347 3-GIS LLC 402 Oak St NE Suite C Decatur AL 35601 Engineering Services 176799 Plante Moran PLLC 26300 Northwestern Highway Suite 12 Southfield MI 48076 Auditing services 171800 Michael J VanAcker 1308 Haddington Ct Palatine IL 60067 Consulting Services-Proj Mgmt Support 159400 9 120884 25703714 25824598 Industry sponsored research 541700 32761501 23227797 9533704 Education/program development 611710 2558576 2558576 International member dues 519100 5000 5000 Library Services 519100 502 502 35325579 1538240 867 1537373 1710557 1710557 273065 273065 273065 273065 34490100 32464799 2025301 2025301 2025301 Admin services 561000 6773 6773 46373 46373 -207336 66490004 25791875 9497727 5375804 0 0 0 0 2889890 225931 2663959 0 17741125 7504372 10236753 2210263 923331 1286932 3897064 1527147 2369917 1613630 614399 999231 279996 279996 31310 31310 199800 199800 351290 351290 418774 418774 19453405 18464699 988706 145632 145632 3102006 2494546 607460 462466 462466 0 1729815 108280 1621535 1309632 543075 766557 0 177146 139359 37787 228090 228090 0 2173698 916834 1256864 573449 573449 Other direct costs on sponsored internal projects 4993083 4993083 Non Op Postretirement Ben. 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Europe Program services Scientific research 12461 Europe Unrelated trade or business 3707 Europe Indirect management activity 112424 East Asia and the Pacific Program services Scientific research 26797 East Asia and the Pacific Indirect management activity 49990 Middle East and North Africa Program Services Scientific research 6685 Middle East and North Africa Unrelated trade or business 1659 Middle East and North Africa Indirect management activity 3912 South America Unrelated trade or business 2522 South America Indirect management activity 6269 North America Program Services Education related 4223 Europe Program Services Education related Central America and the Caribbean Program Services Education related 230649 230649 false false true false false false X X true true X X X X X true false false true false false false true false Mr David C Carroll 368923 217612 14642 45552 22564 669293 Mr Paul G Chromek 165582 47340 3230 46493 16589 279234 Mr John J Lewnard 191661 54930 1528 35462 12476 296057 Mr Ronald N Snedic 174236 55010 998 35628 22140 288012 Mr Christopher Herrman 164829 51760 669 19525 22140 258923 Mr Vann Bush 177794 33600 2375 32676 16771 263216 Mr Eddie Johnston 167812 38000 1154 22587 17320 246873 Mr Willam Liss 160575 30400 1218 38021 24140 254354 Mr Bruce Bryan 141067 18720 2659 36279 14509 213234 Mr Tony Lindsay 143780 13500 1119 16507 18370 193276 Mr Mark Fejer 175025 18835 3412 42834 8828 248934 Mr Kent Perry 167969 21720 3518 42518 7836 243561 Mr Hamid Abbasi 159915 26010 72518 60150 16939 335532 Mr Quinton Ford 134695 17000 40008 15969 23140 230812 Mr Guy Lewis 158545 25000 1282 27097 26356 238280 I 4a Mr. Abbasi received severance payments totalling 50,720 in 2011. I 1a GTI requires prior written approval of the President and CEO or the Vice President of Finance, Treasurer and CFO, in order to reimburse any costs related to a spouse accompanying a staff member on a business trip. GTI reimburses all employees up to 200 per year for health club dues substantiated by a receipt. I 5a Inventors share in the net proceeds received by GTI from licensed and/or assigned patents on which they are named as an inventor, in accordance with GTIs written Royalty Distribution Procedure. Total such payments to persons listed in Part VII, Section A, amounted to 40,050 in 2011. The payments were made to Mr. Abbasi. I 7 Non-officers listed in Part VII, Section A, are eligible for incentive compensation under GTIs Management Incentive Plan. Recommended bonuses are calculated under the terms of the plan, and the actual incentive awarded must have the approval of the President of GTI. Officer incentive compensation is determined under the terms of the award, and the actual incentive awarded is subject to discretionary adjustment by, and the approval of, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. GTI Catoosa Test Facility Inc GTI officer also director of subsidiary 1000000 Return of Capital to GTI false GTI Catoosa Test Facility Inc GTI officer also director of subsidiary 179768 Reimbursement to subsidiary false Atmos Energy Corporation GTI director also officer of company 100000 GTI Sustaining Membership Program false Atmos Energy Corporation GTI director also officer of company 395 GTI Education class false National Fuel Gas Company GTI director also officer of company 100000 GTI Sustaining Membership Program false National Fuel Gas Company GTI director also officer of company 10000 GTI project research funding false Washington Gas Light GTI director also officer of company 100000 GTI Sustaining Membership Program false Washington Gas Light GTI director also officer of company 4025 GTI project research funding false Piedmont Natural Gas GTI director also officer of company 100000 GTI Sustaining Membership Program false Piedmont Natural Gas GTI director also officer of company 5624 GTI project research expense false Form 990 Part XI 5 The total of other changes in net assets of -4,676,826 represents unrealized gains and losses on investments carried at fair value. Form 990 Part VI 11b The CFO reviews the Form 990 prior to its distribution to the members of the governing body. Form 990 Part VI 12c GTI has a separate conflict of interest policy for its Board of Directors. Conflicts of interest