2013-02-04T15:48:39-06:00 2012-06-30 042571780 ALEXANDER ARONSON FINNING & CO PC 21 EAST MAIN STREET WESTBORO MA 01581 990 2011-07-01 043237106 SILENT SPRING INSTITUTE INC SILE 6173324288 29 CRAFTS STREET NEWTON MA 02458 JEANNE MOCKARD 6173324288 2013-01-11 1 MATTHEW TROIANO CPA P01263939 5083669100 2013-01-11 2011 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z JEANNE MOCKARD 29 CRAFTS STREET NEWTON MA 02458 2238543 0 X WWW.SILENTSPRING.ORG X 1994 MA SSI CONDUCTS SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON THE LINKS BETWEEN THE ENVIRONMENT AND WOMEN'S HEALTH. 7 7 14 10 0 0 1066811 2109318 155710 124373 3786 2496 6800 2356 1233107 2238543 0 0 0 0 819517 720351 0 0 68421 665846 490939 1485363 1211290 -252256 1027253 1037225 2080654 116934 133110 920291 1947544 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 918048 126729 SILENT SPRING INSTITUTE IS A NONPROFIT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO STUDYING THE LINKS BETWEEN THE ENVIRONMENT AND WOMEN'S HEALTH, ESPECIALLY BREAST CANCER.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 OF ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING COMPOUNDS THAT MAY AFFECT HORMONAL CANCERS (E.G., BREAST, PROSTATE, OVARIAN, TESTICULAR), FERTILITY, AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT. THE INSTITUTE HAS DEVELOPED NEW RESEARCH TECHNOLOGIES AND PUBLISHED 50 PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES. AMONG OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS OVER THE PAST 18 YEARS ARE A NUMBER OF IMPORTANT "FIRSTS," INCLUDING THE FIRST TO MEASURE ESTROGEN ACTIVITY IN GROUNDWATER (1998); TO MEASURE HOUSEHOLD EXPOSURE TO 30 HORMONE DISRUPTORS (2003); TO IDENTIFY THYROID-DISRUPTING FLAME RETARDANTS AS A HEALTH RISK IN U.S. HOMES (2004); TO COMPILE A COMPREHENSIVE DATABASE OF BREAST CARCINOGENS (2007); AND TO DEMONSTRATE THAT FOOD PACKAGING IS THE MAJOR SOURCE OF EXPOSURE TO HORMONE-DISRUPTING BPA AND PHTHALATES (2011). THESE SCIENTIFIC ADVANCES CONTRIBUTE TO BETTER CONSUMER CHOICES AND PUBLIC HEALTH POLICIES FOR SAFER CHEMICALS USE.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 BROWN UNIVERSITIES AND THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY. CURRENT STUDIES INCLUDE:- HOUSEHOLD EXPOSURE STUDY. STRATEGIES TO REDUCE EXPOSURE TO HORMONE DISRUPTORS FROM CONSUMER PRODUCTS AND BUILDING MATERIALS USED IN HOMES- BREAST-SAFE CHEMICALS TESTING. DEVELOPING LABORATORY METHODS TO TEST CHEMICALS FOR EFFECTS ON BREAST DEVELOPMENT AND BREAST CANCER- PERSONAL EXPOSURE RIGHT-TO-KNOW STUDY. EVALUATING ETHICAL AND EFFECTIVE METHODS FOR REPORTING RESULTS TO PARTICIPANTS IN BIOMONITORING AND PERSONAL EXPOSURE STUDIES- CAPE COD DRINKING WATER STUDY. MEASUREMENTS OF HORMONAL POLLUTANTS IN CAPE COD DRINKING WATEROUR STRONG OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM LINKS OUR RESEARCH WITH PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY AND INFORMS INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES. OUR 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, MEMBERS OF OUR TEAM PARTICIPATED IN APPROXIMATELY 100 ADVISORY PANELS, CONFERENCES, SEMINARS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. OUR HIGHLY EFFECTIVE NEWS MEDIA OUTREACH RESULTED IN COVERAGE OF OUR RESEARCH ON ABC NEWS WITH DIANE SAWYER, NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO, AND WCVB BOSTON, AND IN USA TODAY, U.S. NEWS, 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.INSTITUTE WORK IS SUPPORTED BY FEDERAL GRANTS, PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS, AND INDIVIDUAL DONORS. 918048 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 1 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 1 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 JOHN K ERBAN MD 1.50 X 0 0 0 JEANNE MOCKARD 7.00 X X 0 0 0 ELLEN CALMAS 2.00 X 0 0 0 CATHIE RAGOVIN MD 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA BARAKATT 1.50 X X 0 0 0 SARAH COLAO 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ELLIE GOLDBERG 1.00 X 0 0 0 BEV BACCELLI 0.30 X 0 0 0 ELLEN PARKER 0.50 X 0 0 0 AMY PRESENT 0.50 X 0 0 0 ANNE SPEAKMAN 0.30 X 0 0 0 JULIA BRODY 40.00 X 123882 0 22444 123882 0 22444 1 0 0 0 0 1431389 677929 2109318 CONTRACT REVENUE 541700 124373 124373 124373 2496 2496 HONORARIUMS 541700 2356 2356 2356 2238543 126729 0 2496 150811 122594 28217 425987 303064 97428 25495 22606 15867 5225 1514 74052 52834 16777 4441 46895 34233 10317 2345 25024 25024 334801 291117 23296 20388 26470 14920 3000 8550 58423 43971 12140 2312 10824 9869 47 908 5062 4963 33 66 9354 7015 1965 374 4740 3555 995 190 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 10108 10088 17 3 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 6133 3958 340 1835 1211290 918048 224821 68421 90679 117800 491011 484017 416296 1446539 14962 17375 167759 162082 15031 5677 9246 9246 1037225 2080654 116934 133110 116934 133110 X 448944 407766 471347 1539778 920291 1947544 1037225 2080654 1027253 0 X 0 1 1 X 0 X 1265727 1068631 1252490 1066811 2109318 6762977 1265727 1068631 1252490 1066811 2109318 6762977 927614 5835363 35900 21613 8141 3786 2496 71936 5758 2446 7378 6800 2356 24738 6859651 700928 0.85070 0.77400 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 79573 79573 0 55671 49994 5677 32515 32515 0 5677 2238543 1211290 1027253 1027253 2238543 0 2238543 0 2238543 1211290 0 1211290 0 1211290 DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: PART X: 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. 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