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SILENT SPRING INSTITUTE INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
SILENT SPRING INSTITUTE INC (EIN 04-3237106)
Tax period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed
2026-05-15
IRS object ID
202641359349303674
Schema version
2024v5.5
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-05-15T09:22:46-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN390859910PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11500 RXR PLAZA WEST TOWERAddressLine1Txt
CityUNIONDALECityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11556ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN043237106EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SILENT SPRING INSTITUTE INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSILEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6173324288PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1320 NEVADA STREET SUITE 302AddressLine1Txt
CityNEWTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02460ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLISA GOODWIN-ROBBINSPersonNm
Person TitleCHAIR OF THE BOARDPersonTitleTxt
Phone6173324288PhoneNum
Signature2026-05-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd
Form8822 B AttachedYes (X)Form8822BAttachedInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCATHERINE PETERCSAKPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01357092PTIN
Phone5167472000PhoneNum
Preparation2026-05-13PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMARY BETH TERRY PHDPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1320 NEVADA STREET SUITE 302AddressLine1Txt
CityNEWTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02460ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$5,835,161GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.SILENTSPRING.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1994FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionADVANCING SCIENCE ON THE INFLUENCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICALS ON WOMEN'S HEALTH, WITH A FOCUS ON BREAST CANCER PREVENTION.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent14VotingMembersIndependentCnt
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Total Volunteers15TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$131,631PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$115,509CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$3,592PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$30,049CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$4,628,565PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$5,758,023CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,014,681PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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CY Other Expenses$1,954,747CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$5,088,473PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$5,498,632CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$459,908PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$259,391CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$5,995,823TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,372,585TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,388,067TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$4,348,365NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$4,607,756NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionSILENT SPRING INSTITUTE IS DEDICATED TO ADVANCING SCIENCE ON THE INFLUENCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICALS ON WOMEN'S HEALTH, WITH A FOCUS ON BREAST CANCER PREVENTION.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$4,187,080ExpenseAmt
DescSEE SCHEDULE ODesc
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document25IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee32EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member14IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonNHU-Y NGUYENPersonNm
Phone6173324288PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1320 NEVADA STREET SUITE 302AddressLine1Txt
CityNEWTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02460ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (21 entries)

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LISA GOODWIN-ROBBINS RA CCS
CHAIR3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CYNTHIA MCKEOWN
VICE CHAIR (SINCE 1/1/2025)2.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SARAH DUNAGAN
DIRECTOR (VICE-CHAIR TO 12/31/24)1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
GEORGIA MCGAUGHEY PHD
TREASURER4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CINDY SHULAK-ROME
CLERK0.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARYBETH HANS
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARGARET KRIPKE
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEANNE MOCKARD CFA
DIRECTOR1.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
SABINE OSKAR
DIRECTOR (SINCE 1/1/2025)0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANISHA PATIL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CATHIE RAGOVIN MD
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIELA ROCHEZ
DIRECTOR (SINCE 1/1/2025)0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
PRACHI SAMUDRA
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELIZABETH WHELAN PHD
DIRECTOR1.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
AGNES B KANE MD PHD
DIRECTOR (UNTIL 12/31/2024)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY BETH TERRY PHD
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (SINCE 7/1/2024)40.00Yes (X)$76,708$0$0
RUTHANN RUDEL
DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH40.00$190,324$0$25,461Yes (X)
LAUREL SCHAIDER
SENIOR SCIENTIST40.00$146,980$0$22,394Yes (X)
JULIA BRODY PHD
SENIOR SCIENTIST, ED EMERITUS20.00$142,665$0$12,305Yes (X)
RACHEL SARVEY
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT40.00$138,841$0$22,165Yes (X)
ALEXANDRA GOHO
