2014-01-13T09:18:01-06:00 2013-06-30 042571780 ALEXANDER ARONSON FINNING & CO PC 21 EAST MAIN STREET WESTBORO MA 01581 990 2012-07-01 043237106 SILENT SPRING INSTITUTE INC SILE 6173324288 29 CRAFTS STREET NEWTON MA 02458 CYNTHIA BARAKATT 6173324288 2013-12-03 1 MATTHEW TROIANO CPA P01263939 5083669100 2013-11-21 2012 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z CYNTHIA BARAKATT 29 CRAFTS STREET NEWTON MA 02458 2209697 0 X WWW.SILENTSPRING.ORG X 1994 MA SSI CONDUCTS SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON THE LINKS BETWEEN THE ENVIRONMENT AND WOMEN'S HEALTH. 9 9 15 10 0 0 2109318 2143173 124373 59838 2496 1661 2356 5025 2238543 2209697 0 0 0 0 720351 823853 0 0 141605 490939 838965 1211290 1662818 1027253 546879 2080654 2819800 133110 325377 1947544 2494423 X 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. 0 0 1281135 64863 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 AND NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITIES AND THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY. SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1994 TO INVESTIGATE ELEVATED BREAST CANCER RATES ON CAPE COD, SILENT SPRING INSTITUTE HAS BECOME A NATIONAL LEADER IN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH AND THE STUDY (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) OF ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING COMPOUNDS (EDCS) THAT MAY AFFECT HORMONAL CANCERS (E.G., BREAST, PROSTATE, OVARIAN, TESTICULAR), FERTILITY, AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT. THE INSTITUTE HAS DEVELOPED NEW RESEARCH TECHNOLOGIES AND PUBLISHED OVER 50 PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES. AMONG OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS OVER THE PAST 19 YEARS ARE A NUMBER OF IMPORTANT "FIRSTS," INCLUDING THE FIRST TO MEASURE HOUSEHOLD EXPOSURE TO 30 ENDOCRINE-DISRUPTING COMPOUNDS (2003) AND 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 (2003); FIRST TO COMPILE A COMPREHENSIVE DATABASE OF BREAST CARCINOGENS (2007); FIRST TO DEMONSTRATE THAT FOOD PACKAGING IS THE MAJOR SOURCE OF EXPOSURE TO HORMONE-DISRUPTING BPA AND PHTHALATES (2011); FIRST TO DEMONSTRATE THE LINK BETWEEN CALIFORNIA FURNITURE FLAMMABILITY STANDARDS AND INCREASED LEVELS OF FLAME RETARDANTS IN BLOOD, URINE, AND HOUSEHOLD DUST (2008) AND SUBSEQUENTLY DOCUMENT LEVELS OF NEW FLAME RETARDANTS IN CALIFORNIA HOMES FOLLOWING THE BAN OF PBDES (2012). THESE SCIENTIFIC ADVANCES CONTRIBUTE TO BETTER CONSUMER CHOICES AND PUBLIC HEALTH POLICIES FOR SAFER CHEMICALS USE.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 OVER 66 ADVISORY PANELS, CONFERENCES, SEMINARS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. OUR NEWS MEDIA OUTREACH RESULTED IN COVERAGE OF OUR RESEARCH ON ABC NEWS WITH DIANE SAWYER, NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO, AND WCVB BOSTON, AND IN CONSUMER REPORTS, TIME MAGAZINE, THE NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, LOS ANGELES TIMES, SLATE, AND DOZENS OF OTHER OUTLETS. WE ARE LEADERS IN 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. 1281135 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 1 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MA X X DIANE CZWAKIEL 6173324288 29 CRAFTS STREET NEWTON MA 02458 JEANNE MOCKARD 6.00 X X 0 0 0 ELLEN CALMAS 3.00 X X 0 0 0 CATHIE RAGOVIN MD 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA BARAKATT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 SARAH COLAO 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELLIE GOLDBERG 1.50 X 0 0 0 JOHN K ERBAN MD 1.50 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER GORKE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARGARET KRIPKE 0.50 X 0 0 0 JULIA BRODY 40.00 X 126053 0 22512 126053 0 22512 1 0 0 0 0 1364052 779121 2143173 CONTRACT REVENUE 541700 30000 30000 CONSULTING INCOME 900099 29838 29838 59838 1661 1661 HONORARIUMS 541700 5025 5025 5025 2209697 64863 0 1661 X 154991 130115 24876 512298 362845 109649 39804 27576 19616 5829 2131 76922 55472 15960 5490 52066 38529 10413 3124 340 340 31619 31619 666576 571398 24244 70934 41417 24803 4426 12188 60437 46090 10760 3587 13053 11808 72 1173 7370 6590 529 251 2899 2203 522 174 4845 3682 872 291 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 6652 4083 297 2272 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 3757 3561 10 186 1662818 1281135 240078 141605 117800 114615 484017 364951 1446539 2310050 17375 18160 163221 160443 5677 2778 9246 9246 2080654 2819800 133110 325377 133110 325377 X 407766 467751 1539778 2026672 1947544 2494423 2080654 2819800 546879 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 1068631 1252490 1066811 2109318 2143173 7640423 1068631 1252490 1066811 2109318 2143173 7640423 720957 6919466 21613 8141 3786 2496 1661 37697 2446 7378 6800 2356 5025 24005 7702125 407566 0.89840 0.85070 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 79573 79573 0 55671 52893 2778 27977 27977 0 2778 X 2209697 0 2209697 0 2209697 1662818 0 1662818 0 1662818 DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: PART X, LINE 2: THE INSTITUTE FOLLOWS THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES STANDARD WHICH REQUIRES THE INSTITUTE TO REPORT UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, RELATED INTEREST AND PENALTIES, AND TO ADJUST ITS ASSETS AND LIABILITIES RELATED TO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS AND ACCRUED INTEREST AND PENALTIES ACCORDINGLY. AS OF JUNE 30, 2013, THE INSTITUTE DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO MATERIAL UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS TO REPORT. INFORMATION RETURNS FILED FOR THE PRIOR THREE FISCAL YEARS REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND MASSACHUSETTS TAX AUTHORITIES. THE INSTITUTE DOES NOT EXPECT THAT THE AMOUNTS OF UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS WILL CHANGE SIGNIFICANTLY WITHIN THE NEXT TWELVE MONTHS. X X X X X 1 GOBEL PHILANTHROPY 2 STATE STREET 1150 ROCHESTER NY 14614 APPEAL LETTERS 0 183511 63000 120511 183511 63000 120511 MA 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. 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