Battery Council International
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What it says it does
BCI WORKS TO SUPPORT MEMBERS' EFFORTS TO CREATE AND SUSTAIN THE MOST SUCCESSFUL CIRCULAR ECONOMY ON THE PLANET, TO PROVIDE MEMBERS WITH THE MOST UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON MARKETING AND TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS, AND TO PROVIDE THEM UPDATES ON REGULATORY AND LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES THAT COULD AFFECT THE GLOBAL INDUSTRY.
- Income
- $6.2 million
- Spending
- $5.6 million
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 19
- Highest pay
- $536,920, president & executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- 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.
- 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. BCI ALSO HOLDS BIANNUAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CONFERENCE FOR ATTENDEES TO LEARN ABOUT IMPORTANT ADVANCEMENTS AND CHANGES IN THE INDUSTRY DURING PRESENTATIONS AND INTERACTIVE SESSIONS FOCUSED ON WORKPLACE PRACTICES, HUMAN RESOURCE POLICIES, EQUIPMENT DESIGN, REDUCING EMPLOYEE BLOOD LEAD LEVELS AND MORE.
- 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.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(6) business league.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 1942.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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