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Responsible Battery Coalition INC FY2020 filing

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Washington, DC501(c)(4)Since 2017Human Services EIN 81-5250375Revenue $1.4M in FY2020

On file with the IRSresponsiblebatterycoalition.org1455 Pennsylvania Ave Nw Ste 400, 20004-1017 · Washington, DCTax-exempt since Jul 2017

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A Coalition of companies, academics and organizations committed to the Responsible management of the batteries of today and tomorrow.created to advance the Responsible production, transport, sale, use, reuse, recycling, and resource recovery of transportation, industrial and stationary batteries and other energy storage devices, and the development of future Battery technologies.

501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $29K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$216K
25% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 25% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$638K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$2.1M
Net assets
$638K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$638K
FY2021$894K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$152K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2017.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $900K Management & general 20% · $225K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Adam Mullerweiss
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Phil Cozad
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Advance responsible battery management, from production to recycling and resource recovery.

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1 program · $900K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Responsible battery coalition was created to advance the responsible production, transport, sale, use, reuse, recycling, and resource recovery of transportation, industrial and stationary batteries and other energy storage devices.

$900Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 6 grants · $363K · 2020–2024
Regents of the University of MichiganMI · FY2024$53,398
Regents of the University of MichiganMI · FY2023$131,892
Regents of the University of MichiganMI · FY2022$14,710
Regents of the University of MichiganMI · FY2021$73,709
Regents of the University of MichiganMI · FY2020$83,139
Zender Environmental Health Andresearch Group CoAK · FY2020$6,643

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$900K
Managementcol C$225K
Owns and owesPt X
$638K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$747K
Total assetsLn 16$854K
LiabilitiesLn 26$216K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$747K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$747K
Total assetsLn 16$854K
LiabilitiesLn 26$216K
Net assetsLn 32$638K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 66
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$361K$747K
Total assetsLn 16$363K$854K
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K$216K
Net assetsLn 32$328K$638K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$90K$90K
Management feesLn 11a$324K$194K$130K
Legal feesLn 11b$20K$20K
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$13K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$383K$367K$16K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$217K$217K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$151$4K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$7K$7K
TravelLn 17$33K$6K$26K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$619$1K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$25K$25K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$900K$225K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.1M$2.1M−$1.0M$152K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.0M$1.1M−$36K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$1.0M$129K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$1.1M$173K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$1.1M$255K$894K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.4M$1.1M$310K$638K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,434,980 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,240,000$1,434,980
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,240,000$1,434,980
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $333,006$89,782
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $428,000$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $615,330$1,035,322
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,376,336$1,125,104
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$136,336$309,876
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,434,980 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$1,434,980
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,434,980
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,434,980
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,125,104 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $89,782$89,782
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $194,400 · Management $129,600$324,000
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $20,439$20,439
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,575$12,575
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $366,941 · Management $16,000$382,941
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $217,000$217,000
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $151 · Management $3,529$3,680
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $3,523$3,523
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $7,200$7,200
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,421 · Management $26,294$32,715
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $619 · Management $1,248$1,867
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,382$4,382
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $25,000$25,000
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $900,314 · Management $224,790 · Fundraising $0$1,125,104
Part X · Balance sheet $854,374 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $360,845$746,637
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$105,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,478$2,737
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $363,323$854,374
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $35,000$216,175
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $35,000$216,175
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $328,323$638,199
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $328,323$638,199
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $363,323$854,374
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $638,199 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,434,980
XI-2 Total expenses$1,125,104
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$309,876
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$328,323
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$638,199

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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