Greener Heating Fuels

How to Make a Partnership/LLC Contribution

The NEFI Greener Heating Fuels PAC may accept contributions from partnerships (or LLCs that are treated as partnerships for tax purposes), even if they only have one natural person member. Federal law requires such contributions to count against each participating partner’s $5,000 annual limit. The partnership is also subjected to an overall $5,000 annual limit.

Here are step-by-step instructions:

Confirm with a legal or tax professional that your partnership or LLC qualifies to contribute to the NEFI Greener Heating Fuels PAC.

Determine the amount of the contribution not to exceed $5,000. Federal law requires the total contribution amount be explicitly apportioned to each contributing partner. If all partners participate in the contribution, the amount allocated may be in direct proportion to each contributing partner’s owning share of the business (i.e., if the donation is $4,000 and there are four partners with 25% share each, then each may contribute $1,000).

The donation must be made by check to the “NEFI Greener Heating Fuels PAC.” We do accept partnership or LLC contributions by credit card.

The check must be accompanied by a letter disclosing what portion of the total contribution has been allocated to each partner (per step 2 above). Click here to download a template contribution letter.

Mail the letter and contribution check to:

NEFI Greener Heating Fuels PAC
1629 K Street NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20006

As with standard individual contributions to the PAC, contributions from partnerships and qualifying LLCs are completely voluntary. You may refuse to contribute without fear of reprisal. NEFI does not favor or disadvantage any member by reason of the amount of their contribution or the decision not to contribute. Partnerships and LLCs may not allocate any portion of a contribution to a partner or member who is a foreign national. Similarly, federal law prohibits foreign nationals from participating directly or indirectly in the partnership or LLC’s decision to contribute. Contributions from corporate partners are prohibited (i.e., all contributing partners must be natural persons). A partnership or LLC which is negotiating a contract with the federal government or which has not completed performance of such a contract is prohibited from making a contribution. Full guidance from the Federal Election Commission (FEC) on partnership and LLC contributions can be found online here. For more information contact us.

About Us

The Greener Heating Fuels Political Action Committee (PAC) is the connected PAC of the National Energy & Fuels Institute (NEFI). The Greener Heating Fuels PAC is not connected to any other trade association or political action committee and is non-partisan. The PAC supports candidates for federal office that share our goal of reducing residential greenhouse gas emissions.

Our PAC supporters are home energy professionals that deliver warmth, comfort, and security to millions of American homes. The multigenerational family businesses that comprise their industry promote energy efficiency, conservation, and the deployment of renewable liquid heating fuels to improve reliability, reduce emissions, and achieve maximum environmental performance.

Mission Statement

The NEFI Greener Heating Fuels PAC exists to further the goals and values of the liquid heating fuels industry and its many wholesale and retail businesses. We have two purposes:

To support candidates for federal office who recognize the important role the liquid heating fuels industry plays in the lives of their constituents, the growth of local economies and jobs, the strength of American communities, and the improvement of the environment; and
To provide liquid heating fuels industry stakeholders an opportunity to contribute to the future of their trade.

PAC Leadership

Mike Estes

Chair

Estes Oil & Propane
York, ME

Catherine Erasmus

Vice Chair

Taylor Energy
Broad Brook, CT

Jim Collura

Treasurer

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Sean Cota

Assistant Treasurer

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Federal law requires the Greener Heating Fuels PAC to obtain written authorization from corporate members of the National Energy and Fuels Institute, Inc. (NEFI) before it solicits their stockholders, executive and administrative personnel, or other qualified employees for financial contributions. NEFI members may refuse to authorize financial solicitations without fear of reprisal. Because federal law prohibits a PAC from soliciting the general public, only the restricted class of persons associated with NEFI is permitted access to this website’s contribution page. The Greener Heating Fuels PAC only accepts voluntary personal contributions, is not a “Super PAC,” and does not accept corporate donations or contributions from unlawful residents or foreign nationals. The PAC and all related contributions are subject to the prohibitions and limitations of the Federal Election Campaign Act and Federal Election Commission (FEC) regulations. Visit www.fec.gov for more information.