2018-11-13T09:50:42-08:00 2017-12-31 942941784 Delagnes Mitchell & Linder LLP 300 Montgomery Street Suite 1050 San Francisco CA 941041999 990 2017-01-01 465476017 The Battery Foundation BATT 4158969200 387 Tehama Street San Francisco CA 94103 Suzan Canli Secretary 2018-11-13 true Edwin Niiya P00237112 4159830500 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z 4855332 false false X www.thebatterysf.com/batterypowered X 2014 CA To increase charitable giving by connecting philanthropists to nonprofit organizations and causes that are tackling some of society's toughest challenges. 5 4 3 0 4737487 4819027 0 36305 0 4737487 4855332 4192665 3442167 0 346498 110864 66250 138025 498510 367779 4802039 4222694 -64552 632638 3798936 3810034 2039702 1418162 1759234 2391872 To increase charitable giving by connecting philanthropists to nonprofit organizations and causes that are tackling some of society's toughest challenges. false false 3841207 3442168 The Battery Foundation works on supporting community and national organizations through donor provided grants. The specific themes sponsored by the Battery Foundation in 2017 were:- Winter 2017 theme was Women's Health and Dignity. The topics covered included maternal and reproductive health, economic access, advancement, safety and self-determination. - Spring 2017 theme was Education to Workforce Pathways. The grants provided by Battery Foundation helped fuel and empower todays youth to excel in the jobs of the future. They support organizations that helped level the playing field for disenfranchised youth, employment advocacy organizations, and career pathways that help transform how young people transition from school to work. - Fall 2017 theme was Gun Safety. The grants provided by the Battery Foundation worked to decrease preventable death and injury from gun violence. 3841207 true true false true false false false false false false false false false false true false true false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false true 2 0 true 3 true false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 5 4 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false false true false CA X X Suzan Canli 4158969200 387 Tehama Street San Francisco CA 94103 Xochiltzin Birch President 0.50 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Michael Birch CFO 0.50 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Suzan Canli Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Allison Duncan Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Dan Kingsley Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Colleen Gregerson Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 101477 0 5772 Nicole Garzino Director of Membership 40.00 0.00 X 124759 0 13524 226236 19296 2 false false false Amplifier Strategies LLC 836 Montgomery Street San Francisco CA 94133 Consulting 295795 1 4819027 107374 4819027 0 36305 36305 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4855332 36305 3442167 3442167 0 0 0 245533 183432 14627 47474 0 29919 22352 1782 5785 0 46909 35182 2815 8912 24137 18103 1448 4586 0 0 32874 32874 0 66250 66250 0 290855 103934 186921 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1410 1410 Software 19900 14925 1194 3781 Printing and Publications 16230 16230 Supplies 4695 3521 282 892 Other Expenses 1815 1361 109 345 0 4222694 3841207 243462 138025 3657769 3034884 0 141167 775150 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3798936 3810034 79949 6281 1959753 1391413 20468 2039702 1418162 X 1759234 2391872 1759234 2391872 3798936 3810034 632638 X false true X true false X 1976553 4300273 4737487 4846805 15861118 0 0 1976553 4300273 4737487 4846805 15861118 0 15861118 36306 36306 0 0 15897424 X 0.00000 false false 99 99 198 4222496 4222694 361135 90284 false 361135 361135 541703 198 198 90284 90284 135426 99 99 Payroll tax liabilities 20468 20468 4855332 4855332 4855332 4222694 4222694 4222694 X X true Amplifier Strategies LLC 836MontgomerySt SF CA 94133 Fundraising false 350000 66250 283750 350000 66250 283750 CA true Advance Peace Safe Passages 440 Civic Center Plaza 360 Richmond CA 94804 813858984 501(c)(3) 185496 0 Prevent urban gun violence Beyond 12 2101 Webster Street 1850 Oakland CA 94612 271275246 501(c)(3) 197650 0 Support low income to attend colleg Brady Center to Prevent Gun V 840 First Street NE Suite 4 Washington DC 20002 521285097 501(c)(3) 245425 0 Works on cutting gun violence in US Callisto 1616 Castro Street San Francisco CA 94114 454011283 501(c)(3) 250000 0 Combat sexual assault, support Center for Reproductive Right 199 Water Street New York NY 10038 133669731 501(c)(3) 250000 0 Law for reproductive rights College Track 112 Lenden Street Oakland CA 94607 943279613 501(c)(3) 250000 0 Support low income college students Ever Forward 475 14th Street 9th floor Oakland CA 94612 061750500 501(c)(3) 100000 0 Support at-risk young men of color Freedom FWD 702 15th Street San Francisco CA 94103 510183349 501(c)(3) 134530 0 Preventing sex trafficking in SF Giffords Law Center to Preven 268 Bush Street 555 San Francisco CA 94104 943324402 501(c)(3) 259008 0 Promotes lifesaving gun policy IGNITE 510 16th Street Oakland CA 94612 383819049 501(c)(3) 225000 0 Support young women for politics Living Goods 220 Halleck Street Suite 200 San Francisco CA 94129 205010527 501(c)(3) 179460 0 Improve health and wealth PICO Network 171 Santa Rosa Ave Oakland CA 94610 942206497 501(c)(3) 300000 0 Prevent racism and discrimination Sandy Hook Promise 13 Church Hill Road Newtown CT 06470 461657101 501(c)(3) 300000 0 Protect children from gun violence SparkSFUSD 555 Franklin St 3rd Floor San Francisco CA 94102 474568396 501(c)(3) 148568 0 Advocates for SFUSD Trellis 692 3rd Ave San Francisco CA 94118 320460001 501(c)(3) 150000 0 Access to STEM teachers Upstream 1630 San Pablo Ave 400 Oakland CA 94612 352581424 501(c)(3) 6000 0 Ensure women receive services Year up 45 Milk Street 9th Floor Boston MA 02110 043534407 501(c)(3) 250000 0 Close divide for low income youth 17 0 Amplifier Strategies LLC Consultant 295795 Consulting Fees false Schedule L, Part V Supplemental Information Director Allison Duncan is a principal and CEO of Amplifier Strategies, LLC, one of organization's highest compensated independent contractors. Her ownership in Amplifier Strategies, LLC is 100%. X 11 107374 FMV false false false Form 990, Part VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, Et Xochiltzin & Michael Birch are married. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process Form 990 is reviewed by the Board of Directors prior to its filing. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts The Board monitors any such conflicts and documents the resolution of such through minutes of Board meetings, pursuant to the organization's bylaws. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees The Board of Directors consulted a consulting firm, Amplifier Strategies, LLC, that has expertise in exempt organizations on the range of salaries for someone in the Executive Director position at this size of organization.The Board also inquired with an executive search firm used for other hiring placements for advise on the salary ranges to expect. The Board decision on the salary cap for the Executive Director position was contemporaneously documented in minutes of the Board meeting during its May 31, 2017 meeting. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Annual reports and financial statements are available upon request.