2026-05-15T09:22:46-05:00 2025-06-30 390859910 BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP 1500 RXR PLAZA WEST TOWER UNIONDALE NY 11556 990 2024-07-01 043237106 SILENT SPRING INSTITUTE INC SILE 6173324288 320 NEVADA STREET SUITE 302 NEWTON MA 02460 LISA GOODWIN-ROBBINS CHAIR OF THE BOARD 6173324288 2026-05-15 1 0 X CATHERINE PETERCSAK P01357092 5167472000 2026-05-13 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MARY BETH TERRY PHD 320 NEVADA STREET SUITE 302 NEWTON MA 02460 5835161 0 X WWW.SILENTSPRING.ORG X 1994 MA ADVANCING SCIENCE ON THE INFLUENCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICALS ON WOMEN'S HEALTH, WITH A FOCUS ON BREAST CANCER PREVENTION. 14 14 32 15 0 0 4493342 5672563 0 0 131631 115509 3592 -30049 4628565 5758023 0 0 0 0 3014681 3543885 0 0 462965 2073792 1954747 5088473 5498632 -459908 259391 5720950 5995823 1372585 1388067 4348365 4607756 X SILENT SPRING INSTITUTE IS DEDICATED TO ADVANCING SCIENCE ON THE INFLUENCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICALS ON WOMEN'S HEALTH, WITH A FOCUS ON BREAST CANCER PREVENTION. 0 0 4187080 SEE SCHEDULE O 4187080 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 25 0 32 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MA CA X X NHU-Y NGUYEN 6173324288 320 NEVADA STREET SUITE 302 NEWTON MA 02460 LISA GOODWIN-ROBBINS RA CCS CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA MCKEOWN VICE CHAIR (SINCE 1/1/2025) 2.50 X X 0 0 0 SARAH DUNAGAN DIRECTOR (VICE-CHAIR TO 12/31/24) 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GEORGIA MCGAUGHEY PHD TREASURER 4.00 X X 0 0 0 CINDY SHULAK-ROME CLERK 0.50 X X 0 0 0 MARYBETH HANS DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MARGARET KRIPKE DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JEANNE MOCKARD CFA DIRECTOR 1.50 X 0 0 0 SABINE OSKAR DIRECTOR (SINCE 1/1/2025) 0.50 X 0 0 0 ANISHA PATIL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CATHIE RAGOVIN MD DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 DANIELA ROCHEZ DIRECTOR (SINCE 1/1/2025) 0.50 X 0 0 0 PRACHI SAMUDRA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH WHELAN PHD DIRECTOR 1.50 X 0 0 0 AGNES B KANE MD PHD DIRECTOR (UNTIL 12/31/2024) 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY BETH TERRY PHD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (SINCE 7/1/2024) 40.00 X 76708 0 0 RUTHANN RUDEL DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH 40.00 X 190324 0 25461 LAUREL SCHAIDER SENIOR SCIENTIST 40.00 X 146980 0 22394 JULIA BRODY PHD SENIOR SCIENTIST, ED EMERITUS 20.00 X 142665 0 12305 RACHEL SARVEY DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 40.00 X 138841 0 22165 ALEXANDRA GOHO DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS 40.00 X 132907 0 8380 828425 0 90705 10 0 1 1 HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT FELLOWS OF HARVARD PO BOSTON MA 02241 COLLABORATOR ON ATSDR HEALTH & R21 EXPAN 320949 ERIK HAUGSJAA 2855A RUE ST CHARLES APT 201 MONTREAL QC HKJ QUEBEC CA SOFTWARE ENGINEERING SERVICES 157937 SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE AR DEPT BLD 160 6220 CULEBRA RD SAN ANTONIO TX 78238 COLLABORATOR ON HUD ROCHESTER STUDY & SA 101851 3 204621 3243370 2224572 45927 5672563 115509 115509 44677 204621 77138 -32461 -32461 HONORARIUMS 541715 2412 2412 2412 5758023 0 0 85460 153416 92050 61366 2754564 2041891 445252 267421 157583 116046 25360 16177 274326 202016 44148 28162 203996 150224 32830 20942 1915 1915 50400 50400 110539 19021 90033 1485 64915 38737 2647 23531 229479 164489 40310 24680 52858 49526 13 3319 17703 12016 5687 561 561 17964 13114 2874 1976 19039 13899 3046 2094 SUBCONTRACT RESEARCH & 1278636 1186647 39360 52629 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 47047 43214 894 2939 EQUIPMENT & MAINTENANCE 32576 22730 6099 3747 SUBSCRIPTIONS & LICENSE 15778 15078 80 620 15337 6382 1399 7556 5498632 4187080 848587 462965 3699 3103 4041030 3934526 897775 1455381 69331 81918 263539 227437 41097 36102 668018 484793 5720950 5995823 660749 855523 6400 6400 705436 526144 1372585 1388067 X 4126617 4138876 221748 468880 4348365 4607756 5720950 5995823 259391 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 4560422 4726692 5347913 4493342 5672563 24800932 4560422 4726692 5347913 4493342 5672563 24800932 24800932 4293 2943 84913 131631 115509 339289 2550 2082 17893 3592 2412 28529 25168750 0.98540 0.98870 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: HONORARIUMS - 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. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 103840 77272 26568 159699 150165 9534 36102 OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS 471620 FINANCE LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET 13173 484793 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 512157 FINANCE LEASE LIABILITY 13987 526144 X 5793879 3395 3395 5790484 -32461 -32461 5758023 5534488 3395 32461 35856 5498632 0 5498632 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. NORTH AMERICA 0 1 PROGRAM SERVICES SOFTWARE ENGINEERING SERVICES 141519 0 1 0 0 0 1 141519 0 141519 0 0 0 0 0 0 OCT 2024 GALA 249298 204621 44677 19087 44677 10379 2995 249298 204621 44677 19087 44677 10379 2995 77138 -32461 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RUTHANN RUDEL DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH 190324 0 0 0 0 0 10562 0 14899 0 215785 0 0 0 LAUREL SCHAIDER SENIOR SCIENTIST 146980 0 0 0 0 0 8719 0 13675 0 169374 0 0 0 RACHEL SARVEY DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 138841 0 0 0 0 0 8523 0 13642 0 161006 0 0 0 JULIA BRODY PHD SENIOR SCIENTIST, ED EMERITUS 142665 0 0 0 0 0 11440 0 865 0 154970 0 0 0 MARY BETH TERRY PHD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (SINCE 7/1/2024) 76708 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 76708 0 0 0 SCHEDULE J, PART II, LINE FIVE: IN 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). X 2 45927 FMV 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): COLUMN B REPORTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS 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 11B A 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 12C SILENT 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. 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