BATTERY FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
BATTERY FOUNDATION (EIN 46-5476017)
Tax period
2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed
2023-06-08
IRS object ID
202311599349301016
Schema version
2022v5.0
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)
Return2023-06-08T16:52:50-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2022-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN941254756PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HOOD & STRONG LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line160 SO MARKET ST STE 200AddressLine1Txt
CitySAN JOSECityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP95113ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2022-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN465476017EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE BATTERY FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBATTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4152308000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1717 BATTERY STREETAddressLine1Txt
CitySAN FRANCISCOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94111ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMICHAEL BIRCHPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone9257596212PhoneNum
Signature2023-06-07SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstMICHAELPersonFirstNm
Person LastBIRCHPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMAGA E KISRIEVPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01008919PTIN
Phone4089988400PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2022TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BATTERY POWEREDBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerCOLLEEN GREGERSONPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1717 BATTERY STREETAddressLine1Txt
CitySAN FRANCISCOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94111ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$3,829,282GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.THEBATTERYSF.COM/BATTERYPOWEREDWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2014FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO INCREASE CHARITABLE GIVING BY CONNECTING PHILANTHROPISTS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND CAUSES THAT ARE TACKLING SOME OF SOCIETY'S TOUGHEST CHALLENGES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body7VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent7VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee3TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers7TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$3,445,233PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$3,817,423CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$4,844PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$11,859CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$3,450,077PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$3,829,282CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$2,632,630PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$2,912,795CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$372,296PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$438,610CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$75,580CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$98,977PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$123,558CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$3,103,903PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$3,474,963CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$346,174PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$354,319CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$2,420,883TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$2,802,296TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,261,330TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,288,424TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,159,553NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,513,872NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTO INCREASE CHARITABLE GIVING BY CONNECTING PHILANTHROPISTS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND CAUSES THAT ARE TACKLING SOME OF SOCIETY'S TOUGHEST CHALLENGES.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$3,241,387ExpenseAmt
Grant$2,912,795GrantAmt
Revenue$0RevenueAmt
DescIN 2022, THE BATTERY FOUNDATION PROVIDED DONOR EDUCATION AND NEW GRANTS IN THE AREAS OF JOURNALISM & THE MEDIA: HOUSING & HOMELESSNESS AND THE FUTURE OF FOOD. WE ALSO RESPONDED IN REAL TIME TO THE WAR IN UKRAINE WITH A POP UP EDUCATION AND FUNDRAISING EVENT AND REINSTATED OUR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$3,241,387TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document3IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee3EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members7GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member7IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MICHAEL BIRCHBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone9257596212PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1717 BATTERY STREETAddressLine1Txt
CitySAN FRANCISCOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94111ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
XOCHILTZIN BIRCH
PRESIDENT0.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL BIRCH
TREASURER0.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUZAN CANLI
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMIE ALLISON
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAN KINSLEY
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JENI IZUEL
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
SARA LOMELIN
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
COLLEEN GREGERSON
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$198,795$0$28,343
JILL MINKUS
DIRECTOR OF GRANTS & IMPACT40.00$130,783$0$10,937Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$329,578TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$39,280TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K2IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$3,817,423AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$227,678NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$3,817,423TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$11,859TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$11,859ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$3,829,282TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$11,859ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,912,795TotalAmt
Program Services$2,912,795ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$227,138TotalAmt
Program Services$145,270ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$43,395ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$38,473FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$172,643TotalAmt
