Pipeline Research Council International Inc
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What it says it does
FOSTER AN INTERNATIONAL, INDUSTRY-WIDE COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY THAT DELIVERS INNOVATIVE APPLIED RESEARCH, AND DEVELOPS THE MEANS FOR STAKEHOLDERS TO LEVERAGE/IMPLEMENT THE RESEARCH.
- Income
- $21.9 million
- Spending
- $21.3 million
- Employees
- 23
- Volunteers
- 3,819
- Highest pay
- $577,944, president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- MAT-7-2A IS A RESEARCH PROJECT FOCUSED ON IMPROVING HOW PIPELINE OPERATORS DETECT AND MANAGE HARD SPOTS IN OLDER PIPELINES. THE MAT-7-2A PROJECT HAS SEVERAL NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THE PROJECT RIGOROUSLY TESTED AND COMPARED MULTIPLE IN-LINE INSPECTION (ILI) TOOLS TO EVALUATE HOW EFFECTIVELY THEY CAN DETECT AND SIZE HARD SPOTS IN PIPELINES. IT FOUND THAT WHILE MOST ILI TOOLS CAN RELIABLY IDENTIFY HARD SPOTS, THEIR ABILITY TO ACCURATELY SIZE THESE FEATURES VARIES. THE PROJECT RELEASED A PRIORITIZATION METHODOLOGY FOR HARD SPOT MANUFACTURING ANOMALIES.
- NDE-4-24 IS A PROJECT FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING GUIDELINES THAT LEVERAGE INDUSTRY AND OPERATOR EXPERIENCE TO ENSURE THAT CIRCUMFERENTIAL CRACK-RELATED HAZARDS ARE EFFECTIVELY MANAGED. THE PROJECT HAS PRODUCED A PIPE VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS METHODOLOGY, SUMMARIZED THE EFFECTS OF HYDROGEN ON PIPELINE STEEL IN GASEOUS SERVICE, DEVELOPED AN IMU-BASED STRAIN SCREENING TOOL, AND DRAFTED A CIRCUMFERENTIAL CRACK MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK. THIS FRAMEWORK SUPPORTS PIPELINE OPERATORS IN IDENTIFYING GEOHAZARDS AT LOCATIONS WHERE SAFE PIPELINE OPERATIONS MAY BE INCREASINGLY THREATENED BY EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS.
- THE EMERGING FUELS INSTITUTE (EFI) IS A KEY INITIATIVE WITHIN PRCI DEDICATED TO ADVANCING RESEARCH AND SOLUTIONS FOR THE SAFE AND RELIABLE TRANSPORT AND STORAGE OF LOW-CARBON AND ALTERNATIVE FUELS, SUCH AS HYDROGEN AND RENEWABLE NATURAL GAS, USING EXISTING PIPELINE INFRASTRUCTURE. EFI BRINGS TOGETHER INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS TO ADDRESS TECHNICAL CHALLENGES, DEVELOP GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS, AND INFLUENCE UPDATES TO INDUSTRY STANDARDS. ITS WORK IS ORGANIZED INTO TWO MAIN RESEARCH TRACKS: ONE FOCUSED ON THE SAFE TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE OF CARBON DIOXIDE (CO), AND THE OTHER ON INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND STRATEGIES FOR FUTURE FUELS. EFI RESEARCH SUPPORTS THE PIPELINE INDUSTRY'S TRANSITION TO A MORE SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FUTURE WHILE MAINTAINING SAFETY AND OPERATIONAL INTEGRITY.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(6) business league.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 2000.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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