2018-07-03T12:04:58-05:00 2017-12-31 131517563 LOEB & TROPER LLP 655 THIRD AVENUE 12TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10017 990 2017-01-01 132662222 THE HASTINGS CENTER INC HAST 8454244040 21 MALCOLM GORDON ROAD GARRISON NY 105245555 CATHERINE MEISTERICH COO/CFO 8454244040 2018-06-28 1 AARON SHAPIRO P01333816 2128674000 2017 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z CATHERINE MEISTERICH 21 MALCOLM GORDON ROAD GARRISON NY 105245555 3453531 0 X HTTP://WWW.THEHASTINGSCENTER.ORG/ X 1969 NY THE HASTINGS CENTER AND ITS SCHOLARS PRODUCE BOOKS, ARTICLES, AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS ON ETHICAL QUESTIONS IN MEDICINE, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY THAT HELP INFORM POLICY, PRACTICE, AND PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING. 29 28 26 28 0 0 3067385 2329222 369265 332876 130208 382607 48177 41334 3615035 3086039 0 0 0 0 2409282 2617209 0 0 200054 1102153 906766 3511435 3523975 103600 -437936 9510074 9631119 377912 309558 9132162 9321561 X ADDRESS FUNDAMENTAL ETHICAL ISSUES IN THE AREAS OF HEALTH, MEDICINE, AND THE ENVIRONMENT AS THEY AFFECT INDIVIDUALS, COMMUNITIES AND SOCIETIES. 0 0 2389581 SEE SCHEDULE ORESEARCH:THE HASTINGS CENTER'S RESEARCHERS INVESTIGATED A DIVERSE RANGE OF ETHICAL, LEGAL, AND POLICY QUESTIONS RELATED TO SCIENCE, MEDICINE, AND HEALTH. PROJECT TOPICS INCLUDED ADVANCES IN GENETICS SUCH AS GENE EDITING AND GENETIC TESTING; AGING AND CARE AT THE END OF LIFE; MEDICAL DECISION-MAKING INCLUDING AT THE END OF LIFE; THE GOVERNANCE OF LEARNING HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS; THE DEVELOPMENT OF AUTONOMOUS MACHINES; THE ROLE OF VALUES IN ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGIES; AND MORE. WE PRODUCED ANALYSIS AND FORMULATED ADVICE ON THESE QUESTIONS, WHICH WE DISSEMINATED TO SPECIALIST AND NON-SPECIALIST AUDIENCES THROUGH THE PUBLICATION OF AN ONLINE CASEBOOK, 3 REPORTS, 74 ARTICLES, BOOK CHAPTERS, AND COMMENTARIES. IN ADDITION, WE OFFERED 103 TALKS, LECTURES, AND INTERVIEWS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO, CANADA, ENGLAND, SERBIA, NEW ZEALAND, AND ITALY, AS WELL AS DOZENS OF INTERVIEWS WITH JOURNALISTS AT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MEDIA OUTLETS. OUR RESEARCHERS ALSO SERVED ON NUMEROUS ADVISORY COMMITTEES, INCLUDING FOR THE WHITE HOUSE'S OFFICE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND POLICY, WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM, NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCE, CITY OF NEW YORK, AMERICAN HEART AND AMERICAN STROKE ASSOCIATIONS, MARCH OF DIMES, AND THE EDITORIAL BOARDS OF DOZENS OF ACADEMIC JOURNALS. THIS RESEARCH WAS SUPPORTED BY GRANTS, CONTRACTS, AND DONATIONS FROM 15 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FUNDERS, INCLUDING THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, JOHN TEMPLETON FOUNDATION, DONGAHUE FOUNDATION, LIEN FOUNDATION, AND PATIENT-CENTERED OUTCOMES RESEARCH INSTITUTE (PCORI). 384075 363160 SEE SCHEDULE OIN 2017, THE HASTINGS CENTER REPORT, A BIOETHICS JOURNAL PUBLISHED BY THE CENTER, PUBLISHED SIX ISSUES FEATURING A MIXTURE OF ARTICLES, ESSAYS, AND COLUMNS, OFFERING SCHOLARLY ANALYSES AND EXPERT COMMENTARY ON ISSUES RANGING FROM HEALTH INSURANCE POLICY TO PUBLIC HEALTH, CLINICAL TRIAL DESIGN, PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED DEATH, THE PRECISION MEDICINE INITIATIVE, ALLOCATION OF THE BENEFITS OF MEDICAL RESEARCH, AND PHYSICIAN-PATIENT CONTRACTS TO LIMIT OPIOID DRUG ABUSE. THE REPORT ALSO PUBLISHED THREE SUPPLEMENTS, ON REPRODUCTIVE AUTONOMY (IN THE NOVEMBER-DECEMBER ISSUE), THE USE OF GENETIC TECHNOLOGIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION (JULY-AUGUST), AND THE DESIGN AND USE OF NATIONAL BIOETHICS COMMISSIONS (MAY-JUNE). THE REPORT WAS DISTRIBUTED IN PRINT AND ONLINE VERSIONS TO 10700 LIBRARIES AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS (5,000 SUBSCRIBING