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS40.00$132,907$0$8,380Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$828,425TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$90,705TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K10IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other SrcsYes (1)CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

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HARVARD UNIVERSITY
PRESIDENT FELLOWS OF HARVARD POBOSTONMA02241COLLABORATOR ON ATSDR HEALTH & R21 EXPAN$320,949
ERIK HAUGSJAA
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING SERVICES$157,9372855A RUE ST CHARLES APT 201MONTREAL QC HKJQUEBECCA
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE AR DEPT
BLD 160 6220 CULEBRA RDSAN ANTONIOTX78238COLLABORATOR ON HUD ROCHESTER STUDY & SA$101,851
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$204,621FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$3,243,370GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$2,224,572AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$45,927NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$5,672,563TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$115,509TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$115,509ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$44,677FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
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Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$32,461TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$32,461ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescHONORARIUMSDesc
Business541715BusinessCd
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Exclusion$2,412ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$2,412OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$5,758,023TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Exclusion$85,460ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$153,416TotalAmt
Program Services$92,050ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$61,366ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,754,564TotalAmt
Program Services$2,041,891ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$445,252ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$267,421FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$157,583TotalAmt
Program Services$116,046ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,360ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,177FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$274,326TotalAmt
Program Services$202,016ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$44,148ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$28,162FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$203,996TotalAmt
Program Services$150,224ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,830ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$20,942FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,915TotalAmt
Management And General$1,915ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$50,400TotalAmt
Management And General$50,400ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$110,539TotalAmt
Program Services$19,021ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$90,033ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,485FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$64,915TotalAmt
Program Services$38,737ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,647ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$23,531FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$229,479TotalAmt
Program Services$164,489ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$40,310ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24,680FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$52,858TotalAmt
Program Services$49,526ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,319FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,703TotalAmt
Program Services$12,016ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$5,687FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$561TotalAmt
Management And General$561ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,964TotalAmt
Program Services$13,114ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,874ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,976FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,039TotalAmt
Program Services$13,899ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,046ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,094FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
SUBCONTRACT RESEARCH &$1,278,636$1,186,647$39,360$52,629
PROGRAM SUPPLIES$47,047$43,214$894$2,939
EQUIPMENT & MAINTENANCE$32,576$22,730$6,099$3,747
SUBSCRIPTIONS & LICENSE$15,778$15,078$80$620

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,337TotalAmt
Program Services$6,382ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,399ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,556FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,498,632TotalAmt
Program Services$4,187,080ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$848,587ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$462,965FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,699BOYAmt
EOY$3,103EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,041,030BOYAmt
EOY$3,934,526EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$897,775BOYAmt
EOY$1,455,381EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$69,331BOYAmt
EOY$81,918EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$263,539LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$227,437LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,097BOYAmt
EOY$36,102EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$668,018BOYAmt
EOY$484,793EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,720,950BOYAmt
EOY$5,995,823EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$660,749BOYAmt
EOY$855,523EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,400BOYAmt
EOY$6,400EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$705,436BOYAmt
EOY$526,144EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,372,585BOYAmt
