Public Charity

HEALTH EFFECTS INSTITUTE

HEALTH EFFECTS INSTITUTE, of BOSTON, MA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $13.3M in revenue, $15.7M in expenses, $10.2M in total assets. 4 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $2.3M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 042708045 BOSTON, MA Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$13.3M
Total Expenses$15.7M
Total Assets$10.2M
Grant Records4
Funding Total$2.3M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

HEALTH EFFECTS INSTITUTE'S MISSION IS TO CONDUCT INDEPENDENT RESEARCH TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY, IMPARTIAL AND RELEVANT SCIENCE ON THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF AIR POLLUTION. THIS IS DONE BY IDENTIFYING THE HIGHEST PRIORITY AREAS FOR HEALTH EFFECT RESEARCH; FUNDING AND OVERSEEING RESEARCH; PROVIDING INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF RELATED RESEARCH PROJECTS; COLLABORATING WITH OTHER INSTITUTIONS; COMMUNICATION OF RESULTS OF HEI RESEARCH AND ANALYSES TO PUBLIC AND PRIVATE DECISION MAKERS.

Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Alan Leshner
BOARD MEMBER Ana Diez Roux
BOARD MEMBER Catherine Ross
SENIOR SCIENTIST Cloelle Danforth
SENIOR SCIENTIST Daniel Crouse
DIRECTOR OF HEI ENERGY Donna Vorhees

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Top Grant Purposes

HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
$1,005,000 1 grant
HEALTH
$815,000 1 grant
Health
$296,705 1 grant
POLICY IMPLEMENTATION
$200,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $13.3M $15.7M $10.2M
2024 $13.0M $15.2M $14.0M
2023 $15.0M $15.4M $16.8M
2022 $15.1M $13.1M $15.8M
2021 $12.5M $10.8M $12.5M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $12.5M to $13.3M (+6%), with total assets most recently reported at $10.2M.

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