La Plata Energy Council
Revenue
$217k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$360k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$81k
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$81k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
9
3.1y av
Staff
0
employees, year to 31 December 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
14
named in Part VII
La Plata Energy Council's network
9 peoplei9 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
9 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 10 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda Blanchardsute Grfund | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Andrew Price Abundanceenergy | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Ben Couhig Hilcorp | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Brian Conner Red Willow | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Brian Skylesbs Environmental | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Michelina Paulek | Executive Dir. | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Mollie O'Hare | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Ryan Davis Merrion Oil Gas | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Ryan Tracy Ikav Energy | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
14 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Skyles | Vice President | since 2019 |
| Brian Skyles Paper Airplane | Vice President | 2023 |
| Chris Lopez | President | 2019 |
| Christy Kost Ivak Energy | President & CEO | since 2024 |
| Ember Michel | Director | 2019 |
| Heather Huntington | Treasurer | 2020 |
| JB Byrd Nuevida | Vice President | 2025 |
| Mollie O'Hare | President | 2023 |
| Nic Piatec | Vice President | 2020 |
| Nick Piatek | Vice President | since 2021 |
| Nick Piatek Hilcorp | Vice President | 2023 |
| Ryan Tracy Ikav Energy | Vice President | 2024 |
| Travis Whitham | Treas/Secretary | since 2021 |
| Travis Whitham Enduring Res | Treas/Secretary | since 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelina Paulek | Executive Dir. | 50 | $90k | ||
| Brian SkylesBS Environmental | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ryan Tracy IKAV Energy | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Amanda BlanchardSUte GrFund | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mollie O'Hare | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Brian Conner Red Willow | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ben Couhig Hilcorp | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ryan Davis Merrion Oil Gas | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Andrew Price AbundanceEnergy | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Travis Whitham Enduring Res | Treas/Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| JB Byrd NueVida | Vice President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Christy Kost IVAK Energy | President & CEO | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- La Plata Energy Council
- EIN
- 841473629
- Address
- Po Box 3833, Durango, CO, 81302-3833
- State
- Colorado
- Mission
- The Energy Council is a non-profit trade organization that promotes safe and responsible natural gas development in La Plata County, Colorado. Individual and company members work to build community relations, increase public understanding, and address public issues relative to the industry. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- S41 Community improvement and capacity building
- IRS classification
- 501(c)06 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Community Improvement & Capacity Building
- Size band
- 3 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1998
- Principal officer
- Christy Kost IVAK Energy (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 June 1999
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 8, latest 2025
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥4years on the filingsMichelina Paulek
≥4years on the filingsMollie O'Hare
≥3years on the filingsAmanda Blanchardsute Grfund
≥3years on the filingsBen Couhig Hilcorp
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $81k
- Total liabilities
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances
- $81k
- Contributions and grants received
- $88k
- Program service revenue
- $129k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $31k
- Employees
- 0
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $444k | $284k | $160k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.