Center For Science In The Public Interest

Organization Overview

Center For Science In The Public Interest is located in Washington, DC. The organization was established in 1971. According to its NTEE Classification (K05) the organization is classified as: Research Institutes & Public Policy Analysis, under the broad grouping of Food, Agriculture & Nutrition and related organizations. As of 06/2021, Center For Science In The Public Interest employed 68 individuals. This organization is an independent organization and not affiliated with a larger national or regional group of organizations. Center For Science In The Public Interest is a 501(c)(3) and as such, is described as a "Charitable or Religous organization or a private foundation" by the IRS.

For the year ending 06/2021, Center For Science In The Public Interest generated $14.2m in total revenue. This represents relatively stable growth, over the past 6 years the organization has increased revenue by an average of 0.2% each year. All expenses for the organization totaled $19.8m during the year ending 06/2021. While expenses have increased by 5.9% per year over the past 6 years. They've been increasing with an increasing level of total revenue. You can explore the organizations financials more deeply in the financial statements section below.

Since 2021, Center For Science In The Public Interest has awarded 74 individual grants totaling $6,187,850. If you would like to learn more about the grant giving history of this organization, scroll down to the grant profile section of this page.

Mission & Program ActivityExcerpts From the 990 Filing

TAX YEAR

2021

Describe the Organization's Mission:

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CSPI CONDUCTS RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND ADVOCACY ON NUTRITION, FOOD SAFETY AND HEALTH ISSUES.

Describe the Organization's Program Activity:

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PUBLIC EDUCATION - INCLUDES THE DISTRIBUTION OF HEALTH AND NUTRITION ORIENTED MATERIALS, SUCH AS BOOKS, BROCHURES, LETTERS, ARTICLES, AND PAMPHLETS TO THE PUBLIC; SPONSORSHIP OF CONFERENCES AND WEBSITES; MEDIA INTERVIEWS.


NUTRITION ACTION HEALTHLETTER - CONSISTS OF EDITING AND PUBLISHING TEN ISSUES PER YEAR OF NUTRITION ACTION HEALTHLETTER, A PERIODICAL FOR MEMBERS AND SUBSCRIBERS CONTAINING CURRENT INFORMATION ON NUTRITION, FOOD SAFETY, AND RELATED HEALTH ISSUES.


SPECIAL PROJECTS - INCLUDES EFFORTS TO:- PROVIDE PUBLIC INFORMATION ON NUTRITION AND DIET, PROVIDE CONSUMER INPUT ON NUTRITION AND FOOD SAFETY LAWS AND REGULATIONS, INVESTIGATE ACCURACY OF FOOD AND BEVERAGE ADVERTISING AND LABELING, PROMOTE HEALTHIER MENU ITEMS IN RESTAURANTS;- PROMOTE INCREASED PRODUCTION AND AVAILABILITY OF FOOD THAT IS FREE OF UNSAFE INGREDIENTS BY WORKING WITH FOOD PRODUCERS AND RETAILERS, MONITORING AND INVESTIGATING PROPOSED AND APPROVED ADDITIVES TO THE FOOD SUPPLY, AND MONITORING AND IMPROVING THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING FOOD SAFETY, PARTICULARLY FOR MEAT, POULTRY, SEAFOOD AND PRODUCE;- PROMOTE INCREASED PROTECTION FROM ORDINARY CONTAMINATION WITH MICROBES THROUGH INCREASED APPROPRIATIONS FOR INSPECTIONS OF IMPORTED AND DOMESTIC FOODS AND FOOD MANUFACTURING FACILITIES; PROMOTION OF POLICIES INTENDED TO REDUCE ANTI-MICROBIAL RESISTANCE;- IMPROVE THE DIET OF CHILDREN BY PROMOTING MORE NUTRITIOUS SCHOOL FOOD THROUGH PUBLICATIONS, SEMINARS, AND PUBLIC POLICY EFFORTS; ENCOURAGE FOOD PRODUCERS TO IMPROVE THE NUTRIENT CONTENT OF THE PRODUCTS SOLD IN SCHOOLS AND RESTAURANTS; AND DISCOURAGE THE ADVERTISING OF UNHEALTHY FOODS TO CHILDREN;- IDENTIFY AND PUBLICIZE LINKS BETWEEN INDUSTRY AND SCIENCE IN MATTERS RELATED TO HEALTH, FOOD, AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH; EXAMINE HOW THE DEMANDS OF INDUSTRY MAY UNDERMINE THE PUBLIC-INTEREST MISSION OF SCIENCE; AND SECURE A BALANCE OF VIEWS IN THE SCIENCE POLICY DECISION-MAKING PROCESS WHICH, COMBINED WITH FULL DISCLOSURE, WILL ENABLE SCIENTISTS TO PROVIDE THE PUBLIC, MEDIA, AND POLICY-MAKERS WITH THE BEST ADVICE ABOUT SCIENTIFIC ISSUES;- ASSESS SCIENTIFIC CONCERNS ABOUT THE RISK AND BENEFITS OF GENETICALLY ENGINEERED PLANTS, ANIMALS, AND OTHER ORGANISMS USED IN AGRICULTURE; INFORM THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE BENEFITS AND RISKS OF ENGINEERED CROPS AND FOODS;STRENGTHEN THE REGULATORY SYSTEM; INCREASE PUBLIC FUNDING FOR RESEARCH ON BOTH GENETIC ENGINEERING AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE; AND COUNSEL DEVELOPING NATIONS ON THE REGULATION AND USE OF APPROPRIATE GENTICALLY ENGINEERED CROPS;- IMPROVE BOTH HUMAN HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT BY PROMOTING THE CONSUMPTION OF A MORE PLANT-BASED DIET AND REDUCING THE CONSUMPTION OF MEAT, MILK FAT, AND OTHER PRODUCTS THAT HAVE BEEN LINKED TO CANCER, HEART DISEASE, AND OTHER HEALTH PROBLEMS; REDUCE CONSUMPTION OF SODIUM TO HEALTHY LEVELS;- PROMOTE CHANGES IN THE AMERICAN FOOD SUPPLY AND IN FOOD POLICIES THROUGH THE LITIGATION PROCESS;- IMPROVE THE PUBLIC'S ABILITY TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT NUTRITION THROUGH, FOR EXAMPLE, NUTRITION FACTS LABELS AND MENU LABELING.


