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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Quarter Ended: December 29, 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 December 29, 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: $215,713,752
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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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APPELERA-APPLIED BIOS COM 038020103 $ 6,957,148 73,965 X
1
ADC TELECOM COM 000886101 $ 1,555,862 85,817 X
1 X
AMERICAN INT'L GROUP COM 026874107 $ 5,346,880 54,250 X
1 X
AMGEN INC. COM 031162100 $ 2,917,326 45,626 X
1 X
APPLIED MATERIALS COM 038222105 $ 1,506,023 39,435 x
1 X
AUTOMATIC DATA PROC. COM 053015103 $ 5,353,620 84,562 X
1 X
BANK OF NEW YORK COM 064057102 $ 6,781,306 122,872 X
1 X
CISCO SYSTEMS COM 17275R102 $ 5,734,019 149,909 X
1 X
CITIGROUP INC COM 172967101 $ 9,101,649 178,254 X
1 X
COLGATE PALMOLIVE COM 194162103 $ 3,986,027 61,751 X
1 X
CORNING COM 219350105 $ 3,813,093 72,204 X
1 X
EMC CORP. COM 268648102 $ 8,430,072 126,768 X
1 X
ENRON COM 293561106 $ 6,978,265 83,944 X
1 X
EXXON MOBIL COM 30231G102 $ 7,713,752 88,725 X
1 X
FANNIE MAE COM 313586109 $ 8,208,806 94,626 X
1 X
GENERAL ELECTRIC COM 369604103 $ 9,816,003 204,756 X
1 X
INTEL CORP COM 458140100 $ 5,501,040 183,002 X
1 X
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IBM COM 458140100 $ 3,467,405 40,793 X
1 X
INTERPUBLIC GROUP COM 460690100 $ 6,523,256 153,272 X
1 X
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 $ 2,763,708 26,306 X
1 X
LOWES COS. COM 548661107 $ 5,808,229 130,522 X
1 X
MEDTRONIC COM 585055106 $12,848,804 212,799 X
1 X
MERCK & CO COM 589331107 $ 6,218,624 66,417 X
1 X
MERRILL LYNCH COM 590188108 $ 2,261,453 33,164 X
1 X
MICROSOFT COM 594918104 $ 2,649,086 61,067 X
1 X
NORTEL NETWORKS COM 656569100 $ 5,597,131 174,583 X
1 X
ORACLE COM 68389X105 $ 3,371,483 116,018 X
1 X
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 $14,724,554 320,099 X
1 X
SOLECTRON COM 834182107 $ 3,041,440 89,718 X
1 X
SUN MICROSYSTEMS COM 866810104 $ 5,377,160 192,868 X
1 X
TARGET COM 87612E106 $ 5,724,891 177,516 X
1 X
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS COM 882508104 $ 7,004,233 147,831 X
1 X
TIME WARNER COM 887315109 $ 5,315,995 101,761 X
1 X
TYCO INTERNATIONAL COM 902124106 $ 5,151,788 92,825 X
1 X
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES COM 913017109 $ 2,196,529 27,935 X
1 X
WALGREEN CO. COM 931422109 $10,668,867 255,175 X
1 X
WELLS FARGO COM 949746101 $ 3,206,185 57,572 X
1 X
XILINX COM 983919101 $ 2,055,092 44,550 X
1 X
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