Program Services$111,391ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$34,241ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$27,011FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,249TotalAmt
Program Services$3,149ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$735ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,365FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,152TotalAmt
Program Services$4,891ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,141ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,120FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,428TotalAmt
Program Services$15,257ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,560ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,611FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$41,817TotalAmt
Management And General$41,817ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,486TotalAmt
Program Services$6,486ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,409TotalAmt
Management And General$31,409ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$538TotalAmt
Program Services$538ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,478TotalAmt
Management And General$1,478ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
BOOKS/SUBSCRIPTION/REF$20,391$20,391
PRINTING & PUBLICATION$14,230$14,230
THEME EDUCATION/SPEAKER$6,989$6,989
BUS. REGISTRATION FEES$220$220

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,474,963TotalAmt
Program Services$3,241,387ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$157,996ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$75,580FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$849,371BOYAmt
EOY$1,041,427EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,419,977BOYAmt
EOY$1,431,837EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$141,722BOYAmt
EOY$317,054EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,813BOYAmt
EOY$11,978EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,420,883BOYAmt
EOY$2,802,296EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,144BOYAmt
EOY$14,084EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,241,186BOYAmt
EOY$1,274,340EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,261,330BOYAmt
EOY$1,288,424EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,080,553BOYAmt
EOY$1,439,099EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$79,000BOYAmt
EOY$74,773EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,159,553BOYAmt
EOY$1,513,872EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,420,883BOYAmt
EOY$2,802,296EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$354,319ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,977,694CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,452,182CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,325,657CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,445,233CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,817,423CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$19,018,189TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,977,694CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,452,182CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,325,657CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,445,233CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,817,423CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$19,018,189TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,040,118SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$17,978,071PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$70,673CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$72,398CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$28,362CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,844CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$11,859CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$188,136TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$19,206,325TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.93600PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.94150PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$10,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$10,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$3,464,963FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$3,474,963FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$323,748FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$80,937FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$386,930CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$355,871CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$305,195CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$323,748CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,371,744TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$2,057,616LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$275,000CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$104,999CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year$10,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$389,999TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$96,733CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$88,968CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$76,299CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$80,937CurrentYearAmt
Total$342,937TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$514,406GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$87,500CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$84,999CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Total$172,499TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,896,559TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$67,277DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$67,277RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,829,282RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,829,282TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,542,240TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$67,277DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$67,277ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,474,963ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,474,963TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE FOUNDATION HAS BEEN GRANTED TAX-EXEMPT STATUS UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND SECTION 23701D OF THE CALIFORNIA REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE. IN ADDITION, THE FOUNDATION HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE NOT TO BE A PRIVATE FOUNDATION WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 509(A) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. MANAGEMENT EVALUATED THE FOUNDATION'S TAX POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED THAT THE FOUNDATION HAD MAINTAINED ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS AND HAD NOT TAKEN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRED ADJUSTMENT TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THEREFORE, NO PROVISION OR LIABILITY FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (29 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE OF MARIN
