Corporation for Battery Responsibility

Overview

Mission

Refer to form 990, part i, line 1

What it reported doing in 2018

Promoting sensible battery recycling

Operating model

Revenue model
Membership-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from membership dues.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The nonprofit carried out 100% of its reported program work directly.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
453957193
IRS 990 coverage
2015–2018
Forms available
Form 990 2018
Headquarters
New York, NY, USA
Rating
58
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 34
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 64
  • Sustainability: 34
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 34.2%; rating input score 34
  • Program expense ratio: 33.6%; rating input score 34
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited
  • Public monitoring controls: Limited
  • Public policy transparency: Limited
  • Public financial transparency: Limited
  • Impact reporting controls: Limited
  • Public relationship transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
  • Public governance controls: Limited
  • Zakat policy transparency: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -1.7%; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Operating reserve ratio: 0.49; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.62; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -40.5% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -31.8% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -47.6% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 34.2% of revenue deployed · 33.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 3 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $126K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $139K reported
  • Consistency: 21 of 21 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 annual filings from 2015 to 2018
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.