must be reported immediately. If a conflict of interest is identified, it is discussed with the General Counsel to identify the proper course of remedial action. These actions may range from recusal in any business transactions involving GTI or the other interested organization, to withdrawing from involvement in the other organizations board of directors, to other actions that assure the conflict of interest or even the appearance of a conflict of interest may be avoided. All GTI employees are covered by a separate written conflict of interest policy. Potential and actual employee conflicts of interest are reviewed by the General Counsel. All employees have an obligation to obtain the General Counsels prior written approval for all such activity. contd below Form 990 Part VI 12c contd from above The failure to obtain such prior written approval shall constitute grounds for immediate dismissal with cause. The directors annually complete a conflict of interest questionnaire. GTI employees annually complete a conflict of interest disclosure statement, and recertify compliance with the policy on a semi-monthly basis. Form 990 Part VI 15 The positions that were reviewed included the President and CEO, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Vice President of Corporate Development, Managing Director, Energy Conversion, Managing Director, End Use Solutions, Managing Director, Infrastructure, and Managing Director, Supply-Exploration and Production. Annually, an outside company, CBIZ, determines the appropriate total compensation ranges for the above positions. A recommendation for merit increases and bonuses is made to the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors annually, based on the external market study performed by CBIZ, the companys performance, and the individuals performance. The Compensation Committee determines the final merit increase and bonus amounts. Merit increases and bonuses for both officers and managing directors contd below Form 990 Part VI 15 contd from above are based on specific formulas which incorporate target amounts for each set of increases, and are increased or reduced companywide based on the direction of the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee specifically approves all compensation for officers and reviews all compensation for managing directors as well. Their actions are detailed in the Compensation Committee Minutes. Form 990 Part VI 19 No documents available to the public. Form 990 Part XI Line 5 The total of other changes in net assets of -4,676,826 represents unrealized gains and losses on investments carried at fair value. Form 990 Part VI Section B Line 11b The CFO reviews the Form 990 prior to its distribution to the members of the governing body. Form 990 Part VI Section B Line 12c GTI has a separate conflict of interest policy for its Board of Directors. Conflicts of interest must be reported immediately. If a conflict of interest is identified, it is discussed with the General Counsel to identify the proper course of remedial action. These actions may range from recusal in any business transactions involving GTI or the other interested organization, to withdrawing from involvement in the other organizations board of directors, to other actions that assure the conflict of interest or even the appearance of a conflict of interest may be avoided. All GTI employees are covered by a separate written conflict of interest policy. Potential and actual employee conflicts of interest are reviewed by the General Counsel. All employees have an obligation to obtain the General Counsels prior written approval for all such activity. contd below Form 990 Part VI Section B Line 12c contd from above The failure to obtain such prior written approval shall constitute grounds for immediate dismissal with cause. The directors annually complete a conflict of interest questionnaire. GTI employees annually complete a conflict of interest disclosure statement, and recertify compliance with the policy on a semi-monthly basis. Form 990 Part VI Section B Line 15 The positions that were reviewed included the President and CEO, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Vice President of Corporate Development, Managing Director, Energy Conversion, Managing Director, End Use Solutions, Managing Director, Infrastructure, and Managing Director, Supply-Exploration and Production. Annually, an outside company, CBIZ, determines the appropriate total compensation ranges for the above positions. A recommendation for merit increases and bonuses is made to the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors annually, based on the external market study performed by CBIZ, the companys performance, and the individuals performance. The Compensation Committee determines the final merit increase and bonus amounts. Merit increases and bonuses for both officers and managing directors contd below Form 990 Part VI Section B Line 15 contd from above are based on specific formulas which incorporate target amounts for each set of increases, and are increased or reduced companywide based on the direction of the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee specifically approves all compensation for officers and reviews all compensation for managing directors as well. Their actions are detailed in the Compensation Committee Minutes. Form 990 Part VI Section C Line 19 No documents available to the public. 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