SILENT SPRING INSTITUTE INC: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization: SILENT SPRING INSTITUTE INC (EIN 04-3237106)
Tax period: 2014-07-01 to 2015-06-30
Filed: 2016-02-10
IRS object ID: 201610419349301346
Schema version: 2014v6.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2016-02-10T14:16:55-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2015-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	042571780	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ALEXANDER ARONSON FINNING & CO PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	21 EAST MAIN STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	WESTBORO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	01581	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2014-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	043237106	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SILENT SPRING INSTITUTE INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	SILE	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6173324288	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	320 NEVADA STREET NO 302	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEWTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02460	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	CYNTHIA BARAKATT	PersonNm
Person Title	CHAIR OF THE BOARD	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6173324288	PhoneNum
Signature	2016-02-08	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JEFFREY CICOLINI CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00837468	PTIN
Phone	5083669100	PhoneNum
Preparation	2016-02-04	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2014	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-04-25 22:37:26Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Change	Yes (X)	AddressChangeInd
Principal Officer	CYNTHIA BARAKATT	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	320 NEVADA STREET NO 302	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEWTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02460	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,787,545	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.SILENTSPRING.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1994	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	SSI CONDUCTS SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON THE LINKS BETWEEN THE ENVIRONMENT AND WOMEN'S HEALTH.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	9	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	9	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	20	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	10	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$2,726,903	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,708,273	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$14,971	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$21,216	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$1,952	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$2,217	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$2,325	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	-$65,092	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$2,746,151	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,666,614	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$940,337	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,227,265	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$25,314	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$40,568	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$250,612	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,031,748	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,022,705	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,997,399	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$2,290,538	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$748,752	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$623,924	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$3,514,928	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$2,871,771	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$271,753	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$252,520	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$3,243,175	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$2,619,251	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	SILENT SPRING INSTITUTE IS A NONPROFIT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO EXPANDING OUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE ENVIRONMENT AND WOMEN'S HEALTH, ESPECIALLY BREAST CANCER.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,835,274	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$22,566	RevenueAmt
Desc	SILENT SPRING INSTITUTE IS A NONPROFIT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO STUDYING THE LINKS BETWEEN THE ENVIRONMENT AND WOMEN'S HEALTH, ESPECIALLY BREAST CANCER. WE ARE THE ONLY INDEPENDENT RESEARCH ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO BREAST CANCER PREVENTION. OUR PATH-BREAKING RESEARCH PROGRAM FOCUSES ON IDENTIFYING AND REDUCING COMMON EXPOSURES TO HORMONE DISRUPTORS AND BREAST CARCINOGENS. OUR MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENTIFIC STAFF COLLABORATES WITH RESEARCHERS AT HARVARD, NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, AND UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY. 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 (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) IN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH AND THE INFLUENCE OF ENDOCRINE-DISRUPTING COMPOUNDS (EDCS) ON HORMONAL CANCERS (E.G., BREAST, PROSTATE, OVARIAN, TESTICULAR), FERTILITY, AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT. THE INSTITUTE HAS PUBLISHED MORE THAN 70 PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES AND IS DEVELOPING NEW TECHNOLOGIES TO ACCELERATE THE IDENTIFICATION OF TOXIC CHEMICALS IN OUR EVERYDAY LIVES. AMONG OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS ARE A NUMBER OF IMPORTANT "FIRSTS." SILENT SPRING INSTITUTE WAS THE FIRST TO MEASURE HOUSEHOLD EXPOSURE TO 30 ENDOCRINE-DISRUPTING COMPOUNDS (2003) AND TO QUANTIFY THE PRESENCE OF 55 EDCS IN 213 CONSUMER PRODUCTS (2012). WE WERE THE FIRST TO IDENTIFY THYROID-DISRUPTING FLAME RETARDANTS AS A HEALTH RISK IN U.S. HOMES (2003), THE FIRST TO COMPILE A COMPREHENSIVE DATABASE OF BREAST CARCINOGENS (2007), AND THE FIRST TO DEMONSTRATE THAT FOOD PACKAGING IS THE MAJOR SOURCE OF EXPOSURE TO HORMONE-DISRUPTING BPA AND PHTHALATES (2011). WE WERE THE FIRST TO DEMONSTRATE THE LINK BETWEEN CALIFORNIA FURNITURE FLAMMABILITY STANDARDS AND INCREASED LEVELS OF FLAME RETARDANTS IN BLOOD, URINE, AND HOUSEHOLD DUST (2008) AND THE FIRST TO SUBSEQUENTLY DOCUMENT LEVELS OF NEW FLAME RETARDANTS IN CALIFORNIA HOMES FOLLOWING THE BAN OF PBDES (2012). SILENT SPRING INSTITUTE WAS ALSO THE FIRST TO CREATE A PRIORITY LIST OF 17 POTENTIAL BREAST CARCINOGENS AND METHODS TO MEASURE THEM IN PEOPLE AS A TOOL TO REDUCE EXPOSURES NOW (2014). THESE SCIENTIFIC ADVANCES COMBINED HAVE EMPOWERED CONSUMERS TO MAKE BETTER CHOICES AND HAVE HELPED ADVANCE PUBLIC HEALTH POLICIES THAT ARE FOCUSED ON THE USE OF SAFER CHEMICALS.CURRENT STUDIES INCLUDE:" HOUSEHOLD EXPOSURE STUDY: UNDERSTAND HOW PEOPLE ARE EXPOSED TO CHEMICALS IN CONSUMER PRODUCTS AND DEVELOP STRATEGIES TO REDUCE EXPOSURES." CHEMICALS AND BREAST CANCER: BUILDING ON NATIONAL INITIATIVES FOR CHEMICAL SAFETY SCREENING, DEVELOP INNOVATIVE METHODS TO RAPIDLY SCREEN CHEMICALS FOR EFFECTS ON BREAST DEVELOPMENT AND BREAST CANCER." PERSONAL EXPOSURE RIGHT-TO-KNOW STUDY: DEVELOP AND EVALUATE ETHICAL AND EFFECTIVE METHODS FOR REPORTING RESULTS TO PARTICIPANTS IN BIOMONITORING AND PERSONAL EXPOSURE STUDIES." CAPE COD DRINKING WATER STUDY: MEASURE HORMONAL POLLUTANTS IN CAPE COD DRINKING WATER, EVALUATE TECHNOLOGY AND POLICY OPTIONS TO PROTECT GROUNDWATER." GREEN HOUSING STUDY: MEASURE THE IMPACT OF GREEN RENOVATION ON INDOOR AIR POLLUTANTS." OPEN DATA PRACTICES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH STUDIES: EVALUATE ONLINE SHARING OF DATA, MEASURE ETHICAL CONCERNS ABOUT POSSIBLE RE-IDENTIFICATION OF STUDY PARTICIPANTS." WOMEN FIREFIGHTERS BIOMONITORING