DIRECTLY AND THE REMAINDER GAINING ACCESS THROUGH DISTRIBUTION SERVICES), AND TO ROUGHLY 500 INDIVIDUALS, THROUGH JOHN T. WILEY & SONS. ROUGHLY 300,000 ITEMS WERE DOWNLOADED. IRB: ETHICS & HUMAN RESEARCH, A JOURNAL DEVOTED TO ISSUES IN THE ETHICS AND REGULATION OF RESEARCH ON HUMAN SUBJECTS, OFFERED SIX ISSUES IN 2016 ON TOPICS IN MEDICAL AND BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH, INCLUDING THE DESIGN OF INFORMED CONSENT FORMS, EBOLA VACCINE TRIALS, AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES. ROUGHLY 2,300 INSTITUTIONS AND LIBRARIES SUBSCRIBED TO IRB. BIOETHICS FORUM, THE HASTINGS CENTER'S BLOG, FEATURES SCORES OF COMMENTARIES ON BIOETHICS TOPICS IN THE NEWS. 14973 SEE SCHEDULE OTHE PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INFORMING AND ENGAGING DIVERSE AUDIENCES IN THE RESEARCH, PUBLICATIONS, PUBLIC EVENTS, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES OF THE HASTINGS CENTER. IN 2017, THE DEPARTMENT LAUNCHED A WEEKLY NEWSLETTER, DISTRIBUTED TO NEARLY 14,000 PEOPLE. ANOTHER COMMUNICATIONS INNOVATION WAS THE INTRODUCTION OF AN AUTOMATED EMAIL NOTIFICATION OF NEW ESSAYS POSTED ON BIOETHICS FORUM, THE BLOG OF THE HASTINGS CENTER REPORT. SINCE THE AUTOMATED E-BLAST BEGAN, SUBSCRIBERS TO THE BLOG HAVE GROWN FROM ABOUT 2,500 PEOPLE TO NEARLY 3,000. THE BLOG HAD 7,771 VISITORS IN 2017. IN ADDITION, THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT TOOK THE LEAD IN ORGANIZING TWO PRECONFERENCE WORKSHOPS AT MAJOR MEETINGS OF JOURNALISTS: THE ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH CARE JOURNALISTS ANNUAL MEETING IN APRIL AND THE WORLD CONFERENCE OF SCIENCE JOURNALISTS IN OCTOBER. THE WORKSHOPS, WHICH REACHED HUNDREDS OF JOURNALISTS, WERE PART OF THE CENTER'S PROJECT ON GENE EDITING SUPPORTED BY THE JOHN TEMPLETON FOUNDATION. THE HASTINGS CENTER HAD 800 MENTIONS IN THE MEDIA IN 2017, WITH QUOTES AND OTHER MENTIONS IN TOP-TIER MEDIA SUCH AS THE NEW YORK TIMES, NPR, THE ATLANTIC, THE WASHINGTON POST, AND NEW YORK MAGAZINE. HASTINGS ADDED 1,000 TWITTER FOLLOWERS IN 2017, TO 9,100. 2788629 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 40 0 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 29 28 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY CA X MILDRED Z SOLOMON PRESIDENTCEO 8454244040 21 MALCOLM GORDON ROAD GARRISON NY 105245555 X MILDRED Z SOLOMON EDD PRESIDENT AND CEO (SEE SCH.J & O) 35.00 X X 614391 0 30003 BRADFORD H GRAY PHD CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PETER CANELLOS LLB SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LIZA BAILEY TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 WILLARD GAYLIN MD TRUSTEE, FOUNDER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANIAL CALLAHAN PHD TRUSTEE, FOUNDER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW S ADELSON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARION DANIS MD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES L FARRINGTON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH J FINS MD MACP TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALAN R FLEISCHMAN MD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 THE REVERAND FRANCIS H GEER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS B HAKES MD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT MICHELS MD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELE MOODY-ADAMS PHD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 GILBERT S OMENN MD PHD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD PAYNE BA MD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT A PEARLMAN MD MPH TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 EVE HART RICE MD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL S ROTH PHD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BLAIR L SADLER JD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH SCHLESINGER MD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHONNI SILVERBERG