Responsible Battery Coalition Inc
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What it says it does
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.
- Income
- $1.1 million
- Spending
- $2.1 million
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 6
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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, 2025, 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, 2025, 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 (1)
- $1.9 million spent. 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, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE BATTERY TECHNOLOGIES. OUR PRIORITIES ARE (1) TO PROMOTE LIFE-CYCLE MANAGEMENT REGARDLESS OF TECHNOLOGY, (2) TO ADDRESS CURRENT VEHICLE BATTERIES NOT RECYCLED EACH YEAR, AND (3) TO DEVELOP BEST PRACTICES FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF BATTERIES. A RESPONSIBLE BATTERY MEETS A SPECIFIC NEED EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY, IS PROPERLY MANAGED ACROSS ITS LIFE-CYCLE TO PREVENT HARM TO PEOPLE OR THE ENVIRONMENT, AND IS REUSED WHERE POSSIBLE AND ULTIMATELY RECYCLED.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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)(4) social welfare organization.
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)(4) social welfare organization 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 2025.
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 2017.
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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