diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9e00e65e..043fe66c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -137,3 +137,6 @@ great_expectations/
 outputs/
 upload_check*
 *manifests/
+annotations/inputs/*
+annotations/output/*
+annotations/outputs/*
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diff --git a/annotations/add_boolean_columns.py b/annotations/add_boolean_columns.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ea397bb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/annotations/add_boolean_columns.py
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+import pandas as pd
+import synapseclient
+import argparse
+import pandas as pd
+from pathlib import Path
+import subprocess
+import re
+
+# Login to Synapse
+def login():
+
+    syn = synapseclient.login()
+
+    return syn
+
+def get_tables(syn, tableIdList, mergeFlag):
+
+    tables = []  # set up lists to store info
+    names = []
+
+    for tableId in tableIdList:
+        # pull table from Synapse
+        table = syn.tableQuery(f"SELECT * FROM {tableId}").asDataFrame().fillna("")
+        # grab name of data type from table
+        # assumes "Component" is first column in table
+        name = table.iat[1, 0]
+        # build path to store table as CSV
+        manifestPath = Path(f"output/{name}/{name}.csv")
+        # create folder to store CSVs
+        manifestPath.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+        # convert df to CSV
+        table.to_csv(manifestPath, index=False, lineterminator="\n")
+        # if merging store the table for the next function
+        if mergeFlag:
+            tables.append(table)
+        # if not merging, store the file path for the next function
+        else:
+            tables.append(manifestPath)
+        # store the name for next functions
+        names.append(name)
+
+    return list(zip(tables, names))
+
+def add_boolean_comparison_columns():
+
+    syn_login = login()
+    grants = get_tables(syn_login, ['syn64590399'], True)[0][0]
+    pubs = get_tables(syn_login, ['syn52752398'], True)[0][0]
+    datasets = get_tables(syn_login, ['syn52752399'], True)[0][0]
+    tools = get_tables(syn_login, ['syn52820451'], True)[0][0]
+    educ = get_tables(syn_login, ['syn52963530'], True)[0][0]
+    
+    grant_pubs = []
+    grant_ds = []
+    grant_tools = []
+    grant_educ = []
+    for i in range(len(grants)):
+        grant_pubs.append(grants['GrantView_id'][i] in pubs['GrantView Key'].values)
+        grant_ds.append(grants['GrantView_id'][i] in datasets['GrantView Key'].values)
+        grant_tools.append(grants['GrantView_id'][i] in tools['GrantView Key'].values)
+        grant_educ.append(grants['GrantView_id'][i] in educ['GrantView Key'].values)
+
+    grants['Publication_boolean'] = grant_pubs
+    grants['Dataset_boolean'] = grant_ds
+    grants['Tool_boolean'] = grant_tools
+    grants['Education_boolean'] = grant_educ
+
+
+    pubs_ds = []
+    pubs_tools = []
+    pubs_educ = []
+    for i in range(len(pubs)):
+        pubs_ds.append(pubs['PublicationView_id'][i] in datasets['PublicationView Key'].values)
+        pubs_tools.append(pubs['PublicationView_id'][i] in tools['PublicationView Key'].values)
+        pubs_educ.append(pubs['PublicationView_id'][i] in educ['PublicationView Key'].values)
+
+    pubs['Dataset_boolean'] = pubs_ds
+    pubs['Tool_boolean'] = pubs_tools
+    pubs['Education_boolean'] = pubs_educ
+
+    ds_tools = []
+    ds_educ = []
+    for i in range(len(datasets)):
+        ds_tools.append(datasets['DatasetView_id'][i] in tools['DatasetView Key'].values)
+        ds_educ.append(datasets['DatasetView_id'][i] in educ['DatasetView Key'].values)
+
+    datasets['Tool_boolean'] = ds_tools
+    datasets['Education_boolean'] = ds_educ
+
+    tools_educ = []
+    for i in range(len(tools)):
+        tools_educ.append(tools['ToolView_id'][i] in educ['ToolView Key'].values)
+
+    tools['Education_boolean'] = tools_educ
+
+    return [grants, pubs, datasets, tools, educ]