COLLABORATIVE: MEASURE CHEMICAL EXPOSURES OF FEMALE FIREFIGHTERS IN THE SAN FRANCISCO AREA TO FLAME RETARDANTS AND OTHER POLLUTANTS.OUR OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM LINKS OUR RESEARCH WITH PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY AND INFORMS INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES. OUTREACH INCLUDES A POPULAR WEB SITE AND E-NEWSLETTER, LAY SUMMARIES FOR SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS, AND A GROWING PRESENCE ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER. WE GIVE PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS FOR SMALL COMMUNITY GROUPS, PLENARIES OF SEVERAL THOUSAND, AND PROFESSIONAL AUDIENCES OF DOCTORS AND SCIENTISTS. LAST YEAR, OUR RESEARCH TEAM PARTICIPATED IN MORE THAN 38 ADVISORY PANELS, CONFERENCES, SEMINARS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. OUR NEWS MEDIA OUTREACH RESULTED IN COVERAGE OF OUR RESEARCH IN MORE THAN 44 ARTICLES IN OUTLETS SUCH AS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, THE NEW YORK TIMES, TIME MAGAZINE, CHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING NEWS, THE BOSTON GLOBE, SCIENCE, THE WASHINGTON POST, FOX NEWS AND DOZENS MORE. WE ARE AT THE FOREFRONT IN DEVELOPING COMMUNITY-BASED RESEARCH METHODS THAT LINK SCIENTISTS WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND LEADERS.SILENT SPRING INSTITUTE IS SUPPORTED BY FEDERAL GRANTS, PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS, AND INDIVIDUAL DONORS.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,835,274	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	Yes (1)	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	24	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	20	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	9	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	9	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DIANE CZWAKIEL	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	6173324288	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	320 NEVADA STREET SUITE 302	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEWTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02460	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
JEANNE MOCKARD
VICE-CHAIR	4.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ELLEN CALMAS
BOARD MEMBER	3.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CATHIE RAGOVIN MD
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CYNTHIA BARAKATT
CHAIR	6.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SARAH COLAO
CLERK	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN K ERBAN MD
BOARD MEMBER	1.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JENNIFER GORKE
TREASURER	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARGARET KRIPKE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PATTI STOLL
BOARD MEMBER	0.30	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JULIA BRODY
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$138,632	$0	$21,822

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$138,632	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$21,822	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
PO BOX 415640	BOSTON	MA	02241	RESEARCH	$346,565
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
360 HUNTINGTON AVE	BOSTON	MA	02115	RESEARCH	$169,968

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$247,281	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$378,180	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$1,082,812	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,708,273	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	CONTRACT REVENUE	Desc
Business	541700	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$21,216	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$21,216	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$21,216	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,217	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$2,217	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$54,489	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$247,281	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$120,931	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$66,442	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$66,442	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	HONORARIUMS	Desc
Business	541700	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$1,350	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,350	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$1,350	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,666,614	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$22,566	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	-$64,225	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$177,446	TotalAmt
Program Services	$147,987	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$29,459	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$826,139	TotalAmt
Program Services	$625,208	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$88,864	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$112,067	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$45,279	TotalAmt
Program Services	$34,801	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,255	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,223	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$104,297	TotalAmt
Program Services	$80,635	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,324	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$13,338	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$74,104	TotalAmt
Program Services	$57,777	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,870	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,457	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$170	TotalAmt
Program Services	$170	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$54,783	TotalAmt
Management And General	$54,783	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$40,568	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$40,568	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$768,369	TotalAmt
Program Services	$753,311	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$644	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$14,414	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$53,780	TotalAmt
Program Services	$27,962	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,903	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$23,915	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$61,874	TotalAmt
Program Services	$48,967	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,847	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,060	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$29,981	TotalAmt
Program Services	$17,567	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$12,414	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,909	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,661	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$1,248	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,261	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,789	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$214	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$258	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,025	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,977	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$475	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$573	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
PROGRAM SUPPLIES	$17,834	$16,112	$0	$1,722
EVENTS	$11,302	$3,454	$0	$7,848
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS	$5,417	$4,896	$14	$507

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,290,538	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,835,274	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$204,652	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$250,612	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$218,356	BOYAmt
EOY	$123,133	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$913,808	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,201,832	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,330,930	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,509,771	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$37,387	BOYAmt
