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SILENT SPRING INSTITUTE INC: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
SILENT SPRING INSTITUTE INC (EIN 04-3237106)
Tax period
2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30
Filed
2025-05-15
IRS object ID
202531359349305793
Schema version
2023v6.0
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)
Return2025-05-15T11:10:57-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Line11 HIGHWOOD DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityTEWKSBURYCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP01876ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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
Signature2025-05-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMATTHEW KALIL CPA MBAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01517069PTIN
Phone9785575300PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerLISA GOODWIN-ROBBINSPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1320 NEVADA STREET SUITE 302AddressLine1Txt
CityNEWTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02460ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$4,677,023GrossReceiptsAmt
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 Independent13VotingMembersIndependentCnt
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Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
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Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$5,347,913PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$84,913PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$131,631CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$17,893PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$3,592CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$5,450,719PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$4,628,565CYTotalRevenueAmt
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$2,469,512PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$450,965CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$2,499,324PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$2,073,792CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$4,968,836PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$5,088,473CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$481,883PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$459,908CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$5,720,950TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,549,576TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,372,585TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$4,808,273NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$4,348,365NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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$3,946,913ExpenseAmt
DescSEE SCHEDULE ODesc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSEE SCHEDULE ODesc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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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 Document40IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee31EmployeeCnt
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 Member13IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6173324288PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (20 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
JEANNE MOCKARD CFA
DIRECTOR1.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELIZABETH WHELAN PHD
DIRECTOR2.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
AGNES B KANE MD PHD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PRACHI SAMUDRA
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARYBETH HANS
DIRECTOR (SINCE 1/1/24)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CATHIE RAGOVIN MD
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARGARET KRIPKE
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
CYNTHIA MCKEOWN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANISHA NAKAGAWA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LISA GOODWIN-ROBBINS RA CCS
CHAIR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
GEORGIA MCGAUGHEY PHD
TREASURER1.25Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
PATTI A STOLL
VICE-CHAIR (UNTIL 12/31/23)0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
SARAH DEVAN
VICE-CHAIR (SINCE 2/7/24)0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
CINDY SHULAK-ROME
CLERK0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
JULIA BRODY PHD
SR. SCIENTIST (ED TIL 1/31/24)40.00$181,977$0$24,608Yes (X)
RUTHANN RUDEL
DIR OF RES (INTERIM ED SINCE 2/1/24)40.00$149,452$0$21,680Yes (X)
LAUREL SCHAIDER
SENIOR SCIENTIST40.00$136,104$0$21,395Yes (X)
RACHEL SARVEY
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT40.00$129,449$0$21,138Yes (X)
ALEXANDRA GOHO
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS40.00$123,482$0$7,518Yes (X)
DIANE CZWAKIEL
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMI32.00$113,034$0$21,370Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$833,498TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K6IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ERIK HAUGSJAABusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

Foreign Address ForeignAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12855A RUE ST CHARLES APT 201AddressLine1Txt
CityMONTREAL QC HK JCityNm
Province Or StateQUEBECProvinceOrStateNm
CountryCACountryCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesSOFTWARE ENGINEERING SERVICESServicesDesc
Compensation$125,324CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$299,323FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$2,567,840GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$1,626,179AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$264,769NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$4,493,342TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$131,631TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$131,631ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$48,458FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
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Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescHONORARIUMSDesc
Business541700BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$3,592TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$3,592RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$3,592OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,628,565TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Exclusion$131,631ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$218,350TotalAmt
Program Services$163,763ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$54,587ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,177,168TotalAmt
Program Services$1,609,762ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$366,406ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$201,000FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$129,185TotalAmt
Program Services$105,878ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,489ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,818FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$300,689TotalAmt
Program Services$201,189ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$69,762ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$29,738FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$189,289TotalAmt
Program Services$154,099ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,940ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,250FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,555TotalAmt
Management And General$10,555ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$45,750TotalAmt
Management And General$45,750ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$80,679TotalAmt
Program Services$29,737ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$41,510ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,432FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,001TotalAmt
Program Services$25,983ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,015ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,003FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$256,192TotalAmt
Program Services$203,085ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$36,113ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,994FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,779TotalAmt
Program Services$25,339ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,453ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,987FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,869TotalAmt
Program Services$24,535ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$110ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$224FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,707TotalAmt
Program Services$12,530ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,840ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,337FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,742TotalAmt
Program Services$14,057ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,186ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,499FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
SUBCONTRACT RESEARCH &$1,372,909$1,268,645$14,438$89,826
PROGRAM SUPPLIES$53,742$48,363$802$4,577
EQUIPMENT & MAINTENANCE$44,868$38,504$3,462$2,902
EVENTS$40,046$1,281$0$38,765

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$45,953TotalAmt
Program Services$20,163ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$177ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$25,613FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,088,473TotalAmt
Program Services$3,946,913ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$690,595ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$450,965FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,811BOYAmt
EOY$3,699EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,573,553BOYAmt
EOY$4,041,030EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$825,331BOYAmt
EOY$897,775EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$71,379BOYAmt
EOY$69,331EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$250,570LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$209,473LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$53,044BOYAmt
EOY$41,097EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$829,731BOYAmt
EOY$668,018EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,357,849BOYAmt
EOY$5,720,950EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$689,105BOYAmt
EOY$660,749EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