2169 FRANCISCO BLVD SUITE ASAN RAFAELCA94901861156712501(C)(3)$95,947$0DEVELOPMENT OF THE CENTER FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
AGRICULTURE AND LAND BASED TRAINING ASSOCIATION
PO BOX 6264SALINASCA93912770566055501(C)(3)$201,207$0GENERAL SUPPORT
BAYVIEW HUNTERS POINT CENTER FOR ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY
2415 THIRD ST SUITE 230SAN FRANCISCOCA94107943329786501(C)(3)$186,423$0GENERAL SUPPORT FOR YOUTH PROGRAMMING
CALIFORNIA HOUSING PARTNERSHIP
369 PINE STREET SUITE 300SAN FRANCISCOCA94104680183692501(C)(3)$10,000$0GENERAL SUPPORT
CALMATTERS
1017 L STREET 261SACRAMENTOCA95814472474086501(C)(3)$250,000$0SUPPORT FOR THE CALIFORNIA ACCOUNTABILITY DESK
CENTER FOR INVESTIGATING REPORTING
1400 65TH ST SUITE 200EMERYVILLECA94608942434026501(C)(3)$145,440$0GENERAL SUPPORT
CHALKBEAT
450 7TH AVENUE 32ND FLOORNEW YORKNY10123900915846501(C)(3)$10,000$0GENERAL SUPPORT
CITYSIDE JOURNALISM INITIATIVE
1111 BROADWAY SUITE 300OAKLANDCA94607843448887501(C)(3)$10,000$0GENERAL SUPPORT
CULTURAL CONSERVANCY
PO BOX 29044SAN FRANCISCOCA94129943003900501(C)(3)$15,000$0GENERAL SUPPORT
DIGNITYMOVES
2406 BUSH STREETSAN FRANCISCOCA94115871111468501(C)(3)$250,000$0GENERAL SUPPORT
EAT REAL
1503 MACDONALD AVE SUITE ARICHMONDCA94801454482654501(C)(3)$250,000$0GENERAL SUPPORT
EL TIMPANO
PO BOX 420442SAN FRANCISCOCA94142943355076501(C)(3)$20,000$0GENERAL SUPPORT
ETHNIC MEDIA SERVICES
1663 MISSION STREET SUITE 310SAN FRANCISCOCA94103942168838501(C)(3)$10,000$0GENERAL SUPPORT
FOOD CHAIN WORKERS ALLIANCE
3055 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD SUITE 300LOS ANGELESCA90010900728464501(C)(3)$15,000$0GENERAL SUPPORT
FOOD SYSTEMS 6 ACCELERATOR INC
541 JEFFERSON SUITE 100REDWOOD CITYCA94063811251197501(C)(3)$10,000$0GENERAL SUPPORT
GREENBELT ALLIANCE
312 SUTTER STREET SUITE 510SAN FRANCISCOCA94108941676747501(C)(3)$10,000$0GENERAL SUPPORT
HOUSING ACTION COALITION
50 OTIS STREETSAN FRANCISCOCA94103831881525501(C)(4)$10,000$0GENERAL SUPPORT/LOBBYING
INSTITUTE FOR NONPROFIT NEWS
714 WEST OLYMPIC BLVD STE 929LOS ANGELESCA90015272614911501(C)(3)$161,951$0GENERAL SUPPORT
KITCHEN TABLE ADVISORS
548 MARKET STREET PMB81178SAN FRANCISCOCA94104912166435501(C)(3)$10,000$0GENERAL SUPPORT
MERCY HOUSING CALIFORNIA
1256 MARKET STREETSAN FRANCISCOCA94103943081666501(C)(3)$189,157$0SUPPORT FOR CREATION OF A NEW COMMUNITY HUB IN SAN FRANCISCO'S SUNNYDALE/VISITACION VALLEY NEIGHBORHOOD
MISSION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
2301 MISSION STREET SUITE 301SAN FRANCISCOCA94110510187791501(C)(3)$158,329$0GENERAL SUPPORT FOR THE COMMUNITY REAL ESTATE PROGRAM
NORTH BEACH CITIZENS
1034 KEARNY STSAN FRANCISCOCA94133943360013501(C)(3)$10,000$0GENERAL SUPPORT
OAKLAND COMMUNITY LAND TRUST
101 BROADWAY SUITE 310OAKLANDCA94607320285788501(C)(3)$151,377$0GENERAL SUPPORT
OPEN DOOR LEGAL
60 OCEAN AVENUESAN FRANCISCOCA94112453360280501(C)(3)$153,894$0GENERAL SUPPORT
PLANTING JUSTICE
319 105TH AVEOAKLANDCA94603270334905501(C)(3)$237,184$0DEVELOPMENT OF AN URBAN AQUAPONICS INCUBATOR FARM
REPORTERS COMMITTEE FOR FREEDOM OF THE PRESS
1156 15TH STREET NW SUITE 1020WASHINGTONDC20005520972043501(C)(3)$134,700$0GENERAL SUPPORT
RICHMOND NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES
12972 SAN PABLO AVERICHMONDCA94805942791683501(C)(3)$10,000$0GENERAL SUPPORT
THE MARSHALL PROJECT
156 WEST 56TH STREET SUITE 701NEW YORKNY10019464353634501(C)(3)$10,000$0GENERAL SUPPORT
TOMKAT RANCH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
PO BOX 726PESCADEROCA94060262782200501(C)(3)$184,136$0SUPPORT FOR GROWING THE TABLE INITIATIVE
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org28Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org1TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationORGANIZATIONS IN RECEIPT OF A GRANT IN EXCESS OF $10,000 FROM THE BATTERY FOUNDATION ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT AN ANNUAL NARRATIVE AND FINANCIAL REPORT AS WELL AS A FINAL NARRATIVE AND FINANCIAL REPORT AT THE CONCLUSION OF THEIR GRANT. IN ADDITION, ONGOING COMMUNICATION WITH GRANTEES TAKES PLACE BETWEEN THESE FORMAL REPORTING PERIODS, AND INCLUDE IN SOME CASES SITE VISITS TO THE ORGANIZATIONS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCOLLEEN GREGERSONPersonNm
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$198,795BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$8,054DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$20,289NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$227,138TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution12ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$227,678NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, COLUMN (B):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHIS COLUMN REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS, NOT THE NUMBER OF ITEMS CONTRIBUTED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2XOCHILTZIN AND MICHAEL BIRCH HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BFORM 990 WAS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO ITS FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE BATTERY FOUNDATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY COVERS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND MEMBERS OF A COMMITTEE WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS (LESS THE FINANCIALLY INTERESTED PERSON(S)) REVIEWS CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND MAKES THE DETERMINATION ON WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. PERSONS WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARE BARRED FROM PARTICIPATING IN ANY DECISIONS ON THE RELATED MATTER AND FROM VOTING ON ANY RELATED ISSUES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS DECIDED AND APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN 2017. AMPLIFIER STRATEGIES WAS ENGAGED AS A CONSULTANT AT THAT TIME AND SUPPORTED COMPENSATION REVIEW. SINCE THEN AMPLIFIER HAS NOT BEEN ENGAGED, AND TWO ADJUSTMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SALARY: A COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT OF 3% WAS MADE FOR 2018; A COST OF LIVING AND PERFORMANCE INCREASE OF 4.5% IN 2020. COST OF LIVING INCREASES ARE MADE IN LINE WITH THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FROM THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO AREA. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY WAS RECENTLY REVIEWED AGAINST DATA SETS FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OF NON PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN SAN FRANCISCO WITH 15+ YEARS EXPERIENCE AND THE BOARD FOUND THE CURRENT SALARY REMAINS WITHIN THE COMPETITIVE RANGE FOR THE AREA.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ANNUAL FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FOR THE SAME PERIOD OF TIME SET FORTH IN SEC. 6104(D).

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