PUBLIC EDUCATION - INCLUDES THE DISTRIBUTION OF HEALTH AND NUTRITION ORIENTED MATERIALS, SUCH AS BOOKS, BROCHURES, LETTERS, ARTICLES, AND PAMPHLETS TO THE PUBLIC; SPONSORSHIP OF CONFERENCES AND WEBSITES; MEDIA INTERVIEWS.


NUTRITION ACTION HEALTHLETTER - CONSISTS OF EDITING AND PUBLISHING TEN ISSUES PER YEAR OF NUTRITION ACTION HEALTHLETTER, A PERIODICAL FOR MEMBERS AND SUBSCRIBERS CONTAINING CURRENT INFORMATION ON NUTRITION, FOOD SAFETY, AND RELATED HEALTH ISSUES.


SPECIAL PROJECTS - INCLUDES EFFORTS TO:- PROVIDE PUBLIC INFORMATION ON NUTRITION AND DIET, PROVIDE CONSUMER INPUT ON NUTRITION AND FOOD SAFETY LAWS AND REGULATIONS, INVESTIGATE ACCURACY OF FOOD AND BEVERAGE ADVERTISING AND LABELING, PROMOTE HEALTHIER MENU ITEMS IN RESTAURANTS;- PROMOTE INCREASED PRODUCTION AND AVAILABILITY OF FOOD THAT IS FREE OF UNSAFE INGREDIENTS BY WORKING WITH FOOD PRODUCERS AND RETAILERS, MONITORING AND INVESTIGATING PROPOSED AND APPROVED ADDITIVES TO THE FOOD SUPPLY, AND MONITORING AND IMPROVING THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING FOOD SAFETY, PARTICULARLY FOR MEAT, POULTRY, SEAFOOD AND PRODUCE;- PROMOTE INCREASED PROTECTION FROM ORDINARY CONTAMINATION WITH MICROBES THROUGH INCREASED APPROPRIATIONS FOR INSPECTIONS OF IMPORTED AND DOMESTIC FOODS AND FOOD MANUFACTURING FACILITIES; PROMOTION OF POLICIES INTENDED TO REDUCE ANTI-MICROBIAL RESISTANCE;- IMPROVE THE DIET OF CHILDREN BY PROMOTING MORE NUTRITIOUS SCHOOL FOOD THROUGH PUBLICATIONS, SEMINARS, AND PUBLIC POLICY EFFORTS; ENCOURAGE FOOD PRODUCERS TO IMPROVE THE NUTRIENT CONTENT OF THE PRODUCTS SOLD IN SCHOOLS AND RESTAURANTS; AND DISCOURAGE THE ADVERTISING OF UNHEALTHY FOODS TO CHILDREN;- IDENTIFY AND PUBLICIZE LINKS BETWEEN INDUSTRY AND SCIENCE IN MATTERS RELATED TO HEALTH, FOOD, AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH; EXAMINE HOW THE DEMANDS OF INDUSTRY MAY UNDERMINE THE PUBLIC-INTEREST MISSION OF SCIENCE; AND SECURE A BALANCE OF VIEWS IN THE SCIENCE POLICY DECISION-MAKING PROCESS WHICH, COMBINED WITH FULL DISCLOSURE, WILL ENABLE SCIENTISTS TO PROVIDE THE PUBLIC, MEDIA, AND POLICY-MAKERS WITH THE BEST ADVICE ABOUT SCIENTIFIC ISSUES;- ASSESS SCIENTIFIC CONCERNS ABOUT THE RISK AND BENEFITS OF GENETICALLY ENGINEERED PLANTS, ANIMALS, AND OTHER ORGANISMS USED IN AGRICULTURE; INFORM THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE BENEFITS AND RISKS OF ENGINEERED CROPS AND FOODS;STRENGTHEN THE REGULATORY SYSTEM; INCREASE PUBLIC FUNDING FOR RESEARCH ON BOTH GENETIC ENGINEERING AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE; AND COUNSEL DEVELOPING NATIONS ON THE REGULATION AND USE OF APPROPRIATE GENTICALLY ENGINEERED CROPS;- IMPROVE BOTH HUMAN HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT BY PROMOTING THE CONSUMPTION OF A MORE PLANT-BASED DIET AND REDUCING THE CONSUMPTION OF MEAT, MILK FAT, AND OTHER PRODUCTS THAT HAVE BEEN LINKED TO CANCER, HEART DISEASE, AND OTHER HEALTH PROBLEMS; REDUCE CONSUMPTION OF SODIUM TO HEALTHY LEVELS;- PROMOTE CHANGES IN THE AMERICAN FOOD SUPPLY AND IN FOOD POLICIES THROUGH THE LITIGATION PROCESS;- IMPROVE THE PUBLIC'S ABILITY TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT NUTRITION THROUGH, FOR EXAMPLE, NUTRITION FACTS LABELS AND MENU LABELING.