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

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$854,071BOYAmt
EOY$705,436EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,549,576BOYAmt
EOY$1,372,585EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,290,836BOYAmt
EOY$4,126,617EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$517,437BOYAmt
EOY$221,748EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,808,273BOYAmt
EOY$4,348,365EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,357,849BOYAmt
EOY$5,720,950EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$459,908ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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$3,814,878CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,560,422CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,726,692CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,347,913CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,493,342CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$22,943,247TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,560,422CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,726,692CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,347,913CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,493,342CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$22,943,247TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$4,748SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$22,938,499PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,162CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,293CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,943CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$84,913CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$131,631CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$226,942TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,566CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,550CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,082CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$17,893CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,592CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$30,683TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$23,200,872TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.98870PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.99400PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 4,566. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 2,550. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 750. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 5,893. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 3,592. 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$100,505OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$63,895DepreciationAmt
Book Value$36,610BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$150,065OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$145,578DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,487BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$41,097TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS$650,768
FINANCE LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET$17,250
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$668,018TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY$687,933
FINANCE LEASE LIABILITY$17,503
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$705,436TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,671,393TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$42,828DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$42,828RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,628,565RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,628,565TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,131,301TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$42,828DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$42,828ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,088,473ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,088,473TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE 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, 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, 2024. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT EXPECT ANY MATERIAL CHANGE IN UNCERTAIN TAX BENEFITS WITHIN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS.ExplanationTxt

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$141,602RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees1SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee1TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$141,602SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$141,602TotalSpentAmt
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 2023 GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$347,781GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$299,323CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$48,458GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$19,954RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$48,458FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$13,000EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$45,530OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$347,781GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$299,323CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$48,458GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$19,954RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$48,458FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$13,000EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$45,530OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$126,942DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$78,484NetIncomeSummaryAmt

