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Responsible Battery Coalition Inc

501(c)(4) organization Washington, DC EIN: 81-5250375 Website

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.

Responsible Battery Coalition Inc at a glance

In short: Responsible Battery Coalition Inc gave $123K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $61K), mostly in Michigan. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$122,617
+129.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+100.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$61,309
+14.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$61,309
Total assets
$243,174
-80.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Michigan (92% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Responsible Battery Coalition Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Regents of the University of Michigan: $113KRegents of the University ofMichigan$113KPetersen Automotive Museum Foundation: $10KPetersen Automotive MuseumFoundation$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was Regents of the University of Michigan ($113K). Together the top 2 received $123K.

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K2$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 6 (33%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

Ann ArborAnchorageLos Angeles

How Responsible Battery Coalition Inc gives

  • Giving grew 734% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K2 grants2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $15K (2022) to $132K (2023). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $123K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Regents of the University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MIStrategies to Limit Degradation and Maximize Battery$112,617
Petersen Automotive Museum Foundation Los Angeles, CAGeneral Purposes$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$243,174$1,133,500$2,140,416$122,6172
2024$1,230,433$1,044,500$1,080,592$53,3981
2023$1,308,815$1,146,850$1,018,335$131,8921
2022$1,161,665$1,315,000$1,142,386$14,7101
2021$996,232$1,330,000$1,074,570$73,7091
2020$854,374$1,434,980$1,125,104$89,7822

About Responsible Battery Coalition Inc

Based on IRS filings

Responsible Battery Coalition Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Washington, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $243K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $123K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Responsible Battery Coalition Inc is led by Adam Mullerweiss, President since 2022 (on filings since 2020); none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Adam Mullerweiss

    President

    Board President → President, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Christensen

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Boris Kort-Packard

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Larry Keith

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Cannon

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Micah Thompson

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Phil Cozad

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (7)
  • Former: David McKinney (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Barbra Fielden (2024) — Director
  • Former: V. Anand Sankaran (2024) — Director
  • Former: Danny Iseminger (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Bob Holycross (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Jonathan Moser (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Tim Tarwater (2020–2022) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Responsible Battery Coalition Inc

How much does Responsible Battery Coalition Inc give each year?

Responsible Battery Coalition Inc gave $123K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $53K across 1 grant.

How large is Responsible Battery Coalition Inc?

Responsible Battery Coalition Inc reported $243K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.1M.

What is Responsible Battery Coalition Inc?

Responsible Battery Coalition Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Washington, DC. It holds $243K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Responsible Battery Coalition Inc operate?

Responsible Battery Coalition Inc has awarded grants in Alaska, California, Michigan.

What is Responsible Battery Coalition Inc's EIN?

Responsible Battery Coalition Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-5250375. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 25, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 11, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 11, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 7, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 27, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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