2026-08-31T09:08:21-05:00 2025-12-31 561304727 BLACKMAN & SLOOP ADVISORS INC 1414 RALEIGH ROAD SUITE 300 CHAPEL HILL NC 27517 990EZ 2025-01-01 331676167 LEAD BATTERY 360 ASSURANCE FOUNDATION LEAD 9192871869 277 S WASHINGTON ST SUITE 210 ALEXANDRIA VA 22314 ROGER MIKSAD PRESIDENT 9192871869 2026-08-07 1 ELIZABETH MAUCH P01988953 9199428700 2025 X X X WWW.LEADBATTERY360.ORG X X 165588 X 0 165588 165588 123584 123584 42004 0 0 42004 X 0 181589 0 16500 0 198089 0 156085 0 42004 X THE MISSION OF THE LEAD BATTERY 360 INITIATIVE IS TO DRIVE THE LEAD BATTERY INDUSTRY ON ITS JOURNEY TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAIN IN EVERY TERRITORY. AT THE HEART OF THE PROGRAM IS A COMPREHENSIVE ASSURANCE/CERTIFICATION PROCESS THAT ALLOWS PARTICIPATING LEAD BATTERY MANUFACTURING AND RECYCLING SITES TO UNDERGO INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION THAT THEY ARE DELIVERING ACTIONS SUPPORTING THE SEVEN GUIDING PRINCIPLES OF LEAD BATTERY 360, WHICH DEFINE RESPONSIBLE PRODUCTION AND SOURCING IN THE LEAD BATTERY VALUE CHAIN. THE MISSION OF THE LEAD BATTERY 360 INITIATIVE IS TO DRIVE THE LEAD BATTERY INDUSTRY ON ITS JOURNEY TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAIN IN EVERY TERRITORY. WE WILL DO THIS BY CHAMPIONING BEST PRACTICES IN LEAD MINING, LEAD PRODUCTION AND LEAD BATTERY MANUFACTURING AND RECYCLING, AND BY ENCOURAGING RESPONSIBLE PRACTICES ALONG THE ENTIRE BATTERY VALUE CHAIN NO MATTER WHERE BATTERIES ARE PRODUCED AND RECYCLED. AT THE HEART OF THE PROGRAM IS A COMPREHENSIVE ASSURANCE/CERTIFICATION PROCESS THAT ALLOWS PARTICIPATING LEAD BATTERY MANUFACTURING AND RECYCLING SITES TO UNDERGO INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION THAT THEY ARE DELIVERING ACTIONS SUPPORTING THE SEVEN GUIDING PRINCIPLES OF LEAD BATTERY 360, WHICH DEFINE RESPONSIBLE PRODUCTION AND SOURCING IN THE LEAD BATTERY VALUE CHAIN. SITES THAT ARE CERTIFIED HAVE DEMONSTRATED THEIR COMMITMENT TO ADHERING TO INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED RESPONSIBLE OPERATING PRACTICES. PARTICIPANTS IN THE LEAD BATTERY 360 ASSURANCE PROGRAMME ARE ASSESSED EVERY THREE YEARS AGAINST THE LEAD BATTERY 360 CODE BY SENIOR ASSESSORS. AFTER SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE ASSESSMENT, SITES THAT DEMONSTRATE THEIR CONFORMANCE TO THE CODE AND ITS PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS ARE AWARDED A LEAD BATTERY 360 CERTIFIED PARTICIPANT CLAIM. AT THE END OF 2025 THERE WERE TEN COMPANIES PARTICIPATING IN THE ASSURANCE PROGRAM. TWO OF THESE SITES HAVE NOW RECEIVED INDEPENDENT AUDITS TO CONFIRM THAT THEY ARE OPERATING USING PROCEDURES THAT DEMONSTRATE RESPONSIBLE PRODUCTION AND RAW MATERIAL SOURCING PRACTICES. 0 122188 122188 GERT MEYLEMANS DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 ROGER MIKSAD PRESIDENT 1.00 0 0 0 MARK DELAQUIL SECRETARY 1.00 0 0 0 STEVE BINKS TREASURER 1.00 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DAWN RAYMOND 1000 PARK FORTY PLAZA SUITE 130 DURHAM NC 27713 9192871869 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: BANK SERVICE FEES. AMOUNT: 371. DESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTING FEES. AMOUNT: 1,025. DESCRIPTION: PROFESSIONAL FEES - PROGRAM. AMOUNT: 122,188. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 123,584. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETS DESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 16,500. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIES DESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 22,909. DESCRIPTION: DEFERRED REVENUE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 133,176. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.