2019-02-11T09:22:29-06:00 2018-06-30 431985162 SMITH SULLIVAN & BROWN PC 80 FLANDERS ROAD - SUITE 200 WESTBOROUGH MA 01581 990 2017-07-01 043237106 SILENT SPRING INSTITUTE INC SILE 6173324288 320 NEVADA STREET SUITE 302 NEWTON MA 02460 PATTI A STOLL CHAIR OF THE BOARD 6173324288 2019-02-11 1 MAUREEN L SULLIVAN CPA P00296843 5088717178 2019-02-11 71.248.188.134 2019-02-11 10:17:02 ES P 7338CE15E43FFA4D1961D505A5DD644A04F138EE 69E9977AC052CEB93F1ED3E2D4B07C277CAC5DE2 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z PATTI A STOLL 320 NEVADA STREET SUITE 302 NEWTON MA 02460 2495379 0 X WWW.SILENTSPRING.ORG X 1994 MA SSI IS DEDICATED TO ADVANCING SCIENCE ON THE INFLUENCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHECMICALS ON WOMEN'S HEALTH. 10 10 25 18 0 0 1453932 2322244 0 0 5967 1739 161810 60375 1621709 2384358 0 0 0 0 1563550 1528263 65046 50480 317084 685776 736431 2314372 2315174 -692663 69184 2155749 1781386 201810 195156 1953939 1586230 X SILENT SPRING INSTITUTE IS DEDICATED TO ADVANCING SCIENCE ON THE INFLUENCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICALS ON WOMEN'S HEALTH. 0 0 1714228 0 0 SILENT SPRING INSTITUTE WAS FOUNDED IN 1994 TO INVESTIGATE ELEVATED BREAST CANCER RATES ON CAPE COD. SINCE THEN, THE INSTITUTE HAS BECOME A NATIONAL LEADER IN BREAST CANCER PREVENTION THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH AND THE STUDY OF ENDOCRINE-DISRUPTING COMPOUNDS ("EDCS") AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON THE DISEASE. THE INSTITUTE HAS PUBLISHED MORE THAN 90 PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES AND IS DEVELOPING NEW TECHNOLOGIES TO ACCELERATE THE IDENTIFICATION OF CANCER-CHEMICALS IN OUR EVERYDAY ENVIRONMENTS AND THE TRANSITION TO SAFER CHEMICALS AND PRODUCTS. THESE SOLUTIONS HOLD PROMISE FOR DECREASING THE RISK-AND INCIDENCE-OF BREAST CANCER AND OTHER DISEASES. AMONG OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS OVER THE PAST 24 YEARS ARE A NUMBER OF IMPORTANT "FIRSTS":-FIRST TO MEASURE HOUSEHOLD EXPOSURE TO 30 ENDOCRINE-DISRUPTING COMPOUNDS (2003) AND TO QUANTIFY THE PRESENCE OF 55 EDCS IN 213 CONSUMER PRODUCTS (2012).-FIRST TO IDENTIFY THYROID-DISRUPTING FLAME RETARDANTS AS A HEALTH RISK IN U.S. HOMES (2004).-FIRST TO COMPILE A COMPREHENSIVE DATABASE OF BREAST CARCINOGENS (2007) AND THE FIRST TO DEMONSTRATE THAT FOOD PACKAGING IS A MAJOR SOURCE OF EXPOSURE TO HORMONE-DISRUPTING BPA AND PHTHALATES (2011).-FIRST TO DEMONSTRATE THE LINK BETWEEN CALIFORNIA FURNITURE FLAMMABILITY STANDARDS AND INCREASEDLEVELS OF FLAME RETARDANTS IN PEOPLE'S BLOOD AND URINE, AS WELL AS THEIR HOUSEHOLD DUST (2008),FIRST TO SUBSEQUENTLY DOCUMENT LEVELS OF NEW FLAME RETARDANTS IN CALIFORNIA HOMES FOLLOWING THE BAN OF PBDES (2012), AND FIRST TO FIND STUDENTS ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES ARE EXPOSED TO HIGH LEVELS OF TOXIC FLAME RETARDANTS IN DORMITORY DUST, INCLUDING SOME OF THE HIGHEST LEVELS EVER REPORTED (2017).-FIRST TO CREATE A PRIORITY LIST OF 17 BREAST CARCINOGENS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING THEM IN PEOPLE AS A TOOL FOR REDUCING EXPOSURES (2014) AND WE SHOWED THAT SEPTIC SYSTEMS ARE A SOURCE OF HIGHLY FLUORINATED CHEMICALS (PFASS) IN PRIVATE WELLS (2016).-FIRST TO DEMONSTRATE THAT HIGHLY FLUORINATED CHEMICALS (PFASS) ARE COMMONLY FOUND IN U.S. FAST FOOD PACKAGING (2017). -FIRST TO MEASURE CONCENTRATIONS OF ENDOCRINE-DISRUPTING CHEMICALS IN A VARIETY OF HAIR PRODUCTS MARKETED AT BLACK WOMEN (2018).IN 2016, WE LAUNCHED A FREE MOBILE APP CALLED DETOX ME THAT OFFERS CONSUMERS SCIENCE-BASED TIPS ON HOW TO AVOID HARMFUL CHEMICALS IN CONSUMER PRODUCTS AND LEAD A HEALTHIER LIFE. TO DATE, THE APP HAS MORE THAN 100,000 USERS. LATER THAT YEAR, WE LAUNCH DETOX ME ACTION KIT, THE FIRST CROWDFUNDED BIOMONITORING STUDY TO ASSESS THE U.S. POPULATION'S EXPOSURE TO ENDOCRINE-DISRUPTING CHEMICALS IN EVERYDAY CONSUMER ITEMS AND TO ENGAGE CONSUMERS IN REDUCING THEIR EXPOSURES. WE ALSO PUBLISHED A CRITICAL