Battery Foundation
Donations deductibleBattery Foundation's network
7 people4 organisationsi7 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Violet dotted lines (4) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
7 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Tirtanadi | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Dan Kingsley | Company secretary | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Jeni Izuel | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Michael Birch | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Sara Guillermo | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Sara Lomelin | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Xochiltzin Birch | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
4 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Colleen Gregerson | Executive Director (Thru 6/9/23) | since 2018 |
| Jill Minkus | Director of Grants & Impact | since 2020 |
| Nicole Garzino | Director of Membership | since 2018 |
| Timothy WU | Executive Director (From 5/8/24) | 2024 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jill Minkus | Dir of Grants & Impact, Interim Ed | 40 | $165k | $7k | |
| Timothy Wu | Executive Director (From 5/8/24) | 40 | $148k | $7k | |
| Xochiltzin Birch | President | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Michael Birch | Treasurer | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Dan Kingsley | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jeni Izuel | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Sara Lomelin | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Sara Guillermo | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Adrian Tirtanadi | Director | 0.5 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Battery Foundation
- EIN
- 465476017
- Address
- 717 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA, 94111-1515
- State
- California
- Mission
- To increase charitable giving by connecting philanthropists to nonprofit organizations and causes that are tackling some of society's toughest challenges. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- T30 Philanthropy, voluntary services and grantmaking
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2014
- Principal officer
- Timothy Wu (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 October 2014
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsMichael Birch
≥8years on the filingsXochiltzin Birch
≥7years on the filingsJeni Izuel
≥5years on the filingsSara Lomelin
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $2.2m
- Total liabilities
- $1m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $1.1m
- Contributions and grants received
- $2.8m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $2.1m
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 9
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.8m | $2.7m | $139k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
20 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| La Cocina | General support | $250k |
| Mediators Foundation | General support for the algo (algorithms and large language models for good) incubator | $250k |
| Sf New Deal | General support | $250k |
| More in Common | General support for the america's shared voice project | $246k |
| Civic Space Foundation | General support | $246k |
| Bipartisan Policy Center Action | General support | $191k |
| San Francisco Housing Development Corporation | General support for economic development initiatives in sf's fillmore neighborhood | $152k |
| Free Press | General support | $148k |
| Braver Angels | General support | $129k |
| Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation | General support for tndc's community organizing department | $104k |
| Chinese Culture Foundation of San Francisco | General support | $10k |
| Inner Sunset Park Neighbors | General support | $10k |
| Latino Media Collaborative | General support | $10k |
| New Public | General support | $10k |
| Oakland Ballet Company | General support | $10k |
| One America Movement | General support | $10k |
| Othering & Belonging Institute at the University of California Berkeley | General support | $10k |
| San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Company | General support | $10k |
| The Roxie Theater | General support | $10k |
| United for Respect | General support | $10k |