EOY	$23,230	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$146,388	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$141,829	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,201	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,559	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,246	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,246	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,514,928	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,871,771	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$271,753	BOYAmt
EOY	$252,520	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$271,753	BOYAmt
EOY	$252,520	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$909,858	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,082,166	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,333,317	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,537,085	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,243,175	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,619,251	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,514,928	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,871,771	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$623,924	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,066,811	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,109,318	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,143,173	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,726,903	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,708,273	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$9,754,478	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,066,811	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,109,318	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,143,173	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,726,903	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,708,273	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$9,754,478	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$1,335,239	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$8,419,239	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,786	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,496	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,661	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,952	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,217	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$12,112	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$6,800	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,356	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$5,025	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,325	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,350	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$17,856	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$9,784,446	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$376,108	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.86050	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.90590	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$79,573	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$79,573	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$56,980	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$56,980	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$9,835	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$5,276	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$4,559	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$4,559	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,787,545	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,787,545	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	-$120,931	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	-$120,931	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,666,614	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,411,469	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$120,931	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$120,931	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$2,290,538	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$2,290,538	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:	THE INSTITUTE ACCOUNTS FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASC TOPIC, INCOME TAXES. THIS STANDARD CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN TAX POSITIONS AND PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS REGARDING A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. THE INSTITUTE HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS WHICH QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AT JUNE 30, 2015. THE INSTITUTE'S INFORMATION RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE FEDERAL AND STATE JURISDICTIONS AND GENERALLY REMAIN OPEN FOR THE MOST RECENT THREE YEARS.
SCHEDULE D, PART XI, LINE 4B	GALA EXPENSE $120,931
SCHEDULE D, PART XII, LINE 2D	GALA EXPENSE $120,931

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	Yes (X)	MailSolicitationsInd
Email Solicitations	Yes (X)	EmailSolicitationsInd
In Person Solicitations	Yes (X)	InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising Events	Yes (X)	SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	Yes (1)	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ABBY REINHARD	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	14 GREEN RIDGE RD	AddressLine1Txt
City	PITTSFORD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	14534	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activity	APPEAL LETTERS	ActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds	0	FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts	$120,412	GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor	$40,568	RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization	$79,844	NetToOrganizationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts	$120,412	TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors	$40,568	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization	$79,844	TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed States	MA	LicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	20TH ANNIVERSARY GALA	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$301,770	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$247,281	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$54,489	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Cash Prizes Event1	$0	CashPrizesEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1	$0	NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$21,360	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$33,233	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1	$32,206	EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$34,132	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$301,770	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$247,281	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$54,489	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$21,360	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$33,233	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$32,206	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$34,132	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$120,931	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$66,442	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JULIA BRODY	PersonNm
Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$138,632	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$0	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$0	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$21,822	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$160,454	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	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. SALARIES OF EXECUTIVE 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	OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 753,311. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 644. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 14,414. TOTAL EXPENSES 768,369.
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.