MD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN USDAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ILENE SACKLER LEFCOURT TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL E PATTERSON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 HARRIET S RABB JD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID L ROSCOE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 FRANCIS H TRAINER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CATHERINE MEISTERICH COO/CFO 23.00 X 165892 0 13548 NANCY BERLINGER RESEARCH SCHOLAR 35.00 X 105058 0 16117 JOSEPHINE JOHNSTON DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH 35.00 X 133938 0 36959 SARAH MCGRAW RESEARCH SCHOLAR 35.00 X 144123 0 12250 GREGORY KAEBNICK EDITORIAL DIRECTOR, SCHOLAR 35.00 X 120000 0 10200 ERIK PARENS RESEARCH SCHOLAR 35.00 X 133764 0 35848 1417166 0 154925 8 0 1 0 0 710142 1619080 91222 2329222 MEMBERSHIP INCOME 541700 206551 206551 PUBLICATIONS/ WORKSHOP 541900 126325 126325 332876 100099 100099 30284 30284 650000 367492 282508 282508 282508 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 11050 11050 11050 3086039 363160 0 393657 823834 648846 129558 45430 1349393 1062771 212209 74413 121209 95463 19061 6685 181218 142726 28499 9993 141555 111488 22261 7806 30650 30650 22856 22856 187687 147199 23762 16726 239 239 190746 145529 24219 20998 150586 136280 5572 8734 75816 72998 2192 626 142726 130058 10354 2314 77138 69810 2854 4474 26598 24071 984 1543 MISCELLANEOUS 1724 1390 261 73 3523975 2788629 535292 200054 760828 919383 1141829 921778 964165 361325 48566 23027 9301 9531 2108414 1057141 1019787 1051273 5565598 6344802 9510074 9631119 94429 112482 29991 26477 253492 170599 377912 309558 X 2641649 2868689 3090776 2953135 3399737 3499737 9132162 9321561 9510074 9631119 -437936 627335 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3413621 2437025 4885955 3067385 2329222 16133208 3413621 2437025 4885955 3067385 2329222 16133208 4615235 11517973 103316 109082 115476 118652 130383 576909 12139 6336 6557 17610 11050 53692 16763809 2021537 0.68710 0.67450 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 4373462 100000 737512 134395 5076579 3805302 383039 258099 72978 4373462 3444136 488230 -54697 72367 3805302 2952361 258523 539183 65020 3444136 1826771 787337 390753 52500 2952361 0.68940 0.31060 0 0 2002027 979017 1023010 106387 78124 28263 1051273 DEFERRED COMPENSATION PAYABLE 170599 170599 X 3690518 627335 627335 3063183 22856 22856 3086039 3501119 0 3501119 22856 22856 3523975 PART V, LINE 4: THE PHYLLIS & ALBERT SUSSMAN ENDOWMENT FOR VISITING SCHOLARS SUPPORTS THE EXPENSES INCURRED BY AND FOR VISITING SCHOLARS SUCH AS TRAVEL, ACCOMMODATIONS AND LIVING EXPENSES. THE EMILY MURRAY FUND SUPPORTS UNDERGRADUATE VISITORS WITH AN INTERESTS IN PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION WITH A STIPEND TO ALLOW THEM TO COME TO THE CENTER AND WORK ON AN INDEPENDENT RESERCH PROJECT FOR 2 - 4 WEEKS. BIOETHICS AND THE PUBLIC INTEREST SUPPORTS THE CENTER'S EFFORTS TO BRING ITS RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE MEDIA AND POLICYMAKERS. THE JEANNETTE LAPPE MEMORIAL FUND SUPPORTS EVENTS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. THE WILLARD GAYLIN RESEARCH AWARD SUPPORTS A SCHOLAR OR A TEAM OF SCHOLARS WHO ARE WORKING ON A NEW AND EMERGENT ISSUE IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY. THE CALLAHAN SCHOLARS FUND SUPPORTS EARLY CAREER SCHOLAR OR TEAM OF SCHOLARS WHOSE RESEARCH NEEDS ENCOURAGEMENT IN ORDER TO BLOSSOM. THESE FUNDS WILL HELP NURTURE AND SUPPORT YOUNGER SCHOLARS SO THEIR WORK MAY EVOLVE AND MATURE. THE THOMAS H. MURRAY FUND SUPPORTS THE CONTINUING ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC OUTREACH THROUGH PUBLIC AFFAIRS, NEW MEDIA, SOCIAL NETWORING AND FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES. THE NEH ENDOWMENT CHAIR WILL PROVIDE FOR A SENIOR HUMANITIES RESEARCH CHAIR, AN INTERNATIONAL HUMANITIES FELLOWSHIP FOR A SCHOLAR IN RESIDENCE