Silent Spring Institute Inc

Analysis

Silent Spring Institute Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Newton, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover medical research, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Silent Spring Institute Inc reported income of $5.5m and spending of $5.0m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $4.0m to $5.5m (+37%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Silent Spring Institute Inc sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 91st percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Healthtree Foundation Inc ($5.5m), Community Health Initiative Napa County Inc ($5.5m) and Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network Inc ($5.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $206k (4.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.8m. At year end it held assets of $6.4m against liabilities of $1.5m, net assets of $4.8m. It reported 31 employees.