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BATTERY COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL: Form 990, tax year 2010

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Organization
BATTERY COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL (EIN 22-1597985)
Tax period
2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31
Filed
2011-05-25
IRS object ID
201121459349300702
Schema version
2010v3.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Timestamp2011-05-25T10:04:42-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2010-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CLIFTON GUNDERSON LLPBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11301 W 22ND ST STE 1100AddressLine1
CityOAK BROOKCity
StateILState
ZIP Code60523ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2010-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN221597985EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BATTERY COUNCIL INTERNATIONALBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlBATTNameControl
Phone3126446610Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1401 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUEAddressLine1
CityCHICAGOCity
StateILState
ZIP Code60611ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameMARK THORSBYName
TitleEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENTTitle
Phone3126446610Phone
Date Signed2011-05-17DateSigned
Authorize Third Party1AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameGREGORY S ADAMSName
Phone6305738600Phone
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2010TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-24 21:20:13ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer PersonMARK THORSBYNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1401 N MICHIGAN AVENUEAddressLine1
CityCHICAGOCity
StateILState
ZIP Code60611ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts2359725GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliates
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Web SiteWWWW.BATTERYCOUNCIL.ORGWebSite
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Total Nbr Employees0TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers0TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI0TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income0NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
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Investment Income Prior Year22823InvestmentIncomePriorYear
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Other Revenue Prior Year20455OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year84336OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year1243807TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year1383971TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year0GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY0GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
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Salaries Etc Current Year0SalariesEtcCurrentYear
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Total Expenses Current Year1327022TotalExpensesCurrentYear
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY1069983NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
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Significant Change0SignificantChange
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Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities0PoliticalActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax1SubjectToProxyTax
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Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling0CreditCounseling
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School0School
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Terminated0Terminated
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidation
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Related Entity0RelatedEntity
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Transaction Related Entity0TransactionRelatedEntity
Activities Conducted Partnership0ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required1ScheduleORequired
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotification
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Funds To Pay Premiums0FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid0PremiumsPaid
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServices
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Nbr Voting Governing Body Members16NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
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Family Or Business Relationship0FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties1DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs0ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders1MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members1ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval0DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body1MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees0MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters0LocalChapters
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Annual Disclosure Covered Persons1AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement1RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy1WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy1DocumentRetentionPolicy
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Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVenture
Upon RequestXUponRequest

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Name Business NameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SMITHBUCKLIN CORPORATIONBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number3126446610TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

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Address Line1401 N MICHIGAN AVENUEAddressLine1
CityCHICAGOCity
StateILState
ZIP Code60611ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedXNoListedPersonsCompensated

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (21 entries)

TitleTitleAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorOfficerOfficerReportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganizationReportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgsOther CompensationOtherCompensation
JOHN CRAIG
PRESIDENT1.00XX000
ALEX MOLINAROLI
VICE PRESIDENT1.00XX000
JEFFREY GRAVES
TREASURER1.00XX000
ROB KEITH
SECRETARY1.00XX000
MARK THORSBY
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TERRY AGRELIUS
DIRECTOR1.00X000
JAMES BOLCH
DIRECTOR1.00X000
ALESSANDRO DOLCETTA
DIRECTOR1.00X000
SILVANO GELLENI
DIRECTOR1.00X000
RICK GODBER
DIRECTOR1.00X000
RANDY HART
DIRECTOR1.00X000
HAL HAWK
DIRECTOR1.00X000
DANIEL LANGDON
DIRECTOR1.00X000
MAURIZIO MASOTTI
DIRECTOR1.00X000
KEITH ORDERMANN
DIRECTOR1.00X000
WILLIAM RASMUSSEN
DIRECTOR1.00X000
RAY KUBIS
HONORARY DIRECTOR1.00X000
MITSURU HONMA
HONORARY DIRECTOR1.00X000
JAMIE SURRETTE
DIRECTOR1.00X000
ROGER WINSLOW
DIRECTOR1.00X000
HOWARD MEYERS
NON-VOTING DIRECTOR1.00X000
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Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs0TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation0TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K0NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed0FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K0TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources0CompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (3 entries)

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SMITHBUCKLIN
401 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUECHICAGOIL60611ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES560711
WILEY REIN
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MARRIOTT BUSINESS SERVICES
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K3NumberOfContractorsGT100K
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Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (2 entries)

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss

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Total Revenue Column82922TotalRevenueColumn
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DescriptionMISCELLANEOUSDescription
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue1414TotalOtherRevenue

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Exclusion$13,207ExclusionAmount

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement

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Total285740Total

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total16693Total

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total27519Total

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total24841Total

Travel Travel

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total12645Total

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total209056Total

Insurance Insurance

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Total9934Total

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (5 entries)

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STATISTICS91232
PUBLICATIONS58198
POSTAGE23469
BANK & PROCESSING FEES11389

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Total16962Total

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

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Total1327022Total

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

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Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

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Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

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BOY0BOY
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117XFollowSFAS117

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Info In Schedule O Part XIXInfoInScheduleOPartXI
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Method Of Accounting AccrualXMethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReview
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Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

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Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbying
Agree To Carryover Prior Year0AgreeToCarryoverPriorYear
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Taxable-$29,801TaxableAmount

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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Total Of Book Value Land Buildings0TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

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DescriptionFUNDS HELD FOR OTHERSDescription
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Total Expenses1327022TotalExpenses
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Net Unrealized GL On Investments22319NetUnrealizedGLOnInvestments
Total Adjustments22319TotalAdjustments
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Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt1441509TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments22319NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
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Revenue Subtotal1419190RevenueSubtotal
Other Revenues Not Included-35219OtherRevenuesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt-35219RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
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Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt1362241TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
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Expenses Subtotal1327022ExpensesSubtotal
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt0ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form9901327022TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierDESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48:Identifier
Return ReferencePART X:ReturnReference
ExplanationLINE 2. BCI FOLLOWS THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD'S REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. BCI HAS DETERMINED THAT IT IS NOT REQUIRED TO RECORD A LIABILITY RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE FEDERAL AND STATE TAX RETURNS OF BCI FOR 2007, 2008, AND 2009 ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND STATE TAXING AUTHORITIES, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY WERE FILED. PART XIII, LINE 2D: COST OF GOODS SOLDExplanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (9 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierExplanationExplanationReturn ReferenceReturnReference
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3THE ORGANIZATION HAS A CONTRACT WITH A FULL SERVICE ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT COMPANY WHICH PROVIDES FOR ALL DAY-TO-DAY OPERATING ACTIVITIES, UNDER THE DIRECTION AND SUPERVISION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE ORGANIZATION'S BY-LAWS INDICATE ANY PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION ENGAGED IN THE BATTERY INDUSTRY IS ELIGBLE TO BECOME AN ACTIVE MEMBER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AEACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION HAS THE POWER TO ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND TO AMEND THE BY-LAWS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BCOMMITTEES 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 MODIFICATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11A COPY OF FORM 990 IS REVIEWED FOR COMPLETENESS AND ACCURACY BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BEFORE FILING.
ANNUALLY, THE BOARD MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION 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 B, LINE 12C
THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19
CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES:NET UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS: 22,319.FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5:
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 2C: THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND SELECTION OF THE INDEPEDENT AUDITORS.