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Outside Vendors & Contractors

Vendor Name (Service)Compensation
Meredith Corporation
Database & Fulfillment Services
$1,087,354
Quad Graphics Inc
Newsletter Printing & Production
$837,141
Cenveo Worldwide Ltd
Direct Mail Printing
$356,384
Cds Global
Database & Fulfillment Services
$345,000
Meredith Corporation
Database & Fulfillment Services
$1,087,354
Quad Graphics Inc
Newsletter Printing & Production
$837,141
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Financial Statements

Statement of Revenue
Federated campaigns$0
Membership dues$4,838,528
Fundraising events$0
Related organizations$0
Government grants $0
All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above$7,885,143
Noncash contributions included in lines 1a–1f $0
Total Revenue from Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar$12,723,671
Total Program Service Revenue$347,623
Investment income $166,060
Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $234,681
Net Rental Income $0
Net Gain/Loss on Asset Sales $568,700
Net Income from Fundraising Events $0
Net Income from Gaming Activities $0
Net Income from Sales of Inventory $0
Miscellaneous Revenue$0
Total Revenue $14,159,324

Grants Awarded

Over the last fiscal year, Center For Science In The Public Interest has awarded $6,187,850 in support to 74 organizations.

Grant RecipientAmount

PUBLIC HEALTH ADVOCATES

Org PageRecipient Profile

Davis, CA

PURPOSE: LAUNCH LOCAL HEALTHY RETAIL CAMPAIGNS, ADVOCATE FOR RESTAURANT SODIUM WARNING LABELS IN CALIFORNIA

$534,412

PUBLIC HEALTH ADVOCATES

Org PageRecipient Profile

Davis, CA

PURPOSE: LAUNCH LOCAL HEALTHY RETAIL CAMPAIGNS, ADVOCATE FOR RESTAURANT SODIUM WARNING LABELS IN CALIFORNIA

$534,412

RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE

Org PageRecipient Profile

Providence, RI

PURPOSE: ADVOCATE FOR HEALTHY SNAP IN RHODE ISLAND

$400,000

RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE

Org PageRecipient Profile

Providence, RI

PURPOSE: ADVOCATE FOR HEALTHY SNAP IN RHODE ISLAND

$400,000

CENTER FOR BLACK HEALTH AND EQUITY

Org PageRecipient Profile

Durham, NC

PURPOSE: ADVOCATE FOR INFORMED CHOICES IN ATLANTA, CLEVELAND & NEW ORLEANS

$300,000

CENTER FOR BLACK HEALTH AND EQUITY

Org PageRecipient Profile

Durham, NC

PURPOSE: ADVOCATE FOR INFORMED CHOICES IN ATLANTA, CLEVELAND & NEW ORLEANS

$300,000
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Grants Recieved

Over the last fiscal year, we have identified 2 grants that Center For Science In The Public Interest has recieved totaling $40,100.

Awarding OrganizationAmount
Farvue Foundation Inc

Washington, DC

PURPOSE: SUPPORT

$40,000
Arison Family Foundation

Basking Ridge, NJ

PURPOSE: GENERAL CONTRIBUTION

$100
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Endowment Analysis

Beg. Balance$1,380,831
Ending Balance$1,380,831

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