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THE OBJECTIVE OF THE BANBURY CENTER IS TO HOLD WORKSHOPS AND MEETINGS COVERING FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH AND TOPICS OF SPECIAL INTEREST IN BIOTECHNOLOGY AS WELL AS SCIENTIFIC EDUCATION. 5173771 true false false false false false false false false true false true false false false true true true false false true false false false false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false true 0 0 0 true true false false false false false false false false false false false X 9 7 true false false false false true false true true false false true true true true true true false false false NY X LARI RUSSO 5163678446 PO BOX 100 1 BUNGTOWN ROAD COLD SPRING HARBOR NY 11724 WILLIAM ROBERTSON TRUSTEE (THRU 08/18) 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 BRUCE STILLMAN president/ceo 1.0 39.0 X X 0 894109 258324 W DILLAWAY AYRES JR TRUSTEE (THRU 02/18) 1.0 39.0 X 0 504025 71320 WALTER GOLDSCHMIDTS TRUSTEE/VP Sponsored Programs 1.0 39.0 X 0 343803 60527 WILLIAM GRIDLEY TRUSTEE 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 JOHN LINNARTZ TRUSTEE (THRU 02/18) 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 JAMIE NICHOLS TRUSTEE (thru 02/18) 1.0 1.0 X 0 0 0 LEO GUTHART TRUSTEE 1.0 1.0 X 0 0 0 ANDREW MCKIBBEN TRUSTEE 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 GEOFF ROBERTSON vice president (AS OF 08/18) 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 EDWARD TRAVAGLIANTI TRUSTEE (AS OF 02/18) 1.0 1.0 X 0 0 0 MARILYN SIMONS TRUSTEE (AS OF 02/18) 1.0 1.0 X 0 0 0 WALTER MEIER TRUSTEE (AS OF 02/18) 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 LARI C RUSSO Treasurer/CFO 1.0 39.0 X 0 304351 35356 DEBRA ARENARE SECRETARY/VP, GENERAL COUNSEL 1.0 39.0 X 0 301507 37224 0 2347795 462751 0 false true false 0 0 0 1536740 12331 1524409 0 0 0 0 0 0 17217909 12488729 4729180 4729180 4729180 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6265920 12331 6253589 5173771 5173771 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 588970 588970 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 5762741 5173771 588970 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5094575 0 0 0 0 1149610 1062391 0 0 0 0 0 0 38621114 36697150 83339871 70327305 0 0 0 0 0 0 123110595 113181421 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 113002505 103073331 10108090 10108090 123110595 113181421 123110595 113181421 503179 -10432353 X false true X true false X X 1 COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY 112013303 7 true 5173771 0 1 5173771 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false 123110595 -4166433 5173771 588970 113181421 112542717 16189861 5156750 465233 123110595 112594453 5565016 5181895 434857 112542717 117825470 892589 5572110 551496 112594453 117836030 5807834 5315883 502511 117825470 0.09000 0.91000 false true true ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS 70327305 F 70327305 0 0 X -4755403 -10432353 -10432353 5676950 588970 588970 6265920 5173771 5173771 588970 588970 5762741 SCHEDULE D, PART V, LINE 4 THE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTS VARIOUS PROJECTS AT COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY FOR THE ASSISTANCE of EDUCATIONal FACILITIES, BROAD BASIC SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND ITS DISSEMINATION TO THE PUBLIC AND FOR SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIP AWARDS. SCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2 FIN 48 (ASC 740) RRFI IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. ACCORDINGLY, IT IS NOT SUBJECT TO INCOME TAXES EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THERE IS TAXABLE INCOME FROM ACTIVITIES THAT ARE NOT RELATED TO ITS EXEMPT PURPOSES. RRFI RECEIVES INCOME FROM VARIOUS ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT VEHICLES CONSIDERED UNRELATED. RRFI RECOGNIZES THE EFFECTS OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF THOSE POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT OF BEING SUSTAINED. PROVISIONS FOR UNRELATED INCOME TAXES HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN 2018 IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,000. 