Center for Science in the Public Interest
Donations deductibleCenter for Science in the Public Interest's network
14 people7 organisationsi14 people and 7 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (14). Violet dotted lines (14) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
14 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 14 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Nutter Chair | Chair | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| David Rousseau | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Denise Elliott | Vice Chair | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Giridhar Mallya | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| James Sullivan | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Jane Schmitz | Company secretary | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Lynn Silver Chafin | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Mary Bassett | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Phyllis Lantos | Treasurer | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Robin Caiola | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Sushma Palmer | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Suzanne Hess | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| William Corr | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| William Schultz | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
11 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Bonnie Liebman | Director of Nutrition | since 2019 |
| Claudia Malloy | Advocacy Director | since 2022 |
| Gregory Jaffe | Project Director | since 2022 |
| Jane Welna | Director of Development | since 2019 |
| Jennifer Green-Holmes | Dir of Business Operations | since 2019 |
| Laura Maccleery | Policy Director | since 2019 |
| Lisa Mankofsky | Director of Litigation | since 2021 |
| Maia Kats | Litigation Director | 2019 |
| Margo Wootan | VP for Nutrition | since 2019 |
| Peter Lurie | Executive Director | 2023 |
| Sara Ghaith | Chief Operating Officer | since 2020 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Lurie | Executive Director | 40 | $304k | $11k | |
| Anupama Joshi | Vice President for Programs | 40 | $232k | $8k | |
| Bonnie Liebman | Director of Nutrition | 40 | $218k | $9k | |
| Sara Ghaith | Chief Operating Officer | 40 | $204k | $31k | |
| Lisa Mankofsky | Director of Litigation | 40 | $198k | $31k | |
| Jennifer Green-Holmes | Director of Business Operations | 40 | $190k | $33k | |
| Jane Welna | Director of Development | 40 | $180k | $31k | |
| Monica Wilson | Director of Finance | 40 | $143k | $6k | |
| Mary T Bassett | Director | 1.25 | $0 | ||
| Phyllis R Lantos | Treasurer | 1.25 | $0 | ||
| William Corr | Director | 1.25 | $0 | ||
| Denise M Elliott | Vice Chair | 1.25 | $0 | ||
| Suzanne Hess | Director | 1.25 | $0 | ||
| Giridhar Mallya | Director | 1.25 | $0 | ||
| Michael A Nutter | Chair | 1.25 | $0 | ||
| David Rousseau | Director | 1.25 | $0 | ||
| Jane Schmitz | Secretary | 1.25 | $0 | ||
| William Schultz | Director | 1.25 | $0 | ||
| Lynn Silver | Director | 1.25 | $0 |
Colorado roster
14 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263016854). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| Phyllis Lantos | Treasurer |
| Dr Mary Bassett | Director |
| David Rousseau | Director |
| William Corr | Director |
| Tarek Rizk | Director |
| Suzanne Hess | Director |
| Jane Schmitz | Secretary |
| Monica Wilson | Director of Finance |
| Michael Nutter | Chair |
| Dr Peter Lurie | President |
| Peter G. Lurie | President |
| Girihar Mallya | Director |
| William Schultz | Director |
| Peter G. Lurie |
About
- Legal name
- Center for Science in the Public Interest
- EIN
- 237122879
- Address
- 1250 I St Nw Ste 500, Washington, DC, 20005-5979
- State
- District of Columbia
- Mission
- The center for science in the public interest is america's food and health watchdog. Cspi envisions a healthy population with reduced impact and burden of preventable diseases and an equitable food system that makes healthy, sustainable food accessible to all. Cspi values independence, scientific rigor, and transparency. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- K050 Food, agriculture and nutrition
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1971
- Principal officer
- Dr Peter Lurie (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 August 1971
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsMichael Nutter
≥7years on the filingsJames Sullivan
≥7years on the filingsSushma Palmer
≥7years on the filingsSuzanne Hess
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $41.6m
- Total liabilities
- $10.1m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $31.4m
- Contributions and grants received
- $11.4m
- Program service revenue
- $62k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $421k
- Employees
- 94
- Volunteers
- 11
Grants paid
11 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Emory University | Constructing case studies of dollar store policies to inform the ongoing policy development process in baltimore | $60k |
| La Semilla Food Center | Supporting regional power building through a community based, emergent fellowship design | $60k |
| Interfaith Public Health Network (Fiscal Sponsor Church of God of Prophecy | Supporting passage of new york city council legislation to require kids meals at chain restaurants in new york city to meet minimum nutritio | $49k |
| Sustainable Food Center | Building support for snap incentive programming in texas | $48k |
| New Orleans Food Policy Advisory Committee | Campaigning for process improvements and increased access to the disaster snap program | $40k |
| University of North Carolina | Assessing the impacts of unconditional guaranteed income (gi) on food security and nutrition security among black women with low-incomes and | $37k |
| Coalition for Carceral Nutrition (Fiscal Sponsor Fiscal Sponsorship Allies | Researching privatized prison food service and leading campaign for improvements to food and nutrition in the d.c. Department of corrections | $37k |
| Charles County NAACP (Fiscal Sponsor Youth Educational Services Inc) | Leading implementation of a new restaurant kids meals nutrition bill serving charles county, maryland | $25k |
| California Immigrant Policy Center | Broadening food access for all californians, regardless of immigration status | $20k |
| End Hunger Connecticut | Convening the voices of snap recipients to identify actions to improve population health | $20k |
| Chilis on Wheels (Fiscal Sponsor A Well-Fed World) | Conducting exploratory work around sustainable kids meals policy in new york city | $12k |
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Center For Science In The Public Interest likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP), corporate registrations (opendata.dc.gov). Licence: CC BY 4.0. Attribution: DC DLCP. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- District of Columbia
- Entity type
- Domestic Nonprofit Corporation
- Status
- Active - In Good Standing
- Formed
- 25 February 1971
- Registered agent
- Peter Lurie (city and state not held)