REVIEW OF 158 EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES ON ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICALS AND BREAST CANCER FROM THE PAST 10 YEARS, MAKING IT THE MOST THOROUGH ASSESSMENT TO DATE OF EVIDENCE FROM HUMAN STUDIES (2016). THESE SCIENTIFIC ADVANCES COMBINED HAVE EMPOWERED CONSUMERS TO MAKE BETTER CHOICES AND HAVE HELPED ADVANCE POLICIES THAT PROTECT PUBLIC HUMAN HEALTH BY ENCOURAGING THE TRANSITION TO SAFER CHEMICALS.CURRENT STUDIES INCLUDE:-CHEMICALS AND BREAST CANCER: BUILDING ON NATIONAL INITIATIVES FOR CHEMICAL SAFETY SCREENING, DEVELOP INNOVATIVE METHODS (HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING) TO RAPIDLY SCREEN CHEMICALS FOR EFFECTS ON BREAST DEVELOPMENT AND BREAST CANCER (BCSCREEN).-WOMEN FIREFIGHTERS BIOMONITORING COLLABORATIVE: INVESTIGATING ON-THE-JOB EXPOSURES TO BREAST CARCINOGENS IN FEMALE FIREFIGHTERS THROUGH A STUDY OF THE HUMAN EXPOSOME.-PERSONAL EXPOSURE RIGHT-TO-KNOW: DEVELOPING AND EVALUATING ETHICAL AND EFFECTIVE METHODS FOR REPORTING RESULTS TO PARTICIPANTS IN BIOMONITORING AND ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE STUDIES.-HIGHLY FLUORINATED CHEMICALS (PFASS): UNDERSTANDING HOW PEOPLE ARE EXPOSED TO PFASS THROUGH DRINKING WATER, FOOD PACKAGING, AND OTHER CONSUMER PRODUCTS, AND HOW THESE CHEMICALS AFFECT HUMAN HEALTH.-GREEN HOUSING STUDY: MEASURING THE IMPACT OF GREEN RENOVATIONS ON INDOOR AIR POLLUTANTS.-OPEN DATA PRACTICES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH STUDIES: EVALUATING ONLINE SHARING OF DATA, MEASURING ETHICAL CONCERNS ABOUT POSSIBLE RE-IDENTIFICATION OF STUDY PARTICIPANTS.-HEALTHY GREEN CAMPUS PROJECTS: PARTNERING WITH COLLEGES TO HELP THEM INCORPORATE HEALTH INTO THEIR SUSTAINABILITY PLANS AND PROVIDE THEM WITH TOOLS FOR REDUCING EXPOSURES TO TOXIC CHEMICALS ON CAMPUSES.-EARLY LIFE EXPOSURES TO ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICALS: INVESTIGATING WHETHER EXPOSURE TO HORMONE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS DURING ADOLESCENCES INCREASES SUSCEPTIBILITY TO BREAST CANCER IN ADULTHOOD.-DETOX ME ACTION KIT: ASSESSING THE U.S. POPULATION'S EXPOSURE TO ENDOCRINE-DISRUPTING CHEMICALS IN EVERYDAY CONSUMER ITEMS THROUGH A BIOMONITORING PROJECT IN WHICH CONSUMERS LEARN WHAT CHEMICALS ARE IN THEIR BODIES AND HOW TO REDUCE THEIR EXPOSURES.-CONSUMER PRODUCTS AND EXPOSURE DISPARITIES: TESTING CONSUMER PRODUCTS COMMONLY USED BY BLACK AND LATINA WOMEN FOR CHEMICALS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO BREAST CANCER, AND EXAMINING RACIAL AND ETHNIC DIFFERENCES IN PRODUCT USE TO BETTER UNDERSTAND DISPARITIES IN EXPOSURE.OUR OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM LINKS OUR RESEARCH WITH PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY AND INFORMS INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES. OUTREACH INCLUDES A POPULAR WEBSITE AND BLOG, LAY SUMMARIES OF OUR SCIENTIFIC STUDIES, AN E-NEWSLETTER, TIPS FOR CONSUMERS, AND A GROWING PRESENCE ON SOCIAL MEDIA. EVERY YEAR, OUR RESEARCH TEAM PARTICIPATES IN DOZENS OF ADVISORY PANELS, CONFERENCES, SEMINARS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. OUR RESEARCH HAS RECEIVED WIDESPREAD COVERAGE BY NATIONAL NEWS MEDIA OUTLETS INCLUDING THE NEW YORK TIMES, BLOOMBERG, CNN, TIME MAGAZINE, WASHINGTON POST, NPR, CBS NEWS, BBC WORLD NEWS, HUFFINGTON POST, SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN AND DOZENS MORE. 1714228 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 30 0 1 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MA X DIANE CZWAKIEL 6173324288 320 NEVADA STREET SUITE 302 NEWTON MA 02460 JEANNE MOCKARD CLERK 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GEORGIA MCGAUGHEY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER GORKE TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA BARAKATT BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN K ERBAN MD BOARD MEMBER 1.50 X 0 0 0 MARGARET KRIPKE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATTI