Silent Spring Institute Inc.

Health
Newton, Massachusetts
EIN 04-3237106
Tax-exempt since 1994

Firms paid: 4
Fees reported, 2017–2020: $168K
Fees reported in 2020: $41K
Most Recent Reported Revenue: $5.5M

Fundraising fees by year

Per Form 990 Schedule G

Firms paid in 2020

$41,314 to 2 fundraisers · $41,314 in professional fundraising fees on the return

Fundraisers Silent Spring Institute Inc. paid in 2020, from Form 990 Schedule G
Fundraiser	Filed as	Fee
TaylorMade ExperienceVirtual gala	Virtual gala	$25,314
Maggie Cohn CommunicationsAppeals, letters, and newsletters	Appeals, letters, and newsletters	$16,000

All firms paid

Fundraisers Silent Spring Institute Inc. reported paying, all years
Fundraiser	Years	Total fees
FUNDING CHANGEDirect response	2017–2018 · 2 years	$63,600
Sage Advancement GroupCapital campaigns	2017–2018 · 2 years	$46,600
Maggie Cohn Communications	2019–2020 · 2 years	$32,053
TaylorMade Experience	2020	$25,314

Listed as a client by:

Per firm websites

FUNDING CHANGEDirect response

Form 990 Snapshot

Silent Spring Institute Inc.'s Form 990 figures by year
Tax year	Revenue	Contributions	Fundraising expenses	Professional fundraising fees
2022	$5.5M	$5.3M	$341K	—
2021	$4.7M	$4.7M	$312K	$10K
2020	$4.6M	$4.6M	$280K	$41K
2019	$4.0M	$3.8M	$220K	$23K
2018	$2.5M	$2.4M	$300K	$46K
2017	$2.4M	$2.3M	$317K	$50K

Fees are what Silent Spring Institute Inc. reported on IRS Form 990. Nonprofits list only fundraisers paid $5,000 or more, and many book consultants under other expenses, so a nonprofit can have worked with firms that don't appear here. Last checked 2026-11-14.