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 (4 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
JULIA BRODY PHD
SR. SCIENTIST (ED TIL 1/31/24)$181,977$0$0$0$0$0$10,818$0$13,790$0$206,585$0$0$0
RUTHANN RUDEL
DIR OF RES (INTERIM ED SINCE 2/1/24)$149,452$0$0$0$0$0$8,806$0$12,874$0$171,132$0$0$0
LAUREL SCHAIDER
SENIOR SCIENTIST$136,104$0$0$0$0$0$8,029$0$13,366$0$157,499$0$0$0
RACHEL SARVEY
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT$129,449$0$0$0$0$0$7,618$0$13,520$0$150,587$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution6ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$264,769NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:FOUNDED IN 1994, SILENT SPRING INSTITUTE IS A LEADING 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 ABOUT 180 PEER-REVIEWED SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES TO DATE, THE INSTITUTE'S RESEARCH SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT OF SAFER CHEMICALS, A MARKET SHIFT AWAY FROM TOXIC CHEMICALS IN PRODUCTS, AND MORE HEALTH-PROTECTIVE REGULATORY POLICIES. OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS OVER THE PAST YEAR INCLUDE: SAFER CHEMICALS, SAFER PRODUCTS-- WE ARE WORKING TO IDENTIFY CHEMICALS THAT INCREASE BREAST CANCER RISK AND CREATE A ROADMAP FOR REDUCING EXPOSURES TO CANCER-CAUSING CHEMICALS IN CONSUMER PRODUCTS. IN JANUARY 2024, WE PUBLISHED A LIST OF OVER 900 CHEMICALS THAT ARE LIKELY TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF BREAST CANCER. NINETY PERCENT OF THESE CHEMICALS ARE FOUND IN PRODUCTS WE USE EVERY DAY. OUR LIST, PUBLISHED IN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES, WAS ACCOMPANIED BY AN INVITED COMMENTARY BY RESEARCHERS AT THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE AND THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES ON THE STUDY'S SIGNIFICANCE. THE LIST HAS RECEIVED TREMENDOUS PRESS COVERAGE, INCLUDING FEATURES IN THE WASHINGTON POST, NEWSWEEK, AND NPR. THIS PAPER HAS BEEN DOWNLOADED NEARLY 30,000 TIMES AND IS IN THE TOP 5% OF ALL RESEARCH OUTPUTS SCORED BY ALTMETRIC, WHICH MEASURES IMPACT BASED ON METRICS INCLUDING SOCIAL MEDIA MENTIONS AND NEWS MEDIA COVERAGE. BASED ON THIS WORK, WE PROVIDED EVIDENCE TO AUTHORITATIVE GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO PRIORITIZE EXPOSURE REDUCTION FOR THESE POTENTIAL BREAST CARCINOGENS. WE ALSO CONCLUDED THE FIRST PHASE OF OUR POWER STUDY, A COLLABORATION WITH THE RESILIENT SISTERHOOD PROJECT. IN THE FIRST PHASE OF THIS STUDY, WE RECRUITED SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCERS TO POST EDUCATIONAL CONTENT FOR BLACK WOMEN ABOUT HARMFUL CHEMICALS IN BEAUTY PRODUCTS. CONTENT SHARED DURING OUR OCTOBER 2023 CAMPAIGN WAS VIEWED BY MORE THAN 100,000 ACCOUNTS. THE SECOND PHASE OF THE STUDY WILL EXPAND OUR SCOPE TO INCLUDE NEW INFLUENCERS AND ASSESSMENT TOOLS. IN DECEMBER 2023, WE PUBLISHED AN ANALYSIS IN FRONTIERS IN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH OF HOW SOCIAL FACTORS INFLUENCE PEOPLE'S CHEMICAL EXPOSURES THROUGH MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS. RIGHT TO KNOW, RIGHT TO ACT-- SILENT SPRING DEVELOPS DIGITAL TOOLS THAT EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS TO LEARN ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICALS, SHARE INFORMATION, AND TAKE ACTION INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY TO REDUCE EXPOSURE. THIS YEAR: -SILENT SPRING'S DETOX ME APP APPROACHED 400,000 DOWNLOADS, PROVIDING SCIENCE-BASED RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REDUCING EXPOSURES TO HARMFUL CHEMICALS. THIS FREE APP TRANSLATES DECADES OF RESEARCH INTO PERSONALIZED GUIDANCE FOR HEALTHIER LIVING. -OUR "PFAS EXCHANGE" WEBSITE, WHICH SERVES AS A VITAL HUB FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND PFAS-IMPACTED COMMUNITIES, RECEIVED UP TO 7,700 MONTHLY VISITORS, WITH VISITORS FROM 94 COUNTRIES, AND WAS FEATURED IN THE WASHINGTON POST. -IN COLLABORATION WITH CLINICAL PROVIDERS, WE DEVELOPED A HANDOUT CARD ON BREAST CANCER AND THE ENVIRONMENT THAT WAS DISTRIBUTED TO PATIENTS AT MULTIPLE HOSPITALS. -IN A COMMENTARY IN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES, WE DESCRIBED THE OBSTACLES THAT RESEARCHERS AND INSTITUTIONS FACE IN REPORTING BACK PERSONAL EXPOSURE RESULTS TO STUDY PARTICIPANTS, AND WE OUTLINED SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS FOR OVERCOMING THOSE CHALLENGES, INCLUDING TRAINING AND RESOURCES SUCH AS SILENT SPRING'S INNOVATIVE DERBI WEB PLATFORM, WHICH MAKES IT PRACTICAL FOR RESEARCHERS TO PERSONALIZE REPORTS IN STUDIES OF ANY SIZE.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4BSUPPORTING COMMUNITIES-- SILENT SPRING IS A NATIONAL LEADER IN COMMUNITY-ENGAGED RESEARCH. ENGAGING COMMUNITIES IN THE RESEARCH PROCESS CREATES NEW KNOWLEDGE AND LEADS TO BETTER HEALTH. TWO OF SILENT SPRING'S COMMUNITY-BASED STUDIES ACHIEVED MAJOR MILESTONES THIS YEAR: -IN MAY 2024, WE COMPLETED THE LAST OF 241 HOME VISITS IN ROCHESTER, NY, FOR OUR STUDY EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF LEAD REMEDIATION PROGRAMS AT REDUCING EXPOSURES TO OTHER CHEMICAL HAZARDS IN THE HOME. - WE REPORTED TEST RESULTS TO NEARLY 800 ADULTS AND CHILDREN IN THE MASSACHUSETTS TOWNS OF HYANNIS AND AYER AS PART OF OUR STUDY FUNDED BY THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL INVESTIGATING HEALTH EFFECTS IN COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY PFAS IN DRINKING WATER. THE YEAR IN REVIEW: OVERALL, SILENT SPRING INSTITUTE PUBLISHED 7 SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS THIS YEAR. OUR WORK WAS MENTIONED IN MORE THAN 100 NEWS STORIES FROM MAJOR OUTLETS INCLUDING THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE WASHINGTON POST, THE BOSTON GLOBE, NPR, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, THE HILL, TIME, NEWSWEEK, DISCOVER, AND SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN. WE PROVIDED SCIENTIFIC TESTIMONY ON 8 FEDERAL AND STATE BILLS AND PROPOSED RULES, INCLUDING TESTIMONY AT THE MASSACHUSETTS STATE HOUSE, AND WE STRENGTHENED OUR NETWORKS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH OVER 32 RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS AND MORE THAN 30 COMMUNITY GROUPS, WORKER UNIONS, AND OTHER NONPROFIT PARTNERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BA COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL BEFORE IT IS FILED.
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.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT AN EXECUTIVE SESSION MEETING. SALARIES OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AT COMPARABLE AGENCIES ARE USED TO DETERMINE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES AND STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE ORGANIZATION HAS A COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT FOR THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED DURING THE YEAR.