EOY$1,388,067EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,126,617BOYAmt
EOY$4,138,876EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$221,748BOYAmt
EOY$468,880EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,348,365BOYAmt
EOY$4,607,756EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,720,950BOYAmt
EOY$5,995,823EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$259,391ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,560,422CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,726,692CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,347,913CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,493,342CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,672,563CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$24,800,932TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,726,692CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,347,913CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,493,342CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,672,563CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$24,800,932TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$24,800,932PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,293CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,943CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$84,913CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$131,631CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$115,509CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$339,289TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,550CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,082CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$17,893CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,592CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,412CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$28,529TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$25,168,750TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.98540PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.98870PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationHONORARIUMS - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 2,550. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 750. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 5,893. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 3,592. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 2,412. OTHER INCOME - 2021 AMOUNT: $ 1,332. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 12,000.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$103,840OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$77,272DepreciationAmt
Book Value$26,568BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$159,699OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$150,165DepreciationAmt
Book Value$9,534BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$36,102TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS$471,620
FINANCE LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET$13,173
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$484,793TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY$512,157
FINANCE LEASE LIABILITY$13,987
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$526,144TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,793,879TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$3,395DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$3,395RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$5,790,484RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$32,461OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$32,461RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$5,758,023TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,534,488TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$3,395DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$32,461OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$35,856ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,498,632ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,498,632TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:THE INSTITUTE IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES ON TRADE OR BUSINESS PROFITS GENERATED BY ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE INSTITUTE'S EXEMPT FUNCTION. THE ORGANIZATION MAY BE SUBJECT TO FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES FOR PROFITS GENERATED FROM TRADE OR BUSINESS ACTIVITIES UNRELATED TO THE INSTITUTE'S EXEMPT FUNCTION. AS OF JUNE 30, 2025 AND 2024, MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT THE INSTITUTE HAS NOT GENERATED ANY UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME. THE ORGANIZATION ASSESSES THE RECORDING OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS BY EVALUATING THE MINIMUM RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT REQUIREMENTS A TAX POSITION MUST MEET BEFORE BEING RECOGNIZED AS A BENEFIT IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY IS TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND PENALTIES ACCRUED ON ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS A COMPONENT OF INCOME TAX EXPENSE, IF ANY, IN ITS STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES. THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT RECOGNIZED ANY LIABILITIES FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS OR UNRECOGNIZED BENEFITS AS OF JUNE 30, 2025 AND 2024. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT EXPECT ANY MATERIAL CHANGE IN UNCERTAIN TAX BENEFITS WITHIN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES -32,461.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES 32,461.