AND CRITICAL RESEARCH IN THE HUMANITIES. PART X, LINE 2: THE CENTER HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PERIODS ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2014 AND SUBSEQUENT REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITIES. X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 MILDRED Z SOLOMON EDD PRESIDENT AND CEO (SEE SCH.J & O) 311888 0 6385 0 296118 0 22950 0 7053 0 644394 0 253492 0 CATHERINE MEISTERICH COO/CFO 159392 0 6500 0 0 0 13548 0 0 0 179440 0 0 0 JOSEPHINE JOHNSTON DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH 133938 0 0 0 0 0 12179 0 24780 0 170897 0 0 0 SARAH MCGRAW RESEARCH SCHOLAR 144123 0 0 0 0 0 12250 0 0 0 156373 0 0 0 ERIK PARENS RESEARCH SCHOLAR 133764 0 0 0 0 0 12078 0 23770 0 169612 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 MILDRED SOLOMON AND CATHERINE MEISTERICH RECEIVED NON FIXED DISCRETIONARY BONUSES APPROVED BY THE BOARD FORM 990, SCHEDULE J, PART II, LINE1: OTHER REPORTABLE COMPENSATION FOR MILDRED Z. SOLOMON INCLUDES $296,118 OF DEFERRED COMPENSATION THAT HAS BEEN EARNED OVER A 5 YEAR PERIOD, BUT BECAME REPORTABLE AND TAXABLE IN 2017. $253,492 OF THIS DEFERRED COMPENSATION HAS BEEN ACCRUED AND ALREADY REPORTED AS PART OF OTHER COMPENSATION OVER THE 4 PREVIOUS YEARS. X 2 91222 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A FELLOWS ARE ABLE TO ELECT TWO BOARD MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE BOARD GAVE THE AUDIT COMMITTEE THE AUTHORITY ON BEHALF OF THE FULL BOARD TO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE 990 BEFORE SUBMISSION TO THE IRS. IF ANY QUESTIONS WERE TO ARISE THEY ARE REVIEWED WITH MANAGEMENT AND THE AUDITORS PRIOR TO APPROVING THE 990. THE 990 WAS DISTRIBUTED TO THE FULL BOARD FOR THEIR REVIEW. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHALL, ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, DISCLOSE ANY SIGNIFICANT PROFESSIONAL, CONTRACTUAL, PERSONAL, OR POTENTIAL FINANCIAL AND/ OR FIDUCIARY INTERESTS THAT MAY BRING HER/HIM IN CONFLICT WITH THE CENTER'S INTERESTS ON A FORM PROVIDED BY THE CENTER. ALL EMPLOYEES WILL BE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ALL OF THEIR OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES AND RELATIONSHIPS, WHETHER COMPENSATED OR NOT, THAT RELATE TO THEIR ROLE AS A HASTINGS CENTER EMPLOYEE AND ANY FINANCIAL INTEREST THEY HAVE IN HASTINGS CENTER BUSINESS BY COMPLETING ANNUAL DISCLOSURE FORMS AND UPDATE FORMS AS NEW RELATIONSHIPS AND INTERESTS ARE CONSIDERED. THOSE INVOLVED IN RESEARCH ACTIVITIES WILL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURE FORMS. SIMILARLY, WHEN NOMINATED FOR OFFICE, OR SOLICITED OR REQUESTED TO SERVE ON A COMMITTEE, PROSPECTIVE BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHOULD DISCLOSE TO THE ORGANIZATION ANY SUCH AFFILIATIONS THAT COULD BE CONSTRUED TO BE RELATED TO THE CENTER AND ITS ACTIVITIES. THESE FORMS SHALL BE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD AND KEPT ON RECORD IN THE CENTER'S OFFICE. IF A CONFLICT IS DISCLOSED, THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBER WOULD RECUSE HIM/HERSELF FROM ALL DISCUSSIONS OR VOTING ON THE CONFLICT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS PERFORMANCE AND SETS THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO AND COO/CFO USING OUTSIDE COMPARABILITY DATA. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST DONE IN FEBRUARY 2017. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THESE ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, LINE 1: COMPENSATION FOR MILDRED Z. SOLOMON INCLUDES $296,118 OF DEFERRED COMPENSATION THAT HAS BEEN EARNED OVER A 5 YEAR PERIOD, BUT BECAME REPORTABLE AND TAXABLE IN 2017. $253,492 OF THIS DEFERRED COMPENSATION HAS BEEN ACCRUED AND ALREADY REPORTED AS PART OF OTHER COMPENSATION OVER THE 4 PREVIOUS YEARS. (SEE SCHEDULE J, PART II, LINE 1 AND SCHEDULE J, PART III). FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR