BATTERY COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization: BATTERY COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL (EIN 22-1597985)
Tax period: 2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed: 2019-05-13
IRS object ID: 201911339349305366
Schema version: 2018v3.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2019-05-13T14:24:33-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2018-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	362985770	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SELDEN FOX LTD	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	619 ENTERPRISE DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	OAK BROOK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	605238835	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2018-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	221597985	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BATTERY COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	BATT	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3122451074	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	330 N WABASH NO 2000	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60611	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	KEVIN MORAN	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3122451074	PhoneNum
Signature	2019-05-13	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	ROBERT G WUJEK	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01367472	PTIN
Phone	6309541400	PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	50.201.115.82	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2019-05-13	IPDt
IP Tm	14:24:23	IPTm
IP Timezone	CD	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	AE37C32374CE5F23FDCEF691569DAA4E7289C64F	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	DE88EBB26F1AA656D8C3B164115C4F11AE09418D	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2018	TaxYr
Build TS	2019-02-21 02:37:17Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	JEFF ELDER	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	330 N WABASH NO 2000	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60611	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$3,605,875	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.BATTERYCOUNCIL.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1924	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	IL	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION TO MEMBERS PERTINENT TO THE MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTION, AND SALE OF BATTERIES, IN DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN COMMERCE.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	17	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	17	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	80	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	-$317	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$0	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$3,538,262	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$3,493,569	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$36,743	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$32,910	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$10,155	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$3,585,160	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$3,526,479	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$3,577,339	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$2,921,318	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$3,577,339	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$2,921,318	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$7,821	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$605,161	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,016,476	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$1,547,154	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$826,294	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$828,079	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$190,182	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$719,075	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION TO MEMBERS PERTINENT TO THE MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTION, AND SALE OF BATTERIES, IN DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN COMMERCE.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	BATTERY COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL (BCI) IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT TRADE ASSOCIATION FORMED TO PROMOTE THE INTERESTS OF AN INTERNATIONAL BATTERY INDUSTRY. BCI HAS MORE THAN 190 MEMBERS WORLDWIDE ENGAGED IN EVERY FACET OF THE INDUSTRY. INCLUDED ARE LEAD BATTERY MANUFACTURERS AND RECYCLERS, MARKETERS AND RETAILERS, SUPPLIERS OF RAW MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT, PLUS EXPERT INDUSTRY CONSULTANTS. AS THE INDUSTRY'S PRINCIPAL TRADE GROUP, BCI MEMBER SERVICES HAVE WORLDWIDE IMPACT.	Desc
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (1)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	0	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	17	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	17	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	17	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	Yes (1)	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	0	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SMITHBUCKLIN CORPORATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	3122451074	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	330 NORTH WABASH AVENUE SUITE 2000	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60611	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (19 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
JEFF ELDER
PRESIDENT	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOE WALICKI
VICE PRESIDENT	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DAVID SHAFFER
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JERRY PYATT
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TERRY AGRELIUS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
THOMAS BAWART
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SILVANO GELLENI
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RANDY HART
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HAL HAWK
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JEFFREY G JACOBSEN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
VICTOR M KOELSCH
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ARMAND LAUZON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SERGIO MOURA
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HITOSHI OHTA
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHRIS PRUITT
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN SEMENIUK
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAMES SURRETTE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HOWARD MEYERS
NON-VOTING DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KEVIN MORAN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$0	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
SMITHBUCKLIN CORPORATION
330 N WABASH AVENUE SUITE 2000	CHICAGO	IL	60611	ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT	$956,603
