National Oilheat Research Alliance
ActiveCommunity Improvement
About National Oilheat Research Alliance
Advancing liquid fuel home heating through research, education and technician training.
Focus Areas
Liquid fuel (oilheat) home heatingTechnician education and certificationFuel research and laboratory testingRenewable fuel/blend evaluationEquipment and tank resources
Who They Fund
research institutions and labstechnical schools and trainersenergy-sector workforce / traineesstudents pursuing energy-related skills
Funding Style
research & development fundingprogrammatic support for education & training
About National Oilheat Research Alliance
National Oilheat Research Alliance centers its grantmaking on liquid fuel home heating, with awards tied to research, education, and technician training. Its recent grants show a repeated pattern of support for regional petroleum and energy-marketers associations that carry out research and development work and train the workforce serving oilheat systems. The largest recent award listed is $730,269 to Pennsylvania Petroleum Association in Middletown, Pennsylvania, followed by $635,400 to the same organization in 2024. Other major grants go to Empire State Energy Association in Troy, New York; Connecticut Energy Marketers Association in Cromwell, Connecticut; and New York State Energy Coalition in Hauppauge, New York. The foundation’s programs also point to a structured funding process: Project Opportunity Notices & Contracting and Request for Abstract Proposals are both used for United States-based research and technical projects. Across the recent grants, the recurring recipients and the consistent focus on energy efficiency, education, and training indicate a funder that works through sector associations to support applied work in home heating technology and related technical capacity.
What National Oilheat Research Alliance Funds
A clear thread in the portfolio is support for research and development tied to home-heating fuels. For example, the foundation gave $589,916 to Empire State Energy Association in Troy, New York, and $554,888 to New York State Energy Coalition in Hauppauge, New York, both labeled for research and development, energy efficiency, education, and training. Technician education is another consistent theme: $577,807 went to Connecticut Energy Marketers Association in Cromwell, Connecticut for the same overall purpose set, reflecting training alongside technical work. The funder also backs fuel and equipment-related infrastructure through associations such as Massachusetts Energy Marketers Association in Wilmington, Massachusetts, which received $542,188 for research and development, energy efficiency, education, and training. These awards align with the stated focus on liquid fuel home heating, technician certification, renewable fuel evaluation, and laboratory testing.
How National Oilheat Research Alliance Gives
Typical grants are mid-sized to large: the p25 is $86,416, the median is $153,784, and the p75 is $297,038. The recent list shows repeated awards to the same organizations across multiple years, including Pennsylvania Petroleum Association, Connecticut Energy Marketers Association, New York State Energy Coalition, Massachusetts Energy Marketers Association, and Maine Energy Marketers Association. That pattern suggests ongoing programmatic support rather than one-off awards. The foundation is classified as a Regular Funder, and it does not fund individuals. It also uses formal solicitation mechanisms, including Project Opportunity Notices & Contracting and Request for Abstract Proposals, both of which accept unsolicited proposals.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3.6M
Total Assets
$21.7M
Total Revenue
$8.5M
Total Expenses
$6.4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $86K and $297K, with a median of $154K.
25th Percentile
$86K
Median
$154K
75th Percentile
$297K
Geographic Reach
National19 states funded
About 5% of grants go to recipients in UT.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
MICHAEL DEVINE
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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