Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 1942.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Who runs it and what they're paid
22 people listed on the 990; $916K paid to officers and key staff.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Miksad | $505,000 | $418,750 | $398,750 | $385,000 | $380,000 |
| Susan Bernard | $213,100 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Reeves | $198,350 | — | — | — | — |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
See Battery Council International executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Provides information on manufacturing, distributing, and selling lead batteries.
Questions for Battery Council International
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Conventions and Conferences
Bci hosts an annual convention and power mart expo to provide industry leaders and decision makers from the world's largest battery organizations with access to valuable information on lead battery industry trends and innovations from leading experts and suppliers.
Government and Public Relations
Bci provides ongoing government and public relation services for the industry and has established itself as the collective voice of its members and an authority on battery-related information.
Source Bci and Service Manuals
Source bci, the digital version of the battery replacement data book, an online solution to finding the battery information for over 75 years of data for more than 160,000 vehicles.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $1.9M | $473K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $1.9M | $3.6M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $4.2M | $4.4M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $1.5M | $1.0M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $2.7M | $3.3M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $102K | |||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $537K | |||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $546K | |||
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $18K | |||
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $86K | |||
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $59K | |||
| Management feesLn 11a | $755K | |||
| Legal feesLn 11b | $284K | |||
| Lobbying feesLn 11d | $210K | |||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $23K | |||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $1.4M | |||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $42K | |||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $84K | |||
| Information technologyLn 14 | $28K | |||
| TravelLn 17 | $104K | |||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $1.3M | |||
| InterestLn 20 | $4K | |||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $69K | |||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $5.6M |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 11, 2025 | $6.2M | $5.6M | $596K | $3.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Oct 3, 2024 | $4.5M | $4.0M | $481K | $2.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 16, 2023 | $4.0M | $3.9M | $72K | $2.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 10, 2022 | $4.0M | $3.3M | $656K | $2.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS May 19, 2021 | $2.9M | $2.7M | $232K | $1.5M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $6,236,210 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6,236,210 across 5 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,640,304 across 18 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $4,367,435 assets, 13 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,323,520 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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