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionNORTH AMERICARegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee1EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedPROGRAM SERVICESTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedSOFTWARE ENGINEERING SERVICESSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$141,519RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees1SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee1TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$141,519SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$141,519TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1OCT 2024 GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$249,298GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$204,621CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$44,677GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$19,087RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$44,677FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$10,379EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$2,995OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$249,298GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$204,621CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$44,677GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$19,087RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$44,677FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$10,379EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$2,995OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$77,138DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$32,461NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
RUTHANN RUDEL
DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH$190,324$0$0$0$0$0$10,562$0$14,899$0$215,785$0$0$0
LAUREL SCHAIDER
SENIOR SCIENTIST$146,980$0$0$0$0$0$8,719$0$13,675$0$169,374$0$0$0
RACHEL SARVEY
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT$138,841$0$0$0$0$0$8,523$0$13,642$0$161,006$0$0$0
JULIA BRODY PHD
SENIOR SCIENTIST, ED EMERITUS$142,665$0$0$0$0$0$11,440$0$865$0$154,970$0$0$0
MARY BETH TERRY PHD
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (SINCE 7/1/2024)$76,708$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$76,708$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE J, PART II, LINE FIVE:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationIN CALENDAR YEAR 2024, MARY BETH TERRY, PHD WAS AN EMPLOYEE OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY. SILENT SPRING INSTITUTE REIMBURSED COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SERVICES MARY BETH PROVIDED TO SILENT SPRING INSTITUTE IN THE AMOUNT OF $76,708. THIS AMOUNT IS REPORTED ON PART VII, SECTION A, COLUMN D. THE TOTAL AMOUNT REIMBURSED TO COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY FOR THE PERIOD OF JULY 1, 2024 TO JUNE 30, 2025 FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SERVICES IS $153,416 AND IS REPORTED ON LINE 5 OF THE STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES (PART IX).ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution2ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$45,927NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, COLUMN (B):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCOLUMN B REPORTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORSExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:FOUNDED IN 1994, SILENT SPRING INSTITUTE IS AN INDEPENDENT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO UNCOVERING THE LINKS BETWEEN CHEMICALS IN OUR EVERYDAY ENVIRONMENT AND WOMEN'S HEALTH, WITH A FOCUS ON BREAST CANCER PREVENTION. WITH NEARLY 200 PEER-REVIEWED SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES PUBLISHED TO DATE, WE PROVIDE EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF SAFER CHEMICALS, SAFER PRODUCTS, AND MORE HEALTH-PROTECTIVE POLICIES. WE HIGHLIGHT HERE SOME OF OUR KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING THE 2025 FISCAL YEAR. PROGRAM AREA 1 SAFER PRODUCTS: SILENT SPRING CONDUCTS RESEARCH TO EVALUATE CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY AND DETERMINE WHETHER PRODUCT SAFETY POLICIES ADEQUATELY PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH. THIS YEAR: -WE ANALYZED INGREDIENT LISTS FROM MORE THAN 1,000 PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS USED BY 70 BLACK WOMEN AND LATINAS IN LOS ANGELES OVER THE COURSE OF ONE WEEK AS PART OF THE TAKING STOCK STUDY, A PARTNERSHIP WITH BLACK WOMEN FOR WELLNESS, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, AND UC SANTA BARBARA. OUR INITIAL FINDINGS, PUBLISHED IN MAY 2025 AND FEATURED IN THE WASHINGTON POST AND NPR, REVEALED THE WIDESPREAD USE OF CANCER-CAUSING FORMALDEHYDE AND FORMALDEHYDE-RELEASING PRESERVATIVES IN BEAUTY PRODUCTS MARKETED TO WOMEN OF COLOR. OVER HALF OF STUDY PARTICIPANTS USED PRODUCTS CONTAINING THESE CHEMICALS. FOLLOWING PUBLICATION, WE PROVIDED SCIENTIFIC TESTIMONY ON A WASHINGTON STATE BILL THAT WOULD RESTRICT FORMALDEHYDE AND FORMALDEHYDE RELEASERS IN COSMETICS. LOOKING FORWARD, WE WILL CONTINUE TO ANALYZE THIS RICH DATA SET ON PERSONAL CARE PRODUCT USE AMONG WOMEN OF COLOR TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL HEALTH HAZARDS. -CALIFORNIA'S "PROP 65" LAW REQUIRES BUSINESSES TO WARN CONSUMERS IF A PRODUCT CONTAINS CHEMICALS KNOWN TO CAUSE CANCER, BIRTH DEFECTS, OR REPRODUCTIVE HARM. IN OCTOBER 2024, SILENT SPRING PUBLISHED A STUDY DEMONSTRATING THAT LEVELS OF PROP 65 CHEMICALS IN PEOPLE'S BODIES DECREASED NOT ONLY IN CALIFORNIA BUT ACROSS THE COUNTRY AFTER THE CHEMICALS WERE ADDED TO THE PROP 65 LIST. THIS PAPER WAS FEATURED BY THE LOS ANGELES TIMES AND WAS HAILED AS ONE OF THE TOP FIVE GOOD NEWS STORIES OF 2024 BY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH NEWS. IN FEBRUARY 2025, WE PUBLISHED A COMPANION STUDY FOR WHICH WE INTERVIEWED BUSINESS LEADERS AT MAJOR GLOBAL MANUFACTURERS AND RETAILERS. IN THIS STUDY, WHICH WAS FEATURED BY THE WASHINGTON POST AND THE NEW YORK TIMES, 78% OF INTERVIEWEES SAID THAT PROP 65 HAS PROMPTED BUSINESSES TO REFORMULATE PRODUCTS AND 81% OF MANUFACTURERS SAID THEY LOOK TO PROP 65 TO KNOW WHICH CHEMICALS TO AVOID. CRITICS HAVE LONG LOBBIED AGAINST PROP 65 AS OVERLY BURDENSOME AND INEFFECTIVE, AND OUR FINDINGS CHALLENGE THIS NARRATIVE. PROGRAM AREA 2 SAFER CHEMICALS: THROUGH OUR SAFER CHEMICALS PROGRAM, SILENT SPRING IDENTIFIES CHEMICALS THAT INCREASE BREAST CANCER RISK AND CREATES A ROADMAP FOR REDUCING EXPOSURES TO CANCER-CAUSING CHEMICALS. THIS YEAR: -WE CONTINUED TO LEVERAGE OUR JANUARY 2024 LIST OF OVER 900 CHEMICALS LIKELY TO PROMOTE BREAST CANCER DEVELOPMENT. 