A STOLL CHAIR 1.50 X X 0 0 0 DAVID BELLINGER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CATHIE RAGOVIN MD VICE-CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CINDY SHULAK-ROME BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELLEN CALMAS THROUGH DEC 2017 FORMER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JULIA BRODY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 154347 0 22211 RUTHANN RUDEL DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH 37.00 X 111112 0 21065 265459 0 43276 2 0 1 0 0 143451 619982 1558811 109539 2322244 1739 1739 170009 143451 111021 58988 58988 HONORARIUMS 541700 1287 1287 OTHER INCOME 900099 100 100 1387 2384358 1387 0 60727 X 196130 126998 69132 1030550 807761 108119 114670 52699 41457 5231 6011 153933 119942 14106 19885 94951 72551 13361 9039 7425 7425 42037 42037 50480 50480 312840 277770 1492 33578 94650 70428 1394 22828 165954 127785 18255 19914 21428 18723 523 2182 15921 13056 6 2859 18913 14667 1960 2286 3021 2326 332 363 EVENTS 19486 867 18619 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 16287 15119 329 839 MISCELLANEOUS 12295 3913 160 8222 RECRUITMENT 6174 865 5309 2315174 1714228 283862 317084 5062 3428 877463 1397847 1134331 257733 36498 38896 139016 55534 102395 83482 2155749 1781386 201810 172314 22842 201810 195156 X 916612 1157025 1037327 429205 1953939 1586230 2155749 1781386 69184 -436893 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2726903 1708273 2158171 1453932 2322244 10369523 2726903 1708273 2158171 1453932 2322244 10369523 1482742 8886781 1952 2217 2383 5967 1739 14258 2325 1350 1049 10450 1387 16561 10400342 57244 0.85450 0.81200 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: HONORARIUMS - 2013 AMOUNT: $ 2,325. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 1,350. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 1,049. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 10,450. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 1,287. OTHER INCOME - 2017 AMOUNT: $ 100. 36953 12758 24195 102063 42776 59287 83482 2384923 565 565 2384358 0 2384358 2315739 565 565 2315174 0 2315174 X X X X X X 1 FUNDING CHANGE 175 WACHUSETT STREET BOSTON MA 02130 APPEAL LETTERS 0 98151 50480 47671 SAGE ADVANCEMENT GROUP LLC PO BOX 5431 HAVERHILL MA 01835 FUNDRAISING CAPACITY CONSULTING, APPEAL LETTERS 0 0 13400 -13400 98151 63880 34271 ANNUAL GALA 313460 143451 170009 13306 29881 67834 313460 143451 170009 13306 29881 67834 111021 58988 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JULIA BRODY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 138536 0 15811 0 0 0 10435 0 11776 0 176558 0 0 0 X 3 109539 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COPY OF FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL BEFORE FORM 990 IS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C SILENT SPRING INSTITUTE ANNUALLY DISTRIBUTES A CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONAIRE TO BE COMPLETED AND RETURNED BY ALL KEY EMPLOYEES AND BOARD OF DIRECTOR MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT AN EXECUTIVE SESSION MEETING. SALARAIES OF EXECITIVE DIRECTORS AT COMPARABLE AGENCIES ARE USED TO DETERMINE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES AND STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G SUBCONTRACTED SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 268,293. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 602. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 25,887. TOTAL EXPENSES 294,782. CONTRACTED SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 9,477. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 890. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 7,691. TOTAL EXPENSES 18,058. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: SILENT SPRING INSTITUTE DID NOT CHANGE ITS OVERSIGHT OR SELECTION PROCESS FOR THE AUDIT OF THEIR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DURING THE TAX YEAR.