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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Quarter Ended: September 30, 2000
This Amendment adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: The Danforth Associates, Inc.
Address: One Hollis Street
Suite 206
Wellesley, MA 02482
13F File Number: 28-3656
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized
to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and
complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.
Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Stuart Danforth
Title: President
Phone: 800-443-4427
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
Stuart Gould Danforth Wellesley, MA September 30, 2000
Report Type:
(X) 13F HOLDINGS REPORT
I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 38
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $252,555,348
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
DISCRETION AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP MARKET VALUE SHARES (A) SOLE MANAGER (C) NONE
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ADC TELECOM COM 000886101 $ 2,110,728 78,492 X 1 X
AMERICAN INT'L GROUP COM 026874107 $ 5,098,831 53,286 X 1 X
AMGEN INC. COM 031162100 $ 2,978,513 42,655 X 1 X
APPLIED MATERIALS COM 038222105 $ 2,730,415 46,034 x 1 X
AUTOMATIC DATA PROC. COM 053015103 $ 5,679,359 84,925 X 1 X
BANK OF NEW YORK COM 064057102 $ 7,056,923 125,876 X 1 X
CISCO SYSTEMS COM 17275R102 $ 8,461,869 150,156 X 1 X
CITIGROUP INC COM 172967101 $ 9,933,482 183,739 X 1 X
COLGATE PALMOLIVE COM 194162103 $ 2,978,650 63,107 X 1 X
CORNING COM 219350105 $ 7,005,636 23,588 X 1 X
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EMC CORP. COM 268648102 $12,611,872 127,232 X 1 X
ENRON COM 293561106 $ 7,409,132 84,555 X 1 X
EXXON MOBIL COM 30231G102 $ 8,074,814 90,601 X 1 X
FANNIE MAE COM 313586109 $ 7,224,432 101,041 X 1 X
GENERAL ELECTRIC COM 369604103 $12,948,825 224,465 X 1 X
INTEL CORP COM 458140100 $ 7,881,883 189,637 X 1 X
IBM COM 458140100 $ 5,454,000 48,480 X 1 X
INTERPUBLIC GROUP COM 460690100 $ 5,317,813 156,117 X 1 X
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 $ 2,520,357 26,830 X 1 X
LOWES COS. COM 548661107 $ 6,088,012 135,666 X 1 X
MEDTRONIC COM 585055106 $11,986,989 231,351 X 1 X
MERCK & CO COM 589331107 $ 5,325,071 71,537 X 1 X
MERRILL LYNCH COM 590188108 $ 2,081,376 31,536 X 1 X
MICROSOFT COM 594918104 $ 3,998,330 66,293 X 1 X
NORTEL NETWORKS COM 656569100 $11,014,655 184,926 X 1 X
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ORACLE COM 68389X105 $ 4,671,608 59,322 X 1 X
PE BIOSYSTEMS COM 714041100 $ 8,885,106 76,267 X 1 X
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 $16,255,377 361,733 X 1 X
SOLECTRON COM 834182107 $ 4,296,636 93,152 X 1 X
SUN MICROSYSTEMS COM 866810104 $11,599,463 99,353 X 1 X
TARGET COM 87612E106 $ 4,779,883 186,532 X 1 X
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS COM 882508104 $ 6,863,799 145,458 X 1 X
TIME WARNER COM 887315109 $ 8,110,221 103,645 X 1 X
TYCO INTERNATIONAL COM 902124106 $ 4,795,584 92,445 X 1 X
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES COM 913017109 $ 1,939,416 28,006 X 1 X
WALGREEN CO. COM 931422109 $ 9,916,652 261,391 X 1 X
WELLS FARGO COM 949746101 $ 2,669,687 58,115 X 1 X
XILINX COM 983919101 $ 3,799,952 44,379 X 1 X
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