90% OF THESE CHEMICALS ARE FOUND IN EVERYDAY PRODUCTS. THIS YEAR, THE FOOD PACKAGING FORUM USED OUR LIST TO UNCOVER NEARLY 200 BREAST CANCER RELEVANT CHEMICALS IN FOOD PACKAGING. THEIR FINDINGS WERE FEATURED BY CNN AND NEWSWEEK, AMONG OTHERS. THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH ARE NOW INCORPORATING OUR LIST INTO THEIR LANDMARK "SISTER STUDY," WHICH TRACKS ENVIRONMENTAL AND GENETIC RISK FACTORS FOR BREAST CANCER AMONG OVER 50,000 SISTERS OF WOMEN WHO HAVE HAD BREAST CANCER. -IN SEPTEMBER 2024, WE PUBLISHED A STUDY IDENTIFYING A DOZEN CHEMICALS THAT PUT FIREFIGHTERS AT INCREASED RISK OF DEVELOPING BREAST CANCER. FOLLOWING PUBLICATION, THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ANNOUNCED CHANGES TO THE FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ACT TO INCLUDE BREAST CANCER AS AN OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS, ENTITLING FIREFIGHTERS TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION, MEDICAL LEAVE, AND MEDICAL EXPENSE COVERAGE. -IN JANUARY 2025, WE PUBLISHED A STUDY DEMONSTRATING THAT NEARLY A THIRD OF PEOPLE IN THE U.S.OVER 97 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO UNREGULATED CONTAMINANTS IN THEIR DRINKING WATER. HISPANIC AND BLACK RESIDENTS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN OTHER GROUPS TO HAVE UNSAFE LEVELS OF CONTAMINANTS IN THEIR DRINKING WATER AND TO LIVE NEAR POLLUTION SOURCES. PROGRAM AREA 3 RIGHT TO KNOW, RIGHT TO ACT: SILENT SPRING IS A NATIONAL LEADER IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF DIGITAL TOOLS AND PROGRAMS THAT EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS TO LEARN ABOUT HARMFUL CHEMICALS IN THEIR EVERYDAY ENVIRONMENTS AND TAKE ACTION. THIS YEAR: -WE CONTINUED TO EVOLVE AND EXPAND OUR DIGITAL EXPOSURE REPORT-BACK INTERFACE (DERBI), AN INNOVATIVE TOOL FOR INFORMING STUDY PARTICIPANTS OF THEIR CHEMICAL EXPOSURES AND INCREASING ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH KNOWLEDGE. WE SENT OUT OUR LARGEST DERBI REPORT EVER IN FEBRUARY 2025, REACHING THE >3,000 PARTICIPANTS IN THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA'S AZ HEROES STUDY OF FIRST RESPONDERS AND ESSENTIAL WORKERS. -WE LAUNCHED A PROJECT FUNDED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT TO UPDATE OUR HEALTHY HOMES MOBILE APP, WHICH SUPPORTS RESIDENTS IN IDENTIFYING AND ADDRESSING HOME HEALTH HAZARDS. WE WILL TEST THE APP IN HOME VISIT PROGRAMS SUPPORTING FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN WHO ARE FACING ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES SUCH AS ASTHMA. -IN JUNE 2025, WE LAUNCHED OUR FIRST ANNUAL SILENT SPRING SUMMER INSTITUTE, A WEEK-LONG ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH CERTIFICATE PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. OVER 100 STUDENTS FROM THE U.S. AND BEYOND JOINED OUR INAUGURAL PROGRAM. THE YEAR IN REVIEW: -IN JULY 2024, WE WELCOMED DR. MARY BETH TERRY, AN INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGIST, AS OUR NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. DR. TERRY COMES TO SILENT SPRING FROM COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, WHERE SHE LEADS THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM AT COLUMBIA'S CANCER CENTER AND ALSO LEADS THE INTERNATIONAL BREAST CANCER FAMILY REGISTRY, WHICH TRACKS OVER 15,000 BREAST CANCER FAMILIES WORLDWIDE. -WE PUBLISHED 10 SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS. SEVEN OF THESE ARTICLES RANKED IN THE TOP 1-2% OF ALL RESEARCH OUTPUTS SCORED BY ALTMETRICS, WHICH MEASURES THE ATTENTION RESEARCH STUDIES RECEIVE. COLLECTIVELY, THESE ARTICLES WERE VIEWED OVER 50,000 TIMES AND WERE MENTIONED BY MORE THAN 270 NEWS OUTLETS, INCLUDING THE WASHINGTON POST, THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES, CNN, NPR, THE GUARDIAN, THE HILL, CONSUMER REPORTS, AND NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC. -OUR SCIENTISTS PRESENTED AT OVER SIXTY NATIONAL CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, WEBINARS, AND COMMUNITY MEETINGS, REACHING OVER 3,000 INDIVIDUALS. -IN DECEMBER 2024, SILENT SPRING SCIENTIST DR. LAUREL SCHAIDER WAS ONE OF TWO NATIONAL EXPERTS INVITED TO TESTIFY BEFORE THE U.S. SENATE ON THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF PFAS. TO DATE, SILENT SPRING HAS PROVIDED SCIENTIFIC TESTIMONY ON OVER 70 FEDERAL AND STATE BILLS AND PROPOSED RULES. -THIS YEAR, WE LAUNCHED A NEW RESEARCH PROGRAM TO INVESTIGATE HOW TOXIC CHEMICAL EXPOSURES ARE CONTRIBUTING TO THE GROWING INCIDENCE OF BREAST CANCER AMONG WOMEN UNDER 50.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BA COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD, THE CLERK OF THE BOARD, AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. IT IS THEN SHARED WITH THE REMAINING BOARD MEMBERS BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CSILENT SPRING INSTITUTE ANNUALLY DISTRIBUTES A CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE TO BE COMPLETED AND RETURNED BY ALL KEY EMPLOYEES AND BOARD OF DIRECTOR MEMBERS. IF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT IS IDENTIFIED, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES WHETHER A MATERIAL CONFLICT EXISTS AND, IF SO, WHAT FURTHER ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN. PERSONS WITH A POTENTIAL CONFLICT SHALL NOT PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSIONS OR DECISIONS REGARDING WHETHER A MATERIAL CONFLICT EXISTS. PERSONS WITH AN IDENTIFIED MATERIAL CONFLICT SHALL NOT PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSIONS AND DECISIONS RELATED TO THE RESOLUTION OF THE CONFLICT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT EXECUTIVE SESSION MEETINGS. SALARIES OF ALL EMPLOYEES INCLUDING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ARE DETERMINED BASED ON FAIRNESS WITHIN SILENT SPRING AND COMPARABILITY TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. ALL DECISIONS REGARDING COMPENSATION ARE DOCUMENTED IN WRITING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES AND STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.