WILEY REIN LLP
1776 K STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20006	GOVERNMENT RELATIONS/COMMUNICATIONS	$656,005
SIGNAL GROUP CONSULTING LLC
455 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE NW 12TH F	WASHINGTON	DC	20001	GOVERNMENT RELATIONS/COMMUNICATIONS	$303,039
ACTIVATED GROWTH LLC
5230 132ND STREET WEST	APPLE VALLEY	MN	55124	MARKETING/COMMUNICATIONS	$154,874
KP PUBLIC AFFAIRS
621 CAPITOL MALL SUITE 1900	SACRAMENTO	CA	95814	GOVERNMENT RELATIONS/COMMUNICATIONS	$110,500

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	5	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
MEMBERSHIP DUES	900099	$2,497,483	$2,497,483
CONVENTIONS	900099	$788,896	$788,896
PUBLICATIONS/VIDEOS	900099	$192,190	$192,190
INDUSTRY RELATIONS	900009	$15,000	$15,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$3,493,569	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$33,227	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$33,227	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$79,079	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$79,396	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-$317	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$317	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	-$317	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,526,479	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$3,493,569	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	-$317	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$33,227	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$956,603	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,203	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,650	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$59,734	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,478	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,213,747	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,071	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,611	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$67,508	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$50,225	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$401,709	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,173	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
CATALOG PREPARATION	$49,422
BANK & CREDIT CARD FEES	$37,301
MISCELLANEOUS OTHER	$31,883

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,921,318	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$531,424	BOYAmt
EOY	$890,371	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$30,184	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,731	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$87,744	BOYAmt
EOY	$130,764	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$367,124	BOYAmt
EOY	$522,288	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,016,476	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,547,154	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$265,958	BOYAmt
EOY	$126,750	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$560,336	BOYAmt
EOY	$701,329	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$826,294	BOYAmt
EOY	$828,079	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$190,182	BOYAmt
EOY	$719,075	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$190,182	BOYAmt
EOY	$719,075	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,016,476	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,547,154	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$605,161	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$76,268	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded	0	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	0	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	0	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments	$2,497,483	DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY	$59,734	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot	$59,734	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc	$274,723	AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Taxable	-$214,989	TaxableAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$0	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,448,733	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$76,268	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$76,268	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$3,525,001	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$1,478	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$1,478	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$3,526,479	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,919,840	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$2,919,840	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$1,478	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$1,478	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$2,921,318	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	BCI FOLLOWS THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNING STANDARDS BOARD REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND HAS DETERMINED THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO RECORD A LIABIITY FOR ANY SUCH POSITIONS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3	BCI HAS CONTRACTED WITH SMITHBUCKLIN CORPORATION TO MANAGE ITS OPERATIONS. SMITHBUCKLIN CORPORATION IS A MANAGEMENT COMPANY WHICH MANAGES ALL ASPECTS OF THE ORGANIZATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH BCI'S BYLAWS AND POLICIES. OPERATIONS MAY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMTED TO ADMINISTRATION, MEMBERSHIP, FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING, CONVENTION/TRADESHOW/MEETING PLANNING, EDUCATION, MARKETING, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, AND GOVERNEMENT RELATIONS. SMITHBUCKLIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES PROVIDE THESE SERVICES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	BCI'S BYLAWS INDICATE ANY PERSON, FIRM, OR CORPORATION ENGAGED IN THE BATTERY INDUSTRY IS ELIGIBLE TO BECOME AN ACTIVE MEMBER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION HAS THE POWER TO ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND AMEND THE BYLAWS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B	COMMITTEES INVOLVED IN SETTING GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES AS WELL AS LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY ISSUES MUST SUBMIT THEIR PROPOSALS AND/OR RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR APPROVAL, REJECTION, OR MODICATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	FORM 990 IS REVIEWED FOR COMPLETENESS AND ACCURACY BY THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	ANNUALLY, THE BOARD MEMBERS OF THE ORGANZIATION RECEIVE A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST THAT FALL WITHIN THE POLICY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	BCI'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	GOVERNMENT RELATIONS 588,314. LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT PROJECT 75,000. STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT 31,459. COMMUNICATIONS & PUBLICATIONS 429,397. OTHER 89,577.