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REPORTING INCLUDES COMPARABILITY DATA AND OTHER INFORMATION GATHERED AT THE REQUEST OF THE COMMITTEE. CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTiation OF THE DELIBERATION AND DISCUSSION IS MAINTAINED BY THE VP OF HUMAN RESOURCES. SCHEDULE J. PART 1, LINE 4(B) SUPPLEMENTAL NON-QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN. CSHL PROVIDES SENIOR STAFF THAT MEET CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS SUPPLEMENTAL NON-QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLANs. AMOUNTS REPORTED REPRESENT PAYMENTS TO THESE PLANS WHICH ARE NOT VESTED AND REMAIN SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL SERVICE REQUIREMENTS AND RISK OF FORFEITURE UPON EARLY TERMINATION. the following payments were made in 2018: Bruce Stillman $107,858 David Spector $37,476 W. Dillaway Ayres $51,691 (paid directly to employee) SCHEDULE J, PART 1, LINE 7 A BONUS OF $30,000 WAS PAID TO WALTER GOLDSCHMIDTS BY A RELATED ORGANIZATION, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN B (III) OTHER REPORTABLE COMPENSATION OF DR. BRUCE STILLMAN INCLUDES CLUB DUES PAID BY RELATED TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION, COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY. THE DUES ARE FOR MEMBERSHIP FEES IN CLUBS REQUIRED BY THE ORGANIZATION FOR FURTHERANCE OF BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS AND MEETINGS. NON-TAXABLE FRINGE BENEFITS OF DR. STILLMAN INCLUDES HOUSING PROVIDED BY A RELATED, TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATION, COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY. DR. STILLMAN IS PROVIDED WITH A HOME ON THE CAMPUS AND IS REQUIRED TO RESIDE IN THE ON-CAMPUS RESIDENCE AS A CONDITION OF HIS EMPLOYMENT. The president needs to be available to respond 24/7 to any laboratory emergency. The president's home is available for visiting scientists and special events. THE VALUE OF THE NON-TAXABLE PERSONAL USE OF THE RESIDENCE ALONG WITH OTHER EXPENSES ARE INCLUDED IN COLUMN D. SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN F THE LABORATORY PROVIDES SENIOR STAFF MEETING CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR A SUPPLEMENTAL NON QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN. THE AMOUNTS SHOWN IN COLUMN F REPRESENT CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY CSHL ON BEHALF OF BRUCE STILLMAN AND LARI C. RUSSO. THOSE AMOUNTS, PLUS APPRECIATION, WERE DISTRIBUTED TO THE EMPLOYEES IN 2018 AS REPORTED IN COLUMN B(III). THE SERP HAS A TAXABLE MANDATORY LUMP SUM DISTRIBUTION AT AGE 65 FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS. CORE Form 990, PART I, LINE 1 THE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTS VARIOUS PROJECTS AT COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY(CSHL) FOR THE ASSISTANCE OF EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES, BROAD BASIC SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND ITS DISSEMINATION TO THE PUBLIC AND FOR SCHOLARSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP AWARDS. CORE FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 BOARD MEMBERS WILLIAM ROBERTSON, GEOFF ROBERTSON, WALTER MEIER, ANDREW MCKIBBEN AND JOHN LINNARTZ ARE FAMILY MEMBERS. CORE FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 A-B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory BASED ON THE BOOKS AND RECORDS OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE DRAFT RETURN AND ALL SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION ARE PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS FOR REVIEW OF THE RETURN. THE FINAL VERSION OF THE FORM 990 IS THEN REVIeWeD BY THE CFO AND COPIES ARE PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRIOR TO SUBMISSION OF THE RETURN TO THE IRS. CORE FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINES 12, 13 AND 14 ALTHOUGH THE ROBERTSON RESEARCH FUND, INC. DOES NOT MAINTAIN SEPARATE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, WHISTLEBLOWER AND RECORD RETENTION POLICIES, IT IS GOVERNED BY THOSE POLICIES OF COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY, A RELATED ORGANIZATION. CORE FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A-B QUESTIONS WERE ANSWERED "NO" BECAUSE ROBERTSON RESEARCH FUND, INC. DOES NOT COMPENSATE ANY EMPLOYEES, SO NO POLICIES/PROCEDURES ARE REQUIRED. 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